The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-08-28


had read my life correctly from page to
page, the last as clearly as the first.
che is what l hoped to be years ago."
be went on, with melancholy vistful.
ness--'a man to conquer circumstances.
Goodnight, Mrs. Ayre." :....
, A WICKED BIRD.
The Parrot which was Presented to /.
49,. clersymsn's ,Nife.
Last week . Gratiot street saloon
keeper went to Cincinnati on visit,
and while seeing the town he came
across = saloon sporting the wickedest
old parrot which ever learned to speak
the English language. Gratiot street
stood by and heard tho bird "rip and
tear for . straight hour, and whom he
came home that parrot came with him.
All the way up here the purchase
"went for brakenen and bsggsgemen;
ripping out o.ths which Captain Kidd
could not have handled, and the furth-
er north he came the more wicked he
grew, Reaching Detroit his cage was
hung up in the saloon, and "Jack" has
been there ever since, up to Friday. It
was poor day when he didn't learn a
new oath or slangy expression, and E.
nally he became so bad that nobody
but hardened villain could talk with
him. He was sold last Friday for
twenty dollars and his owner kept him
about an hour and then sent him as
present to the minister's wife, who had
been attentive to his family during
sickness. She was very grateful, hsv-
ing often thought how nice it would
be to have talking parrot around the
house. "Jaok" seemed put out by the
change of owners, and he sat on his
perch all Friday night and refused to
say word. Saturday morning the
minister's wife started for Pontiac, and
she carried "Jack's" cage into her hus-
bands room that neither might be
lonesome. She had been gone but an
hour, and the good man was scrib-
bling away, when all at once the parrot
shouted
"Hearts is trumps!''
| The good man gave a jump and
looked out Of the window, thinking
that couple Of bad boys were playing
eucbre under his shade trees. He
could see no one, and supposing that
he was mistaken, he seated himself
and began to write again, when the
parrot shouted
tNot any gin, thank ye!"
| Horrifed, the clergyman looked
around aud he saw "Jack" trying to
wink at him. Halt doubling if it was
the bird which had spoken, yet deter.
mined to find out, he inquired,
"What 2"
"shut up, OF III put head on ye p
replied Jack, hanging to the cage with
one claw and shaking his feathers.
"Is it possible ?'' exclaimed the good
man, drawing nearer to the cage:
Champagne Charley was his name
., Champagne Charley was his nans,'' l. =
sang Jack, swinging furiously on the
stick. .s2<a st&5 ~ Z .s..<
"Vile bird, you shall go out OF here v'
said the minister, iu an excited voice !;
II would a. soon harbor = highway
man." -.-.,. F.,
Grouse NIT him J." cried Jack, and
then be, ,ehuokled and oackled, as if he
was laughing heartily. ..... :. /.
:. ut is 4 sin and q shame that men
have taught an innocent bird to use
such laugusge,"~ continued the good
man, as he picked up the cage.
@."Hit him with beer tumbler," re-
piled the parrot, trying to fssten his
claws into the ministerial leg.
''Littie did my vile dream what a
viper she was bringing into the house,"
unused the man. II shall hire some
boy to carry you away"
"Send for the Black Maria" replied
the bird, and while he was being carried
out he continued, "Who stole the
wheelbarrow.''
. The minister reached the stoop, and
called to boy who Was playing mum.
blety.peg on the grass.
! "Here, bub," he said, as the boy
came up, sstake this bird off somewhere
and give him away, and I'll give you
two shillings." .-@, - ~.>s
/ "Oh, dry up now !" growled "Jack, -
seeming to know that he was to change
places again. ..:--., ..~...,... i
"Give him to any one who will take
him., continued, the minister. 81
have received : shock which fairly
makes me tremble." 80 ~. = i. .. 49,
"Chuck him under tho table r. call
ed the bird u hs went athrough b the
gate; and when he was nearly block
away he could be heard singing
eve wsnr 20 home TIL morning. ~ i
Tni daylight does appear"
~. @.: Detroit Free Press,
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"A drunken fellow wandered into