Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1889 — Deacon Staple's Parrot. [ARTICLE]

Deacon Staple's Parrot.

The pleasing story of Deacon Staple's parjrot is being tolcL. in Boston nowadays, and is worth re-telling. One day, when the deacon’s wife was doing up pickles, the parrot, when her back was turned, stole a pickle from the dish. Mrs. Staple turned in time to see the theft, and threw a knife at the parrot with such force and accuracy that it took all the feathers off the bird’s head. For days the bird was disconsolate at the loss of his topknot, but recovered in course of >oon afterward a clergyman came to spend Sumtny at Deacon Staple's, and the parrot was in the d.ning room when the guest came iu to break. a<t. The parson was bah I; his bead was as smoot has a doorknob. The parrot looked at him with interest, and then, as heads were bowed minister said grace, the bird screamed with distinctness: "llalyedurnedolds'ainp! Been stealiu* pickles!”