The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-03
PROFANH POLLY.
Mrs. Noonan Objects to Mr..
Martin RouSe'S Ta1ka-
tive Parrot.

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Health held yesterday Mrs. Noonan, Of
No. As Mercer street, complained that Mr..
Martin Rouse, who resides next door had
a parrot which annoyed her SO with its
vocal pyrotechnics her health was in
| jured. It was also alleged that the Ian
guage of the parrot at times assumed
such sulphurous hue that Mrs. Noonan,
whose tynpanium is of an intensely re-
ligious nature, was thrown into a state of
nervous prostration. 1t was the latter al
legation which induced me to go to that
| parrot in a purely missionary spirit, and
endeavor to reason with 1t on the evil of
its vocal ways
was further influenced to take this
step by the fact that within auricular dis
tance of this blasphemous bird the sport
ing editor of THE JERSEY CITY NEWS
makes his home. He, the editor, is mild
of speech and gentle in his ways and ii
was not desirable that he should live un-
der the baneful influence of this feath-
cred reprobate.
CHAT WITH THE PARROT.
Through the kindness Of member OF
the family was presented to the parrot.
1t was in an ordinary cage and was an
ord mary looking bird-green, with the
| usual streaks OF yellow. 1t seemed to
| me, however, to have villianous twinkle
In its piercing jet eye as ! approached
| Glo CHRt III q 1Q66k auU HuulDl6 ulduu6r
as becomes one on missionary labor bent.
My acquaintance with parrots is limit
| ed and does not extend beyond a distant
acquaintance with one of the tribe that
IS rapidly lowering rents in my neighbor,
hood, and at which have been trying to
get q shot with an air gun for the past
month. So was slightly embarrassed as
drew near the cage, and for want OF
| something better TO say broke the ice
with
'.Pretty POLL pretty Polll'
.sOh, ratsp' sputtered the bird, in a way
which sounded to me like "Old Rats, y
and involuntarily glanced behind ex-
| elbow. But he was not there. and
| turned to the bird again:-
Polly want cracker?' / ventured,
drawing little nearer the cage.
"Oh mammal ha, ha, ha," came from
| the feathered throat with a rollicking
laugh which was very trying to my sem
| sitive nerves.
DIscoURAGIEG.
| My missionary spirit was little ruf-
| He'd at this. but determined to perscvere
in my laudable undertaking and lose nc
| further time.
"Is it wicked parrot and does it use
naughty words?" I said in what was
meant 20 be a conciliatory tone.
| "Good morning, good morning, good
i morning. screamed the bird in way
| which denoted TINT il did not want any
more to do with me or my missionary
/ work
It finally quieted down however and
! went at it again
| You're naughty polly and very
naughty polly" | said, throwing some
| feeling into my words.
"Oh, come off, " snapped the parrot as
he made dive for my hand, which in
my enthusiasm had laid upon his cage.
/ Withdrew it quickly, but not quick
enough to escape slight scratch on one
of my fingers, which burned as IL it iiad
run against q lighted cigar.
IF I could get ahold of you, you
wretch, you'd come Off that perch, ex-
| claimed as ] thrust my finger into my
mouth and lost all interest in the
| missionary field.
sYou amt in it," dryly remarked the
| parrot, as he cooked his head to one side
| and regarded me with an impudent air.
It occurred to me just then that I had
| mistaken my calling, and that the sport
ing editor would have to become demor-
allied IL was to be depended upon to re-
| form that bird, and 80 went home.
| ] learned later that Inspector Allen re-
ported to the Board of Health that he
| thought the complainant very nervous
woman, and the parrot a very nervy bird.