The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-12-25
POLLY MADE A MATCH.
A Bashfb Youth Helped Out in the NICK
of Time by "a Bird That Spoke Up.


know, as a very mischievous, meddle-
some bird, and all the stories are OF
their interference and trouble making,
but | have always believed that | owe
my life's happiness to one of them, re-
marked Mr.. NJ. c., of this place, a
day or two ago to friend. The story
being entreated Mr.. c. continued:
Il was the most bashful youth you
ever saw, the very shyest Imaginable,
especially where ladies were concerned.
| was fond of their society, enjoying it
SO that | sought it as often as | could,
and yet at the same time in a perfect
agony of bashfulness if required to an
swer the simplest question or to express
an opinion on any subject, while to be
asked to button glove or any such
little service would throw me into such
II state of nervous excitement that l
usually ended in making an awkward
Ounce of myself.
II visited at one house where the
girls, or rather, two of them, romping,
high spirited misses, took the keenest
delight in playing upon this bashfulness
of mine; but, secretly adoring the
CGe.fr sister--the eldest-I bore this
patiently. for, while she couid not al
ways refrain from laughing at her sis
ters' pranhs, and the confusion they
threw Inc into, she herself never teased
me-
But to get to Miss Polly. She was
green bird with yellow head and a
wicked eye and a habit Of walking in
the flower garden wherei in little sum
mer house fitted up as a parlor the
girls were fond of entertaining their
company during the pleasant months.
This bird was sitting one day on trellis
near by, when IL state of the greatest
excitement | came to this summer par
lor, AMI meeting u servant, sent Miss
Nellie word to please meet me there.
| had heard that rival had appeared
on the scene and that it was thought
that the girl had loved SO long in 81
lence was favoring the new conner, but
| had made up my mind to find out the
truth of the report by speaking at last
in my own cause.
II had fully determined in doing this,
which seemed an easy task, till caught
sight of her sweet face as she advanced
toward me, then my courage fled and
in abiect terror | waited for her.
stammered out some foolish speech in
tended for an apology and sat looking
at her, dismayed to see how unusually
quiet and depressed she seemed, while
Polly, walking up and down the trellis,
watched us both suspiciously. At last,
just as decided to put it off, as | had
decided a hundred times before, that
parrot paused in her strutting and,
leaning over, urged, Kiss her! kiss
her, quiclll you gooseH My heart
stopped beating and | scarcely dared
steal a glance at Miss Nellie, but when
| did she was blushing 50 divinely, her
lips were so tempting and-weli, there
was look in her eyes that told me a
delicious secret; SO, with sudden cour-
age, leaned forward and with a May
l, NeIl?' followed Polls sage advice.
Yes, my wife's name is Nellie, and
Poll, now gone the way of all flesh,
now stands upon our mantel beauti.
fully stuffed and priced most highly.
In all probability | would have allowed
the treasure coveted to slip through
my fingers had she not helped Inc out,
for my wife Las since told me she had
Just decided it was lost time to continue
to love u man so bashful that he would
not tako lis own, and that she would
try and like the other fellow. "-Attics
IN. " Cor. ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.