The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1910-11-18

dian breed. the most blaCkgunrdly
looking fowl ! have ever set eyes
upon. with bectllng eyebrows. a
bulldog type Of boak and plllarlike
legs. his athletic proportions set on
by very tlghtnttiug plumaEo How.
ever he was only fowl. thought
The two turkeys. and with Oriental
Indifference TO the rules of falr play
they both set out TO tackle him To-.
gothcr The Eumocock acquitted
himself In a manner worthy Of his
breed. and bowlod them over with
one blow apiece Perhaps his nutu.
raj maynanimity-f chantlcleor Ia
seldom anything but n gentleman
made him lonlcnt with the hen: nj
any rate. she was only knocked
silly" But he gave her husband a
fair Knockout blow. gripping his
waffle with the bulldog bin. he
brought the columnar shanks down
on tho bulky advcrsary'b neck with
such force that. when I saw the dc.
featcd bully he was sitting In q
state Of paralytlc collapse. and not
long after ingloriously expired
Such II the part the turkey plays
as tame blrd-a pretcntlous and
pushing person who occasionally col
lapses ignominiously. Nor are his
aspect and career as a wild bird
different. for he II one OF the few
creatures which have altered very
little In domesticatlon: and though
he may be regarded as the premier
bird Of America. and gains u Ger.
tain amount OF dignity and consid.
Grafton thereby. there is comic
element In his performances and
mlsfOrtunes which robs him Of the
dignity Of the featherod mobiles OF
tho older world. The blackguardly
tendencies which. seen In domesti.
cation. have caused some people TO
suggest that he Is called n turkey
because he behaves like tho proven.
bal unspeakable Turk. are In full
swing In his Wild ancestor. who IL
altogether born In sin. His wife. OF
wiyes-for he IN an invotcrate polyg
amlst, even in his primitive condl
tion-haye 20 keep their infant
poulta out OF his way. or he will
crack their little heads for them:
and whom he conquers and Stays q
rival gobbler. he tramples him when
be 10 down and done for. His court
ship II every bit an absurd In the
wllds as II Ia in the farmyard. and
ncient turkey dowagers emulate
his absurdities In strutting 10 win
hia regard. though the pullets main.
taiA n proper modesty OF domeanor
Moreover. the willy hunter brings
about his downfall in ways which
make him look undignlned-no other
bird "a lured TO his cad in such
queerlY discredltable ways.
One Il to call him up within shot
by Initiating the voice Of her he
loves for the time being. on n small
pipe. often made OF turkeys own
drumstick bone. the sportsman imi.
tates what he ungallantly calls the
"yelp" OF the hen turkey, and the
infatuated gobbler. lured by the soft
invitation. II often decoyed within
range. To his credit be II said, how
ever. he displays fine ear, and II
he detects anything suspiclously In
sincere In the accents Of the con
ceaied charmer. It will be a clever
impersonator who gets him TO an
swer another matrimonial advertise
ment for that season AT all events,
Another plan Is the turkey trap.
which Is a pen made Of logs and en-
tered by trench, across which
there IL bridge Just inside the en-
trance. A trhn OF corn leads the
-. and when they are inside and