THE PREACHER'S PARROT.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5136, 4 February 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE PREACHER'S PARROT.

There is n dreadful story in circitlutinti concerning a prominent West Side preacher —ono who has hitherto been ullcjred to be almost too good for this world and whose talks from the pulpit übout tho immortality prevailing hero would lead those not better informed to the conclusion that Chicago must be a sort of modern Sodom and Gomorrah rolled int> one.

Like most preachers who Imvc wealthy city congregations, this one can afford to rest iiwhilt in summer, and did so tile present year. [Ie hud about his Ktudy » parrot hold in hiifh esteem by the family because ofitrttalkinjfly/ perty chjznwior a\\d its no ißiaUatiUityafea' liajfJisf When ti'spiV-'icher

went East for the summer the pan-ot was placed in charge of a neighboring family, the members of which were only too glad to minister to the wants of the parrot of so good a mar.. For a time all went well. It is not proper in the relation of tbis incident to mention real names, and for purposes of convenience it will do to designate as Mr Jones tho gentleman whoso family took charge of Key—'s parrot. Ono night, a ■week or two aftor the clerjryTtian's *le-

parture, Mr Jones was detained down town rather la to ono night, and when he returned homo tho family were all abed. He rang the bull, and at first no one responded. Getting a little impatient he rang the bell loudly and continuously. Then, to his amazement, gome one called out in a harsh voice from inside the house : ' Who in "s that! It's ouo of those book agents again, I suppose ! How iv can a man work when such a racket is going on at the front of the door. Tell the fellow to leave '.' Well, Mr Jones got into his house at last, and there wasa lively time for iv few minutes, until it was learned where the wordsj came | from. That, was revealed by a muttering which came from the parrot's cage. It was at once seen what the matter was, this and that were put together and tho children of the household were cautioned not to say anything in relation to Rev-—'s parrot's remark. Tho evil hour was only postponed, though. The very next afternoon a lady of the neighborhood called nt the Jones's residence while the parrot's cage was hanging in the window in full view. The servant was a little slow in responding to her ring, and she. like Mr Jones, getting a trifle impatient, rang again sharply. Then that purrot opened out and excelled its oration of the night before. It wanted to know if those book agents ever would stop coming ! It said it would bo blanked if it stood it much longer! It used such dreadful language that the lady did not even wait, to learn the results of her last pull on the bell. She left, but she had recognised the parrot as the one belonging to Rev. Dr. . , Of course, she told of what she had seen and heard. Of course, all the congregation knew of it within a week. And, of course, there is a great deal of thoughtful private discussir.n of the matter. —Chicago Tribune.