The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-02-11

eycs,a pleasant word to ovorybalyand
one su5pendcr supporting u Rir OF
bNggy brccchcs patched with ril-my
dear old father, with his watclMll eye
for the economies of agricHltur. con.
cluded that the fragrant hore-pond
that glistoned in tho sunlight and
smelled toward heaven would. be q
good place TO raise geese, So hebought
u goose OF u neignbor and set her Of
dozen eggs, 1t happened that one OF
these eggs was n. hens egg, and it
hatchcd out rooster, This young
rooster survived tho perils OF infancy
mumps, chicken cholera, rats, ston's,
and too big u dinner OF potato bugs
and paris green, aud grew TO mai-
hoods estate bumptious. growing,
ambitious young rooster His hilf
sisters just loved him, and the taloof
family affection which | now tell you
is the prettest thing ever saw in Ia
ture; with all her wondrous examples
for men. This young rooster got to
feeling very well Que day, lie thought
no was about soven feet high, and PAT
he could lick the best rooster that ger
walked dunghill in that township.
He crew on the manure pile, and he
crew on tho corncrib, and he crew ON
tho cowshcd, and he asked one of his
sisters 10 feel his muscle. IheI he
started in the direction oil Il neghbor,
where he had heard Il young rooster
lifting up his voice. He iouni that
young rooster, and they called each
other names, and made faces at each
other, and questioned each others ma
ternity and integrity for few minutes,
when they jumped up into the air and
came together Tho birds twittcrcd in
the tree-tops and nodded in, their nests,
the humble bee hummcd toward his
home, the sun sank a.ow, down IN tho
red west, and the boss cows told tbs
steers this was the time 10 shed. But
those gallant young roosters fought on.
Feathers flew and blood spatbrod, and
combs and gills disappearcd, but still
the battle ragged. Finally one poor
young rooster was seen emerging from
the smoke of battle. There was a
dazed look in his eyes. What there
was left Of his tail dropped in the dust.
He walked rs if he were tired, and left
a trail of blood behind him. Ii was our
young rooster, and the other rooster
was after him, He, 100, had blood ON
his eills, but there was also blood in
his eye. He meant business, bSt stopped
to crow.
"llIcn it was, sir, that those fowls of
the barnyard gave me an illustration
OF the TACT that kindness knows no
kind, and that the tenderness OF tho
female is confined by no limits Of breed
Two OF those sweet young Soslings
woDbled up TO their beaten and bruised
half-brothcr and gave him succor. Onc
got on one side OF the sucker. and the
other on HE other, ami they braced
HIM up and pushed him along toward
nome. Othcr sweet ha!f-sistcrs came
out and guarded the rear Of the re-
treating column. They jumped upon
that VIGOROUS rooster, told him he
shoud take somebody OF his size, aud
tnat he ought to be ashamed OF him.
Sell, am. threatened 10 btab to his faith
CT. Oar young rooster was brought
home, washed III The horse pond and
pat TO sleep under Manager. Every
word OF this is true. | saw the whole
thing with my own eyes, and The last
man that called me Il liar is sill il the
hospital. Have you got Il cigar aboR
your Clothes" -t b ergo NerdM, T.