Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-07-20

phrases. The vessel was vlslted on
day by some ladies, aho were taken on
board chair to which a rope, worked
by a pulley, was attached. Two OF
three of the ladies had reached the
deck safely, and another was il mid
air, when suddenly a clear voice rang
out, 'Iiet go" The sailors. thinking
it was the boatswain who had given the
order, obeyed 1t instantly, the result
being that the lady had cold bath in
the sea. 1t is scarcely necessary to re
late that the order to 'Let GO came,
not from the boatswain, but from the
parrotl
Mr.. Wood gives an interesting ac-
count supplied to him by a correspond
ent concerning a ringed parakeet,
! which, on reaching Plymouth from
Trincomalee, "was put into rickety
old cage, with two buns for her
nourishment, and sent all by herself
in the train to London. On her ar
rival there, she was forwarded to a per-
son .ho had formerly been confiden-
tial servant to my wife. One morning
this person. hearing great chattering
downstairs. looked in at her back-par-
lor door, and there to her infinite
surprise, she saw Polly seated upon the
cats back, chatterng away, while
pussy was maiestically marching round
the room"
A parrot show was once held in the
North of England, at which, among
the prizes, there was one to be given
to the bird that could talk the best.
Several had been produced, and
showed off their accomplishments; and
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The cover was taken off the cage, and
thereupon the bird looked around and
suddenly exclaimed, "By Jove, what
lot of parrotsl" 1t was awarded the
prize at once.
Another parrot we have heard of,
which also endeavored to rise to the
occasion, was the property of public
house-keeper whose patrons were char
acteristic for their thirst rather than
or heir patience and politeness. One
day the bird escaped from its cage in
the bar. 1t was discovered shortly
afterwards on tree, surrounded by a
flock of rocks who were pecking at it
from every side while the parrot was
calling ont, "One at time, gentlemenl
One at time"
MIR. Jesse gives remarkable account
of a parrot which belonged to a resi-
dent at Hampton Court, whose sister
had supplied him with the narrative.
''As you wished me-" says the lady
"to write down whatever l could rec
ollect about my sisters wonderful
parrot, proceed to do so. only prom
ising that L will tell you nothing hut
what L can vouch for having myself
heard. Her laugh Is quite eItraor-
ninary, and it Is impossible not to join
in it oreself, more especially when, in
the midst of it, she cries out, Don't
make me laugh sol l shall diel | shall
die! and then continues laughing more
violently than before. Her crying and
sobbing are curious, and if you say
Poor Poll! What is the matter?' she
says, so bad--so bad! Got such a
coldH and after crying for some
time will gradually cease, and, max
ing a noise like drawing a long breath,
say, Better now,' ard begin to
laugh. The first time l ever heard her
speak was one day when L was talking
to he maid at the bottom of the stairs,
and heard what L then considered to be
a chill call out, Payne (the maids
name), Il am not we'll Il am not we IL
On my saying, What's the matter with
that chIld2' she replied, It's only the
parrotl She always does so when l
leave her alone, to make me come
back So it proved, for, on her going
into the room, the parrot stopped, and
then began laughing, quite in jeering
way. 1t is singular enough that when
she is affronted in any way, she begins
to cry; and when pleased, to laugh. If
anyone happens TO cough or sneeza,
she says, What a bad coldp One day
when the children were playing with
her, the maid came into the room, and,
on their repeating to her several things
which the parrot had said, Poll looked
up and said, quite plainly, NO, 1
dIdn'tp Sometimes when she is inclined
to be mischievous the maid threatens
to beat her; and she oftens says, NO,
you won'tr Before l was well ac-
quainted with her, as 1 am now, she
would stare in nv face for some time,
aud then say, 'How dye do, ma'am?'
This she invariably does to strangers.
One day L went into the room where
she was, and said, to try her, Poll,
where is Payne gomez and to my as
tonishment, AMI almost dismay, she
said, Down stairsr"