The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-22


Aud led hun TO The prayer meeting.
sneh were the Sunday evening diversions Of TuN.
by nooS deacons In 1871 Uncle John Ludlow Is not
Iujby Hook deacon but b. Is foud OF " game
cock ROSTERS and claims TO have the finest breed
In America. It has taken aim forty years to bring
the breed to It's present stage of perfection.
WHERE TuR GAME BLOOD CANE IRON.
"Tcs, more than forty year, said Uncle John
my father and have crossed gamecocAs more
than nhy years. First, tIsre were the Sot,ns
and Dcrbcs from England. Then the Muns ffom
England too--from Devonslirc lbcleve-black lers,
AID cocks rcd brown. We crossed with them until
We got UP peculiar brcod-an American breed,
should cal Il. Then an Irish gray cock was
OrOu,ht out from Antrim county, aud We crossed
with that. Then Jim SANFORD brought out another
English cock good many years ago, aud crossed
with that. Then Mr.. Mcrsnnm brought out cock
and two hens l crossed the cock in VITA mine and
that brought out the Robin Breast breed about
Twenty years ago
BESIDES these breeds" continued tho old veto.
ran, 1--WE bad the Pumpton-, the Dcca,urs, and
lot " others. But I've got EN- all down now TO
thr'e breeds, the White HICKS, the Nuts, tud the
Piles"
what IL White Hack :" we asked
"Wnat's a White lIacki WHY It's Q fowl that
cuts on, white aud has white beik and leg"
"Wlat do on mean by cutting out whter"
here' JAKE haho me one OF Wose WINE HICKS
No"' you Sec uuu tho!e ''nh pui'eu up ue oo'As
cA'h'r~ ~ DC sP"Ae' no" you see mat neS az
"u"e u'"n oeo" don't you no matter WI" ms
eoiof Is on Top or outside. You ch9 mat le'o" and
le COMES ou' "nl'e' ana 70 "e "h'e HACK
"Ycs, sec; now tel me what Nun is."
"A Muhf well heies huu'' ana ne TOOK
COCK rom oafr'i US ne soo"e Hes Eo' WINS
.,A
hets' you sec ana M eye as sis as eherTS' Jus'
'ooA ~ u'"' we
We 'ooked al inc eye, ana 'he eye 'ooked AZ US
WIN nn expression Wmeh oe'oSened courage nno
schEeohidenee "hieh no'hhs Out dea'neou'u ioa'c'
The wh'skers consisted OF rune OF feathers o'.
ginning unuer Tue 'hioa' anu 'unhn- w INC sues OF
Le n 40 heary 70 us we. nc wa DoAu,''u'
.,,s,S w. ~. ,.''', W." puma ~ s''' 'Hu
''' ..1. w ,1o 'ousu 4s Az
'us' -" 'ouf u"n' ',onh VIZ o''S We WONT
-. - 80 WV
80. ., - VIA"
w., -, A.. A., ,,-.
..,.,.,,1, - vs. s.'. 80 W.
'''a' US v"
- " - ''-'
IS O"e ''o'4 u"U,'''
;" ~" . 80 ~ "" ~
~. -. ~
~ '.dIIo Wv
Tro -. 49,, ban, {, ,,-..,. .,.,,, .s,n., -.
,oo,, onI, on. 60 or -. a. -, IT.
IL a.r .,rorod - -. ~ 49,, -
- - - 50.
a, =, rom ,ho ho,,om 40 m. col e.r 80
~, ,.cnovsr h. -. Tso. ~
49,, 49,, A., .no, ..~o,,,., ~. 49,
m,t., ~ Q, or N ., ,,.r, a. sor,o,i,aos sa'",,.
St., a., =, -. a.. a..
,ns .,ro., On iron, or ~. nor.a -, II -
John q, hc alIovcd tn.r 10 m, ,h,, 80 ia. 40,
uI,h, and on boInq ,ol, tina, no 1ib ma s,o,,y,,1,
"Wby I sboula ,hi,k tb.v .orIi no st., -,
"s,olen ~ ne ,es,onded "po air. nohoI. 49,,
catch ,eu they Az like birds Tho, w., r,,n
.v,v oi,l,e, Tbev arc ,nor. .no.ti,,,,. a.. -.
nearer tho ooor than othcr fovi. too The NJ 80
,,ay nj bom, Tney'r, quiet creatures NOT ,,,o,,.
percd. don't scra,c,, lint ,b.y,1 All, an ,,r,
viii 0glt bulldog"
"wn the hens oght,' we .sks,
CT puoss tbey will, they'll fl ,bt ,,,t ,,o, Az.
ms, l,tc cocks esnec,sl,v Win ,,,,,.. ,.., -.
leaving their chickens. I have IN s,,a,,,c r.,
then But they're handsome crc,tprcs ,oon Oh. t,st
look nj them. They're the h,uIsomcst b,rI ,n,,
flies or that walks either"
We old look al them. md We ngrced wifi, r-.c,,
John tnat they were surrrbly handsome
. orrYp vrYv r,v
"Do Won .ee TIM, A,g hon ,,o,,,,, ,...,..,
,,.n oS,cd "s,o,s -, ho,n,r - a""
ouoer creature. she alUavs INV. p,lo. :,
"Tlrovrs pv,c, y, NO c,,IaI,o1 Nv, -
mean, How docs she throw thcm,
Why her cb,c.cns ,rc oiy.o,, r.,0 .,,,,....
uoprh she's Nina ami RIM. Nt,,s
She's had strong r, strain of h,,od In h.r t,o
away back somewhere. aud sbc hr,,is h,,,, - :,
Inst rs tborouRhbrcd morse mr. mar, ,omc,,,o.s
breeds back 10 an ancestor or IN s,,,Ir =, ~ :,
uow IN p,cx orr u,,,.,n
"'""'"
hswc returned to the room In which the cocks
are kept barrellcd We sad To Uncle Jo.p.
50, noe ,or ho, 20 -, -,
S"'l''o ''u n"u W s''eol COCK IRON among
ANY TO hght for thousand dollars, how would gu
doiti What would decide yo1r chol,cqr
,I ,ron,1 &c., N,,r w
""u'" eh""so "u"-"he OF inns KING and
he tooS handsome bird from barrel and spttint
lin before US remarked, "fou sec he has his WINS
k'ts s1aNed ou' Ihats The oc't breed In America,
""u "AS vac eau lpr''olted over All others. That