The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-20
POLLY MADE A MATCH.
A Bashful Youth Helped Out in the
Nick of Time by Bird.
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ATTICA, N. Y, Oct. 30-"A parrot is
usually regarded, know, as a very mis-
chievous, meddlesome bird, and all the
stories are Of their interference ard trouble
making, but have always believed that
owe my life's happiness to one of them,
remarked Mr. M. c. of this place, a day
or two ago, to a friend. The story being
entreated, Mr.. G. continued:
II was the most bashful youth you ever
saw, the very shyest imaginable, especially
where ladies were concerned. I was fond of
Gheir society, enjoying it so that sought it
as often as could, and yet at the same time
in perfect agony of bashfulness it required
to answer the simplest question, or to ex-
press an opinion on any subject, while to be
asked to button glove or any such little
service would throw me into such state of
nervous excitement that | usually ended in
making an awkward Ounce of myself. l
visited at one house where the girls, or
rather two of them, romping, high-spir1ted
misses, took the keenest delight in playing
upon this bashfulRess Of mine but, secretly
adoring the other sister-the eldest-I bore
this patiently, for, while she could not al
ways refrain from laughing at her sisters
pranks and the confusion they threw me
into, she herself never leased me.
but to get to Miss Polly. She was green
DiTQ Will J6lkOW u0au dLlu u WlCk6u eye,
and habit of walking in the flower gar
den, where, in a little summer house fitted
up as parlor. the girls were fond Of enter
tanning their company during the pleasant
months. This bird was sitting one day on
a trellis near by, when in state of the
greatest excitement | came to this summer
parlor, and meeting a 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 silence was ia
voring the new conner, but had made up
my mind to find out the truth of the re-
port by speaking at last in my own cause
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 abject terror
I waited for her. / stammered out
some foolish speech intended 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 trel-
lis, watched us both suspiciously. At last,
just as I decided to put it off as had de-
cided a hundred times before, that parrot
paused in her struttlng, and, leaning over,
urged, kiss herl kiss her, quick! you
goose" NV heart stopped beating, and |
scarcely dared steal glance at Miss Nellie,
but when did she was blushing SO divinely,
her lips were so tempting, and, well, there
was look in her eyes that told me a
delicious secret; so, with sudden courage, l
leaned forward, and with May l, NellF
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 beautifully stuffed and
priced most his MY. In all probability
would have allowed the treasure l coveted
to slip through my fingers had she not
helped me out for my wife has since told
me she had Just decided it was lost time to
continue to love man so bashful that he
would not take mis- own, and that she would
try and like the other fellow"