Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-10-06

60 HAT was not hrr name tn Mexico
There she answered to Fdncno,
bur just as soon ls Uncle FRANK
sent her to Vs. was called
Il Polly. and Polv ST., remained -
u tho day OF her den.
We had never iaj a parrot in
ho family before. and SD -reat was me
excitement when She arrl' She greeted
us at once in Spanish. b tened to CON
sui. the spanish ,ionary IN
vain endoavor to nterp her Cow OF
words. but / soon gave a. my Impossible
,nsk. The best thing to 90 was 10 teach
her English.
At FIRST she was conf.sed and would
rattle of her Spanish, much must say to
our confusion. Then one day she sur
1rised us by saying. "lie-o. We couid
easily account for that word however, for
her cage was IN the library where the tele-
Inhone is other words came. and she used
Them Wa thought very intc.l!gently. One
morning as mother was "a.k king toward
her cage she said "How do 10 Whlch
mother replied. "How Go'' Polly was de-
lighted. she behaved Ike child that had
oecn praised for a lesson Wen done.
From that time She progressed rapldly'
We TAUGHT her to say, Nary, put the
kettle on; woll all have toa. Mary. our
rood Irish xiii, was rather oeNildered at
me mum Der Of times this rider MS given,
and when VIC explained IL applied only 70
Ave O'Clock in tho evening sac was N'sloIy
relieved.
Polly called IA by name 80 well that
we often ~e.e led % th.ts II was some
orc wanting Us. one afternoon iatheT
( was busy some distance from the house
With something that he Qua Ho' Wlsh 70
leave, but the repeated calls OF walter!
Waiter" made him think q AZ mother was
calling lie came RUNNING 20 the house.
and there on the porch vas PoUy Just
|echoing forth walter! Walter,' 1 Shall
never forget fathers face as he turned
round 90 go back 10 his work. But Po4y
Ionly laughed she laughed exactly Ike
mother. who had trained "'' !" 'la' nc
icompllshmcnt
We had boon spending tho winter in
own. and when sprlng appeared ne were
eager for the country agaih-the country
WITH its pleasures and ltS scenes that q
city can never furnish oar animals IKE
Tho country best, and so did Polly.
Wien moving day came several or our
country wagons went out fun 70 the top
and sim a few things remained l came
to the rescue by saying mat sister Kate
and would drive out in the buckhoard. 70
Tho back Of which We could strap boxes,
Sc. and Polly would surmouht them. MY
plan was gladly accepted.
A we came to a street that would soon
mt us on our country road. Iollys cage
began TO be the least ht wohbIy, but
knrw abe was securely fastened Sho was
curtalned from the idle gaze, and l oon-
,,dcred that providental, for otherwise
she would have wished 10 display her git
Of English. not to speak of Spanish and
as had no desire for following l had
wisely taken the beforesaid caution.
, But the ways OF parrot are past ind
! ing out. our horse SHE'D. but ever 30 lit
Tie. yet enough TO cause Polly's cage tt
move. She was equal to the occasion, al
least with her tongue, for recovering from
her sl,ght Jolt she exclaimed;--"O Lordyi
O Lordyl O Lordy!'
There were a number OF men, womer
. and children In tho street at the time
Some smiled. some laughed and some
looked puzzled. until a little boy cried
They've got n polly In the buggy!
> Then. I realized we would have n thron,
t surrounding US. and Polly's curtain woult
soon be lifted by curious boys. so
whipped up the horse, and In making
} better start Poly's abode was agaii
shaken. Such a flow OF Spanish I neve
heard in my life beforel She found breath
nevertheless. after that exertion. 10 cal
; forth In louder accents than ever, &C
! Lordyl o Lordyl o Lordy!'
From what have told you know yo,
= will agree with me that Polly was a won
derful parrot.