The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-09-01
The Parrot which was Pre-.
sented to a Clergymau's G Wife.
T Detroit Free Press. I

Last winter q Grstiot street saloon keep
er went to Cincinnati on visit, and while
seeing ibe town be came across a saloon
sporting the wickedest old parrot which
ever learned TO speak the English language
Gratiot street stood BY and heard the bird
Grip aud tear" for a straight hour, and
when be came home that parrot came with
him. All the wey up here the purchase
went for" brskemen and baggagemen,
ripping out oeths which Capt Kid couldn't
have handled, and the further North he
came the moro wicked he grew. Reaching
Detroit, his cage was hung,up 10 the IS loon
aud 'Jsck" has been there ever since, up TO
Friday. 1t was a poor day when he didn't
learn some new OATH or slsngy expression,
and finally be became so that nobody out
hardened william could talk with him. He
was sold last Friday for 500. aud his owner
kept him about an hour and they sent him
~ q present to O minister's wife who bad
been attentive to his fam lily during sickness.
She was very grateful, baving often thought
how nice 1t would be to have talking
parrot around the house. "Jack" seemed
put out by the change OF owners, and sat
on bis perch all Friday night aud refused to
say word. Saturday morning ethe minis-
ter's wife started tor Pontiac, aud she carried
Jacks" cage into har husbands study ID ct
neither might be lonesome. She had been
gone about an hour, and the good man was
scriboling away, when sl ut once the par-
rot shouted:
"Hearts is trump"
The good mao gave jump and looked
out Of the window, thinking that couple
OF bad boys were playing euchre under his
shade trees. He could see no one, and sup
posing that be was mistaken, be seated
himself and began to write again, when tho
parrot shouted:
"Not any gin, thank ye"
Mortified, the clergyman looked around
and saw 'Jack" trying to wink at hm.-
Half doubling if it was the bird which had
spoken Jet determined TO fad ,out, be in I
quired; WHAT"
"Shut up, or I'll put head on YER re-
piled Jack, hanging to the Gage with one
claw and shaking MS feathere.
"ia 1t possibls?" exclaimed the good mai
drawing nearer to the cage.
"Champagne Charley was his name-
Champagne Charley was his name"
sang Jack, swinging fnriously on the stick
"Vile bird, you shall 60 on: Of here!
said the minister 10 an excited voice; a
would IS soon harbor highwaymau."
"Rouse nit bim!" cried Juck, aud then
he cbuckIsd ond cracked as it be wa,
laughing heartily.
''lt 10 q siu and shame thai men have
taught 90 Innocent bird TO use such Ian,
guage," continued the good man, as he
picked up the cage.
Slit him with beer tuntlar, replied
the parrot, trying to iastea his claws into
the ministerial leg.
"L;ttls did my wife dream what a vip.r
sho was bringing into tho house," unused The
man. II shall hire some boy to carry you
away"
"Send for the Black Maria" replied thu
bird, and while he was being carried out ht
continued, "Who stole the wheelbarrow."
The minister reached the socp aud call
ed to boy who was playing mumblety pc.
On the grass. -
"Here, bub, he said, as the boy cam,
up; stake this bird Off somewhere and Civ.
him away, and III give you Two shilling e.
"Ob, dry up now!" growled Jack, SEEM
log 10 know that ho was to change places
lagain.e
"Give him 10 any one who will take
him." continued tho minister. 81 have 70.
ceivs q shock which fairly make me tremI
ple."
''Chuck him under tho table," called the
bird, as he went through the gate, and
when he WAS nearly block away he could
be heard singing:
"We won't 60 homo till morning
Till daylight does appear"