Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-08-17

Moggaridge's family, another more singu-
lar addition made itself on the night when
a ship was nipped among the breakers be-
hind which the town had intrenched itself,
and went to pieces just outside the cove OF
stiller water, at whose head stood the
house in which were Miss Moggaridgc's
rooms OF all the freighting lives on board
that doomed craft, one thing alone ever
came to shore.-a bird. that, as Miss Mog-
| gardge peered from the door which Brid-
get held open for her, fluttered through
the tumutuous twilight air and into her
arms. Miss Moggaridge left Bridget to
set her back TO the door and push it inch
by inch till one triumphant slam produced
victory over the elements, while Fastening
in herself to bare her founding before the
fire. 1t was parrot, drenched with the
wave and the weather in spite of his preen-
ing oils, shvering in her hands, and al
most ready TO yield to firelight and warmth
the remnant OF life that survived his bat
| tling flight. Miss Moggaridge bestowed
him in basket of wool III corner of the
heated hearth, placed milk and crumbs at
hand, and no more resumed her knitting
and sott-voice psalm-siuging, but fdgeted
about the darkened windows and wonder
ed about the poor souls who, since they
never could make shore again themselves,
had given the bird the liberty Of his wings.
She was attracted again TO the treside by a
long whistle of unspeakabe relief, and,
turning. saw the bird preening and plum
Ing, stepping from the basket, treading
daintily down the tiles, and waddling to
aud fro before the blessed blaze, while he
chuchled to himself uDinteiigibly, but
quite as il he had practiced the cunning
est trick over storm and shipwreck that
could have been devised. Bridget would
have frowned the intruder down, and did
eventually give warning along of the
devils Imp" As she called him; but Miss
Moggaride was as pleased as a child; il
was the only thing OF the sort ia the viii
lAgc, and what means to attract little
people whom she loved, and at the same
time u administer to them diluted doses Of
the moral law Had >he chosen, 70 be
sure. It would nave been one OF the great
gray African things She had read OF, that
spread a scarlet tail and seem the phpnIN
OF some White-ashcd brand in which the
suouldrrlu. fir" vet sparAlr>. Bat this
was u litllc fellow with scarlet ou his
shoulders and hi, wings, a golden cap on
hi head. aud it would have bcru hard "a
>Iy Nh-fh,r the GtStenlug mantle oyer his
b.irk w,i1 tulcrsld ctu-ted with gold or
god cuAmc!Icd with emerald, 50 much did
every single feather SINE llhe a blade uf
gra,, fuu ot ll.ut Whllr She looked, ana
admired and l>hcd, nevertheless. that (.
nrr,. or4y another door Wa pn>h.d u.ui-
N npru Aud FoiIy entered Jack -Itm
White hound a, much i miracle IL beauty
I ID hi own way,-Iu4dc At The bird with
native instinct, then paused with equally
native cnwlrdicc, ana looked al Miss Nog-
.atlde aud wAggcd hl, tail as who should
LAY. praise my lurbcarauce. But the
parrot, hIVsu. surveyed Master Folly on
thi, side aud on THAT from pair OF eyes
uk,. Nmpld Jewels. oprurJ ms mouth and
/ b1rSsl Nnfhins = 80 VA, nr,,lrd: the
phau,on OF the .ray parrot di,apprlrrd
whence lie came: more iutclllgri,cc no
cuifl could have shown MI, Mu.s.lr-
I iJu,. caught h!m IN, received a vicious bite
ipr her pnln- but uutHith>t.lulliug suffer
III MN Id c,Ing mon Hrr fingers. tI.AL.y
Z yrt>pinr which. he looked down upuu tAr
( ho.tul napprI MI, rnI-ruu~ NIu.- ana
( rrnv.L. th,n III. w.ut thrnush au a-tuu-
4 ,>h!it., series ii baruS ara accomplishment
--Wlldlu1 W ~ vigorously grinding no
cLd ot cuiirr Ia is, throat, having reir4>-
ed one claw with which 10 turn round and
/ round the invisible handle ol an imaginary
MILL and finally ending in burst aud clnt-
! ter OF the most nproarlous and 'ide-spllt-
tln2 Laughter. Having done tins he mad
exhausted MS feptitory' anu never Ior an
the tllhe uuFlnS "hich ne uei2htcd thc
Z
h"'urAh 70 regard hlth as a piece "l ~
pcTuAtuTaI SIN created Oy the EVIL Ohe IN
MocAerS oi me creation q man, ~ that
hAd >he bHt beeh Eo"d 'uh"Hc NHe
""ulu nave cEo>>'u heI>tIl btIoic nun,
anu Without OeinG an ancient PERSIAN "'u
frequently proPitiate hiin after the IhshIoh
OF the Abr'mahian worshp,-hever during
all tlia. time ana he catch new sound or
utter an artcuiate syiiaoie 70 denote from
what hattonalitV-Spahish foHu.ese' or
butch-he had received MS earliest les
sons. But he had done ehou- n. f"!'y,
never particularly orlIIlahl III MS "t>' ana
oclns a Mound not more strongly ue'eiop-
ed ia ms affections. was gwen heaft-room
on Suherance ior his Assone ilnbs' ihd on
general grounds OF compassion Ior nun
seil ana JACK togetheFi bht tht parrot
lullhg one on with ptrpetual hopes 81 new
attainment ana ootA oI the tfopIciI >uh
thai ihAue Perpelua! mirage ~ heF IhA-
nation became chctlshed society, ana iith
hot "hIy >hihll9 p"Fch' put u ii'>l III MS
M"2Srd4rs affections a. "eI'-a nest
'i'Hl cost hcF dearly some years a4'l-
wards
But before the town had much more han
done wondering at Miss Moggaridge'> par
rot, aud teIlin. all the gos>pry of hi, deed,
and mi>dced>, OF the way he picked the
lock ot his cage, walked up the walls tear
Ing oil the papering a he went, bit BIZ
| spinters from the window blinds, drove
away every shadow of Il cat, and made
| general hayoc, Miss Moggaridge gave such
occasion for a fresh onslaught of tongues,
that the bird was half forgotten.
II was when her name was found to have
been indorsed upon her brother Luke's pa
| per,-Luke being the resident of another
place-and in his failure the larger pOr-
| ton of hi. earthly goods was swept out of
her hands. One would have supposed
| that Miss Nogyaridge had been guilty OF
| forgery, aud that not her own property,
| but the church funds, had been made away
with by means of the fatal signature; and
particular aggravation OF the calamity,
| in the ewes OF her .ownspeople seemed to
| be its clandestlne character; if they had
| been consulted or had even been made
aware that such thing might possibly be
| expected, much might have been condon-
| ed. As it was, they were glad, they were
sure, that she felt able to afford such fine
| doings. but they had heard sf such thin.