Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-12-08
A Rooster Fight In Bulgaria.
TPccks SUM-

There is "wah" in Europe. The
great powers have rubbed the ears of
two little princes, and got them mad
and they have attacked each other,
and will fight until the greater pow
ers pull them off. Servia has attack
ed Bulgaria. On the map those two
little countries look about as big as a
Wisconsin county, and the war seems
about as ridiculous as it would for
Gen. Ginty, of Chippewa county, To-
declare war against Dick Wilson, OF
Eau Claire county, and march his
forces in three divisions from Chippe-
wa Falls to Eau Claire. 1t is like
pretty little fight of whiilets, aud it
will end like such Alright, probably
Servia will come out of it with one car
chewed, but full of fight, while Bull
garia will be-bit some around the
neck, and be lame in, one foot,
unless other big dogs take a hand in
the fight. These two small powers
have been set on to each other, as big
boys or men sometimes set small boys
Ito scrapping. If the big boys and
lmen take hand in, on both sides, as
is sometimes the case when friends of
the small boys get TO fighting, no
man can prophecy the end. Austria,
Turkey, Germany, Russia, England,
France, and the good Lord only knows
what other counties, are liable to drop
into the ring to see fair play, and get
Interested, and finally take hand
when before anybody realizes what
is coming, the whole of Europe will
be involved and millions of lives will
be sacrificed, all on account of the
two little bantams starting a cock
| fight. 1t would be better for the
world if Bismarck, or some Other
bully, would take the two bantams
and knock their heads together unit
their brains felt the shock, give then
kick and send them home with thei
| hands on their coat-tails. Frequently
when two boys get to fighting in tn,
4 street, a good-natured peace-make
will come along and take the boys b,
the collars, one in each hand, AM
shake them until they do not know
a whether they are on foot or on horse
0 back, and scare all the fight out 0
o them. That's what wants to be don
now in Bulgaria, by some big natio
p that has got sand. Scare the day
lights out of the two little princes
and set them down on a wooden bot
e tom chair so hard that the filling wi
! drop out of their upper teeth, an
a make them go home and go to wor
. splitting kindling wood. The littl
> princely ROSTERS have got few so
: diers to ride at the head of, and the
! have decked themselves out III go
geous uniforms, and they think it
70 going to be cunning to have a figh
and kill off few cheap soldires. III
!. little roosters will not be killed. The
3 don't want to be killed. All, the
H. want is to make a show, and see the
~ pictures in the illustrated paper
:. There is nothing in it. Neither sic
I" knows just exactly what the fight
lp about. Each knows that the lit
lie country he governs does not amouI
IN to pinch ofsnuff. A rich man cou
l. buy both countries for a deer par
20 and not feel it. The world won
ID not miss the two countries if thu
he were plowed up and planted wi
Id potatoes or buckwheat. If Bismart
ri will take King Milan across his KIN
= and paste him few with his b
W hand right where his pants are
n near, and the Gar of Russia W
Id take Prince Alexander by the ear al
no lead him away to one side and b,
his ears, and do it right away, 4
u rest of the world will raise subscri
he ton and present them with silv
mt beerglass.