Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1919-09-19
DADDY')EV[NINQE]
FAIRY TALE II
THE RoosreR's IDEAS.
6y Nary Graham Bonner !1lT,.s.

Nick and Nancy had come hume
again. They had left their cousins
feeling very happy for all now we're
such good friends and they we're bet
ter friends than ever before after the
visit. which made everything very
nice to tell to Daddy. Some Of the
animals from the barnyard belonging
to the house where the cousins lived.
had been taken over by Daddy, for the
cousins were going TO move TO the
city, and they wanted their animals
To be among friends. They had only
taken their dog with them.
Sir Benjamin Bacon and Sir Per
civu Pork now two of the leading
pigs Of the pig pen were having "A
! fight over some food, hut MIR Red
| Crown Rooster was paying no atten-
| ton to them. Nick and Nancy had
been feeding all the animals and now
| they were listening TO Mr.. Rooster,
who was talking nj the top Of hls
voice. or Growing, Ms his talk Is usual
ly called.
"ln the good old days" said Mr..
Rooster folks paid attention to me.
They may think a lot of Miss Fidgety
Fashionable Hen now that her eggs
| have become so scarce, but they don't
pay half enough attention to a good
natured, kindly old rooster.
Now, last summer had narrow
escape. ] was crossing the road when
one of these horrible dust throwers
came along. BY dust thrower
mean a motor car or an automobile, or
whatever II ie they are called.
"rhis one hra the usual horrid horn
attached to II and how that horn did
foot. hurried out Of the way and
was almost nearly run over. Dear
me. but II was n narrow ESCAPE.
might have lost my life. True. they
did warn me they were coming.
But what uppish creatures motors
nre. The very idea of telling fellow
TO get out of the way in such a rude
manner. And think Of the service
have always done people.
81 have awakened them In the morn
ing. True. they have grumbled. They
hare said that just because Mas an
early riser II was no reason ! should
try to wake people up. But ! knew
what was good for them.
IL knew they shouldn't be staying
In bed so long. ! knew they should he
getting up and enjoying the sunlight
and working and not wasting time.
81 feel friendly feeling for that
alarm clock Nick and Nancy tnlk
about. That alarm clock gets abused
too. II seems to my rooster mind
that alarm clocks lead very sad lives.
They see that children aren't late 10
school and that men aren't late 10
business and that ladies see that the
breakfast Is on time but do they get
thanked for II!
mot q bit OF II. I've heard people
say,
"'Oh, I could have killed that old
alarm clock this morning. ] was hav-
ing a nice sleep and II didn't care. in
the least
"Now. the alarm clock was doing its
duty. II was seeing that whoever was
In the room with II wasn't late. That
was most important. So feel "A
friendly feeling for the alarm clock
for ! have been abused, too.
But could stand all that II only
! could still be the king of the barn
yard. Now that motors have come
along the motor horn is treating W.
all as slaves, making us rush this
way and that from one side Of the
road to the other. am against all
things modern. I'm for the good old
days when growing rooster was
thought To be a creature worth while
ut may be all right for Miss Fidgety
Fashionable Hen to live In these mod
ern days, but they are sad days for ih1
rooster"
"What are you Growing about, old
Red Crown" asked Nick.
Eyes, you Nave lot to say for your
self" said Nancy.
"I'm dreadlng the summer and the
automobiles" said Red Crown
"But the summer has just past"
! said Nancy, you shouldn't be so up
, set, and YOU do seem upset about
, something. ] guess I'll give you an
eXtra handful OF grain"
Tin dreadng next summer" said
Red Crown, "hut feel a little better
2 now. I've two good friends in good
old harnyard, after all. Maybe the
: automobile win go out Of date and
7 the motor birds Of the air, the air
\ planes viii take their places. Then
] they'll foot their horns for creatures
10 get OF the clouds and the good old
/, BOOSTERS Of the barnyard will rule as
] they used to rule. In that case I'm
, for The days 20 come.
!. "But do dread next summer, for
this last one has been hard, hard
+ one" lie ended