Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-10-10
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again. They had left their cousins
feeling very happy for all now were
such good friends. and they were bet
ter friends than ever before after the
visit, which made everything very
nice to tell 10 Daddy. Some Of the
animals from the barnyard belonging
10 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-
cival Pork, now two Of the leading
pigs of the pig pen we're having
fight over some food, but Mr.. Red
Grown 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 at the top Of his
voice. or Growing, as his talk is usual
ly called.
"In the good old days" said Mr..
Rooster. folks paid attention to me.
They may think lot Of Miss Fldgety
Fashionable Hen now that her eggs
have become so scarce. but they don't
pay half enough attention to good
natured, kindly old rooster.
Now. last summer / had a narrow
escape ! was crossing the road when
one Of these horrible dust throwers
came along. BY a dust thrower ]
mean a motor car or an automobile, or
whatever it is they are called.
'This one had the usual horrid horn
attached to 1t and how that horn did
foot. l hurried out OF the way and
was almost nearly run over. Dear
me. but It was a narrow escape. !
might have lost my life. True, they
did warn me they were coming.
but what uppish creatures motors
are, The very idea Of telling fellow
to get out OF the way In spch rude
manner And think of the service I
have always done people.
81 have awakened them In the morn
ing. True. they have grumbled- They
have said that Just because l was an
early riser it was no reason | should
try to wake people up. But ! knew
what was good for them.
II knew they shouldn't be staying
in bed so long. knew they should be
getting up and enjoying the sunlight
and working and not wasting time.
II feel a friendly feeling for that
alarm clock Nick and Nancy talk
about. That alarm clock gets abused
too. It seems to my rooster mind
that alarm clocks lead very sad lives.
They see that children aren't late to
school and that men aren't late to
business and that ladies see that the
breakfast is on time but do they get
thanked for it7
"Not a bit of It. I've heard people
say,
"'Oh. could have killed that old
alarm clock this morning. was hav-
ing a nice sleep and It didn't care, in
the least!
Now. the alarm clock was doing its
duty. 1t was seeing that whoever was
in the room with 1t wasn't late. That
was most important. So l feel a
friendly feeling for the alarm clock
for have been abused. too.
eBut I could stand all that If only
l could still be the king Of the barn
yard. Now that motors have come
along the motor horn is treating US
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 a Growing rooster was
thought to be creature worth while.
1T may be all right for Miss Fidgety
Fashionable Hen TO live in these mod
ern days. but they are sad days for the
rooster
"what are you growing about. old
Red Crown" asked Nick.
Yes, you have Iot 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 50 up
set, and you do seem upset about
something. / guess III give you an
extra handful Of grain"
I'm dresding next summer" said
Red Crown, "but I feel little better
now. I've two good friends IN good
old harnyard, after all. Maybe the
automobile will go out of date and
the motor birds Of the air, the air
planes will take their places. Then
they'll foot their horns for creatures
10 get off the clouds and the good old
ROSTERS of the barnyard will rule as
they used to rule. In that case I'm
for the days TO come.
"But l do dread next summer. for
this last one has been a hard, hard