Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1894 — REMOVED THE BIRD. [ARTICLE]

REMOVED THE BIRD.

A Washington Parrot That Bothered a Preacher. it is the accomplished African owned by Edward Cake of the Hotel Normandie at Washington. As a linguist Washington probably never had his peer. For some reason the bird had been changed from its usual habitat and put in the linen room for the day, the windows of which are almost in touch with the swell .colored church that is in close proximity to the Normandie on the north. The excitement began when the minister gave out a well-known text. The last words had but fallen from his lips when they were shouted back at him with peculiar vehemence from the adjoining house. The congregation tried hard to preserve its dignity, for the minister stood solemn, but the effort was not a great success, and many of the younger worshipers tittered audibly. The preacher started up again, and again the bird sent back bis utterance with the faithfulness of a graphpphone. A song was tried and Poll got in his work just the same. By this time it was evident that either that parrot had to.. be suppressed or the meeting would have to break up. little cohference was held, and it was decided to hold up the proceedings long enough for a committee to wait on Mr. Cake and ask him to remove the cause of the trouble to some other part of his hotel. That gentleman willingly acceded to the request, and the religious exercises were resumed.