Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-07-15

| The STRANGE GAME CoGK.-In the rear o
Doc Bentons yard is a red game-cock known
as Billy, which has been the acknowledged
monarch of the dung-hil for the past year.
Nothing in Carson that wears feathers ever
| thinks Of competing with it. On Sunday last,
Sam Jones (brether of the man, etc. was
strolling about the place, and hearing Benton
talk of his game cock, slyly slipped into the
yard caught it, and, with the aid of marking
brush and pot of black paint So efectually
disguised the pugnacious and gallinaceous bird
that it's master would have repudiated him.
He then cast him back in the yard and watched
results. OF course while he was completely
disguised he didn t realize it, and while none
of the fowls knew him, he Immediately reccg-
nized all of his old companions. Presently
one of them locking up remarked:
"What black rooster is this s:rutting round
like he owned the yard"
'Some new conner let's Ny and have
him licked"
They searched for Billy, for obvious
reasons he could net be feun We'll" said
one ''guess I'll tackle him IT, and he
Immediately edged up to the k bird and
sounded note of defiance.
Lock hear Jim, don't f.. it'll nae, you
know you did that once befors
''Blutf don't 60 down he Never saw
you in my life, you internal bl OK - -"
Then they got together and t. painted Cal.
amity knocked his antagonist C. j with one
stroke.
at won't do fer strange bird to come in
here and whip the yard" said another, so he
sailed in only to be knocked stiff in a couple |
of rounds. Then they pitched in on him in
body somewhat to his astonishment, and he
''What characterization and rebellion.
Well see about this" and knowing how he
often he had thrashed them singly and in
groups, he rushed in in dead earnest and beat
the ground with all hands
All this time one Of the hens was rushing
III over the block yelling for Billy" becau; 9
hey thought if he was only on deck the yard
would not be so completely disgraced. He
could not be found, however, and when the
birds cried ''nuff' the masauerading terrier
mounted box and sent forth his victorious
row They all recognized the voice and
houted:
"Blast my eyes if yea amt Billy all the
ime. Where'd you get that black coatl'
"Oh shaw, is that it. Why you birds
aust be gittin' color blind
CARSON MAXIMs. can never give
leasure to any one who does not understand
ne secret of despising it. I
woman who is lost forever remains so,
ut money which flies up the spout is all 0.
:. as lSng as the bsndsmen make it good. 8
A short horse is soon curried, and ne soen-
does man attempt to groom the Dolly
arden party than he finds himself eonfsund- G
g the head with the tail.
A rolling stone gathers no moss, but it
,ccks the wind out of cat.
If lie is let alone it is as helpless as tur-
E turned on its back, but the instant an
oman passes, it has a bicycle at its command. =
A man who stopped the APPEAL missed the
ain to Virginia and slipped up on a business
eculation which wsuld have Melted him a fo
ousand dollars Ri
In selecting legislative ticket beware of lo'
e man who hewls too loudly for reform and
member Pete Smith. Ad
Mr.. D. W. Earl and his son Eugene, ar tie