Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1880-05-27

Not long ago lady of Hartford Conn,
had an earnest battle with a rooster. She
had two tlocks of about dozen hens and
one rooster each with separate run" for
each squad, and the hen houseis partitloned
through the middle, with window in the
partition, Almost every day the lady visits
the hennery and usually stops TO stroke and
pet the feathered favorites. Under this
treatment the fowls have become quite tame
and never before had she such an expert
ence as we are about to relate. The lady,
as she tells the story herself had passed
through the first division Of the hen house
and stopped to pet fowls In the other half,
and while she was thus engaged she MOTTO
ed the big rooster ia the other domicile had
taken a position where he could see the
lady's operations through the partition
window. He watched her with a jealous
eye. Directly the lady reached out to take
in her hands hen, but il evaded her and
ran off with a frightened scream. At this
the locker on IN Vienna-the old rooster
became unduly excited, rlhiied his feath-
ers, elongated his neck and showed he was
as .'mad AS mad could be-" He looked as
If he wanted to tackle the lady, and sure
enough when she entered his room to pass
out he did make most determined assault.
He rushed at her fairly bristllng with indig-
nation, and savagely stI uck at her with his
spurs. The lady, rather pleased than other
wise. lifted foot 10 poke him away and
did give him vigorous shove. But he
returned and let fly his spur-mounted heels
and gave the lady's No. gaiter lively
crack, leaving. quite stlngng sensation.
And from this time out the lady and the
plucky old rooster had regular pitched
battle. She says at first she rather enjoyed
the sport, but before she got through the
fowl was so terribly in earnest 1t did not
seem like fun and she determined TO end
up the fight by taking the old fellow by the
neck and holding him suspended in midair
until the fight was all taken out OF him.
The next fly he made at her she clutched
him, and lifted him from his feet, but he
struck at her several times with his spurs
in rapid succession and in most spiteful and
ugly manner He got in one blow on the
back Of the hand and wrist that left a mark
three inches long, and she was glad to drop
him. But now her woman dander was up
and she was bound 10 conquer. She turned
foot and then with the other, following him
around the little house, he fighting gallant
ly as he retreated. He would fly at her,
catch her by the dress with his bill, and
ana crack would 90 the spurs with as much
vIgor as if the old fellow had roOster's
head in chancery. Again and again the
old lady grasped him by the neck, choking,
twisting and shaking him, but he would
compel her to let go by the ragid thumps
of his tough, hard old spurs. After the
fight had lasted fully ten minutes the lady
thought, as there could not he much honor
in conquering 4 rooster, and rather admir-
ing his pluck, she woall $Sithdraw and let
him enjoy his crow OF s g. W. But as she
turned to go the onslaue OF the plucky
fellow were tiercer and fiS.Ner, and she was
compelled to retreat backwards and kept
her feet employed in trying to keep him at
bav. When she turned to open the next
door the rooster, as parting salute, flew
up at her waist high, and gave her crack.
1t was fowl blow, but the lady did not
stop TO claim the victory on that account.
She hurriedly closed the door and the de-
determined fellow actually gave the door a
clip and looked disguised because the lady
had got out of his reach.