The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-12-13

The rooster of John Smith, who
lives on the Cooper. road, caused all
the trouble. If Mr. Rooster, upon q
fine November day, had not started
upon an indignant and ruffled chase
of one of the white leghorn hens of
Mrs. Anna Kempf's hennery, the trou-
BILE would never have started.
It did start though and 1t didn't
end until John Smith and his fine
distinguished white Whiskers, his
rooster who started the fracas, and
Mrs Anna Kempf, all came into the
municipal court Monday afternoon.
Then Judge Slater ended it for all
concerned, and this morning on the
Cooper road, John Smiths rooster was
Growing about it, when he greeted the
sun as usual, as iubilant and magnl-
cent as Chanticleer Of old.
The Chase Beginneth
John Smiths own rooster, the one
in question is a white leghorn. Many
farmers will be able to tell you that
this species of fowl is the most af-
fectionate and laxative of all inha-
bitants of the barnyard. The rooster
was strutting among his flock, bidding
the time of day to this one and that
and reisking a few wild berries that
hung on the bushes, when he OBJ
served one Of his own hens as he
thought, stroll across the field to a
neighbours.
This hen was bound in all prob
ability for a little neighboring chat
with the hens upon the next farm; but
the head and lord in chief Of the
Smith flock was filled with fiery rage
for he suspected her intentions and
believed that she had been attracted
by nothing less than the more brilliant
plumage of his lordly rival, the Rhode
Island red, on the next farm,
Boy Follows Rooster.
The John Smith farm, as already
indicated, is on the Cooper road. The
farm of Anna Kempf is also on the
Cooper road, four acres away. The
white rooster few as fast as his skinny
legs could carry him, on and on, over
the acreage. The appearance of him
the hens upon the straw stack in the
rear of the Kempf house.
Then there was great corkussing
believe me. All the hens called "cla-
cla-cla" and few down from the stack
Meanwhile at the Smith farm, the
old farmer with the white goatee, had
seen the rooster on his flight and he
despatched his boy in pursuit As the
rooster runs, so runs the boy. The
hens flew down upon the ground, and
the rooster few round and round the
straw stack chasing them. His eyes
were red and angry, their wings few
high, their legs jumped P. d. @.
Out of the Kempf farm house came
an angry woman. That was Anna
Kempf Rooster flew after hens, boy
few after rooster, woman flew after
hoy. The frightened hens few into
the hennery and now the rooster flew
round the straw stack anyhow, Roost-
er round the straw stack, boy after
rooster, woman after boy.
Back on the Smith farm four acres
away, John Smith stood as umpire
or rather as coach, for he was urg-
ing his boy on.
run faster! Run faster!" he
called.
Mrs, Kempf thought he was saying
tc her, "You Ba--- You Ba-- Ca
homely wordAof seven letters.)"
The boy caught the rooster snd the
chase ended, but on Monday John
Smith was defendant and Anna Kempf
was plaintiff in an action charging
abusive language. Mrs. Kempf said
that the fine elderly gentleman had
called her "you Ba---" Leo Vaudreuil
represented Smith as counsel.
The white leghorn won. John Smith
was indicated and Judge Slater dis
missed the case.
That's why the white leghorn
rooster was Growing like NChanticleer
Of Rostand's play this morning from
the top of his own straw stack and
telling the world about it.