The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-10
"JOE"--A PARROT.
A Vouched-for biography of "a Gray
Talking Parrot.

n Noucheu-for typography OF a Gray
Talking Parrot.
The best fish stories are generally
about immense fish that have been for
tunate enough to escape and the best
parrot stories are usually about parrots
that lived years ago, but as this story
is about parrot still living, in Roches-
ter N. Y, its possibilities are limited
to facts.
Joe is an African gray parrot sup
posed TO be about 30 years old. The
story of his many humorous antics was
told by his owner to a friend. This
friend had called one evening, and find
ing Mr.. T., the owner, out, but expect
ed to return shortly, accepted the in
vitation to 'go into the parlor and
wait for him." The visitor was left
alone, or supposed he was, but some
thing unexpected must have happened,
as the slamming of a screen door an
nounced a rather hasty departure. At
ter time the visitor returned, and
upon being questioned regarding his
unceremonious departure by Mr.. t.,
who had come in in the meanwhile as
sured him that he heard the most vio-
lent making in the adjoining room.
THE young people were so greatly oc-
| cupied that they seemed unaware OF
my presence. I coughed, made a noise
with my chair and dropped a book, but
all to no avail, so I thought the best
thing for me was TO take a walk. Dear
Joe, kiss me again. joe and then the
| kissing, and such kissing, cooling and
love making was more than / could
| hear with composure." But" replied
| the host there are no young people in
the house: our parrot has been fooling
you" Impossible" the visitor said.
Il was told that was TO be alone, but
before the servant left, | was invited to
walk right in and sit down and Are
you warm? / was asked, and scarcely
replied when / was laughed at: then
there was two other distinct voices; be-
sides, the kissing and cooling was alto
gether too real" "You are not the first
to be fooled by the bird" Mr. T. re-
piled. "Only a few days ago q nearby
plumber, whose name happened to be
joe called to do a small job of re-
pairing, and the work was begun be-
fore l left in the morning but the man
left suddenly, the work was unfinished
and no explanation given, so the next
morning / called at the shop and took
the workman to task, and was told
that unless / could make my servants
behave another plumber would have to
finish the job. He said that when he
adjoining room, only to be laughed at
by the servant, who kept out of sight
and called out You old rascal and
You're beaut. Toe. you are and
when | answered she cried, Sick EN-,
and guyed me all the time. Well, you
can understand / had hard work to
make the man believe that II was only
parrot, and he felt cheap enough at
being so badly fooled. Sometimes Joe
is very embarrassing. A very dear old
lady friend visits us who is somewhat
Of an invalid. and has rather a dis
tressing cough and other peculiarities
that can be plainly heard. all of which
Joe initiates in the precise tones, with
more than natural emphasis, sneezing
and blowing his nose and coughing dis
tressingly. He counts, repeats the al
phabet, spells many words, sings 'Shoo-
fly whistles, knocks on his perch ex-
actly like someone at the door, and
then enters into conversation with
them. Why, come right in; sit down,
nice day: are you cold?' until he has
had enough, and then he says, Good
by come again Sometimes we have
callers that Joe seems to dislike, and
he will keep on with his Good bys' I'M
til people hurry off, and in these cases