The Van Buren press., 1877-11-06
Tha Parrot Which was Presented to
,,zau aClergymon's Wife.

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Iqst winter Grltiaf street saloon
keeper went to Cincinnati on visit, and
while seeing the town he came across %
saloon sporting the wickedest old parrot
which ever learacd To speak the English
LANGUAGE. Gratiot street stood by aud
head the bird rip and tear, for straight
hour. and when he came home the par
rot came with him. All the way up here
the purchase " went for brakeman aud
haggagcmen. ripping ont eaths which
Capt KiA couldn't have handled, and the
further North he came the more wicked
he grew. Reaehiag Detroit, his cage
was hung up II the saloon and 'Jack
has been there ever since, mp to Friday.
1t .wosapoorf day when he didn't learn
some new oath or slanEy expression, md
finally he became that nobody but a bar
dencd villain could talk with him, lie
WAS sold last Friday for $50 and his
owner kept him about an hour and th1n
sent him as Il present to 4 minister's
wife who had been attentive to his family
during sickness She was very grateful.
having often thought how nice it would
house. .tJacll" seemed vut oat bg
the change of owners, and he sat on his
perch all Friday night and refused to say
word Saturday morning the ministers
wife started for Poniac. and she carried |
Jacks" cage into her husbands study /
that neither might be lonesome. She had
been gone about an hour, and the good
man was srribhIina away, when all at once
the parrot shouted
Hearts is trumpf'
the good man gave Jump aud looked
out oil the window, thinking that a con-
pie of bad boys. were PLAYING eucher un |
der his shade trees He could sec no I
one, and, supposing that he was mista-
ken he seated himself and he began +
To write again, when the parrot again I
shouted:
Not any gin, thank ye,'
Horrifed, the clergyman looked around |
aud he saw Jack" trying to wink at him
Half doubling fit was the bird which had |
spoken yet determined to find out he
inquired
"W What?"
"Shut up, or I'll pnt head on yc y
replied Jack, hanging to the cage with
one claw and shaking his feathers.
. Is it possible!" exclaimed the good
man, drawing nearer tha cage:
"Champagne Charley was his name
Champagne Chmlevwas his nape'
sang Jack, swinging furiously on the
stick.
"Nile bird, you shall go ont Of hereH
said the minister in an excited voice: i
would as soon harhor i highwayman"
"Rouse NIT him - cried Jack, and then
he chuckied and eackled as if he was
laughing heartily.
1t is Il sin aud Il shame that men have
taught an innocent bird to use such lam
guage," continued the good man as lie
pick up the cage.
+" Hit him with beer ttmhler," replied
the parrot trying to fasten his claws in
ito the ministerial leg
Little did nv wife dream what a Vi
per she was bringing into the house
mused the man. II shall hire some boy
to carry you away "
Send for the Black Maria" replied
the bird, and while he was being carried
out he continued, " Who stole the wheel
barrow .....
The minister reached the stoop and
called to a boy who woe playing nsurnh'o
peg on the grass .... ..
" Here. bub,' he said, as the boy came
up " take this bird Off somewhere and
give him away, and I'll give you two
shillngs.'
"Oh, dry up now" growled " Jack,
seeming to know that he was to change
places again.
"Give him to any ore who will take
him continued the minister. 4" have
received a shock which fairly makes me
tremble"
"Chucll him under the tablet" called
the bird, as be went through the gate, and
when he was nearly a block away he could .
be heard singing:
We won't go home till morning
Till daylight does appear"