The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-07-23
NEW USE FOR A PARROT.
LnrLE ROCK GAZETTE.

The owner and trainer of this parrot is
boatman, who formerly piled between
Little Rock and New Orleans, but who
some years since gave up the business of
boating, and has since led the life Of
hunter, living in a snug cabin at the
junction of Big Mammelle creek with the
Arkansas river. This hunter-hermit,
whose name is Nathan Lask, brought
with him from New Orleans, on making
his last trip to that city, fine young
parrot, to which he soon became more
attached than to any other thing on earth.
Seated upon his shoulders, the parrot at
tended him in all his walks. TO train
the bird and talk to 1t was almost his sole
occupation.
With the careful training of so loving
master, added to It's great natural talent
for initiating all manner of cries of birds
and animals, this bird has become a mar
vel Of cunning, aud great wonder IN
| its way, Taken into the hills bordering
Big Mammelle Greek, aud the signal be-
| ing given at intervals, II utters the cry
of the turkey so perfectly as to deceive
the oldest and most astutc gobbler that
ever strulted. On being answered by a
gobblcr, the parrot proceeds to lure him
to death in the most iiendishly coquettish
manner Imaginable. Seated on bis mas
ter's shoulder, charity aud coyly the par
rot replies. Once he has fully attracted
| the attention Of the vain and anxious
gobbler, often allowing him to call in a
frctful tone twice or thrice before deign-
ing TO answer, he then in few low and
tender notes lures the proud bird Of the
forest within range OF the hunters dead
/ ly rife. Seeing the turkey struggling in
the agonies Of death fills the parrot with
the most tendish delight, to which be
gives utterance is succession OF blood
chilling ha has, in all manner Of diaboli-
cal tones aud keys. Should the hunter
miss his aim, however, the parrot rufies
bis feathers, croaks aud scods, pulls his
masters hair aud long refuses to be paci.
/ fed.
Duck hunting 10 Forche aud Melo bay
Gus Is, however, the parrots chief delight.
Seated in the bow OF his masters boat,
suugly enscored on patch OF bulrushes,
the parrot bursts forth IN such quack
| quacking, and general duck gabble, that
1 there seems 70 be ia the vicinity q whole
aock Of these birds all enjoying them
selves immensely. Thus are many pass.
4 ing focks Of ducks iured within range Of
the guu Of the hunter. Geese are IN the
way called up by this wonder parrot .
also many other wild fowl, aud even
deer, as the bird initiates the plainiiye
blealing Of fawu OF doe TO u nicely .--
No money would buy the bird, aud Nat
Lash, seen stroiIing through the wood.
gun 10 hand, aud with bic almost iaseH-
erable companion seated on bis lefl shout
der, scems second Robinson Crasoc.
/ Although SO perfect 10 bis limitations ol
ali manner Of birds aud animals, the par.
ROT Il no great talker; Indeed .his YOcAbu-
lary is limited to few words and one
or two short phrases. lie will sometimes
sing out, Nat, you iabbcr, aud when
/ Dan flanagan "a brother boaiman d
Nsrsi living Al the head of Bayon Forche
aud alnosl hls only yisilor) IL hls dug.
out Il seen p4ddllng 10 toward ths moali
Of Big Mamnelle Greek, tie parrot
name we forgot to cay Il Bobby--wil