The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-02-03
AN uNHolY PARROT.
Takes Advantage Of His Master and Dts
turbs n CeaEresntion.

Takes Advantage Of His Master and Dis-
turbs n CeasreEatisa.
One Of the iourishing and happy Catho-
lie congregations OF the city is that spirit
ually cared for by Father Kelly. The
church IS located AZ the stock yards. and
the priest is a great fsvorite with both Old
and young. He is as popular cut OF the
pulpit as be is in il. Father Kelly. Sc thu
story runs, has parrot Of which he - ex-
Jremely fond. IL Is a very Intelligent bird;
i decidedly garrulous. and. moreover. has
the faculty of always saying the righs
thing in the right place. feat that noa
all two legged birds without feathers a.
Thomas Carlyle calls the human race. can
perform.
Father Kelly keeps this bird in his study,
and many an hour Of lGcubration and
labor i broken into By this laxative par
rot. Net long ago. on one particular sun
day morning. just before The beginning Of
the Sunday services, the father happened
10 be very much eagrossed with his work.
And As parrots are sometimes quite Is per-
verse as some men and women. II kept up
a continual jabbering much 10 the annoy.
ance Of the priest.
AdmOnition after admonition was ad
ministered, but TO no purpose and, finally
tossing his patience a. -hc persistent talk
ing of Polly, he opened the door Of the
cage, and taking out the bird be soundly
boxed its head. Polly was very crcstfslien
over this punishment, and for the remain
der Of the time the father remained in his
study was silent and Sullen. By AID by
the task was over. aud a.. priest entered
the church by the side door. forgetting 90
close the door Of his residence securely. IL
swung open again ard remained open.
Polly had not been replaced in LIS cage.
and it was free 90 do As il pleased
For a little while IL amused itself climb
ng over the articles OF furniture, and then
the notion seized 10 that II wouli like 20
follow In the steps o. is master 30 hop
ped Gown from the chair 20 the hoar and
then about the room, and gradually maize
its way 10 the door that "a; her Kelly bad
left open. 1t hoped cut Of the door ca
the church steps and up the stems it
jumped and entered within the portals Of
the sacred ediiice I'm the church it was
dazed for while. and before. an aggrvss.
i've movement was decided upon 60 spent
some time in an Investigation soon fha
familiar voice u b.. master struck Pol
ly's ear. Father Kelly could not be az once
located, bat the intelligent parrot followed
the sound. and u, was not long beforc-it
had hoped about 10 position that gave 10
a view Of the well known person deliver
Ing the morning sermon from the pulpit
With Is little ado a. possible j, climbed
up into one OF the vacant rear pews, and
when il had reached a commanding posi-
ton it sung out with all the lung power st
its command: God save Ireland Long
live Father Kelly Il is needless 20 re-
mark that the interruption. wholly mex
pected and unjusti6able. SPREAD conrcrua-
tion for moment among the Forshipcrs.
Father Kelly, however. knew the parrot
voice and knew his fayorite expressions
too well 90 be indignant over the iuterjeC-
ton Of those irrelevant rsmarks. But 10
was arly overcome by the merrimens
that was naturally caused by an appsritioD
Of this kind.-ChiualsU Post.