The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-29
CAN'T HAVE her PARROT BACK
COL. FELLOWSS WIDOW HEARS
or LORETTA.
The Runaway Birds Tropical Cuss Words
Have Won q Northern Heart which
Would Break Tin Broken English)
if the Parrot Were Given Back.

When Harry Fellows, son of the late
John r. Fellows, once District Attorney Of
New York county, returned two years ago
from Venezuela, where he had been in the
employ of the New York and Bermudez
Asphalt Company. he brought with him
as a gift to his mother a very smart parrot.
IL is alleged that the bird, as the vessel
passed in at Sandy Hook, remarked in tones
so loud that all on deck could hear: "Well,
this Is something like. tell you. 1 am
damned glad to be in the land of free speech
al last.
Anyway all hands agree that the par
rot was very clever. Besides having at
it's command large number of choice
Spa nish cuss words, It was n trick parrot
and did many little stunts that soon en-
deared it to the hearts of all in the Fellows
household at 6lO West I52d street, One
of its tricks was to throw up ball with its
beak and then rush after it as 1t bounded.
When 1t got into mischief, as it did fifty
times day, and was approached by Some
member Of the family fourshing tiny
rod, Loretta-for that was it's name-would
nop over on its back. kick up its claws and
say never a word. This little parrot bluff
always went and when the danger Of cllas-
tisement was safely over, the bird would
hop to its feet again, laugh merry 'ha ha v
and hunt more trouble.
Mrs. Fellows has another parrot, an older
and moro sedate bird known az Polly
Hopkins The first thing every morning
the window was thrown open and the two
parrots were allowed to swoop down into
the garden. where they spent several hours
talking over the weather the latest thing
in plumage and other topics of interest.
Two weeks ago Saturday when the parrots
took their morning fight Loretta was seen
to swerve decidedly to the left and dis
appear among the trees bordering the
ward 1t was case OF over the fence and
out None of the family has seen Loretta
since.
Young Fellows secured the neighborhood
all that day and the next. He heard of the
bird in many places. but could not trace
It more than block or SO away. Some small
boys it was learned. gave chase to the par
rot in lot, but after they had clawed at
its pumage for some time the parrot re-
marked emphatically that il wasn't going
TO stand for having it's tail pulled any longer
and disappeared over an apartment house.
The following Tuesday Mrs. Fellows ad-
vertised, Offering reward for the BIRDS
return.
Days went by and the offer brought no
although other parrots were brought to
her in the belief that they might be hers.
A day or 30 ago the postman delivered to
Mrs. Fellows the following letter, directed
SIMPLY, 'ParrOts, 0lO w l0Eu 81, wy
DEAR MADAM. l have jours Parrots and
p aalright live down town, my ny. Mother Mother
ward and l4l st it is a wonder how 1t ever
got so far and a Pedler with Wagon vas
going to take the Parrots but it woudt not go
to him and my NJ other set down and stone
Md Noihs the Rsnd work right 0p and my
Sunday morning We buj the Pepper to see
whom lost the Bird as We first ment to give
Back but N Tx GOOD
Of 1t. and voudt not part With it for any mony
as It is aal the company have EN- joung
married Woman married four jear an no Chill
dren my Housbound go to work 81 ind the
EN- alone the aal day and dond know What
] shouidt do vithoudt the Parrots. think
It is but right that lett you know that jour
pet Is safe and veil take care OF and viii never
Had jop been poor old Lady, and the Par
give to you but jou are rich and live in q
House but neat and clean EN- q. scandinaen
buj mic Cage for my Pet and it very happy
% don't worry over 1t for take 80 good care
Of 1t as jou. EN- verj fond OF it and never
will give 1t op. Jours truly. Mrs. NIELSEN.
Mrs Fellows, who thinks the letter is a
sincere attempt on the part of the woman
to ease her conscience for keeping the
Iocate the woman. but she does not despair.
II she can find Mrs. Nielsen whose hus-
band gets up early and comes home late
she thinks she will find her parrot. But
it's something like hunting for Mr. Smith,
and she would be grateful II any one could
tell her of Scandinavian household in
moderate circumstances which has recently
come into possession of a small green bird
that can say Damn in South American