Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-02-10
Tia; Ancient Rooster

9 ! once had rooster that could Just rip
tn rag, of all natur. fout him agin every
thns in NarmUnt, and whipt 'em all tcu ;
afterwards gin 'em all heel and whaled
cm all over again, lcastwise them that
hadn't killed ul,.r.
Wall. guess kept him about five year
till the Old icier got to be stun blind and
'mld headed, ami times got to be all-scrougin
ard i'll Old Narmont; perwisions was all
I'd high, and money sneaker scase, and
then my young uns had got most unkimmon
powerful appcLitrs, SO begun to think about
KILN the oI cock. 1t pulled right strct agin
the grain. tell sc naow, but had to dcu it,
and dcu it did. kasoused him inteu IA
hucket w b;l:n water, and-dcu you be-
iicrn why 1t tuck tcu Of my young uns and
Il pair Nv pinchcrs Il hull day to git the
critters feathers, eout
-. How sinai! | cook him, Phil ! ses my
wife.
"Wall guess you mought as well put
him in the oven, ses |. So She kind htisted
hin all over with possum fat, put him in a
zig diaA, with about half IA busAel Nv sweet
p.rtatcrs, and baked him brOmn.
" kinder guess twas tater and small fur
diAncr tiGt day. anyhow, for OF all the earn d
It 'rnl' t,n,h poultry heerd on, that cock
WAS a lerti. ..,t; the hardest
:" tuck hin eout inteu the kitchin, and
carved him up with the Axe n sweeten job
| had ON it, ten. Put him into a steupan,
and kinds I,r''iied him till next day but
twas n airtAly use; the more he billed the
tougher he g,t--ny young 'uns all got to
cryin with tuc Jaws ache, and the old woman
s4uirmcd her head around and squealed ris It
cJut
-" What ON airth's the matter . ses |.
- Thar's bone in my throat, Sos she.
" NoN | kn,wcd that was a lie, for the
Jaws Of human natur never could got to the
bone in that chicken, 50 thought I'd Just
loJk and see what ail'd her-and if there
warm aooul tn inches Of the sharp lend OF
gGg Tat had come out of the old co *,
Stirkin strct across her throat That
kind'a made me mad, so kaSousGd him in |
the iron pot, and billed him asln like king
dom come. | had young pOSsum in tle
hcouSe that Id killed the day aiore 50 ait :!
the old cock hhl billed about six hours, steady
made II vi, On EN- both together, and baked
hlnI dSH.
" That pie did look almighty nice, meow
tell ycDu; nlg maouth a kin'a itched and
twitcacd at the corners like. when looked
At it. and the young 'uns jumped araound
fur ralc joy. Concearn yeou old boy, thinks
1, us We H'bl btpNH tcu 1 We Ncihcncu
ye some this time, anyhaow.
-. Give me the middle piece, Phil, ses my
wife.
60 Slrtin. Prudc,' ses and with that
stuck the knife intcu it, when
- TukI TAX! Tux ! Tukdrooh =
- Just you stop yer ioolin, young Zeph,
ses |, The boy could give righteous ilnmi-
tAtion Of Il chicken, and ! swon thought it
ras him .isr you stop yer foolin, scs |, 'or
II tarn yc away from the table,
- Ii wasn't me, fa-'
49, Shet up ses |; " shet up, and mind
your T4nners,' and with that stuck the
KNIFE ia agn, and tuck nice round piece
right coat By the centre. | swow, if thar
warn't Just ahJut then the most eternal
apittin and spiutterin, till ey'ry bit ov pos
sam was ;erked clear out ov the pie, and then
g.. loro'i ctsrral Old ROOSTER roGEp MS HHAp
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