The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-10-05
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Cou mtg Clerk Voorhees, Presents q Polly 60
His Old Club Mate, DIR. Evans.

There was young parrOG WHOSE
feathers were gay,
And language he used without stint ;
Try as they would he only would say
Things that we really can't print.
This is the tale of parrot. He was
q gay sort of bird, both in DISPOSE
ton and in plumage. When he first
ca me into the possession Of County
CLERK Daniel S. Voorhees,, he knew
nothing of English, but chartered un-
ceasingly in the senseless jargon of the
Amazonian swamps. He had many
pre- tty ways, and was more intelligent
than the average foreigner who ap-
plies for naturalization papers, so it
was not long before he could utter
many English words and phrases He
was surrounded by all the good in
fuences of the county clerks home.
and was never heard to utter word
that would mar or mark the most deli
cate fabric. He became greatly en-
deared to Mr.. Voorhees,, and in fact
so much so that they became insepara-
BILE, and the clerk took tho bird to his
office daily. When night came Mr..
Voorhees, always toted the parrot
back home.
Now it appears that when the bird
first came into his possession, the
county clerk thought that he would
have no use for it. So, meeting his
old club mate, DIR. B. d. Evans the
Medical Director of the State Hos
pital at Morris Plains, one day on
the street, he drew glowing picture
of the birds pretty plumage and win
ming ways and promised to present the
feathered chatterbox to the physician
DR.. Evans accepted the offer and
several weeks elapsed, when he came
around and reminded the clerk of his
promise. Meanwhile the parrot had
secured big place in the heart of
it's owner, and tender tendrils of
affection held it fast Dr. Evans
called again and again, but in vain.
Mr.. Voorhees, told him that the birds
education was not yet finished, and as
soon as it received it's diploma it
would become the DOCTORS property.
All this time the parrot was kept in
the uplifting influence of the home
circle.
1t was sorry day for the bird and
its owner when it was brought into
contact with the rough world outside
of the home.
Mr.. Voorhees, is obliged to leave his
office from time to time and some
times for whole day he goes off
fishing or conventioning. 1t was then
that the parrot bumped up against
communicating influences. Some wag-
gish friend of the clerk would come in
and teach the bird to swear and cackle
out Hurrah for Bryant" 1t learned
to use expressions that are not used
in polite society, and the interstices
of its vernacular were filled in with
blanks. All this was too much for
the urbane county clerk, who always
handles the Queens English with his
gloves on.
One day he came into the office and
tine parrot was carrying ON CONVEX
alton with itself in blankety blank
49, The air was a greenish- blue.
r. uTas :, en- that Mr.. Voorhees, remem-
horaa A.. 49, mise and called up 3a on
t,o s,,hona Tho octor responded and
naru that at last |
was indeed happy to ~ - = '.ia' a. ias'
the birds education was n i'iou' anu
aoSa lull finish either, and tha> = n0
would come down to the MatlsiD-'
House the parrot would be presented
to him with ceremonies.
The doctor came down last Tuesday
and was met by Mr.. Voorhees, and
party of friends in the parlor. The
bird had, for some reason or other, not
a word to say With few fitting
words and with broad smile under
his whiskers, the county clerk handed
over the parrot. DR.. Evans was over
ioyed on at last receiving the trea-
sure, and his eyes lit up as he looked
up and murmured gently to his new |
pet:
Pretty polly
The answer he got was:
"Ha! hal --l--!!--!!! polly
wants cracker and wantsitdam
quick !--l--l!--ll! Hurrah for
Bryant
The doctor took his treasure home,
and keeps it in solitary confinement
He never visits it except when he hits
his finger with hammer. Mr.. Voor-
hees says that "the parrot-well
he's bird. -