The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-16

will repeat Dick. Dick, Dick, Dick,
Dick. Dick
"Dick" was Interrupted right there
by the cat. He had sncakcd upstairs
to sec what was going on, and the
sight Of chicken standing OH chair
and pecring about under the rays Of
the gaslght was TOO much Of a tcmpta.
tion. He bounded forward aud seized
the bantam in his mouth and would
have been or with him had not Mr..
Bowser made q quick kick.
"By all the horn spoons ever made.
there will be murder done In this
house tonight" he exclaimed as he
held the rooster up TO view.
No harm had been done. The little
fellow was game and he crowcd again,
while the cat realizing that his oppor-
tunity had come and gone. fed away
to be seen no more during the evening.
"You shouldn't have brought such u
thing home" said Mrs. Bowscr as she
looked from the bird 10 the feathers
scattered over the floor.
"What! can't bring bantam roost-
er of any other kind of rooster into
my own house? Explain that remark,
Mrs. Bowscr. I want to know wheth-
er run this house or whether you and
that villainous old cat are bosslng
things"
"You know that cat will always go
for bird" she replied.
"Then thercll be no cat around here.
I'll break his neck before sleep to-
night"
Mrs. Bowser wisely maintained 81
lcncc. and after pcttng the bantam for
awhile Mr.. Bowscr got in better tem-
per and observed:
"As I said at the beginning, should
like TO make an experiment on this
bird. I SEQ no reason why hc shouldn't
learn to talk. He looks ten times as
bright as any parrot ever saw. IL a
dunk headed old parrot can chatter.
this rooster ought TO be able to deliver
an Grafton"
But has rooster the same sort Of
tongue as parrotT'
Mrs. Bowser Doubtful.
at is to he presumed so. Why should
nature give them different tongues? :?
An American has the same sort Of
tongue as Chnaman, hasn't hep
well. you can experiment. aud
wisl, you luck. I'll see that the cat is
turned outdoors. and you can leave Your
rooster in tho box for the night"
Half an hour later the Bowsers went
upstairs to bed. Mr.. Bowscr had tax.
on deep scientific interest IN the
rooster question, and lie was repeating
the name Dick. Dick, Dick to himself
when he fell asleep. Two hours later
Mrs. Bowser awoke him with nudge
and the exclamatlon:
"For the lands sake. get up! Don't
you hear that queer noise?"
"W-what Is it?" he asked as he sat
up.
ITS either that all the water pipes
downstairs have burst or the furnace
Is getting ready to blow up"
Three minutes later he was down
stairs, and the mystery was solved
The noise was the bantam rooster
Growing In his box. He crowed as Mr..
Bowser stood and looked ut the box.
and he crowcd MS the cover was taken
of. 1t was n crow SO shrill that 1t
stopped pedestrians on the street.
What Is it!' called Mrs. Bowser
over the banister. Don't you know
that people are stopping at the gatc?"
"lts this Internal little rooster!
There he goes again! BY John. who
ever heard of rooster growing ut this
hour of the nightT
perhaps he's learning to talk"
"And perhaps you get back into bed
and stay there.'
Grow Awoke Bowser.
There was another long, shril crow
from the bantam. and then Mr.. Bow
sers fingers grasped his neck. and the
crow died away In gurgle. The bird
was dead before the front door was
reached. and the three or four men at
the gate caught sight Of u man Oh the
front steps as 'he gave the corpse a
fling into their midst. Then the door
banged. and they said to cuch other:
"lts n rooster. and he must have
brought the old man down with his
growing. but he didn't give the little
fellcr a fair show"
AT the same time. upstairs In the
house. Mr. Bowser was saying to Mrs.
BOwser:
81 understand just how This thing
came about You sneaked down while
was asleep and stuck n hatpin into
that poor bird. In the morning. Mrs.
Bowser--ln the morning we VIII con
suit our respective lawyers and tx the
amount Of alimony." NJ. QUAD
At the Club.