Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-02-23
How a Rooster was Con.
Qucred

To illustrate Yhat he meant bg the
phrase 'garlicking STOCK New Ysrk
broker told the following story: It was
during the flush times 1850. was
pretty sick man in San Francisco. aud
The doctor ordered me up the country
for change Of ali. Tom Jenklng was
then running a ranch among the bills
aud as he and I were old friends, re-
solved to pay him visit. Tom hada
fine barn-yard Of fowls, and among
Them was great game cock. He was
as big as an ostrich, lat game to the
backbone. Well, there WASH It roos-
ter in the whole countryside tiat he
hadn't tackled and got away with
Tom had tried all he knew to keep him
quiet. He had locked him up in houses
and tethered him by the leg, and half
starved him, but it was Of no use; as
soon as he heard another rooster crow,
that moment be was off at full speed,
and never stopped until he had licked
him. Well, when l arrived at Toms
ranch be had built big cage, and inside
sat the rooster looking very melancholy
while Tom told me the whole story
He would gladly give 81 900 10 any one
who would find cock that could lick
his chicken, but at the same time he
did not believe that there was bird in
all California that could doit.
Now, had heard from an old chick.
en- tighter that il little garlic was rub
bed on The head and under the wings
Of game Geek; no other rooster would
attack him; 20 l asked Tom what odds
he would lay me that I did not get
rooster next day which would defeat
his famous bird. Tom at once offered
to lay ten 10 one, aud we put a con-
siderable sum on the event. l took
Toms buggy and drove down to the
town, where there was poultry mar
ket. There were lots Of roosters Of all
kinds and breeds, but nothing very
gamy looking. At last I struck a
sporting-looking poulterer, who said
that he had an aged game rooster whose
father and mother he had known. and
who he was sure would show fight. He
was old and dilapldate looking. but he
was the best l could fnd, so closed
.he bargain for one dollar. Then I
bought a Glove Of garlic, aud drove back
with my purchase to the ranch.
Next day Tom had asked all his
friends to see the fight, AID Mrs. Jen-
kins had filed the windows Of the
house with the ladies' of the neighbor-
hood, all anxious to see Toms rooster
yet away with the stranger. The
amount wagered by us was large. and
the whole country, then sparsely in
habited, turned out en- masse, the ma
jority knowing the superior fighting OF
TENS rooster, offering immense odds
on the fowl. and as usual, finding some
willing TO accept. I fixed my bird up as
we'll as could, and l rubbed the garlic
under bis wings and all around his
head. When appeared in the yard
where the fight was to take place there
stood the great game COCK, looking
more like Cochin China, and struts
ting round looking for something to
lick. kept my bird in a bag until the
last moment, and as soon as time was
called took him out blinking in the
strong sunlight. He look round for
rubbed his bill once or twice
on the ground as il sharpening it, rais-
ed his wisgs to see if the j,ints were
stiff, and made at once for his gigantic
opponent. Toms rooster took twoer
three jumps in The air, poised his head
so as 10 take good aim, and flew right
at the stranger but the instant be
) melled the garlic that rooster turned
and fed like yellow dog with bis tail
between his legs. s.f..- r..i...t
Mrs. jenkins almost tainted, and
here las a good deal Of profanity
among the male spectators, who had
osL on tue home bird. The last thihg
saw OF that rooster was tail, as he
crossed bluff near by. with Tom in
ull chaie lafier him With double
,Arreled shot gun, swearing that he
,ould never allow auy thing 10 be
,ealen on his ranch and escape alive.
10 what eondiuon was the patriarch
oh at the eud of his lite! asked