| Show I G GAME ME ROOSTER IN BATTlE BAffLE WITH AN AUTO G R Jealousy Jealous In the human breast over oyer the possession of or a motor car can be understood understood un un- but when it comes to tho the animal ani ani- animal mal kingdom exhibiting some of or the tho aforementioned green eyed monster typo type of or feelings and t then en expressing them few I explanations can satisfy Bo Do that as It ma may however there Is la a certain mom- mom ber of or the feathery tribe living In New Now Orleans who gao o a. a distinct and unique demonstration of or the feelings heretofore concealed somewhere between the wIsh bone and the wings Tho The following gin gro graphic description Is given by an eye eyewitness eyewitness ye witness of or the Incident C. C F. F left hIs hla standing at the corner of oC and streets and stepped Into a saloon to ge gea get geta a drink of ot Ice water It Is 19 n a custom of or Mr Ir Hardle's to look around well be before before before be- be fore taking Ice water and one of or tho the obJects objects objects ob ob- ob- ob he noticed In his survey was ayoung a ayoung young game gome rooster eyeing the ree re ret e new w 1915 mo model el admiringly This t W t S pleasing enough as Mr Ir Hardle felt tell It In keeping keep keep- trig ing with the fitness of or things that a game ame rooster should admire car car r birds of oC a feather you ou know It Il never occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc to him that a terrific battlo battle was to ensue enSUl When Mr HardIe had slaked his thIrst he observed a A. crowd of ot urchins had formed a circle around round hlll his car and to his amazement ho discovered ered In a a. eec eec- and ond that this was WIlS a fighting ring The cock had seen his own Imago Image G mirrored In tn the beautiful finish of ot tho the car and and mistook It for tor another Ho flew at the machine again and again and It was quite apparent that the tho car was getting the worst of ot It tt H. H as each spur left a h bad scratch on the gloss Feeling Feeling- that the urchins were at fault for not protecting thee ar or Mr Ir Hardle Hardie gave them first attention follo following In them around the corner und and almost tor forgetting the tho fierce battle battlo still raging r. Then ho he turned almost tearful eyes ces In the direction direction c- c tion of ot tho the defenseless auto the tho back of oC which was getting badly scratched and Imm immediately latel the full amount of oC dam e being done dawned upon him He vainly tried Tied to run the cock aWn away and his white linen breeches got several of ot the passes made at the car It w was S evident that light flight was the only wa way so he Jumped lumped Into the car and got under speed as quickly as possible The excitement and effort engendered thirst and Mr Ir Hardie had to stop for tor more Ice water As ho he stepped out of the tho car ho looked back at the rooster who Wile had quit the tho raco only a block bloc k away SA saw BAN W him trim stand on his lets tiptoes an and d I heard him crow the crow tho crow of oC tho the victor |
