Polly's Dander Up

A bridal couple who put iu several davs recently taking iu the sights of the capital eujoyed themselves imraensely uutil the day preoeding their eparture. It then oecurred to the bride that she har, uot called upon "dear Fauny," who had been her chum durijig fier days at the seminary. Now, yacjiy was still enjoying siugle blessedness aud this may have had something to do with the auxiety oí tbe bride to cali upon her maideu chum. George deuaurred feebly, but at last consented to pay a formal cali. The bride dressed ierself iu a fetching gown aud placed upou her saucy head a Parisian dream iu the vay of a hat. The hat was oue rf those iudescribable cieations of the inilliner's art, a mass of flowers with a bird or two partially concealed in the foliage, so to speak. The pair went gayly forth and in a hotel coupe were soon at the door of Fanny's resideuce. Their cards were taken and they were ushered into the drawing room. While awaiting the coming of her frieud the bride 's attention was attracted to a large cage containing a spifciidid parrot. She chirruped ooingly to the imprisoned 'bird and wished she might take him out of his cage and caress him. George remarked that he looked tame enough and suggested the opening of the door of the cage. Suiting action to the word, he opeued the door and the released bird calnily walked forth and strutted about, blinking his beady eyes knowingly. ïhe bride, with usual calis of "Poll, pretty Poll!" coaxed the bird to■ward her, and poll proceeded to climb tip the rounds of the chair upon which the lady was sitting and perched herself upon the arm of the chair. The parrot uttered guttural cries of ' ' Polly , Polly , ' ' this word seemingly comprising her entire voeabulary. Tbc bird accepted the caresses, and apparently all was serene, but without an mstaut's warning she uttered a scream of ::;;;;■ and i wat the lady's headgear, aiigntang fairly thcreon, aud theu for :! tew minutes the air was filled with firiiig feathers and bits of flowers, while the atmosphore was fractured by screanis from the bride and discordant cries Irom the parrot. George attempted to come to the rescue and had his face badly scratched for his pains. The lady finally shook the bird loose from the flower garden she was wearing upon her hat and made one wild dash for the front door, followed closely by rho bridegíbom. Once on the puvement, they became somewhat composed and determined to return to their hotel to repair damages. They did not tarry long enough to see "dear Fanny. " The sudden wfath of the bird was evidently cansed, George thought ujioii reflectiou ditring calmer moments, by the fact that amid the flowera iu his svife's hat there uestled a stuffed Caroline parrakeet, which the parrot took to be a real live rival and proceeded forthv.'ith to demolish. The bride is aiow a thoro-agh coiivert to the