Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-23
AN AMBITIOUS ROOSTER.
He Entertained Host OF People fro"
Boston to Philadelphia.


When a Philadelphia boy returned home
from his fathers New England farm, where
he had been several months, he carried
With him n vounn game rooster which hao
been his care literally alb ovo, for ne hau
soor the little chicken come TO life in an
Incubator. and had made it his pet from
the first. Carefully packed in basket
Young Chanticleer began the journey. MS
owner would trust him to no hands put
his own, and deposited basket and bird
safely In his stateroom on the boat. In
proper season he gave his charge ROSTERS
supper. ard at his own bedtime. seeing that
his net was well disposed for the night
went to sleep to dream OF the dear farm ne
was leaving behind.
All went well till the first streak OF
daylight appeared Chanticleer was not
"house trained" and being proud oil the
lusty. discortlant crow he was Just acq'lir
ing. nature commanded him to herald the
dawn with true barnyard vigor,
The first few peals fitted themselves
beautifully into the boys dreams OF the
farm. Soon a particularly strident crow
walked him completely, and left no doubt
In his mind that his pet was acting In
very questionable manner, Growing on
farm, even badly may be worthy accom-
plishment, but In the stateroom OF sound
steamer before the passengers want to get
up, it is quite another thing
Evidently the rooster felt more at home
than the boy. for he continued his clarion
call at frequent intervals with increasing
fervor.
The boy rolled out of his berth and tried
to awe the bird by peerng sternly into the
basket. For moment Chantieleer was
silenced, but the boys eye was not lion
tanners, and even as he looked the bird
crowed again. At rough count this was
the tenth peal.
Murmurings of discomfort could be heard
from the surrounding staterooms Wiring
that birds neck" called ont one sleepy
traveller A better natured man was heard
to laugh, and more distant came the words,
In undoubted Yankee twang;
"Wal, | swan, If | didn't think | was
back In the state Of Maine, and chore time
was here"
Strangulation seemed the only cure, and
that the boy would not have inflicted at
the command of the captain and all the
boats officers. The rooster kept on crow
ing, and the funny side of the affair struck
its owner more and more forcibly. As he
chuckled the rage of his neighbors in
creased, and he soon heard sounds of get
ting up, dressing and indignant protests
against travelling with n barnyard. The
angry man said:
There's no more rest in this part of tbs
boat, and I'd rather shiver on deck as we
go through He'll Gate than hear such {
din"
Stateroom doors slammed. The rooster
had won the day, early as twas. In thu
train from New York to Philadelphia thu
growing went on, and when they reached
the Broad Street station, the tally the DO!
had carefully kept since the tenth outburs
showed the alarming record of III crows.
1t was not altogether "bad fun" for tbs
boy, but it was after all somewhat embar
RAISING, and he decided he would not man
age another personally conducted tour,
with a young rooster as chief traveller
| Youths Companion.