The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-07-06
4 Phenomenal
Rooster
Dy Max Adeler.

and mine: very likely you never paid
much attention to him! but don't
care In what light you look at him. the
more you study him the more talented
he appears. You talk about your
American iggles and birds Of freedom.
and all such slush as that, but that In
signihcant.lOoking chicken yonder kin
give any Ut them 20 points and pocket
them at the frst shot. I pledge you
my word that that rooster has fine
traits Of character that'd adorn almost
any walk of life. He's Just lovely! ]
don't say anything about his voice.
That's neither here nor there. AL.
though II you're going to allude to that
subject, just want to mention that,
as far as growing is concerned, he kin
begin earlier. knock OF later. and reel
on more crows in q minute than any
other rooster In the state.
Most chickens are kinder stupid;
but what like about him is. that he is
sympathetic; he has feeling. I know
last fall that my shanghai hen was
taken sick while she was trying to
hatch out some eggs. and that rooster
was so compassionate that he used to
90 In. and sit on that nest for hours,
trying to help her out so that she
could 60 on recreating after exercise
And when she died. he turned right in
and took charge Of things; seemed to
feel that he ought to be father to
those unborn little orphans. and he
straddled around over those eggs for
ever 30 long as graceful as Q mer
maid!
HE never got much satisfaction out
Of It, though. Most Of them we're duck
eggs. and It seemed to kinder cut him
up when he looked at those birds after
they Matched out. He took It to heart
and appeared to feel low-spirited and
anlicted. He would 60 on and stand
By himself-stand on one leg In q cor
ner Of the fence and let his mind brood
over his troubles until you'd pity him.
II Disguised him to think how the Job
turned out.
Nov you wouldn't think such q
chicken as that would have much
courage. but as true as I'm telling you
he'd Just as lief fight wagon.load Of
tigers as to 60 to sleep. He got q no
ton in his head that that rooster over
there on the Baptist church steeple
was alive. and he couldn't bear to
think that 1t was up there sailing
around and putting on airs over him,
and good many. times I've seen him
try TO fly up at 1t SOS to arrange q
tight. When he found he couldn't
make 1t. he'd crow at the Baptist
rooster and dare 1t to come down, and
at last. when oil his efforts were use.
less, would you believe that rooster
one day tackled the sexton as the
weathercocks next friend. and drove
his spurs so far into the sections
shanks that he walked on crutches for
more'n a week. never saw mere
chicken have such fine instincts and
such pluck.
He Is splendid fighter. anyway
Just as he stands. And SO intelligent
too. Why, he had little fuss with
Pitman's Poland rooster here some
time back and instead of going at him
and taking the chances Of getting
licked, that chicken actually put him
self into training. ate nothing but corn
took regular exercise, went to roost
early, took a cold bath every morning
and got a friendly pullet to rub him
down with corncob. It was wonder
full! and In week or so he was all
bone and muscle. and he flickered ovel
the fence after Pitman's rooster and
sent him cahooting into the next world
In the fourth round.
Il never saw such q rooster for intel
lectual culture. Now do you know
believe that chicken actually takes ar
interest in politics! Oh. you may
laugh. but last fall. during the cam
paign, he was so excited about some
thing that he couldn't eat, and thu
night they had the Democratic mass
meeting here he roasted on the chan
delier In the hall. and every time Gen
Beller made good point that CHECKER
would crow and flap his wings as mucl
as to say: 'Them's my sentiments!
And on the day of the parade HI
turned out and followed the last wag
on, keeping step with the music, ant
never dropping out of line but once
when he stopped to fight a Republican
rooster belonging to old Byerly, WHIT
was on the Republican ticket for coun
ty commissioner. And In the morning
after the Democrats won,. he Just go
on the fence out here and crowed 8,
vociferously you could've heard hin
across the river. particularly when
run up the American flag and read tn,
latest returns.
Eyes. sir. Now know you'll thinl
it's ridiculous when tell you. but IT.
an actual fact that that very day m!
daughter was playing the 'Star-span
gled Banner ON the piano. and tina
rooster. when he heard It, came scud
ding into the parlor. and after fiippinl
mpp on the piano he struck out ant
crowed that tune just as natural as
he was an educated musician. Pos
tive truth, and he beat time with hi
tail! He didn't crow like any othe
rooster. Every morning he works OF
selections from Beethoven and Mozar
and those fellers, and on Sundays h
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