Salt Lake Telegram | 1903-03-30 | Page 4 | Insulted Rooster and a Girl Awheel Star Performance

! INSULTED r,005Tca i ; AND A GIRL AVHEEl : STAH jl A young woman -who Uve3 in the west end of town took a pet rooster out lor a bicycle ride yesterday r.fternoon. She tied the feet of the astonished and Indignant In-dignant bird and placed It In a tittle basket attache to the front of the wheel, then started east along Second South street. . - As the two proceeded along the thoroughfare thor-oughfare all went merrily and the fowl crowed for very Joy. until, fad to- relate, re-late, a Telegram newsboy .aelUnr pampers pam-pers on State street saw something amusing in the spectacle and. as the twain passed, shouted to a comrade: -Pipe the hen on the bicycle!" The proud cock felt injured at having hav-ing his feet tied and this adding of insult in-sult to injury by calling him a hen wa too much for his pride. In his great rooster heart he wished he were dead and, bopping from the basket; he made for a shop near by, in front of which a number of dressed fowl were hanging. hang-ing. ' ' The girl, af course, could not appreciate appre-ciate the bird's outraged feelings and a lively chase ensued. Several gentlemen who happened out of a hotel at this critical moment Joined in the chase. Others lent their assistance and In a very few moments a dosen or more dignified dig-nified business mea had put aslda their dignity and were oblivious of everything- save the capture of the now thoroughly thor-oughly frightened bird. The capture was made, the twala again went their way. while the rooster continued to bewail his unhappy fate.