The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1868-12-12

| wished that she had fever Probably
| he saw Minnie through the back of his
head, for he was always looking out of
the window when she came in, and always
blushed violently.
One day Minnie followed her mother
into the parlor AS pqsuai' DIR. stagg
was there.
.'My dcar,'s cried Mrs Lundy, who
had just come from the garden, you
look excited
'.Oh. mamma !" and her voice was so
sweetly low, so softly ;gieated, I've shall
have to leave this place, indeed we shall!
Father is taking on terribly; SOME Of the
boardefs are laughing, others are shock
ed
What is the freak, my dear p
''Oh he's rooster, and crows till he's
black in the Acc."
'..A rooster! horrible ! And here we
are--not.a Il doctor we know"
Somebody wheeled round from the
window.
Madam, heard you speaking Of
| the-ahenl-uced of Doctor Excuse
| my forwardness-but am physician"
or course Minnie was more beautiful
than ever in her confusion.
'My poor husband has an unfortunate
tendency that annoys everybody near
him
Perhaps he is hypochondriac. I
THU. l nave seen him. Where is he,
mad d.n %
''On the north porch" said Minnie.
"And [ am sure We very much
Obliged" added the mother, sit you can
only help him -
I he first sonnd that struck their ears
as they issued from the l"or, was Il grand
and s,nornus cock doodle doc
"John-Mr. Lundy," cried his wife !;
what sad spectacle you are making OF.
yourself -
I'm not a spectacle, good woman !;
Tn u rooster Get out of my way; DO
you not notice the expansion oi ny
wings? Cock doodle doc -
"What shall we do :" cried the poor
wife, turning to the doctor .'Oh sir,
c.n you stop this rilicn,ous exhibition 2"
Trust me, u,adan,," said the yonng
man, biting his lips. Tor the sight Was
almost too ridiculous for his gravity.
Upon my word" he continued, ad-
dre>>in. the deiudcd man, what u mag
nfccnt creature? Why. his feathers
are yard long. Where did you get
such Il splendid specimen Is he i'm
ported 2.
.-c"ek doodle .lool'' yelled the hu
man biped, s;rutting more than ever
II hat woman has no. hing to do with
me, sir I; nosiiin. at all. I'm rooster
on my own accoun.-e,ck ii doodle doo..'
Here the doctor gave orders aside to
one o. the servants, who went away grin
ming Then turning to the rooster. who
wa, by this time red ia the lace with ex
crton. he sad:
Il declare, it makes my mouth water
tn think what Il capital dinner that bird
could furnish. May | wiring his neck.
madam 1t will take but a few seconds ;
mo you don't" cried the other, I'm
tou- h, very tough. I'm an old bird, sir,
not to be cau-h with chaff'
but you are Il rooster what else are
you "o'.d for %
Cool to crow, sir !; good to crow
after which ensucd the laudest sc.ecch
of all. succeeded by IL sum,nersault, and
a sensation of sufFocatiou Another mo
ment aud the servant returned with Il
dead fowl in his arms
Il assure ypu, sir it had to be done"
said the doctor, gravely, and Mr.. Lundy
rubbed his face and pinched his throat
did you really wiring my neck, sir 2"
the hyroehondriac asked, gravely.
"When you were a rooster, certainly"
did die game p asked the other,
will, manner of solemn Importance.
..Yon particularly game" replied
the doctor
"Thank you, sir. IF 1 should turn
into rooster again, l shall know where
to co.
Il shall be most happy to wiring your
neck for you, sir, on amy such interesting
occa~inn'
Very kind, I'm sure IF you should
ever get into any trouble, Juhu Lundy
will stand your friend"
s.Do you promise me that, sir p
Il do, and I never break my word
After that Minnie walked into the
garden sometimes and Minnie was not
alone-not she.
Il love violets best" said the doctor
to her. one day.
.sAmd /, roses
Aud Minnie, being the least bit scnti-
mental quoted Pope on roses-somcthing
about dew aud the doctor went on
Shakespeare, very bad indeed, till some
how. in some way, he never could tell
how, nor in what way (neither could she)
he said it.
'.Sce dictionary for cit"
'.Indeed. must not listen to this"
murmured Minnie, dying to hear it again.
IVY father. If he knew"
.Would disapprove, perhaps said the
young doctor. And why Because I
am poor. And you, too perhaps
mo, no; I-I-you know-I-I love
ynu-but-'
s.Harki Who nalls p,