, 1873-10-05
THAT ROOSTER.
1t In tho Cn11so OF All tho Rev. Pink
Meyss TrOutiGss

From the Danburp Ners. d.
Tho nev. A1r. pinkney, OF slawson, bought
k1r. Pinknoy informs uB that ho was not awaro
tho fowl wns Of the game spoces ho bought it
boca,lBo Of it's ahapoy appearanco. Wo bolievo
this statement, and arc confident that the good
In tic unfortunate affair OF Sunday morning,
tho particulars Of which are as follows:
At the time the trouble commenced, Mr. Pink
npy WAS ongagod In arranging his nook-tio pre-
p pponing TO look s ont Of tho window, ho saw hla
now fooBter and q rooBtor belonging to tho
Widow Rathburn squnring OF in tho Btrcot for
fight. surprise1 and pninod by this display, ho
Immediately started oW5 to }no the
dozen young r1fans, with cigars in their mouths,
and evil in their eyos, had SURROUNDED tho birds,
which were already In tho a1ray, They would
tloir nooAa, mud then dance around and strike
out with their apllrs, and jump back and striko
out their heads agan. And when tho boys saw
him, they shouted out; ,,,.,
Hurry u yoA uR n'as 5sdY Eha F; fan f'nhn's Is little
Mr. pinknoy WIS inexproasib1y Rhockod. It
waa BunGay morning; the homoa Of two OF his
doaoons and aoyoral OF his most prominent me1n-
bers woro In sight, and hero wero those 1oostors
profano boys shouting their approval, md noipi-
" betting on tho result. Ho made IN effort to
secure lis fowl, but It eludoa him.. The per.
spiration Btroamod down his faco, which burned
Ike fire. his knees tremblod, and ho felt, as no
saw the neighborn gathering, that II tho earth
would only open and swallow Linn hc could neYor
bo sufficiently grateful.
just as ho attempted TO catch lis rooster, a
rough-looking individual, with Aa panta In his
boots, and cap with 4 drawn down fore-piece,
came up, and, taking In tho scene at o glance,
aidod III with tho other roostor.
"Fair play" shouted tho newcomer, 40 for tho
benefit Of tho crowd, and "Don't stop on tho
birds, old codgcr," tor the particular benefit Of
| lfr, Tinkuey, who orazed beyond reaaon, wa,
jumping about, swinging hts arma, aud ua'1tter.
| ing fncohorent things, to tho great danger Of
stopping on tho conbatauts.
Good for old pinkncy's rooator!'' scroamod
tho boya, in delight, ns that old fowl knocked q
hnndfll Of feathers from his opponents neck.
"The paraon knows how to do It," said the
| ono-oyed man, gleefNily.
Mr. Pinknoy could have Bwoonod.
stIn 60 you So on tho wilder, said tho rough
man, oarnostly winling at tho Clergyman.
Take him, Pinknoy, take hlm pinkney,
.he pqdtesEed o5 ea uis.or in
voice Of agony, '" 1 caunot, IcannoE"
with tish-polo. ''fn put up for you, aud yor
can lot mo havo 1t from your donatioh."
The Clergyman gronno1.
! "Catch The widdor." shouted the rough mnr
to Mr.. Pinknoy, indicating tho iady's bird by
motion OF his finger.
MI pinhnoy olntohed it, dropping on his knees
az ha did 80. At the time. tho rough man, by {
doxtarous move, caught tho clergylnan's bird
aud also dropped On his Anoe, opposite.
Just then Mr. Pinkney looked up, aud thozt
eaw two OF his doaeons md several OF tho mem
pross1on s r of Intense pain, tie unhappy ma,
dropped Mrs. Ra.hbura'A fowl, mud darted int
tho house.
As aeon as he recovered from his rniehap, h
sens in bis reaignation, but critical examination
bud boon made in tho meantime, aud 1t trans
pirod that, as for as tho worthy man was con
cezned, there was not tho loaat blame. Th
resignation was not accoptod.