Sharp County record., 1880-07-01
Pcjthed Battle Between Lady and al
Enraged Rooster.

One day last week lady Of this city
had really an interesting battle with a
rooster. She had two hociS of about a
dozen hens and one rooster each, with
a separate "runn for each squad, and
the hen-house is partitioned through
the middle, with a window IN the par
tition. Almost every day the lady VlS-
its the hennery, and usually stops to
stroke the pet of the feathered favor
ties. Under this treatment the fowls
have become quite tame, and never be-
fore had she such an experience 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 half. and, while she was thus
engaged, she noticed the big old Toost-
er in the other domicile had taken a
position where he could see the lady $
operations through the partition VIE
dow. He watched her with jealous
eve. Directly the lady reached out to
take in her hands a hen. but it eyade'
her. and ran off with a frightened
scream. At this the lOoker-On i'll Vienna
the old rooster--became unduly eX-
cited, ruhled his feathers, eloDgate his
neck, and showed he was as mad as
mad could be.n He looked as if he want
ed to tackle the lady, and sure enough
when she entered his room to pass out
he did make a most determined on
slaught. He rushed at her, fairly brlSt-
line with indignation, and svagely
struck at her with his spurs. Ile lady,
rather pleased than otherwise lifted a
foot to poke him away. and dd give
him vigorous shove. But heeturned
and let fly his spur-mounted heels, ana
cave the lady's No. 8 gaitera lively
crack, leaving quite stingirg sensa-
ton. And from this time outthe lady
and the plucky old rooster ha a regu-
lar pitched battle. She says at first
she rather enjoyed the sport but be-
fore she got through the fowl was SO
terribly in earnest it did not seem like
fun. and she determined to eld 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 $ 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 most spiteful and ugly manner.
He got in one blow on the bask of her
hand and wrist that left marx three
inches long, and she was GLAD to drop
him. But now her woman dander
was up and she was bound to con
quer She turned on him and
kicked at him first with one foot and
then with the other, following him
around the little house, he fighting gal
lantly as he retreated. He would fly
at her, catch her by her dress with his
bill, and crack would 90 the spurs with
as much vigor as if he had fellow
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 90
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 con-
quering rooster, and, rather admiring
his pluck, she thought she would with
draw and let him enjoy his crow of vic
tory. But as she turned to 90 the on
slaughts of the plucky fellow were
liercer, and she was compelled to re-
treat backward, and keep her feet en-
ployed in 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 a
crack. 1t was a fowl blow, but the
lady did not stop to claim the victory
on that account. She hurriedly close d
the door, and the determined fellow
actually gave the door a clip, and
looked disguSted because the lady ha d
got out of his ach.-Hargord Conn., }
Times.