The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-23
A Horrible Case Of Depravity.

Last winter a Gratiot street saloon
keeper went to Cincinnati on visit, ana |
while seeing the town he came across a |
saloon sporting the wickedest old parrot
which ever learned to speak the Enghsh
language Gratiot street stood by and
heard the bird "trip and tear" Tor
straight hour, and when he came nome
that parrot came with him. All the way
up here the purchase went for f'ake-
men and bag9 agemen, ripping out cams
which Captain Kid couldn't nave nahdleu,
aud the further north he came the more
wicked he grew. Reaching Detroit, his
cage was hung in the saloon, an4 Jack
has been there ever since, up to Friday.
It was poor day when he didn't learn
some new oath or slangy expression, ana
finally he became so that nobody DuI
hardened villain could talk with him. he
was sold last Friday for $40, and his own
er kept him about an hour and then sem
him as a present to minister's wife who
had been attentiYe to his family during
sickness. She was very grateful, having
often thought how nice 1t would De 10
have talking parrot around the mouse:
| ssJack'' seemed put out by the change o.
owners, and he sat on his perch all frl-
day night and refused to say WORD. oat,
urday morning the minister's wife started
for Pontiac. and she carried "Jack's"
cage into her husbands s study that neither
| mirht be lonesome. She had been gone
about an hour, and the good man scrlb-
bling away. when all at once the parrot
/ shouted:
Hearts is TRIUMPH
The good man gave jump and looked
out of the window, thinking that cou-
ple of bad boys were playing euchre I'M
der his shade trees. He could see no one,
and supposing that he was mistaken ne
seated himself and began to write again.
4 when the parrot shouted:
ssNot any gin, thank ye!"
Horrified, the clergy looked aronno
and he saw Jack" trying TO WINK ~
him. Half-doubting if it was the blrd
which had spoken, yet determined s,, 10 nho
, ~Shut up, or Ill put head on ye!
replied Jack, hanging to the cage by one
claw and shaking his feathers.
ssIs it possibIe?" exclaimed the goo(
man, drawing nearer to the cage.
aChampagne Charley was his name
Champagne Charley was his name.'
/. sang ssJack,'' swinging furiously on tn
/ stick.
"Vile bird, you shall go out Of here :
: said the minister in an excited voice.,
e would as soon harbor highwayman.
Rouse nit him!'' cried Jack, and the
he chuckled and cackled as it he wa
:, laughing heartily.
e cit is a sin and a shame that men nav
|. taught al innocent bird to use such lai
It puage,'' continued the good man as n
y picked up the cage. ,.,:.
IS hit him with beer tumbler,,' replie
h the parrot, trying to tasten his claws HI
y the ministerial leg.
n ssLittle did my wife dream whats vipt
It she was bringing into the house," muse
Y the man, 81 shall hire some boy to carr
s. you away"
N iSend for the Black Maria repiie
n- the bird, and while he was being caInt
a out he continued, "Who stole that vince
of barrow?'
r The minister reached the stoop an
in called to boy who was playing m'1mDl
ty-peg on the grass.
Here, bub,' he said, as the boy can
up. "Take this bird off somewhere al
give him away, and I'll give you two sh
rn aOh, dry up now!'' growled "Jack
yet seeming to know that he was to chan
be places again. !.
"a sGiye him to any one who will "a
ng him. continued the minister. . ma
IS, received shock which fairly makes
OF tremble.' u
ur ssChuck him under the table!' call
nd the bird. as he went through the gate, a
a when he was nearly a block away
ch could be heard singing:
Zip ssWe won't go home till morning
ain Till daylight doth appear"