The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-15
How a Parrot
Effected a Match
BY LOUISE B. CUMMINGS

hpthih6 iuS NoLhC Va IL
What can ! do, Aunt Rebecca?
cant make him propose.
my DEAR" said the old lady In !,
kindly tone, II have suggestion Il
make"
What is it, Aunt Beck"
Get parrot"
"A parrot"
Eyes, parrot But you'll understand
me better after have told you story
When l was your age number Of
young men at different times showed
me good deal of attention, but any
one who married me must furnish all
the income on which we would live, fol
hadn't cent. There's many splen-
did girl who has remained a maid for
this reason. Any, prudent young man
is liable to balk because the girl he
would make his wife can furnish moth.
ing toward the family support.
Half dozen young men had been
devoted to me, but when each had be-
came convinced that he must shoulder
the whole load IL he married me he
withdrew. One day at the beginning
of the summer a friend OF my mothers
came In and said that she and her fam
lily we're going to the country and ask
ed IL we would take care of her parrot
while they were gone. Mother said
she would be happy to accommodate
her, and the parrot-they called him
Roger-was brought over. He was
queer looking bridal parrots are
and was very amusing. The way he
would climb about his cage, muttering
to himself, mada us all laugh. To me
he seemed like an alderman In a red
waistcoat.
I'VE put Roger on the porch, which
was nicely fitted for summer lounging.
and usually left him there all night,
ing we sat there ourselves; at least
did, for found 1t very convenient
place to receive my friends.
That spring had met a young man
who seemed to be as much pleased
with me as the others had been, and
ing me the usual devotion. But he
was a clerk on something like $1,000
a year salary, with nothing laid up or
in prospect, and I expected that when
September came and those away for |
the summer returned / should be left |
out in the cold again.
During August there was scarcely |
any one In town, and my admirer had |
no place to 60 except to our house, |
and he WINS there four or FIVE evenings
q week. The truth is, this fact of his
having nowhere else to 60 was the
principal reason for his coming SO
often to see me. He never said word
about love or marriage, though I adj
mit-but ! am getting ahead Of my
story.
well, Jack, as / have said, spent
nearly every evening during July and
August at our house. Sometimes my
mother used to sit with us. but moth
er was afraid of tho night air, and
since we always sat on the porch
she didR tstrouble very much. Jack
used to apologize for being at the
house so much, saying that IL we could
stand him till his mother and sisters |
came'home he would give US a rest.
knew very well that he said this TO
prevent my considering his attentions
serious. or course / told him he was
quite welcome and since all our friends
were out of town was as needful OF
bis company as he was of mine.
ION the LIST OF September Rogers ,
owner returned 10 the city and the ,
same evening came around for her pet
Jack was there, as usual, and mother 1
and-the lady,came out on 10 the porch :
for the parrot Jack rose and was in
troduced 20 the lady. He did not re n
seat himself. but stood on the step '
where he usually stood when I bid him I
good night on.his leaving me.
Roger was evidently quite pleased to {!
zee his mistress again and strutted =,
bout whetting his beak on his perch
md showing of all kinds OF antics.
When Jack said that he would bid us
roed evening the parrot suddenly er.
,lsimed: 4
"'Goodby.' n
Every one laughed. and doubtless
his excited the parrot to further re
mark n
"Give me another, Beck cried the 1
,ird.
"our porch was furnished with an =
,lectr1c light. which Jack and always D
Iept turSed Of. Tonight IL was turned
N, and my crimson cheeks betrayed :
rogers meaning Jack in confusion
vas walking away when the parrot
ried out:
Come back. Jack. You may have .
ne more
Il turned and ran into the house and
u 70 my room. where suffered no =,
nd % rnortihcsti ton. ] knew the story !,
rosIld soon be al over town, and - a
vss Every time Jack met an &C n,
Iusintance he was hailed with the -
vords Give me another. and my giri N
trends tainted me with Come back. q
sck: you NAV have one more The y
suit was that Jack Was driven into q
nsfrimony with me and ] win him. y
ye were married and hsvs lived hap =
~ ever since
aAurtv.~ sid L1cv. where crn e
- q psrrot sud how much would one !.
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You dat ueed . psrrot. desr1e
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