. St. Nikolaus [serial] . über die kommenden und abteilunggast. Er bemerkt schnell kleine Kinder; kommt er zu einer bestimmten Ecke der Bodensecke seines Käfigs, flattert er vor einem kleinen, verlockend Baby-Talk, das ist sehr lustig, Ende-ing mit, schönes Kind! Schönes Kind!und ein lautes Lachen. Wenn das Haus ruhig ist und seine Herrin im Salon zu Gast ist, sehnt sich Polly nach Aufmerksamkeit. Er wiederholt die Namen der Kinder, fast asif rief er die Rolle, in süßen, niedrigen Tönen.dann sagt er Ma-ma! Immer und immer wieder, in einer schmerzlichen Stimme, bis es für einen Besucher üblich ist, zu sagen, antworte diesem Kind,

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. St. Nicholas [serial] . asons about the coming and departingguest. He quickly notices little children;coming to one particular corner of the bottomof his cage, he flutters before a little one, at-tempting baby-talk, which is very funny, end-ing with, Beautiful child! Beautiful child!and a loud laugh. When the house is quiet and his mistress hasa visitor in the parlor, Polly craves attention. He repeats the childrens names, almost asif he were calling the roll, in sweet, low tones.Then he says Ma-ma! over and over, in achilds voice, till it is common for a visitor tosay, Do answer that child, or Some one is calling you. He comes very near to tellingtales, saying, Ah, ah ! naughty boy ! withgreat severity. Polly is most impatient at breakfast-time, when he shrieks till he receives attention: Polly wants coffee ! Polly wants breakfast! He takes a piece of bread cautiously; ex-amines it; if it is not well buttered he throws itdown. He enjoys a bunch of grapes, holdingit down with one claw while with the other and. POLLY PORTER. his beak he opens grape after grape, eats theseed, and casts the pulp away. He easily crushesa pear or an apple to get at the seeds. Last Christmas Polly was sent by his owner, a New York boy, to friends as a present. Theywere told of his liveliness and astonishingpowers of speech. For some months Polly moped and said no- POLLY PORTER. 743 thing, but at last began calling members ofthe family by name. If let out of his cage, hefought the pug and whipped the cat; whenshut up in his cage for punishment, he wouldpersistently work at the wires till he would forcethem apart and walk out defiantly. Recently he began upon his old lessons, and now repeatsthe cries of the newsboys in the street: Ex-trah! Extrah/ Journal — Sun — Herald!And he sings quite well Yankee Doodle, which was taught him last summer.Good-by, Polly! JOHNNY AND THE PARROT.

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