The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-06-25
A Hunting Parrot.

4 hermit, whose name is Nathan
Lask, brought With hia from New Or
leans a fine young parrot, 10 which he
soen became more attached than any
other thing On earth. Seated upon his
shoulders, the parrot attended him on
all his walks. To train the bird and
talk to it was almost his sole occupa-
tion. With the careful training of ss
loving a master. added 70 its great nat
ursl talent for Initiating all manner of
cries OF birds and animals, this bird has
become a marvel of cunning and great
wonder in its way. Taken into the hills
bordering Big Mammelle creek, and the
signal beng given at intervals, it utters
the cry of the turkey so perfectly as to
deceive the oldest and most astute COB
bier that ever strutted On being an
swered by a gobbler, the parrot pro-
ceeds to lure him to death in the most
hendishly cOqHettish manner imagina-
bic. Seated on his masters shoulder,
charity and coyly the parrot replies
Once he has fully attracted the atten-
tion of the vain and anxious gobbler,
often allowing him to call in fretfui
tone twice OF thrice before deigning to
answer he then, in d few low and ten
del. notes. lures the proud bird OF the
forest within range of the hunters dead
" rife. Seeing the turkey struggling
in the agonies of death fills the parrot
with the most fiendish delight, TO which
he gives utterance in a succession of
blood-chilling "ba has" in all manner
of diabolical tones and keys. Should
the hunter miss his aim, however, the
parrot ruffies his feathers, cToaks and
scolds, pulls his masters hair and long
refuses to be pacifed. Duck-hunting
in Fourche and Meto bayOUs is, how
ever, the parrots chief delight. Seated
in the bow of his masters boat, snugly
snseonced in patch of tall bullrushes,
the parrot bursts forth into such q
g quack, quacking" and general duck
gabble that there seems to be in the
vicinity q whole flock of these birds, all
enjoying themselves Immensely. Thus
are many passing hocks of ducks lured
within range of the gun of the hunter.
Geese are in the same way called up by
the parrot also many other wild fowl,
and even deer, as the bird initiates the
plaintive bleating of fawn or doe to a
nicety. No money would buy the bird,
and Nat Lask, seen strolling through
the woods, gun in hand, and with his
almost inseparsble companion seated on
his left shoulder, seems a second Robin |
son OfuSOo. AlinOuBn SO PeE1ecb III AAS
m tations of all manner of birds and
the parrot is not great talker;
indeed, his vocabulary is limited to a
lew words and one or two short phrases. |
He viii sometimes sing out ." Nat, you |
ubber," and when Dan flanagan Ga
brother boatnan of Mats, living at the
lead of Bayou Fourche, and almost his |
1nly visitor), in his dug-out, is seen
oaddling in toward the mouth of Big |
Mammelle creek, the parrot-whose
name, we forgot to say, is Bobby-wifl |
shout: Z" flanagan, ahoyl flanagan,
lhoy % The moment Bobby sees his !
master take down his gun, he is IN a
great lutter. He cocks his head on one
,ide, his great red eyes sparkling with |
delight, and, in a low, inquiring tone, |
lays Turkey? turkey p No, Bob |
oy, Nat will perhaps say, mot turkey |
;o-day." Bobby cocks his head the |
,ther way and softly says "Quack, |
Iuaek, quack - Bobby then bursts into |
! loud ''ha, ha, ha !" and cries, g Nat, |
7ou lubb6r, quack, quack, quack y
Then ha, ha has, till the whole cabin
,ings again.