Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-01-03
POLLY MADE A MATCH.

A BashfuI Youth Helped Out In the Nick
Of Time by a Bird spoke Up.
"A parrot is usually regarded, l
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 LIES happiness t. one Of them, re
marked Mr.. NJ. c. of this place, a
day or two ago TO a friend. The story
being entreated Mr.. C continued:
Il was the most bashfui youth you
ever saw, the very shyest Imaginable,
especially where ladies were concerned.
| was fond of their society, enjoying il
so that ] sought il as often rs | 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 a glove - any such
little service would throw me into such
a state of nervous excitement that |
usually ended ia making an awkward
Ounce OF ~elt.
Il visited at one house where the
girls. OF rather, two of them, romping,
high spirited misses. took the keenest
delight in playing upon this bashfulness
of mine; but, secretly adorin- the
other sister-the eldest-I bore this
patiently. for, while she could not al
ways refrain from laughing at her sis
ters' pranks, and the confusion they
threw me into. she herself never teased
me.
But to get TO Miss Pony. She was
a green bird with a yellow head and a
wicked eye and a habit Of walking in
the flower garden, where in a little sum
mer house fitted up a. a parlor the
girls were fond Of entertaining their
company during the pleasant months
This bird was sitting one day on "a trpllis
near by. when H. n state OF the greatest
excitement / came to this summer par
Tor. and meeting a servant, sent Miss
Nellie word 10 please meet me there.
/ had heard that a rival had appeared
on the scene and that il was thought
that the girl / had loved 80 long in 81
lence was favoring the new conner. but
/ had made up my mind 10 find out the
truth Of the report by speaking at last
IN NY own cause.
Il had fully determined iu doing this.
which seemed an easy tasS. til caught
sight Of her sweet face as she advanced
toward me, then my courage ticd and
in abject terror l waited for her. /
stammered out some foolish speech in
tended for an apology and sat looking
at her, dismayed 10 see how unusually
quiet and depressed she seemed. while
Polly, walking up and down the t~rellis,
watched Us both suspiciously. At last,
just as l decided 70 put it of. as I had
decided a hundred times before, that
parrot paused in her strutting and,
leaning over, urged, kiss her! kiss
her, quickl VOC GOOSE My heart
stopped beating and l scarcely dared
steel a glance at Miss Nellie, but when
! did she was blushing 80 divinely, hei
lips were 80 tempting and-well. there
was a look in her eyes that told me a
delicious secret; 30. with sudden cour-
age, | leaned forward and with a May
/. NeIlf followed Polls sage advice.
Yes. my wife's name is Nellie, and
Poll. now gone the way Of all flesh,
now stands upon mantel beauti-
fully stuffed and priced most highly.
In all probability would have allowed
the treasure ! coveted 20 slip through
my fingers had she not helped me out,
for my wife has since told the she had
Just decided it was lost time 10 continue
10 love a man 50 bashful that he would
not take his own. and that she would
try and like the otlIcr fellow. -Attica
On. " Cor. St. Louis Globe Democrat.