Year: 1860

devoted attentions, than those which now
characterized his conduct towards her
The other rooster, which had been wont to
frnternise with him on terms of friendship,
was not now permitted to approach his
person, and the slightest effort at famili-
arity with his new spouse WAS resented by
her protector with jealous and Vindictive
fury. The new arrival being welcome,
made herself perfectly at home, improved
wonderfully in her personal appearance,
and in few days determined to eTince her
gratitude in becoming manner. Signify
ing her intentions, suppose, to No. l, the
latter approached Mrs. G., one morning,
with an uuwonted degree of boldness, and
her toilette had been of the most unex-
commenced picking her dress, and cluk-
ing and scratching the earth at her feet to
attract her notice, and she finally followed
him to an old barrel lying in the yard
Divining his wishes, she made q nest of an
old box near by, and he got into it and ex-
amined 1t with critical eye, but seemed
dissatisfied, and went back to the barrel.
Mrs. c., however, took the hen and placed
her on the nest in the box, and she seemed
very we'll pleased with it, and remained
OF course her attentive partner returned
and watched over her. In due time she
arose from her new retreat, and from the





labOrs, in silence. Whether in admiration
of the snowy treasure she had left behind,
or because she modestly declined indulg-
ing in the vOlubility peculiar to her sex,
cannot say, but the enthusiasm of her ap-
prcciatiug lord knew no bounds, venting
itself i'll the most .extravagant demonstEa-
tions of joy known to have been mani
tested by that rooster since he had come
under the observation of Mr.. c., all of
which ended in q boisterous and protracted
cackle, in which the better half did not
participate at all. For many days their
domestic bliss was crowned with the same
happy results.


Rooster No. saw all this connubial
felicity; his spirits and his feathers droop-
ed; he sulkcd in the corner in moody si-
lence, never venturing to crow, for he had
nothing to crow for, or to flap his wings
in exultation, for he had nothing to exult
over; and, withal, he looked so sorry and
forlorn, that if he could have found n
rope and rafter, feRr he would have made
away with himself. One day he turned up
missing, but was seen towards night ad-
Yancing proudly from an adjoining field,
accompanied by a good-looking female
friend. At the fence, however, she hesi-
tated, and seemed more than half inclined
to turn back, as though she WAS fearful of
the consequences of her elopement. He
employed bis most seductive arts to allure
her over. At last she yielded to his per-
suasions land her own curiosity, perhaps)
sufficiently to fly upon the fence, but
would not descend into the yard. Wheth-
er it was coquetry or timidity that caused
her TO pause again, her reluctance was
second time and effectually overcome by
the ardent and touching appeals of her
paramour, who few up and down several
times, and assured her, as plainly as roos-
ter could, that no possible harm could be
fall her in her new abode. He received
her with sensation of glorious triumph
that thrilled to the very ends of his
bloodIess spurs, and relieved himself by
prolonged and lusty crow, that seemed to
pour forth his very soul in jubilent cxul-
tation. But, alas, for human hopes or
rather the hopes of our poor chanticlecr.
While his throat was yet distended with
the first triumphal crow, the tickle cause
of his exuberant joy rose on her wings
and sailed for parts unknown.


My pen is inadequate to portray the
crest-fallen appearance of No 2, as he saw
the caudal plumage of his partner
it of a Wykoff, he did not pursue
her, but, retreating from observation,
buried himself in his own meditatious, and
went to his roost, doubtless, in that state
of mind common to those who havo suffer-
ed from unrequited love. Did he go in
quest of other adventures after that, or
did he pine away a victim to broken
hearth Neieher dear reader. His demcan-
or was unusually cheerful, contented and
light hearted, as if the sweet remembrance
of this brief amour almost supplied the
social demands which usually crave the
presence of the gentler sex, and furnishing
a new instance of the consoilng power of
the poets reflection:


e'Tis better to have loved and lost.


Than narar To haYa lnYAl at all ~