The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-03-19
Josh Billings on ROSTERS.

Ihare Is not on the whole horizon of live
natur more pleasing Strengthening study
than the Rooster. Tins Remarkable PACK
age Nv feathers has been for ages stuiy
lar the phiiosuphick, as we'll as the Simple,
curious mind. IDey belonged teW the
teatnered sekt deuominated poultry, aud
are nu,uanGZ ul uIaHy wives. La Utah /;
Is hUusideGeu d disgrace tow speak Gise
speciiul VI rooster. brigham Young s
coat oV arms Is rooster, III iu blast,
Growing TIL he Is bent over dOule back ward.
The Iie,h Ov the rooster is very similar
tew tie flesh ov the hen 1t Is hard to
! distinguish the difference espeshiy III your
! soup. HOLSTERS are the puglll,te among
! the uoinesllc Uurds they wear the belt,
| aud having no shoulder " strike irnm they
| strike tiuuI the heel,
| BOOSTERS, ACCORDING to profane history, if
ny euuGaofiun renietDbefS uie night, were
| formerly IMAM WHO come suddenly Jn one
| vi The neatLen gods, at u time when he
Want prepared tu receive COMPANY, and
Was Tor that uttenSe rebuilt over Into tie
hrSL TuoSter, aud wao forever atteIward
destined 10 crow, as WARNING. luis
change from man akounts tor their a6ll-
tiles, anu Tor their po.lteneSs 10 the hens
There ID nothing III d uIan that Il woman
| admircS more than his reduyiiesS aud Adm
| " 10 suIash another leiluw, and IL IL just 81
with hcu " nen Il Rooster ge,s nckcd,
ali The heuS narch Uph With the other,
| ruoate, II lac ain hall 50 tin vi handsome.
| Ii Is pluck that Wis ncn or woman.
HARE Is CRATE variety OF pedigree
among the rooster race, but Tor Study D,z
| ness give me CD Iashuhtu uuIuinique
| rouste, short legged, and Wien they waIh
| they Always strut auu iuslr DuZzuuI, stIcN
out Ike an aiueluan aUuoinIuai cup
| Ooaro. Hills breed Is naWa>coiured, anu
| hez crooAed tall ou them arcIeu IKE a
Il sickle, anu d. Iuil Nv feathers as new
dustcr.
But when yoE come right down to grit,
| aud throw All outside luttuenceS overheard,
| there ain l uothiug on GARTH, nor uuuer IL,
that CAN out-st5ic, Lut-siep, uut-braS, Or
cut piuck regular Dantum IUostcr.
lucy away put ma ~ mlnd vi very
small daddy, pracuclug before looking
gias,.
They DON weigh more than thirty ounce
es, but they make as much fuss as tuL.
L have seen them trying to pick quarrel
with two hoss wagon, aud don think
they would hesitate to fight meeting
house 1T 1t was the least sassy O them.
1t is more fun 10 hear one Ut these little
| cheYailers crow; 1t Is like tour year old
BABY trying tew sing u ilue out or the STAR
spangled UaLner,
HE hen partner Of this little concern IL
the most exquisite boquet of ueatness and
feathers that the eye ever lUustcd on.
L ney are ID pflin az premature young la
~. II Is luxury 10 watch their daluti
| hess, tew SEE them lay each teater with
sneir Liiis III lis place, anu preside over
them Give, with as much uslcaoy as The
beiie before a mirror.
1t see,ns. few be necessary that there
should Ue something outrageous III every
thing tc SHOW 10 Where propIlety euds, and
iuIprUpfiety begins. luis Is lucloucnoiy
the case III The roosier affair, Tor We have
tie shsng hi rooster, tue greatest outrage
III my opinion, ever coWmltted in the an-
nails Ut poultry.
These kr,tters are the caMels among the
louis, they ihOpe about the barn-yard, tip
pug over hay-racks anu steppi Oh the
young gosills, and every noW and then
they crow Ill confusion.
III an, body should give me shanghi
rooster L ssuuid ha!ter hin, and keep hun
III a box stall, aud feed him GU cut feed,
AMI II he would Wplk klnd III harness all
rlgnt, II nut would BUTCHER him the iust
Wet day that cuni, and salt bun down to
give 10 the poor.
Bot Ihare ain nobody going to give me