Show A clever rooster no oRter georgo eliot once wrote that aho knew no such medicine for tired nerves ad as watching the move movements menta of a cock flock of ducks chickens are just as entertaining if they are observed and it if the occupation cu seems hems trivial it may with jus tico and propriety bo be dignified as the study of natural history chickens bavo have as marked individuality as humans captain jinks was tho the son of his mother and she a widow he ile early developed spurs that were a terror to the chicken cli icken yard his amusement was to go about kicking out sideward and sticking the shins of the other chickens and particularly at feeding time for this reason the lady my who thou thought she cout controlled rolled tills this chic cli icken kentard yard used to stand guard and keep him off once she missed her hc r footing and fell prone dish in hand 11 and before she could reco recover ver herself captain jinks ran up in front of her prostrate face and crowed in triumph um when he hour came ame for bis his mothers egg laying bo be always went to nest with her and when the deed was accomplished crowed aa as lustily as it if it bad had been 11 bis is act new york evening sun |