Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1869-06-16
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Thare is not on the whole horizon
Of live natur a more pleasing and
strengthening study than the Rooster
This remarkable package Of feathers
has been for ages food for philosphik
as well as the simple curious mind.
They belong tew the feathered sekt
denominated poultry, and are the hus-
band of menney wives In Utah il is
considered disgrace tew speak dis
respectful ov 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 10 the flesh of the hen it is
hard tew distinguish the difference,
especially in yure soup. Roosters are
the pugilists among the domestik
burds they wear the belt, and having
no shoulder tew strike from, they
strike from the heel
Roosters, according TO profane his
tory, if mi edukashun remembers me
right, were formerly man, who cum
suddenly upon one ov the heather
gods, at a time when he wasn't pre-
pared tcw see company, and wuz, for
that offense, rebuilt over into the fust
rooster, and wuz forever afterwards
destined to crow, az kind of warn
ing. This change from man akounts
for their fighting abilities, and for their
politeness tew the hens. Thare is
nothing in a man that q woman ad.
mires moro than his reddyness and
ability to smash another fellow, and il
IL iiss so with a hen. When rooster
gifts licked. the hens all march oph
with the other rooster, if no ant haff
so big or handsome.
1t IL pluck that wins a hen or a
woman.
Thare il CRATE variety Of pedigree
among the rooster race, but for stiddy
bizness give me the old fashioned dom
Unique rooster, short legged, and when
they walk, they always strut, and their
buzzums stick out like an alderman's
abdominal cupboard. This breed is
hawk. .coloreG, and haz a cooked tail
on them arched like sickle, and az
full of feathers az new duster.
But when you come right down to
grit and throw all outside influences
overheard, there aio't anything on
earth, nor under il, that can utstyle /
out-brag, or out-pluck a regular Ban.
tum rooster.
They alwus put me in mind ov
very small dandy, practicing before a
looking glass.
They don't way more than thirty
ounces, bat they make az much fuss
az tun. have seen them trying TO
pick u quarrel with two boss wagon,
and don't think they would hesitate
to 6ght meeting house if it wuz the
least sassy TO them.
1t seems to be necessary that there
should be sumthng outrageous in
everything tew show us where pro.
priety and impropriety begins. This
iz the melancholy case in the rooster
affair, for we have the shanghi rooster,
the greatest outrage, in my opiryun,
ever committed in the ANNALS of
poultry.
These kritters are the camels amung
fowles; they NOPE around the barn
yard, tipping over the hay racks and
stepping on the yung goslins, and
every now and then crow confusion.
II emmy body should give me a
shanghi rooster, should halter him
and keep him 10 a box stall, and feed
him on cut feed, and if he would be
kind in harness, all right; if not,
would bucher him the fnst wet day
that cum, and salt him down tew give
tew the poor.
But thare amt nobody a going tew
give me one ov this breed, knot if
know it; ! don't think thare IL man
on earth mean enough tew do il.
Roosters do but very little house.
hold work; they wont lay emmy eggs,
nor try to hatch emmy, nor see to the
yung ones; this satisfys me that thare
is some truth in the NEUROLOGICAL
akount Of the ROSTERS first origin.
Iu kant git rooster to pay any
attenshun to young one; they spend
their time in Growing, strutting, and
occasionally find worm which they
make a remarkable fuss over, calling
up their wives from a distance, appa.
rently to treat them, but Just as the
hens get thare, this elegant and elabo.
rate cuss bends over and gobbles up
the morsel.
Just like man for all the world.