Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1879 — How u Rooster Whipped a Fox. [ARTICLE]

How u Rooster Whipped a Fox.

W. P. Levis, proprietor of the “Gem City” paper mills, has a miniature zoological gatden at his mills at East Water street, and among the collection of birds and beasts is a diminutive bantam rooster. A few days since a tame crow, while taking a meditative walk, eame in too close proximity to a sly old fox that was feigning sleep near his den, where he is confined by a light chain. Reynard was apparently oblivious to ;all passing things, but that croW has'now learned that appearances are very deceitful, ami so are foxes. Before the crow was aware of the danger the fox had seized it. Then there was a loud ‘leaw, caw,” and a flapping of wings, which attracted the attention of the little bantam rooster. He took in the situation at a glance, and at once rushed to the rescue of hfs feathered companion. The plucky little rooster flew ihto the face of the fox, struck hard with wing and spur, and so worried the fox that he dropped the -crow aud gave his attention to the rooster, but his feathered antagonist proved as agile as he is brave, and so soon as lie saw the poor crow, minus a few feathers, hop oft safely beyond the limits of Reynanl’s chain, he concluded the law of self-protection was the next liest thine in order, so he carried it into effect. The fox theu skulked into his den. —[Dayton (O.) Journal.*