The Red Cloud chief., 1885-09-04

sSlCts true. 4 As'' 49, ~'s
man wonderful things about Miss
PoIly.' bu; ncSs cam under my person
a oD-ersatlOn-
Last fall my co.oT,! cook ~s-l ne
If he mi:h; have h. ? roi s"ni;' he.
and I rather uBwi.lr-ly con-'1:ci
One morn n the village ,NuT">s -o1
came - The door bringing Ms !v.'H.
WAC. 10 the greA, amusement Of tue
driver. a.. talA &c y.ry distinctly and
sen-ibly. After dinner | went = n"
L tcLen - -ee the neS arrlya! AMI -
sooa - he saw me -. sad 'iir!4o'
ga Nov WHY that parro: DID not
say .gOoi-bye' or an, other word.
w. 4 mystery 20 me. bat IN n longer
Acquaintance | found >hc us.i socd.
-. cons dcIcl 81 - - for Ih- o ca' on
The Eek. morning Will. tx ~ break
fast | left The door open. a. Polly Vas
alDn- n he a tlhcn. and sooa l heard
4 voc. Ike \ child Ing ns ihcS,
word. and - the r ght ;uac.
In the eros, q u. cru.a
Es tn ..sr. g.e-.
gum, rs|tIrcI ~ou. shall Ant
ke,t usg ouI To rsvr
After q paus III ,aii Sing, Pol
H." and then changed the tune and
sang. oh think # The home over
,herv,' ami then, | suppose thinking
OF breakfast. he sad Polly want
brad and butter. Polly van tea
Ioliy wan, oia.o'
After a it'll. while | became very
fond If Miss Polly. and she Of inc.
When | went To tn Kitchen would
peep into the door. without ~, Iug a
WORT. aNI alt,r a severe look, Folly
would call: "NhA ar. YOU dog
and when | catered she would jump
for JOY and say How 10 You do,
love?' Polly pretty well some
times 4 WAS gYng direction, 10 my
cook. Polly would chatter - fat laai
YOU could Lear 10 one el>", and II |
took q book IN my hand she would
make believe read IN = continuous
strain.
One II her great delights was 10 have
me open the Gaze and let her come on:
and crawl upon the when she would
>av Aha. Miss Polly and laugh
loud and lo3g. one day. when ,he
Wa enjoying her freedom on the top oi
tie cage. | put my head down on my
hand, and msic be- eve cry loud.
Polly gave me Iust 4 look, then came
quickly down and Jumped IN my zap
and locked in my face. l thought per
haps this exhibition Of feeling VA scci-
dental. but | tired the experiment An
other day when Polly va, behlnd the
cage. and she climbed directly over and
came in my lap a, before.
One day some very little kittens came
b. the house. | took one and strok,d
it, and Polly looked On for a moment.
then came Ia the wires OF her cage. put
down her mead and sah Nv ant 10
scratch Polly. IN thi, Way showing her
jealousy of the kitten.
Ii was quite al Amusement IL the
schoul-chi'dren "a hcar her LAY her let
tcrs. They would c,li To her # she WAS
in the ysrd, AMI she would answer
them. One thing | found rather
troublesome. II child ~ \ man ran
quickly past the house she would call
Fire, Fire. 50 loud that You could
hear her 4 long distance OH. She must
have herd people cry fare N the streets
of BROOKLYN. where she formerly lived.
Alwav, when | left her she would SAY
Good byc. love- or 'Good-byr. dear. y
One day | sand - her Polly. how
nice it would bc If YOU could live again
in another world | was startled 10
hear her answer. That : so
These are n few If II" singularly APP
propriate remarks Miss Poly made, and
| am sure YOU will agree with me that
she is 4 yery wise bird.