New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-30


savaeeness as be rolls the tiny stamps in Lis great
palms.
.Guro o.o.oi" says the ssvaee with his teeth set;
Gur-o.ooi"
He rolls bis lustcrIess eyes, and sces nothing though
he lock, at U.s. and seems quite distracted IKE Sa'f
| al bny.
Been losing some money. Zefi' says Mr. Zoon.
"Fiye dollar bill or be burned alive forever says
the giant
So he heayes angri'y to the bar while we al stahd
silent and while he draws old ole which bis black eyes
poison Mr. Zoon leans over the counter and Whispers
There's the purtiest cockpit up Stairs e'ei '''
| see" SAYS Mr.. Zoon to us IN the end
The proprietor meanwhile looks amiable as acannioa'
| at Us.
"Can we yisi. the place wo entreat respectfully.
The proprietor looks askan at u.s. and rumDics In ni'
throat Il horribly nondescript expressions
| "Gur.oo-ow
We slip into the hand OF Mr. Zoon bill OF five dol
lars which Mr. Zoon at once transfers. The proprietor
waows before u.s. ard leads the way up stair dlniy
lit and very unsteady. till by.andby. when we have
zone very far in the rear We detect dull, growing
clunor broken ty the sound hear early dawn OF
cLantcleer feeling upon his rues the brightest glow
Of the sunrise But these not the household birds we
love 10 listen TO- who make the benrOostS more cheer
fu than rookeries and give gardens equal beauty
and disaster They arc booded chickens. reared Tor
the combat and strangely enough it seems to Us that
In their crow there Is harder more forced less muS
cal intonation than we have commonly remarked. Ap'
preaching nearer the turbulence grows more distinct
At last the noise and the light gush through quickly
opened door, and enter the arena, or the aquiia-
rum.
1t is lof dmy lit at the reGntering angles OF the
square ceiling, that we only catch the anxious
masses Of gross heads that hasten there. bending
anxonsly forward but where the crowded seats slope
down to round pen ring oil empty and tancoyered
the gas jes are close and brilliant. To this ring
passage way opens by gate which. directly unclosng
gives admission short, stuned, bulletheaded man.
who holds beneath his red and black game-cock
q which he strokes be advances Ills gentleman
takes chair the side OF the ring aud as we
all the patrons leapng into the tan TO crowd around
the bird We can do more than join them. The brd
in question has a comb shaved quite down to Its SKULL
feathers well clipped in every part of its body less tai
than fashionable ROSTERS love to wear very hard and
large neck and legs. and IN the right e close 10 Tue
legitimate and nntura spu-whch has been pared off
r like human corn--is fastened by patent spring
Ing sharp spur Of bright STEEL quite two inches in
bavonet IN a mans Tie bird itself bears singular
resemblance 10 the man who carries it, Both are cnt
n down 10 fighting nakedness; the eyes OF both are
6cke and cruel but the chickens the mos. absolute
and niercing. the man wears a red neek-tie like the
cocks missing comb which he appears to have appro
rrsted and the neck Of the gentleman is only an
exaggerated and less excellent copy OF the cocks
: Around these two beings the cock and tie man-of
which the latter holds by night the inferior plrtare
grouped Wild hang dog faces, very yellow Us from evil
blood beneath them and everybody keeps his thnmbs IN
his breeches pockets and splits in an odd. laborous,
logical way as II it palt of the process ~ which
d he thought
. Another man enters on the moment-a tall. spare,
$ coasnnptiye.lookng man. with sr of good humoTed
J. bashfllness In his awkward approach. He carries
second bird against his brcIsta brown nnd red bird
smaer than the FIRST for which he seems to entertain
h a mingled pride and enotion Both ROSTERS intimate
their arrival ly sort OF compressed chueke, which
mnlcs our blood run cold. The crowd falls back TO the
tiers Of benches again third party arranges the tan
In the ring all lean forward brcathesy. and those in
the DARK rear only detected from tie mass OF
y shadow by the glitter Of their burning cigars.
The two men, short ard long. advance with The cocks
loosely held in their hands. The birds are heard to
croak, half in,cigiby, as Il they were rolling oaths
60 Ike snakes with its head rotruding from hole
All at once there is futer spring. scream, and
high IN the mir the wings leap undstingushaby. I'll
through the mis-, OF mingled feathers only the bright
CLEAN of the deadly gaiIs is seen.
They fall together linking their sharp bills and twist
ing their powerful feet in the strong cench of mutual
boe while the torn feathers go drting into the light
aud srew like leaves tie scattered tan. and tue gas
whsk into the dim evening, til all at once there is
hacccssation a wild cold scream, Ike a awomsns IN
revenge and ibe red aad brown bird lies dead, with
the GAIT Of his rival driven straight through lis BRAIN
We lear a cheer; the ring is filed with men agan
there il blood beneath their feet. and the carcass Is
e tossed afer The vicors daboled puncs are fonded
and he is carried in the bosom Of his owuer TIL tie
wicket unseas again and they let in the tan bird 50
Ike the lrst that It seems lis Corsican brother.
The place grows r.o.ous with betting; there are
cnrses and dciances in tic uidt OF oil the chickens
pinc uron each other the little circle grows passion
nj, with the mutual motive of murder and they are
eparated after moment with oil tler feathers wild
! drawing breath and hate together. Again and again
the strife is repeaedi the little room grows close and
clamorous; the yet terrible, when the long
crow once more ascends and the victor Of the first com
, bat has slain his rival again.
They stand him uI-braye savagel-agalnst a thnd
antagonist. erd II fourth gashed and s;aegerlngi Out
with the fierce instinct of conquerlng stronger thah
lie he makes his bright gas throb though he Is dying
mill the beak Of his fifth adversary is sppng at lis
heart
p,rth. eyh,inc Of men excuses have been given;
be dog /, mans protector, and some think 1t wen to
-., him IA do battle But Of all infamous essays tins
. ,ho lively chan.ieeers that divide the day