The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1873-12-18
ough Highland County, Ohio Thursday, Is, 1873
THAT ROOSTER.
II is the Cause of all the Rev.
Pinkney'sTrOubles.
[From the Danbury New

Ii is the Cause of all the Rev
Pinkney'sTrOubles.
.-. [From the Danbury News,
The Rev. MIR. Pinkney, of Slawson
bought game rooster from a Dan
bury dealer, Saturday, Mr.. Pinkney
informs US that he was not aware the
fowl was of the game species; ht
bought it because of its shapely ap
pearance. We believe this statement
and are confident that the good peo
pie of Slawson will acquit him of all
blame in the unfortunate affair oi
Sunday morning, the particulars Of
which are as follows:
AT the time the trouble commenced,
Mr.. Pinkney was engaged in arrang-
ing his necktie preparatory to put
ting on his coat and vest Happen
ing to look out the window, he saw
his new rooster and another rooster
belonging to the Widow Rathburn
squaring off in the street for a fight.
Surprised and panied by this display,
he Immediately started out to quell
the disturbance, but it was too late.
When he got there, a half a dozen
young rufians, with cigars in their
mouths, and evil in their eyes, had
surrounded the birds, which were
already in the affray. They would
thrust their heads out at each other,
and rlffie their necks, and then dance
around and strike out with their spurs,
and jump back and strike out their
heads again, And when the boys
saw him they shouted out:
"Hurry up, Badly, (Mr Pinkney is
little bald), or you'll miss the fun"
Mr.. Pinkney was inexpressibly
shocked. It was Sunday morning:
the homes of two of his deacons and
several of his most prominent mem
bers were IN sight, and there were
those roosters carrying on like mad,
and parcel of wicked and profane
boys shouting their approval, and
noisily betting on the result. He
made an effort to secure his fowl,
but it eluded him. The perspiration
streamod down his face, which
burned like fire; his knees trembled,
and he felt, as he saw the neighbors
gathering, that if the earth would
only open and swallow him he could
never be sufficiently grateful.
Just as he attempted to catch his
rooster a rough-looking individual,
with his pants in his boots, and a cap
with drawn fore-piece, came up,
and taking in the scene at glance,
sided in with the other rooster.
'EFair play" shouted the new
conner, for the benefit of the crowd,
and Don't step on the birds, old
codger," for the particular benefit of
MIR. Pinkey, who crazed beyond reas-
on, was jumping about, swinging his
arms, and muttering incoherent
things, to the great danger of step
ping on the combatants.
"Good for old Pinkney's rooster!''
screamed the boys, in delight, as that
old fowl knocked handful of feath-
ers from his opponents neck.
''The parson knows how to do it"
said the one-eyed man, gleefully.
Mr.. Pinkney could have swooned. |
'I'll go you SIS on the widder,"
said the rough man, earnestly winking
at the clergyman.
"Take him, Pinkney! Take him,
Pnkney!" chorused the crowd OF
raga- mullins.
3My friends" protested the minis
ter, in a voice of agony, Il cannot, 1
[ cannot"
"Il back you, sir, said an enthu-
siastic man with fish pole. "Ill
put up for you, and you can let me
have it from your donation.
The clergyman groaned.
''Cateh the widder," shouted the
rough man to Mr.. Pinkney, indicat-
ing the lady's bird by a motion OF
MS finger
MIR, Pinkney clutched it, drop
ping on his knees as he did SO. At
this time, the rough man, by a
lextrous move, caught the clergy
mans bird, and also dropped on his
nees opposite.
Just then Mr. Pinkney looked up,
md there saw two of his deacons
staring down upon the scene with an
of intense pain; the un-
happy man dropped Mrs. Rathburn's
owl, and darted into the house.
As soon as he recovered his mis-
nap, he sent in his resignation, but
critical examin alton had been made
n the meantime, and it transpired
hat, as far as the worthy deacon
was concerned, there was not the
east blame. The resignation was
not accepted.
COUNTRY 0S. CITY.-A contemporary says:
''While the city papers, with few excep-