The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-06-04
A Hunters PARROT.


| A correspondent of the Little Rock Ark
Gazette sends tilst paper The following ac-
count OF common poll parrot which, it 10
claimed, has no. only been trained to hunt
but which has learned to take CREST de-
light in the chase. The owner and train
er oil this bunting parrot 10 a noa,msn, v ho
formerly piled between Little Rock and
New Orleans, bat who sone years since
gave up the business of boating and has
since led the life Of u hunter, living III q ug
cabin at the junction of Big MammeIle
Creek with the Arkansas River. This
hoDtey-hermit, whose name is Nathan Lask
brought with him from Nes Orleans, on
making his last trip to thas city, a fine
| youhx parrot, to which he soon became
more attached than any o,hsr thing on
earth. Seated upon his shoulders, the par
rot attended him in all hi. walks. To
train the bird aud tall to it WAS almost bis
sole occupation. With she careful train
ing of so loving a master added to is crate
natural talent for initiating all manner Of
cries Of birds an animals this bird had be-
come marvel Of cunning and great won
der in its way. Taken into the hlHs Dor
dsring Big Mammelle Creek, and the sig
nal being given at intervals, it u,ters the
cry of the turkey so perfectly as to deceive
til. oldest and most astute gobbler that ev
er strutted. On being answered by COB.
bier, the parrot proceeds to lure him to
death in the most 6endi7hly -coauttish man-
ner imaginable. Seated on his master 8
shoulders churily and coyly the parrot re-
plies. Once lie has fully attracted the a:
| tenti0n OF the vain snd anxious gobbler, of.
ten allowing him to call IN fre,fu! tore
twice or thrice before deigning to answer,
he then, in a few low and tender notes,
| lures the proud bird of the forest within
range Of the hunter deadly rife. Seeing
the turkey struggling in the assnies Of death
fills the parrot with the most 6endish de-
light, to which he gives utterance in sue.
cession of blood chilling cha, has, IN all
manner Cf diabulIcal tones and acy..
Should the hunter miss his aim, however.
the parrot rrrfies his feathers, croaks and
sculds. pulls his masters hair, and long re.
fuses To be pached. Duck uniting in
In forche and Meto Bayous is, however,
the parrots c.ief delight. Seated IN the
bow Of his masters boat, snusiy ensco need
IN patch of tall luiru-hes, the ba-rot
bursts forth into such a 'quack, quackins,"
ID general duck gable that there seems
to lie IN the vicinity a whole flock of these
birds, all enjoying themselves immensely.
L hus are many passing hocks Of ducks ured
within range of the gun of the hunter.-
Geese are III the same way called up by
this wonderful. parrot also many other
wild fowls. No money would buy the bird,
and Nat Lask, seen strol!ing through the
woods gun 10 hand, and it'll his almost IN
seperable companion seated on bis left
shoulder, seems n second Robinson Crusoe.
Although SO perfect in his limitations of all
manner Of birds and animals, the parrot il
not great talkcr; indeed, hi, vocabulary i,
limited to a lew words aud one or two short
phrases. He will sometimes slug our,
MT, you lubber,' and when Dan Lanacau
"a brother boalman Of Mas living mt tie
head of Bayou Forche, AMI almost his only
visitor,) in the dug out, is seen padding in
toward the mouth of Big M.mmslie Creek,
the parrot-whose name, We forgot to saw,
is Bobby-will shout, flanagan, ahoy!
LaDngan u-hoy - The moment Bobby
sees bis master take down his gun be is in a
great tiutter. He cocks his head ON one
side, his great red eyes sparkling with de.
hight, and in a low tone says: Turkey
sarkey!" No, Bobby" Nat will perhaps
say, "not turkey to-day" Bobby cocks
h,s head the other way, and softly SAYS.
Quick, quack, quick?" Eyes, Bobby"
says Nat. "quack, quack!" Bobby then
burst INTO a loud "ha, h., ha ~ and cries,
" Nat, you lubber, quack, qunck" Then he
ha ha ha' S Eli the whole ca bin rings again.
Jealousy freed.