Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-15
a REAL WICKED rARHor.


That's the wioksdsst polly In New
York, said the keeper OF 4 Bowery bird
bloEe to q World reporter, pointing to
~ olo gray parrot shat was sitting IN
bic oage, with BIS head cooked en- one
SIDE listening. he blinksd his eyes
knowingly and gave the harsh soresoh
Of his kind in evident approval and
complete satisfaction Of hts wlckedness.
81 bought him in 3 saloon on ststs
street, Chicsgo, and can't sell him
You see be dossn't do any thing bat
BweAr."
As II 10 sustain his reputation, the
parrot burst forth into . torrent Of most
vigorous oaths; then he FelGpssd into
profound blltBce, holding his head on
one side As II waiting for spplause.
VI sold him TO q Sixth avenue bar.
keeper" continued this owner, Ton con-
dillon that he would return him in o
week II he did Z OF like him. Tte parrot
was back tue Dext day. JIM call
him swearing Jim-didn't like the
place, 90 he ses up oil day long damning
the beer, the lunch, the Whiskey and
the tarkeepsr. He swore at the cue.
tome's, and kept up such . storm Of
oAths that It scared everybody out Of the
house. Next sold bin on trial 10 .
| gambler who was running q poker
room down town. Tho gambler sat 10
he RAmo himself shat Ii2ht, and hung
| JlLn'h oAgo up behind him. The rattle
OF the chips annoyed jim, keeping bIm
from sleepy, and tue gambler tags he
never stopped Swearing all night.
When dim gets very mad he says
! Blast your hearth He kept Behrt cob
'pg that oat ovSry minute that night,
and between timcB got 10 his regular
oAthE. Tho gambler Rot ratified and
| lost 200 He Brought Jim back, and
/ said ho unuldn't sake him AZ y alt. l
haven't sold him sinos,"
During the recital OF this story jim
| kept pOdding his gray old head and
| blinking his wicked ewes in psFitoi con
frmAtlon. WhenI BIS owner CEASED
| tAlkioR Jim made SONS remarks In =
general way Sbout his toal sAd its
/ probable caBtinEtiO1, aud tasu ba0gmO
silent, save an occasional hoarse
sJrssch.
Il believe he's uuluoky." tie man
sent or; "Aud l'La qesttnE afraid nf hin.
| believe sometimes 10 Ia devil. Ee
never says good word. ard ON
never teach him one. But let auytody
usl strange oath iu bis presence and
be cuGks up his bead aud hr1s 1t broS
| st ttsis, A spanisrd Wss Ia here yes.
| ieTtaT snd be sworn ct jim ia & Danish.
/ He old eyes lighted mp, aud ha isBmed
% know he was hearing some e. suge
! new wickefnsss he j1st rolled IL over
/ snd over in his mouth and kept sDsst
! ing It AFsiu and Alein He was happy
| all day, and whenever nuyboiy cara In
/ be would swear away at them ri'h HE
/ new oa'h. He especially delights to
staTtle ladlos. Lest Wssk a lady pot
I out OF Der cRrrisgs sid came 10 to Look
! 81 some oAnAries, Wptn lEdiss come In
[ always tsEs Jim out. bnt thia N ornif z
| foTFotit While tho lady y 81 lOokiU z
st the osusTis3 suddenly heArh vol
| ley OF Osths and ! locked Eround Thsre
WAS Jim looking like g devil, his neck
! stretched cut and his eyes ana ppir g,
| swearing bis very wort. He fns~ the
sdy would ba frightened, and she war.
4 She ran out Of tho chop, srd Jlm swo' e
! I'LL the carriage drove away, Ny wife
is church worker and hNr pas or
| oomeS here TO visit very frequently
The siaht OF . preacher fets m cIERV.
| 10 almost froths OF the mouth. We
have TO hide HIN when this preach ~
! comBA,h