The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-01

ate CIT about fifteen cents worth or bis
Large, red, pompadour comb. He now
remarked in courteous way to small
Poland China hen, who seemed to be at
the head Of all werksof social improve
ment, that we were having rather
backward spring. Then he picked out
the eye of another rival, much to his sur
prise, and went on with the converse
ton. By noon the bright scarlet rooster
owned the town. Those who had picked
on him before had now gone to the hos
pita1, and practically the social world
was his. He get SO stuck up that he
crowed whenever the conversation Jagged
and was too proud to eat worm that
was not right off the ice. never saw
prosperity knock the sense out of zoos
ter so soon. He lost my sympathy at
once, and resolved to let him carve out
his own career as best he might.
Gradually his tail feathers grew gray
and faded, but he wore his head high.
He was arrogant and made the hens go
worming for his breakfast by daylight.
Then be would get mad at the food and
be real hateful and step on the little
chickens with his great big feet
But as his new feathers began to come
in folks got on to him, as Justinian has it,
and the other roosters began to brighten
up and also blow up their biceps muscles.
One day he was especially mean at
breakfast. A large fat worm, brought
to him by tho flower of his harem, had
a slight gamey flavor, he seemed to
think, and so he got mad and bit several
chickens with his great coarse beak and
stepped on some more and made a per-
feet show of himself
AT this moment a small bantam wear
ing one eye still in mourning danced up
and kicked Summers eye out. Then an
other rival knocked the stufing for a
whole sofa pillow out Of Sumner and
retired. By this time the surprised and
gratiied hens stepped back and gave
the boys a chance. The bantam now
put on his trim little telegraph climbers
and, going up Mr.. Summers powerful
frame at about four jumps, he put in
some repairs on the giants features, pre-
scented his bill and returned. By
o'clock Sumner didn't have features
enough left for Sunday paper. He
looked as if he had been through the
elevated station at City hall and Brook
Ign bridge. He looked up sadly at me
with his one eye as who should say,
"Have you got any more Of that there
red paint Left" But | shook my head at
him and he went away into little patch
of catnip and stayed there four days.
After that you could get that rooster to
do anything for you-except lay. He
was gentle to fault. He would run
errands for those hens and turn an ice
cream freezer for them all day on lawn
festival days while others were gay. He
never murmured nor repined. He was
kind to the little chickens and often
spoke to them about the general advant-
ages of humility.
After many years Of usefulness Sum-
ner one day thoughtlessly ate the re-
mains of salt nackerel, and pulling the
drapeTy Of his couch about him he lay
down to pleasant dreams and ifes itful
fever was over. lis remains were given
to poor family in whom take a great
interest, frequently giving them many
things for which Ihaye no especial use.
This should teach Us that some people
cannot stand prosperity, but need lit
tie sorrow ever and anon TO teach them
where they belong. And oh, how the
great world smiles when q rooster who
has owned the ranch for q year or so and
made himself odiou5 gets spread out
over the United Sizes by q smaller one /
with less voice.
The study Of the fowl Is filed with in
terest- keep fowls late years instead
Of garden Formerly my Daighbors
kept fowls and kept the garden.
1t is better as it Is.
Mertie Kersykes, Whatcom, Wash,
writes az follows: Dear Mr.. Nye, does /
pugiIists ever reform? They are so much |
brought into COntaz with course natures /
that l do not see how they can ever, ever |
become good lives or become professors /
of religion. Do you know If Such is the |.
case to the best Of your knowledge, and !
answer Soon rs convenient in this paper,
which we al read with Avidity, and so
no more at Pheasant"