Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-02-03
POLLY MADE A MATCH.
A Bashful Youth Helped Out by n Bird
That Spoke Up.

- 1SeSH Ho'Pou OoS oy - LLE0
That Spoke Up.
"a parrot is usually regarded, know,
as very mischievous, meddlesome bird,
and all the stories are of their interfer-
enco and trouble making, but have al
ways believed that l owe my life's hap
piness to one of them," remarked Mr..
M. C a day or two ago to the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat's Attica IN. W
correspondent The story being en-
treated, Mr.. C continued:
II was the most bashtul youth you
over saw, the very shyest imaginable,
especially wnere ladies were concerned.
was fond of their society, enjoying it
30 that Isought it as often as could,
and yet at the same time in a perfect
agony OF bashfuluess if req uired to an
swer the simplest question, or to expr1ss
an opinion on any subject, while to be
asked to button glove or any such lit
tie service would throw me into such q
state OF nervous excitement that usual
ly ended in making an awkward Ounce
OF myself / visited at one house whero
the girls, or, rather, two Of them, romp-
ing, high-spirited misses, took the keen
est delight in playing upon this bashful-
ness OF mine, but secretly adoring the
other sister-the eldest-I bore this pa
tiently, for, while she could not always
refrain from laughing at her sisters
pranks, and the confusion they threw
me into, she herself never teased me.
But to get TO Miss Polly. She was
grocn bird with yellow head and
wicked eye and habit of walking in
the flower garden, where in a little sum-
NOR house fitted up "s parlor the girls
were fond of entertaining their COM
pany during the pleasant months. This
bird was sitting one day on q trellis
near by, when in a state of the greatest
excitement / camo 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 favoring the newcomer, but had
made up my mind to find out the truth
OF the report by speaking ut 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 cour-
ago fled, and in abject terror l waited
for her. / stammcred out some foolish
speech intended for an apology and sat
looking ut her, dismayed to see how un-
usually quiet and depressed she seemed,
while Polly, walking up and down the
trellis, watched us both suspiciously. At
last, just as l decided to put it off. as 1
had decided hundred times before, that
parrot paused in her strutting, and,
leaning over, urged: Kiss her! kiss
hcr, quick! you goose!' My heart
stopped beating and l scarcely dared
steal n glance at Miss Nellie, but when
did she was blushing so divincly, hor
lips were SO temDting and, we'll, there
was look in her oycs that told me n
delicious secret; 80, with sudden cour-
age | loaned forward and with May
], Ncll?' followed Polls sage advice.
EYES, my wifc's name is Nellie, and
Poll, now gone the way of all flesh, now
stands upon our mantel, beautifully
stuffed and priced most highly. In all
probability l would have allowed tho
treasure coveted to slip through2 my
fingers had sho not helped mo out, for
my wife has since told mo she had just
decided 1t was lost time to continue to
love man 80 basbful that he would not
take his own, and that she would try
and like tho other fellow"