Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-04-17
A SINGULAR STORY.


one day last week says the Hartford Times,
lady OF this city had really an earnest battle
with rooster. She had two flocks OF about q
arate run" for each squad, and the n-house
is partitfoned through the middle. with win
COW In the partition. Almost every day the
laay Sislts the hennery and usually stops to
stroke and pet the feathered favorttes. un0er
tnls treatment the fowls have become quite
tame, and never before had she such an ex-
perlence 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 the fowls in the other hall,
and, While she was thus engaged, she noticed
the Dig old rooster in the other domicile had
operations through the partition window. He
watched her with jealous eye. Directly the
ia0y reached out TO take In her hands hen.
but 1t evaded her and ran of with'a frightened
scream. At this the lOOker-on In Fenice-the
old rooster-became uHduly excited, ruff1ed his
1eafhers, elongated his neck. and showed he
was as mad as mad could be-" He looked as
II he wanted to tackle the lady, and sure
enough. when she entered his room to pass
out he did make most determined onslaught.
He rushed at her, fairly brisutng with fndigna-
ton. and savagely struck at her with his
spurs. The lady, rather pleased than other
wise. lifted foot to poke him away, and did
give him vigorous shove But he returned
and let fly his spur heels and gave
the ladys No. gaiter lively crack, leaving
quite singing 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 mid
air until the fight was all taken out OF him.
The next fly he made at her she clutched him.
and yanked him from his feet, but he struck
at her several times with his spurs in rapid
succession, and In a most Spiteful and ugly
manner. He got in one blow on the back OF
her 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 pound to conquer. She turned On him and
kicked at him first with one foot and then with
the other, following him around the little
mouse. he fighting gallantry as he retreated.
He would fly at her catch her by the dress with
his bill. and crack would go the spurs with as
much vigor as If the old fellow had ROSTERS
head In chancery. Again and again the lady
graSped him by the neck choking, twisting
and shaking him, but he would compel her to
let go by the rapid thumps of his tough, hard
Old spurs. After the fight had lasted fully
ten minutes, the lady thought as there could
not be much honor in cOnquertng a rooster,
and rather admiring his pluck, she thought
crow Of victory. But, as she turned to go, the
onSlaughtS OF the plucky fellow were tiercer,
and she was compelled to retreat backward.
and Kept her feet employed ia trying to keep
him at bay. When she turned to open the exit
door, the rooster, as a parting salute, flew up
at her waist high, and gave her belt q crack.
1t was fowl blow but the lady did not stop to
claim the victory on that account. She hur-
riedly closed the door, and the determined fell
disguised because the lady had got out of his
reach.