The Red Cloud chief., 1880-07-01
Pcithed Battle Between a Lady and an
Enraged Rooster.

One day last week a lady of this city
had really an interesting battle with "A
rooster. She had two tlocks Of about q
dozen hens and one rooster each, with
a separate run for each squad, and
the hen-house is p%artitioned through
the middle. with a window in the par
tition. Almost every day the lady Wis.,
its the %hennery, and usu lily stops to
stroke the pet of the fcathered favor
ties. Under this treatment the fowls
have become quite tame, and never be-
fore had she such an experience rs we
are about To relate. The lady, as she
tells the story herself, had passed
through the first division of the hem
house, and stopped to pet the fowls in
the other half. and. while she was thus
engaged, she noticed the big old roost-
err in the other domicile had taken a
position where he could see the lady's
operations through the partition win
dow. He watched her with a jealous
eve. Directly the lady reached ont to
take in her hands a hen. but it evaded
her, and ran off with a frightened
scream. At this the looker-on in Vienna
the old rooster--became unduly ex-
cited, rullled his feathers, elongated his
neck, and Shove | he was as mad as
mad could be-" 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 IN
slaught. He rushed at her. fairly brist-
ling with Indignation. and savagely
struck at her with his spurs. The lady.
rather pleased than otherwise. lifted a
foot to poke him away, and did give
him a vigorous shove. But he returned
and let fiy his s~pur-mounted heels. and
gave the lady's No. ; gaiter a lively
crack, leaving quite q singing sensa-
ton. And from this time out the lady
and the plucky old rooster hal a regu-
lar pitched battle. She saws at first
she rather enjoyed the sport. but be-
fore she got through the fowl was so
terribly in earnest 1t did not seem like
fun, and she determined tn 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 fy 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 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 bv her dress with his
bill. and crack would 60 the spurs with
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 60
by the rapid thumps of his tough. hard
old spurs. After the fight had lasted
fully ten minutes, the lady thought as
there could o be much honor in con-
auering a rooster, and, rather admiring
his pluck. she thought she would with
draw and let him enjoy his crow of vic
tory. But rs she turned to 90 the on
slaughts of the plucky fellow were
fiercer. and she was compelled to re-
treat backward, and keep her feet en-
ployed in irving to keep him at bay.
When she turned to open the exit door
the rooster. as q parting salute. flew up
at her wais, high and gave her belt a
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 determined fellow
actually gave the door a clip. and
looked disguised because the lady had
got out of his reach.-Hargord (Conn)
Times.