New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
By CLARA INGRAM JUDsON.

~ NOE upon q time foolish olo
rooster lived In a chicken
house close by the alley fence
How do I know be was foolish, you
askf The easiest and surest way in
the world! He thought he knew every
thing, and, of course, as you very well
know, that proves that he really
knew very little at ALL And that the
little he did was not worth much 20
himi
All he did know was that he could
crow louder than any one in his chick
en- yard: and he used that little use
less bit Of knowledge all the time.
If any other cock said, This Is
very nice day!" he Immediately crowed'
~. isn't, it isn't, IT ISN'T!!" till
everybody was glad to change the sub
feet Just to have quiet. And he. stupid
fellow, thought that the quiet proved
that he wss right Which shows again
how silly he was.
Now It happened, one night that an
automobile with glaringly bright head
lights, turned into the alley and came
toward the very chicken house where
this rooster lived.
And Just by the chicken house.
nail bit into the tire. Immediately the
automobile had 10 stop and rest a
while. while the driver fixed the tire
And that took considerable amount
of time, you see.
And all the while the glsring big
HEADLIGHTS Of the automobile shone
full on that chicken housed
Pretty soon, the rooster who heo
b.en ND to that minute sleeping the
comfortable sleep Of the righteous
had a queer dream Of bright sunlight
He dreamed on for second or two
then he walked up suddenly TO find
bright white light shining in every
crack and corner of his home.
That's queerl" he ruttered TO him
self. "day has come already and here
lam as sleepy and tired as if I had
lust gone 20 bed"
He stretched and grunted for few
minutes, preened and peeked at his
tail. and then he happened TO notice
the other ROSTERS and the hens. They
were every one fast asleep!
He at once forgot his tired feelings
and set about bothering them. stupid
things!" he muttered; "why don't they
wake up? I'll soon wake theml Jnst
n. watch me-" And then. at the very top
Of his lungs, he screamed, "Wakity!
. Walkityl Wskity-up!"
Nobody answered.
"Wakityl Wakityl wakity-up!" re-
peated the rooster.
But nobody answered.
'EN1OentlV
enough" said the rooster to himself
aT must crow louder" SO he crowec
his very loudest (which was pretty
loud, assure you, and he crowec
again and again.
"What can be the matter with that
old rooster7" asked the man who was
fixing the tire; what does he want to
start talking for, I'd like TO know
And then he began expressing his
opinion about ROSTERS in general and
this rooster in particular
The rooster, in the mean time, heard
the talking and was more convinced
than ever that day had come. 81 will
wake them up" he declared. and he
crowed again.
This time one Of the hens walked up
and looked around. "What do you
mean by waking me up?' she demand
ed. GROSSLY. 81 was having the incest
kind Of a sleep"
"Day has come" replied the rooster
in his most superior fashion. 81 should
think you could see that for yourself
The hen looked around, saw the
bright light, and then gave sniff OF
contempt. Anybody but a foolish old
rooster would know that was only a
light" she said. This is the night
not day. Go 10 sleep
That made the old rooster furious.
"Only light" he exclaimed. 81 guess
know a day when | see one. | mean
10 wake up those old lazy hens and the
stupid ROSTERS SO he repeated m
his loudest voice, "Wakity! Wahity!
Wakity-up!"
Across the yard, in the neighbor's
hens house, the chickens heard him
and they couldn't guess what had wax
xasd the rooster. So they erowed to