Mower County transcript., 1890-12-03

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tied one end of the ish-line to the end
of clothes-pole, and as the Shanghai
stopped to gather in the corn he jerked
the line upward and gathered in the
bird by the neck. He had some din.
Guilty in landing him. however, as the
but at last he secured him, and, enter
ing the shanty, dropped him upon the
floor. Tho goat made one or two ef-
forts to pluck the ROSTERS tail feathers,
but was gently restrained by Mickey.
| Then the rehearsal began. Mickey
! went into the front room and came
back with a large mirror which his
mother had won at raffle He set this
down upon the floor carefully with its
face to the wall and then, for safety,
tied the goat to the table.
Nov, you kape quiet and yell see
some fun" said he to the goat. with an
| admonitory gesture OF his forefnger
as he took up the looking-glass and
turned it 50 that its back was toward
the wall, The rooster had been on a
little fDraging expedition, looking for
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stove. Each time a morsel was secured
! it seemed to Mickey that the rooster
| would turn somersault, so tall was
the bird and so eagerly did it swing its
head between its legs. Gradually the
rooster worked his way around to where
the looking-glass stood. The boy had
cunningly placed trail of corn across
the kitchen which ended just in front OF
the looking-glass.
The rooster was following this trail
when its eye caught the reflection of q
big bony Shanghai in The glass. The
rooster stopped and gazed at his adver'
sary. The feathers on his neck arose in
hostility. The Shanghai elevated him.
self on bis toes and crowed defiance.
Then, with lowered head, he approached
the mirror and looked into his own eyes.
glaring defiance from the quicksilver.
With lightning rapidity the right foot
| was lifted from the floor and shot across
the face of the mirror. Then came q
cross-counter with the left foot The
toe touched the face of the mirror with.
out injuring it. By this time the anger
of the rooster was fairly aroused The
bird was in the air half the time, and
the strokes across the mirror face flew
faster and faster, until after three min
utes the rooster began to tire and ap-
parently to become filed with strange
| wonder that he had not been hit by the
bird which SO daringly confronted him.
In his perpIexity the Shanghai even
| stepped aside and looked behind the
| mirror to find his enemy. Notun the
Shanghai was completely exhausted did
| little Mike release and turn him into
the yard again. Then, as he united the
goat. he said:
'.Now, Billy, this is what want you
to do. Jest to shtand on yer hind legs
| and make believe buck at yer pictur in
the frame. But mind ye, don't break
it, or Til break yer head wild the spade. u
The goat listened gravely and walked
toward the mirror. He say q gray
bearded, ugly-looking Billy approach
ing him, and he qu;ekened his pace. He
backed up . few feet to get good head
way, and started for the mirror on q
run. Little Mike realized what he had
done and made rush to grab the Billy
around the neck But it was too late.
There was q rush Of horns, hide and
hoofs through the air, an awful crash of
glass, and the goats head was thrust
through the back of the mirror, and he
was tearing ont Of the kitchen with the
frame around his neck.
The rehearsal was over.-N. Y. Sun.