New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
A HEN THAT STEALS CHlChENS.
AND A ROOSTER THAT PERFORMS LOTS or
TRICKS.

s,,.ro, Damn Nov 27-Druggist John IT. Phelps,
tho I known monthly fancer OF this city has peculiar
hen of the Plymouth Rock variety She Matched put
brood of eleven chickens last May and when tue eckeus
were about two weeks old. another he OF the 'eh nam
burg variety off with brood OF thf'eeh ine Wv"
mother hens and their little ones scratched ioaDieu anu
were fed In the yard together tor No OF '"ieo
DAYS when the Plymouth Rock men o"aNe" "o
other hens chickens TO join her "'oh
and drove the Black Hamburg mother away.
For time the latter hen tried to get hei own "o"".
Youngsters TO follow her again. hut every time SIC 'c'
Tho pvmoutb Rock mother spanked up her ani toughs
ber from the yard making great fuss over me donpo
brood when she returned TO them victoioHS !" lew
DAYS the Hamburg abandoned the hon"n % gyms :"
coax her own progeny 10 return TO ner' anu jo'' o
other hens less than fortnight after ' Ni rhcips
had another hen hatch nine chickens she nal not
hen &, the ward many hours with her brood when the
plvmonth Rock hen began try to steal her i'te family
away from her the same manner as she h'h stolen
that of the Hamburg mother The heb WIN tne nc"
brood did her best to keep her nule nocx
under her own mOthery care and watchlne' pnt was
u,h work and she had give up the job before the END
- h wool, She had several lively battles with the greedy
p1ymoutl Rock hen but the latter hen invariably eame
out victorious and with broken heart TIE "thcr men
finally left her little TO the tender mcrcie' :" cr
mouth Rock and mingled again with the geh'I" noA'
Lang before this the Plymouth Rock hens singular con-
dnct in Gathering about numerous family OF va
tion and ne became so deeply interested IN hcr re-
mart.hle mania that he resolved to let her
bave her own way About the middle Oh
lime another OF Mr. Phclpss hens CAME on luz
nest with eleven plump chicks No sooner were '"e
corners skipping the yard III search ' i''ec.S ~
the old Plymouth Rock hussy began 10 pr"e'Se ne1
winning tricks upon them. She was as p"s'"''" i' a."
t,,;s, snarrow whenever their own notieF HnueruooA
~ ather them around her. but the latter hcn was not
fighter and one good licking forced her 10 give up '
noston Of motherhood and leave her t'e Ia""S !" w
taken care OF by the curious old Plymouth ROCK mosi,
vino had by that lime become some'h'hs ""' '0 Us
woman who lived In her shoe" Unlike the oId "oman'
-, h nod ,ot vot cot so many children she didn't
, what IN do" for not long after that she inVeShco
nother brood of nnocents into her numerous h"usehoid
and drove their mother away BEFORE tne """.-"
If the summer the selfish old hen bad Sky c'Ne's LUZ
lowing her about the yard aud tue Sign o' INC '"o'
siz.d youngsters in her family was IN amusing
one AT night the hen spread ont her wings ANU GOV 0
py of the smallest chickens could get under them'
the largest ones remaining on the ontsde OF Tue o''
She negan to lay before she stole the last oroo' a o
refused to renqush her claims on any OF .d @ nS
longer Mr. Phelps whose store is on thc ni ~ ~ bis
ncr Wyoming ave and spruce ST. o Sy os so peca-
! liar a specimen the hen in question ..,. ,,r,, .
~ Sris i Kill "a his customers ordered them Among
the humber there rooster that he took noion ~
nd nscepthle of being taught do tricks The bucnes
soon had he rooster tanned and let him run around inc
market and ont on the street He would lie on us DICK
when his master told him to, hop up and down. S, on
one leg nut his head under his wing ana prete 70 10 ,,,
sleep and do several other amusing things In .tus
while lac got so that he would night All tno ca.s Ina. I
sneaked into the market, ami ne was cNrr ",r. h n
snnnky enough to pitch upon all ne ro'h; ours tas
came in his way and send them yeiplns ana and
whining down tho street. He mao t'hS a III
sharn snurs and every dog he struck on u'o
snap rrtd ar on brisk canter One day in the fall
bic spoted dog with long jaw was smelling aIon h
the crb i'm front the meat shop Ine roOse saw '.
and darted out to drive him away Before ne rog h nc
that he rooster was there he was struck III nc h.. ~
sharp spur He looked up suddenly TO sec Na, 20
him hut he didn't run away. When the rooster u1
bn sgain he opened his big jaws The rooster struck az
him hut the big Jaws closed on the rOos',t ''0 "~
rho result was that the butchers pet was hlleu
Farmer Zehedah Macomber, of Newton t""is ~ y ~
o,rner If hen that Will lay nowhere else excel IN lo
crotch of big willow tree that stands ue'i tne Az; y,
No matter how disagreeabe the weather Is 10 mcs -
tbe ron Of the fence and from thence INTO INC ciou
whenever she wants to lay She wanted :" Sc iss, 49,.
ar and because couldn't do so In the 81 th vi s
free she wouldn't all Another farmer tne ~ =
oynship has hen that insists ON laying he egg III .n
woodhox when the kitchen door Is closed nc os ul's
The riudoy sill and makes great fuss uIi lle u"o ;
onened when she goes directly to the VIZ oS depos,
Isr 90 snA non walks ont VI the room :aeAhue On 'e