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A REAL WICKED PARROT.

York/ said the keeper of a Bowery bir&*faw*6 -m&mihYork TTorW re«p»fl Ate <H*° .flPfcftJiimuigt He blinked his eyes knowingly > and gave the^bv^lnf reecW P«cW»ar to bit? kind »&.< tevident t !*odr complete satisfaction of his Ht&tftcfaess. "I see he doeeV-t do anything but swear. Awil |<r» B&staiß%f<hi€ roputCfion the the oauit vlgortnib \)itnfc'j 'toeit H^FlfiFlapßed into pjp^onui yntt?nce, holding his head on o bo— side as if waiting for oar»ieeper* conlinjae^pip^^Mr, "on <^ditwß'4bßti)e oould r^ttnLiflii) in 'I we 6k^§AsJT nk>t The sflrrot l sf aa^Joi^i; tjhe tiei&sjbfir Jim-— fcc&n .hii^nßwelripK nßoM^dMln't like ~fne place^-f^.Tje.' sM; lip all day long fitffky^*^ tW swore at the^uxiototti^w, hdd kcpi'iip ''juch a j^pfm^f oaths that gfr> «eajy*l everybody out of the house. Next I sold him on3jQE^OfP§amblej' who was running ft, pjj^er-room down town. and the gambler said he never stopped i¥«lttiW9l|?»ißfcfe Jim B etl Twy mad be cays, "Blast your heart P fit fo^V^re!ecWngvyttnjrt?, fi^-erery ,i«iui*tf tonight, 4l4'l«Mhl times ig«t lmiii|ireg«rfaf oatjjp^ ZEl^i^tnbler He kraugtHb'n^infdJbae^, T^i^wM he sold him sincfiJl. E6PC nouuHf&r 'ills, crcv old Dead and cor firmaiy on ,i Jwheti nis.owrfejr ceased - talkicg, Jim made some remarks in a general way about his soul and its prS&'b&'tfewinVtyiiJ ttAlT*thei' became silent, save an occasional hoarse '•I believe he's unluukv," tlfc man Iw^T^a^rk^)t^i^,%fraid of . bin&Smt&mriMmmto be is a and I can never teach nun one. But and >firesjt bacfc^t him,. A Spaniard MlMeye7eife^f?kWhe swore at Jim in Spanish. His old eyes lighted up, and he seemed to know he wf»p Wriw mc y?lf tran 8f&? Dew JH over and over in his mouth, and kept repeating it agaiffitßE&^SlUD He was, happy all day, and whenever auvbody c&me\%mVffl4tWmMn&y at "them with his new oath. He especially &■/*■ lights to st««^^B; Last week a% lady jjot out of her carriage and came rffwrMoW^^lSfe canaries. When ladies come in I always take Jim out While the jadj was looking at the canaries, I suddenly heard a, volly of oaths, and I ldbved- ajojrad. Tirefe was Jfta looking like a^deVil, bisfiexjk stflewfted out and hia ,eYe3 swearing his very wws^ttotobw the lady would be frightened, and. abe^ \^». She ran out4>f%e^BTOpJ and^Jnn swore till the carriage_drqTe away. .JNLjyjftfe is a^cKMci-worker^ an£herj)astor comes b«jM?4Mit?^f^uOtly. The 11 !^ l^fii/the preacher . comes.

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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XV, Issue 2361, 21 November 1888, Page 1

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A REAL WICKED PARROT. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XV, Issue 2361, 21 November 1888, Page 1

A REAL WICKED PARROT. Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XV, Issue 2361, 21 November 1888, Page 1

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