The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1897-11-04

Il slipped over tie noe. Mise Rachel VI
thete, looking Hs lfcsh ~ sprios ca
e hsge WiIb the des 90 Il. wblah ! conslds
very pretty umile. sGd che bsde me v,
t come ~Ith oGe OF Der bssmios smiIei
b Thefe. too. vss the nulucky parrot 10 "a
, csse and staadiag 10 outside the su,
b mfr boass bed b9lioei tba, It b.
E been outuie 10 sun it.eli as nsusl 0
t ell age days aud as far as | conld se
: botbing hsi tfsusp red TO make me thin
they bad any cause to suspee, ny impos
& too.
I purposely sat With my back 10 IT, 40,
! avoided ttkiog notice OF Il 10 any way
J wbstever
Tes wtrt % sll right; my old friend va
very CHEEKY aud Mics Rachel shosed IN
great attention. could hesr Polly rnl
biBg her besk up aud down the wires o
The cage sad swinging backwards and To-
wards 10 the metal ring.
After the meal Captain Trsvers ven
indoors to get bis supply OF becesssrie,
for the evening aud turning to Miss Ira,
ers commented.
/ BY the by. Captain Manley, bow Is youl
par1t2 have no, seen it ont 10 the gar
den lstely.
felt my heart beating bit faster, bui
with every semblance Of outward
calm said:
NJ, the fact is, il's not been At oil we'll
/ 10 fact, it is dead.
Dead she exclaimed Well never.
What did it die oi2
really don't know, replied. 1t died
quite suddenly shout week sgo.
hope oar Polly isn't gbing to follow
snit, she continued, She has been very
dull and quiet the last few days. but
seems bit more lively this evening.
don't think she has spoken a ward oil the
week
Thank gooduessl inwsrdly fisculst
ed
Things were beginning TO look a bit
awkward and | cast sbont for something
TO change the course OF conversation. ]
sm not quick thinker, however, and b.
fore could collect my wits Miss Trsvers
continued;
D5sr, dear, to think your poor Poll is
dead Well, sm sorry | should be
sorry to lose you, Polly dear, she said, sd
dressing the parrot, But, really, Captain
Msnley, looking me straight 10 the face,
cant make our Polly ont. Sometimes |
could almost believe she was a different
bird She hasn't once seemed pleased 10
see me all the week.
felt the blood rapidly rising to my
cheeks and forehead, bnt trusted TO my
tanned complexion for 1t not to show. /
feebly replied, Perhaps she's moltng.
1t was an unlucky slip, Well. now
come to think, said Miss Tpvers,
noticed that its tell looked much pser
after its bath the other morning and the
water was quite red, Is that sign Of
moIling2
Yes, | often used to notice it about my
own parrot.
But thought your bird had no red
about it2 she pursued.
Confound the womsn's persistence, ]
thought, bnt | stsmmered: | mesn-thst
is TO ssy--you see I've noticed ii in oil
red parrots / have ever come scross.
They shouldn't be bsthed at all; it Injuries
their constitution.
OF! thought you recommended II,
she said
50 bad. dtz,us OF times. Only for
The gray ones, sid |, forming q convep
lent distinction on the spur OF the mo
meut
Miss Trsvers didn't seem Inclined to
pursue the subject further, much to my
,stisfactiln and then there was dead
pan-e.
During the whole OF our conversation
The subjeo, Of it had not ceased to conuD
ne its sLtcs 10 the wire cage, Whether
t was the sound Of my voice that caused
/ TO be TINS excited | do not know, but
1t this opportunity it burst in With Hi
lil
was getting despers and could think
i nclhi to change the sul 'ot; and yet
I didn't say sonething | was tuibly
.iraid the parrot would,
A bic Gle bell sounded down the road,
Are you thinking Of getting bicycle,
Mise Traver,2 .sid
No, certsinly not, she replied; how can
Jou ask such ques ion?
Another awful pause, during which ]
nopped the perspirsiion from my brow.
Rs e. Ra Rachel, | love youl came 10
,lesr tones from behind my back. The
Fretched bird bad caught the exact tone
II my voice.
Captsin Msnley Sirl sid Mise Trsv
rs, raising herself to ber iull Eve ieet aud
me half inches. Did you address that re
mark to ne. sir'
! had. however, utterly collapsed and
1nrpiug my besd 10 my bands lesned
ioEn Oh the little round table. Whether
Ie s3oht n the mar rl2 ship in dstYssE