The Hawaiian gazette., 1872-04-17

/ Once upon 4 time (which means The present
time) a Growing hen had a fne brood Of chickens
Before the piu-ieather5 had started beneath their
downy coats, the growing hen mother vas aliarsd
from her maternal duties BY the thozght that the
race would be elevated If she should elevate her
self upon the dunghill alongside of The -cockof-
the-walS." She sad that whenever her rizh-s
we're respected and she was permitted 10 crow
every time the old cock crew. then would az hem
dom be perfect No more should ths uasculinss
mangle each others combs 20 more should thsy
dictate to the aspiring youngsters. She would
reorganize barn-yard society on principles of
equality and justice. She would no longer sub
NIT to the drudgery of bs;ehipg tas eggs and
scratching for grubs. It vas enough ior her %
lay the eggs. If there was any bossiag 70 be done
she vas going to have her share Of it. So she
looked about her and tried to make a convert o.
dilapidated rooster, whose tail feathers had de-
paTted with the glory Of former days He= slorts
we're successful, and they both hoped aud eack-
led to the top o. the great danghiil sr1stram of
the barn-yard. and there they tuned their voices
in one long, shrili. cracked c1ct-adoodssil. Tbs
attracted the attention Of the whole yari. The
hens said good luck good luck the OH eock
shane. shame, shame for you-o-o-o
\ good-natured. tat eapon, however Who could
find no Office to Ga in the great bara-yari, and
who was tired OF being kept back from public life.
resolved that this new era was a golsend 30 hiuI-
So he attended the conventions Of the heu-croV-
ists and assisted in the general eaekle or reiorm.
He knew that when the grsat-eauso succeeiei Be
should be in among the arst ior aEoss.
The reform dill come. and the cocks and hens
gathered together upon the Oh rostrum Of liberty
and political rights. After much eongrafaiafory
Growing, the dilaPidated rooster said 70 the siar-
fed hens
How are We going to manage about thar rest
OF eggs and those prospective ehiekeas flr
they are cold already
AYE, said one superaHnuated old ben, -Ehas
shall we DO p
Why said the bright black spanish puiiet.
Here's Rollins, the enthusiastic capon, ne wants
an Office now in return Tor bis services letse.eet
him to do the setting and the scratching. What
else is he good for. I'd Ike to know lie would
not do to stand here and do the growing
That was bright idea. aud forthwith the cap0n
was elected unanimously lie vas in ecsfuey ~
the announcement. and ehesrillIy vent g work
after pulling on his best pair Of feather brseches
lie had at last an Office under the new order Of
things, and the contemptuou5 cocks should susb
usefulness no longer.
In a short time he hatched out ihe eggs anil
was soon proudly scratching grubs Zoe the chicks.
How they delighted his eyes, those pretty, wee
chicks Finley was also delighted at the spec
tacle. and he said a VIII show this mp 90 the
world as lesson from nature Tie took Rollins
and the brood to WoodWard's Gardens. and tasrs
they are on exhibition They excite much curi-
osity among the visitors. who are Ike Darwin
studying the lower animals in order 10 solve The
riddle Of man. The great trouble. however. in
their minds is as to how the law Of natural ie-
lection and the survival Of the Ei,ess shall ap-
ply for the continuation Of the race Of eniigbr-
eued and progressive capous. Alas, poor E9Ins,
for thy posterity