The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1873-09-11
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q Parrot with a wicked
Tongue.

lN'uh tlo D'ltnlt fIcN Ftotsl
Last winter q Gratiot street saloon
keeper went to Cincinnati on a visit,
and while seeing tho town he caIno
across a saloon sporting the wicked
est old parrot which ever learned to
speak the English language. Gr,.
tiot street stood by and heard tho
bird rip AMI tear for straight
hour and when ho came home that
parrot came homo with him. Al tho
way up here the purchase event for"
brlkcmcn and baggage men tipping
out oaths which Captain Kidd
couldn't have handled. and The fur.
ther north he came tho more wicked
bo grow. Reaching Detroit, his cage
was hung mp in his saloon, and
jack has boon there ever since, up
to Friday. IL was poor day when
he didn't learn somo row oath or
slangy expression, ani finally h. be-
came 50 that nobody but n hardened
villain could talk w.,h him.
He was sold last Friday for 500,
and bis owner kept him about an
hour anl thon sent him a. present
10 Il minister's wife, who had been
attentive to his family during sick
ness. She was very grateful, hlving
often thought how nice il would bo
TO have talking parrot around tho
house. "Jack' seemed put out by
tho change Of owners, anj he sat on
his perch all Friday night an re-
fused t. say n word. Saturday
morning the minister's wife started
for Pontiac, aud she carried Jacks
cage into hor husbands study that
mother might be lonesome. Sho
hal boon gone about an hour, AMI
the good man was scy.bbling away
wh'i all at once the parrot sl 5u.ed
"Hcarts is trump"
The good mau gave n Jump and
looked out Of the window, n nkinc
that a couple o. bad boys woro play
ing euchrc under his sha6e trees.
He could see no one, and supposing
that hc was mistaken, he seated
himself and began to write again,
when the parrot shouted
"Not any gin, thank yol'
Horriicd, tho clergy nar looked
around and he saw jack trying to
wink Mt him. Half doubling if it
was the bird which had spoken, yet
determined TO lind out, he inquired:
What :"
"Shut MP, or I'll put q head on
yo?' replied 'Jcak,' hanging to tho
cage with one claw and shaking his
feathers
"Is it possible ?" exclaimed the
good man drawing nearer to tho cage.
,rhlm'nln' Charley was hi. rame--
Cham NJ 20 charlay Vas Ms name"
sang jack, swinging furiously on
the st.,k.
"Vilo bird, You shall 90 out Of
here - said the minister in an excl.
tel voice II would as soon hlrbor
a hiyhwaymln'
"Rouso nit him. cried Jack, anil
then he chucI,ol aud cacliled rs il
he was laughing heartily.
1T IS sin and shame that mon
have taught an innocent bird to use
such language" continued rhe good
man. as he picked up the cage.
"Ilit him with u beer tumblog,"
rcp'iel the parrot, trying to fasten
his claws into the ministerial leg.
Little dill my wife dream what q
viper she was bringing into tho
house musol the man. II shall
hire some boy to carry YOU away"
Send for the Black Mariah, r,-
pliel the bird, and while he was being
carried out he continued, "Who stole
the whoelharrow.'
Tho minister reached the stoop
and called to n boy who was play
ing mumblety peg on tho grass:
"IIcrc, bub, he said. us the boy
came up; take this bird of soms.
whore and gave him away, and III
givo YOU two shi'lings.'
"On, dry M now!' growled
'IacI.," seoming to know that he
was about to chanGo places orain.
Give him 10 any one who will
take him, continued the minister
II have received Il shock VIII ch fairly
makes me trcmble."
"Chucl him under tho table -
called the bird. as no went through
the gate, and when he was nearly
I block away he could be heard sing
ing
eve won't 20 home TN morning
TIL dlylight tOsO appear.n