The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-27
NICKEL FINN's ROOSTER.
Il Wa the Winning Bird In tho Fight In
Doolnn's Barn Near the Quarry.


II wa the Winning bird IN sho flxn' IN
Dooinn's hnrn Ne"r tue quarry.
1t was two hours after noon OF day late In
June. A cool breeze started the NAPLES and
pines In tho wood a-whispering to each other.
The undulating hills were carpeted with i'm
perial green from natures loom. The subtle
Incense OF sweetbrier fingered In the air
around the Finn shanty Butterflies spread
their golden sails In the sunlight and hum
ming biyds dipped deep into the morning
glories trellised over the door. while Browns
pond dmpled at the caress OF tho breeze. The
little valley seemed to DO peaceful with pas
toral content. when small black speck ap-
peared on the horizon over Snake Hill. Totho
dull eye OF man the speck would have been In
visible. but to the trained eye OF Mickey Firms
bantam hen It was eloquent Of cruel talons. IN
iron beak. and murder for her little ones. And
80 she clucked in o quick. sharp manner and
seven little animated punches OF yellow down
ran under her protecting wings. The bronco
winged bantam rooster bristled flercely and
fixed his gittering eye upon the speck as 1t
came nearer In wide. aerial sweeps. until
1t hung in the a!r 500 feet high over
the back yard. hawk four feet from
tip to tip OF wings. There was no movement
OF the splendid pinions as tho great bird
sailed in slow flight in the arc OF circle one
quarter OF a mile wide. No movement OF the
feathered group in the back yard escaped the
baleiul gaze of this pirate of the air. Tho par
tridges In the wood saw the hawk and hid
sn red eI ,.o au WAN" nmard tha ,tt.
eiou anu AooNeu aeatiu' up"au' no t''A9
rooster showed defiance and invited attack.
1t was at this interesting moment that little
Mike came home from school. He saw the
hawk ana watched 1t sweep unoer th e. p sas
l'"sel oehea,h .ne money uGhios " ,no
terost the approach Of the bird Of prey quickly
tooL IN hia cont Tho hov,a cbeeks na,ad With
excitement as tho critical moment drew near.
The clamor in the yard had ceas ed, too as 1.-THE
chickens realized that the moment was too
die OF feathers. beak. and talons dropped down
upon the bantam hen. The rooster flew to the
in the back Of the hen and tho hawk began to
rise little NIKE dAstsa out OF inc door ana
threw his coat over hen. hawk. and rooster.
"oricr r,othar ,u,,I, b.xa IN. hi, ha,
~, a.. 80, ~ 0e AVA
Meanwhile the little chickens escaped from
underneath the coot making nIointivaIv tha
1890 una ., tnS Ha. nns n,.S '.m liz
into shreds incidentallv taking n large Mace
Of iesh out Of Mickeys thumb; IT,. But he knoit
10 The u,0 macy With erin nersistance Mrs
Finn came Filming out With a BAG in one hand
and snS P Sad him. Mickey and I'll bate in his
nm rai EHu wI ~ Unrd hS 49, d "a Ji
no. no. mother. don't Xiii himi MI want To-
keep Inn aIvs E; SAD Misbsy Here. tie his
Srs Finn daftIv tieI The HirIis Isgs tooetbar
Then It was showed into the bag and carreii
'N" An what ara va poin' to do wild that black
thief. MicseyiS indured his mothe.. .t as she
MP her s9ns 1n
the ouId .. enat ont and the crow and " the mud
tusk lean and the the hins ms "e e''" Auu INC ~uu
III. nra ro nS osn 'H led n nok 81 @hGa
with eths n in9 oYnr aiu put IN parrei
A" Alter supper that nirht. When his father re.
. III irSn the aaafry: Mickey LAD ionF
stoop under the morning glory vines. They
sa h y"Rsrs nrt to fs e0p FIN nGs
would sap hi his knee and Shout with Iaur5ter e
a ~ po,,vs,v,+r
oh. hut you're the diyil for invintion. Mickeyii
Mt ANU his soize that maHns ir im re
hs hns Of ne urp Ia ~ ,,s sre IunIe WGy
a Bramoo or a RonckhocIie conH. He Inst iist
hicks wid his bil and ,prhts wi6 liz A. ht IIa's
dumpy now wv beKase he Was s'e saysieI eomn
TIN dollars he lick Pmddy Fanc mti ra nes
cock in van roundI' i"uu' f'u"''' s"ne
~ rn - tbis chaI,.nos wos c,-r,o3 :, Flo
hertywho owned the most weo pisod IL sht-
nceDt enmecock ~ snvnn pdn wss wa .aE
that had whinned nj thn rodstors lo mr miins
around and INA cnrnnd mnre ian Rim fnr ~
owner Flaherty rerardna his hira n in i1r s
w Se an nye %ne n the ien Sa e ne
INT M the money. hut ms n r,a.sura az $40 10
cruritv he insistcd on seninp Tho won do ri
cocE which was to be mitted aHoinst SiS
had r'te Mike haa hot been idis: ne
that It could not liy. Then With tia XII 80 80
some naint which had bsen ieft ovar nh an u.
father nainted the window hIinds "H fn KS H,s
spring. he had turned the hawk into a patti.
color With the eIesption o. H. Laos green IN
ware made tn assnme hrioht "a iess, Tnit tt,
peered into the barrel throuch the s,at nnIi,S
over the top. At the bottom croue6ed The na dis.
'' "fainS saiI be. "thats tba fust TINA svo-