The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1891-03-14
An unnolY PARROT.
Takes Advantage of His Master and
Disturbs q Congregation.

L
Catholic congregations of the city is
that spiritually cared for by Father
Kelly. The church is located at
the stock yards, and the priest is
great favorite with both old and
young. He is as popular out of the
pulpit as he is in it. Father Kelly,
so the story runs, has parrot of
which he is extremely fond. It is a
very intelligent bird; is decidedly
garrulous, and, moreover, has the
faculty of always saying the right
thing in the right place, feat that
not all two-legged birds without
feathers, as Thomas Carlyle calls
the human race, can perform.
Father Kelly keeps this bird in
his study, and many an hour of
lucubration and labor is broken
into by this talkative parrot. Not
long ago, on one particular Sunday
morning, just before the beginning
of the Sunday services, the father
happened to be very much engrossed
with his work. And as parrots are
sometimes quite as perverse as some
men and women, it kept up COR
tinual jabbering, much to the an
noyance of the priest.
Admonition after admonition was
administered, but to no purpose,
and finally, losing his patience at
the persistent talking of Polly, he
opened the door of the cage, and tax
ing out the bird he soundly boxed
it's head. Polly was very crestfallen
over this punishment, and for the
remainder of the time the father
remained in his study was silent
and sullen. By and by the task
was over, and the priest entered the
church by the side door, forgetting
to close the door of his residence
securely. It swung open again and
remained open. Polly had not been
replaced in his cage, and it was free
to do as it pleased.
For little while it amused itself
climbing over the articles of furni-
ture, and then the notion seized it
that it would like to follow in the
steps of its master. 1t thopped down
from the chair to the floor and then
about the room, and gradually made
it's way to the door that Father
Kelly had left open. 1t hoped out
of the door on the church steps, and
up the steps it jumpd and entered
within the portals of the sacred
edifice. In the church it was dazed
for a while, and before an aggress.
i've movement was decided upon il
spent some time in an investiga.
[tion. Soon the familiar voice of its
master struck Polly's ear. Father
Kelly could not be at once located
but the intelligent parrot followed
the sound, and it was not long be.
fore it had hoped about to posi-
ton that gave it a view of the we'll
known person delivering the morn
ing sermon from the pulpit.
With as little ado as possible it
climbed up into one of the vacant
f rear pews, and when it had reached
a commanding position it sung out
with all the lung power at its com.
mand: "God save Ireland! Long
| live Father Kellyr It is needless
to remark that the interruption
wholly unexpected and unjustifa'
; BILE, spread CONSERVATION for mo.
ment among the worshipers. Father
, Kelly, however, knew the parrots
voice and knew its favorite ex
pressions too we'll to be indignant
over the interjection of those irrel
evant remarks. But he was nearly
f overcome by the merriment thai
, was naturally caused by an appa
rition of this kind.-Chicago Post
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