The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-10-19
MISCELLANEOUS.

The following interesting article copied
! from an exchange paper, wherein some very
nice precepts are inculcated pertaining tc
| the rights and duties of the gentler sex oil
i the poultry yard, and females generally,
We commend to the favorable notice of our
fair reader: 1a 1e.e'a e& .es~ la~
| 1t happened upon time, if fable be
true, that the fowls in the barnyard of a
certain ncighborhood, became awakened
| to an unusual degree of interest in all SUBJ
sects pertaining to their own well being, and
| that of their own race generally. .Fs 60 q
They gathered into groups, or as men
! would say, into Conventions" and at these
gatherings they crowed and rackled, and
and clapped their wings, and did all other
things in manner and form as such Great
ures do when they are deliberating upon
matters of moment to themselves and
others. Things had proceeded thus for a
long time, and many plans designed to pro-
duce most happy influences upon the social
condition of chickens, and of the birds in
general, had been devised, and were in pro-
cess of execution, when certain hens got
it into their heads that the part which they
acted in public concerns was not just so
| important and imposing as it might be; and
| to this opinion agreed certain rooSters. In
this state of things, it was agreed that at
subsequent gatherings Of the chickens,
these disatfected hens should stand up and
participate in the doings of the assembly,
Just rs the roosters had been accustomed
to do lsfore; and thus, as they said. equal
ity would be promoted, and the active wis.,
dom of the roost be brought to bear upon
the subject in hand. An old rooster who
was accustomed to looks good deal into
the nature of things, and who was not easi-
ly carried away with the new tangled no
tions of the birds, remons rated against
this procedure Of these hens, and stated
many grave and wcighty reasons, showing
the absurdity and folly Of their intentions.
After mounting upon fence, and clap
ping his wings and growing, to engage at
tention, he presented the case somewha as
follows: In the first place, it was not
convenient ut all times for the hens to leave
tn, little chickens to attend to public af-
fairs. 1t was exceedingly important, he
said, that the little creatufses should be at
tended to, and nature seemed to have de-
volyed the duty upon the hens, and to
turn aside from it, to act in sphere for
which nature had not designed them, he
thought would be strange and unnatural"
In the second place, he said there We're in
superable barriers in their way which they
could never surmount For instance, their
roice was not of that kind which was suita-
ble in addressing public ASSEMBLIES; but it
was Of milder and sweetcr tone, and bet
ter adapted to please and interest in the
social circle. 1t was true, he said, that
hens might crow, and he had heard thoin
attempt it, but it always appeared to him
a very ridiculous and unnatural business
lie added, furthermore. that in public
speaking certain amount of red or bra
zen color seemed to be necessary about the
physiognomy, and this, he remarked, some
roosters possessed in on uncommon de-
gree, while the hens We're entirely without
It; and if, rs he remarked, they endeavor-
ed to assume his brazen appearance, it ap-
peared to him, and he believed it did to
others, very coarse and uncomely in them.
He said further, in the third place, that in
the public meetings of the fowls, as they
were not entirely perfect in their nature,
it often occurred that there were some con-
tentions in the best assemblies, about who
should spek, and what should be said and
that sometimes there rose great degree of
heat in deciding the matter right; and just
at this point, advancing one of his legs, he
displayed quite a respectable spur, which
he said, enabled him to maintain hisrights,
and their interests. These, he said, they
were without; and although he hoped new
er to have an occasion to use his spurs,
(and he was opposed to using them except
in self-defence,) yet they indicated tina,
when contention existed, as the Creator had
furnished him and other ROSTERS with wea-
pons of defence, and had not given such
implements of defence, to the hens,it was
very clear to his mind that hens were no,
designed to have any ything to do with scenes
of contention. Hehkewise quoted ac.r
tain record which all proiessed to regard a.
authority in matters Of duty, and showed
them that the teachings Of this record were
directly opposed to their present intentions
In conclusion, he added, that if thu
hens had desire to control public affairs
he would tell them method by which they
could have more influence than any othe
class in the community of fowls. Tha
was this: The little chicks, he said, wer'
all committed to their charge, for severa