The New Orleans crescent., 1868-11-06

FRIDAY noRnmo, NovEMBER 6. lsss.


Thsre is not on the whole horizon or ov live
natur more pleazng and strengthening study
than the rooster. This remarkable package OF
feathers has bin for ages food for philosophik as
well as the simple curious mind. They belong
tew the feathered sekt denominated poultry, and
are the husbands Of menny wives. In Utah 1t Is
konsdered disgrace rev speak desrespekful OF
a rooster. Brigham Young's coat ov arms is
rooster, In full blast. growing till he is almost
bent over double backward.
The flesh ov the rooster is very similar tew the
flesh ov the hen it Is hard tew distinguish the
difirence. espeshly In yure soup. Boosters are
the pugilists amung the domestic burds; they
wear the belt, aod having no shoulder to strike
from they strike from the heel.
BOOSTERS, according to profsne history, If mi
edukashun remembers me right, were formerly
a man, who come suddenly upon one ov the
heather gods ct 9 time when he want prepared
built over into the fust rooster, and waz forever
afterward destined tew crow as kind Of warn
ing. This change from q man akounts for their
fighting Abilities and for their poiteness tew the
hens. There Is nothing in q man that woman
admires more than his reddyness and ability tew
When q rooster gets licked the hens all march
oph with the other rooster, If he Amt han 30 big
or handsome. ags4
1t is pluck that wins hen or q woman.
There h . grate variety ov pedigree amung the
rooster race. but for stiddy bizness give me the
old fash dominique rooster, short-legged, and
when they walk they alwus strut, and cir buz-
Gums stick out like slderman's abdominal cup.
board. This breed is hawk -colored, and has Q
crooked tail on them arched like sickle, and az
full of feathers as q new duster.
But when you come right down to grit and throw
all outside influences overheard, there amt nothing
on earth, nor under 1t. that can outstyle
outstep, out-brsg or out-pluck regular Bantum
rooster.
They slwus put me in mind ov q very small
dandy, practicing before looking glass.
They don't weigh more than 80 ounces, but
they make as much fuss a. tun. / have seen
them trying tew pick quarrel with q two hoss
Wagon and don't think they would hesitate tew
fight meeting house if it was the least sassey
tew them.
1t seems to be necessary that there should be
sumthing outrageous in everything, tew show US
WHARF propriety ends and impropriety begins.
This IL the melancholy case In the rooster affair,
for we have the shanghai oster the gratest out
rage. in my opinyun' ever committed In the annals
of poultry.
These kritters are the camels amung fowls, they
nope around the barnyard, tipping over the hay.
rack and stepping on the yung goslns. and every
now and then they crow confusion.
II emmy body should give me shanghi rooster.
should halter him, keep him IN q box stall, and
feed him on cut feed, and If be would work kind
in harness, ell right, if not, would butcher him
the fust wet day that cum, and salt him down tew
give tew the poor.
But thare amt nobody going tew give me one
ov this breed, knot If know it; don't think
thare liz man on earth mean enough tew do it.
BOOSTERS do but very little household work (;
they wont lay emmy eggs, nor try tew hatch emmy,
nor see to the young ones this satisfies me that
thare is sum truth in the NEUROLOGICAL ackount
ov the ROSTERS fust origin.
Yu kant git o rooster tew pay emmy attention
tew yung one they spend their time in crow
ing, strutting and occasionally find a worm, which
they make q remarkable fuss over, calling up
their wvies fromla distance, apparently tew treat