True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-06-04
NOVEL BATTLE,
OLD SUEY & REV T'pM.

oLD Sukf N A,REf inM.
never shall forget battle that took place in The bar
yard. when was II boy. between large and old look
g raj and my iavorite Suky, hen Of dark color AMI
| hgh topknot, vino, ever since | could remember, wa
the first "tmy rohers flock of FOWLS that came iren
| her nest in the spring with her dozen little chicks
The hawks never dared assa her, for whenever the,
did. they got Rowland for Oliver. On the present
OCCASION it was one {" those glorious day in May, tina
sun hid passed his meridian, the workman had Jus
finished ih'r dinners, all hands taking their rest
and 10y like IAN off to the barn to have my play Will
my brothers. After atiguing ourselves sufficiently we
three threw ourselves on the that Law piled up II
gallery NOV, The chipping of old Suky attracted
our attention. She eager erragt;i scratching
away the raw and other things ha, lay on the groun'
to get at The insects for her little The chicks
"it'lng with joy 10 tie freshly scratched ground
signal from their mother, and found the prev the,
sought for. The old lad y" would thcreupon look nj,
say I've found treasure Tor MY children In the
course ofu few minutes Suky had cleared large spuc
by her industry. When she this she fell upon s,
breas, aud began to nuke hole with her claws sem
ding the earh in every trcctiun Then came the f1ap
ping OF e wings, erection Of the cahers and the en-
joynen OF bathing, as it were in the fresh earth. The
chchs followed her example, and curuu, was it, to see
! them III Il few moments tinlf buried,
IN the md {" Tins s.cnr, grey headed old coger
rat made hia appearance edge Of the ring frcn
ltnea.h the surrounding straw. iIaf iris tened to
DEATH AVA scanpercd the chcas from that side y The
ring alarming old Suky. In an instant she rose, shnk-
ing her nthHrs, dropping her wings. Lowering her head
aad stretching her neck. and with loud cuck flew
vie!e tlr into the face of her ene,n,. Old Suky was
booted with pair at natural srurs, nearly frida-
bic as STEEL heels, and t. she made her attack
the rat sqHc"l'd 'erh, hacs ed the edge of the ring
and began t" rub his n'se now beeng ro'sely, with
his tore paws Neither pa backed oul, and the signs
oil continued ha.tl seemed 10 be the increase We
forthwith named The rat Grey Tom. Boy lie, we be-
gan to bet upon the issue.
Gley Tom took turn round the ring, to catch, il
possible, ona OF the chicks, nni with witch of the tail
he made dash INTO the midst OF the flock, bur I'd Suky
let tly and one OF her spurs took the rat under the
throat lie set up great howl and hnEled off repair
damages. In ne mean time Sukey had gathered her
youtS ones III the rear and maintained dgnitied po.
sltion IN the centre of The hattie ground Grey Tom
ven;t'red ont again aer few moments and eyed Suky
with some doubts 10 the prudence Of another attack.
He pushed ont his neck, and examined carefully the
ground. Snky CHECKED defiance. Tom got angry his
upper lip remb'cd and t~ ched his mustachi0s mo, cd
heard. The com'atants nanoeuvred for a whiIc Suky
keeping her trembling charge in her and the little
ones manItestns the utmost zeal in budding close to
their mother.
- My horse against yours, on old Suky," cried to
my Younger brother.
"Done," said he.
" NY dog against your gun, that Grey Tom catches
one OF the CHICKENS bun,ered my second brother.
Hardly had spoken, when the rat rushed upon suky
win ms head low on the ground, evidently with the in
n OF pass ns between her legs and attacking the rear
he chicks seemed to see his object and in an instant
they had disappeared among the surrounding straw
od nkv gave the sign for tins dispersion y pecul-
lar chncke aud 10 prevent this manoeuve of urey Tom
ieaed up from the ground and turning, gave him ra-
k'g hire III the rear, Grey Tom keeled over uuiyercd
mo,'' aid darkness came across hi eyes. suky's
spur mad 7tA"traed Grey Toms abdomen between his
hind legs and inflicted deadly wound. In the instant
that this had been done, Suky had plunged her bill m
was OF The Aqualine order and hurder than flint, into
the skull Of poor Tom. Suky tapped her wings threw
up her 1a raised her opknot erect and actually crow
ed as hen crows. for very joy. The next chuckle
Summoned her little ones around her, and when she