Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-10-25

oath with a douse in the water, and gave
up swearing. One day, in furious
storm, man was washed overheard, and
with great difficulty was recovered. As
soon as he was drawn on deck, and eff.
torts were being made to resuscitate him.
POLY" kept hopping around the circle,
shaking her head from side to side, and
saying, gravely;
You've been swearing-you've been
swearing ~
This reminds me of what occurred
in a clergyman's family in Exeter,
England. The Bishop Of the diocese
hsd been holding a confirmation. and
was lunching at the rectory with sew.
eral of his clergy. In the middle OF
the repast, one of those dreadful pauses
in the conversation took place. No one
seemed able to break it, when, to the as.
tonishment and dsmay Of all present, a
most horrible swearing tongue poured
forth torrent Of blasphemy and abuse
upon the assembled guestsl Every one
looked aghast at these unusual sounds,
which, for minute or two, continued
uninterrupted. The hostess, however,
hastily rising from the table, drew aside
a muslin curtain and discovered the of.
render in the person of a gray parrot pur-
dealer
1t is said that macaws are the best talk.
ers OF the whole species, provided they
are reared from the nest. And not only
are they able to talk, but they also sing
In peculiar, soft voice. In sweetness,
though not in compass, of musical
notes, they are, however, excelled
b,y the grass or green paroquet. While
the cockatoo is the hardest of the parrot
tribe, and the most easily tanned, it is, at
the same time, the most difficult to teach
to talk at all well. Its disposition is
more gentle, however, and its obedience
more implicit, than any of the other
species. The gray African parrot, from
Its docility and aptitude, ranks everv
where first as favorite, though of late
years the common green Amazon, from
the little attention it requires, and its
quick sagacity, is sharing the general
favor.
A gentleman residing in Wilmington,
Delaware, owns one of these Amazon
parrots. 1t possesses a huency and vari-
ety language rarely ever equaled by the
African gray. AS soon as her master re-
turns from the office for dinner, Polly be-
gins to salute him in fondest expressions: |
Fapa dear, come and kiss your pretty |
green beauty Come in, come in, papa, |
and give us kiss, and a thousand morep' |
When the footman enters the room, she
says to him, but never to any one else,
Fetch my dinner James, Pm hungry.
stupid fellow! l can't eat my head off /"
10 bachelor-friend, who frequently
spends several weeks at the house, Polly
mas but one question, never put to any
one else, "Oh, you gay deceiver, why did
you promise to marry me and didn't?"
10 gentleman, a near neighbor, whom
she had once overheard saying, at the
table, 1.-THE birds invaluable:
i've hundred dollars would not buy her,
+ owned her-would it, Polly?" she al
ways addresses the salute the moment he
appears: Five hundred dollars would
lot buy Polly, if you owned herl Five
hundred dollars! Five hundred dollars
Why, the birds invaluabler
This Wilmington parrot certainly dis
crimlnates between the sexes and between
conditions in life. To a well-dressed
young gentleman the remark is, What
yet-upl What a swell You aren To a
'oung lady, on the contrary, fondling and
ilssing, she says, with great Difference,
is she not niceg--so nicep Whereas to
clergyman, who is detected by his dress,
he is exceedingly offensive, perpetuslly
,alling out, LET us pray" "Glory be to
5od!" "Amenp She was once lost,
tayed out over night, and grief and
earches ruled the disconsolate household
At daybreak, however, a workman, going
o his job, was hailed by Polly, from a
'ile OF bricks, with the call, ''Take me
lcme! Take me home!" Whether the
light-chilled bird did or did not attach
meaning to the words, it is certain that
he workman did, and that he made a
GOD thing of bringing her home.
l Know or no gray parrot that has ex-
elled this. O'Reefe's would sing "God
ave the King" all through, without miss
ng note or word-kept time with its
lead-would never sing on Sunday, and,
Vhen the King came to hear for himself,
efused to utter a word. Disconnected
nd disappointed, his majesty turned
way; but, no sooner had he reached the
hreshold, than the parrot, in rich tenor
'oice, commenced the national song, and
vent through it to the end. 1t it curl
us TACT that the skeleton of this parrot is
reserved in. the museum at Oxford.
But singing is below speaking as an
ccomplishmentin in birds. There is hardlya
ongster of the wood that cannot be taught
luslc, and canary will give a descant
bove the reach of any parrot. But it is
My the raven, jackdaw, and magpie that
ossess the power of speech even in a low
egree.
AS friend, the parrot ranks low
'ther animals, many certainly, if not all,
ill stand by a friend when in danger
le parrot never. 1t is, besides, bird of
ad temper, irascible, revengeful, capri
ious; admired for eccentricities, but sci. I
ON winning love. The sharp beak and
'alous eye are always on guard.-Apple- ,
ms Journal.