The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-15
A Feathered Steei.

Out in York, Pa. there is a little three
Near-old miss who exercises a most won.
derful control over the fowls in her
fathers poultry yard. They fetch and
! carry AT her command and do tricks tina,
| performing dogs would be applauded for
| doing upon the stage.
This little maiden is Baby Iva. daughter
Of the Rev. J. A. Lons. of the German
Baptist church. She ia lively bright
and anectionate. AS q matter of pleas
ure and rest Mr. Long purchased about Q
wear ago some finely bred Plymouth
Rocks and Black Minorcas for breeding
purposes and from the first these took a
remarkable fancy to his littlo daughter.
so that now the child almost lives with
the feathered family
Baby Iva is awakened in the morning
by the Growing of a large Plymouth Rock.
sam by name. which walks into the
house as soon as the doors are opened
stalks up 10 his little mistress room and
perches at the foot OF her bed He ac-
quired this habit from chickenhood be-
cause the first thing in the morning the
child would cry for chicken. and in
order 10 pscify her the mother would go
down and return with Sam"
AZ first, naturally. sam" objected ~
this mode of treatment, but now, after
six months living with the little girl. he
could not begin the day unless he awoke
her. This success with Sam" awakened
In the child the idea OF compelling her
pets -te-Ae-h her wili---
From early morning until evening she
would be among the chickens. sometimes
scoldng. sometimes petting them Very
few grown people could have succeeded
as did this child, and II has only been by
repeated failures and the try. try again
method that success has crowned her sf-
iorts. There were days of tears, and now
and then a burst OF happy laughter as
some particularly clever rooster did a. he
vas told Many little tricks she has
taught her family. and among the most
remarkable is the performance OF a large
Minorea rooster. the only one Of its kind
ever so trained. II has been taught TO
remain quiet i'm harness. = light arrange
ment of knitted wool and 10 pull a hen
IN tiny cart. Iva clucks 10 H. calls AZ
pretty names, and rooster struts about
ana seems ~ know that he is Of i'm
portance Bur all the cluckinz and pretty
names In the universe will not cause this
Mnorea 10 submit % the indignity of
playing horse unless plenty OF briaht
yellow corn Is displayed
The little harness IL then put on. the
tiny cart attached and of the rooster
goes Generally the hen is frst placed In
the cart: II she must be dropped IN
after for this rooster waits for no man.
nor hen II will take guiding fairly well.
,nd Is often attended on his drives bv
MS mistress by numerous gathering OF
.dnirins small boys
Another remarkable performance is that
" large Bun Rock rooster. In the gar |
len of his home Mr.. Long has arranged !
see-ssw. After much care Iva has |
rained. the rooster 10 iunnp on the other /
md. ana up and down they go. the rooster |
'eeming 10 enjoy the sport az we'll as she.
After few minutes of this piay the
'ooster closes his eyes. settles down and
Ioes 20 sleep like every little child that
ias been rocked. This is polite way Of
elllng his mistress that he has had
'neueh.
The little -chickAns- Iva calls her sistsrA-
ma II is curious sight 10 see them
lock about her at feeding time At twi-
isht she takes = large pan OF grain and
Ioes among them. Immediately there is
much noise and many feathers beaten, the
svori'e roostsrs fy 20 her shoulders. and
. many sit on her arm and IN the ran
bat she IL obliged 20 drop IL and run
'ntl al have been fed.-Exehsnge.