THE WING-FOOTED 



tion, entreaty, encouragement and re- 

 proach from his driver ceases not. Be- 

 tween any two telegraph poles on this 

 highway of the King, but which His 

 Majesty in all and every executive mani- 

 festation leaves a Higher Power to 

 arrange, such discourse as this meets 

 the ear: " Coq-Coq-Coq-Coq-Coq- 

 Coqe-Coqe-Coqe! Ho donc-arrie-arrie! 

 Marche! Fais attention! Mangeur, sacre 

 mangeur, paresseux-Coq! N'aie pas 

 peur-arrete! Hue-hue-hue! Coq! Passe 

 done par la-avance-Coq! Marche toil 

 Ho - arrie - regarde bien-Coq-Coq-Coq- 

 Coq-Coq-Coqe-Coqe-Coqe! Marche!" 



Parhaps instruments of precision 

 might disclose a relation between these 

 commands and the movements of the 

 Coq ; it is not apparent to the unassisted 

 eye. Yet one does not like to think of 

 this excellent conversation as wasted : it 

 may in some indefinable way create a 

 sentiment, and have its use, like ser- 

 mons, and editorials, and magazine 

 articles. 



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