Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1845-05-10
speech of Lot Doolittle, Esq.

speech of Lot Doolittie, Esq.
NIcmber Of the Legislature from Nc,o ,iern-
sa'era. Huckie6crry county, Tdrmoum on
the EM for the protection of Hen RooSts.
Nrsrun SpEAKER-l've sol here in my seat
md heerd the opponents otthis great nashunal
mcasurc argyiy and expectoraie agin it, till
nm purity nigh buste, with the indignant com
motions OF my laccraed sensibllitles. MIR.
Speaker, are it possible that men can be 50 in
aluated as to vote agn this bill. Mr.. Speaker,
allow me to pcter to your excited and denuded
imagination some of the heart-rending evils
which arise from the want of purtecton to the
henroosts in my vicinity, among my constinn-
cnts. Mr.. Speaker, we will suppose it to be
the awful and melancholy hour of midnight;
all na,ur am hushed in rcpose-the solemn
winds softly means through the waving branch
ing the trees, and nought is heerd to break
he solemncholy stiffness save an occasional
grnnt in the hog pen ! will now carry you
in Imagination to that devoted hen house Be-
hold lis peaceful and happy inmates gently de-
clininc in balmy slumbers on their elevated
and majestic roosts Look at the aged and
venerable aud highly respected rooster, as he
keeps his silent vgils with parental and unmi
tigated waichfulness over those innocent, help
less and vrtuous hens and pullets! Just let
your eye glance round and behold that dgnIfird
and matronIy hen, who watches with tender So
lictude and paternal congratulation, over those
t.,,l ~, ,la aA ,,,,1
their respected progenitor, and nestle under
her circumambient wings
Now ask, Mr. Speaker, am there to be
found wretch so lost and abandoned as will
enter that peaceful and happy abode, and tear
those interesting and innocent little biddes from
their agonized and hcart-broken parents! Mr..
Speaker, answer in thunder tones, that there
am! Are there anything so mean and sneak
ing as such robber No, there are not !!
You may search the wide universe, from the
natives who repose in solitary grandeur and
superlatve ma lesty under the shade OF the tall
ccdars which grow upon the tops OF the Him.
maleh mountains in the valley Of Jehosophat,
down to the degraded and barbarous savages
who rcpose IN obscurlty in their miserable wig.
vans on the Rock of Gbralter in the Calf ol
Mexico, and then you will be as much puzzled
as to find anything so mean, as you would be to
see the arth revove around the sun twice in
,wenly-!our hours, without the aid of a tee.
scope
Mr.. Speaker, feel that have said enough
on this subject to convince the most ohjurals
member of the unapproachabe necessity OF q
law which shall forever and eveflas'ngly put 4
stop to these foui proceedings; aud propost
that every convicted offender shall suffer the
penalty of the law as follows:
For the first offence, he shall be obligate,
to suck twelve rotten eggs without no salt OF
'cm.
For the second offence, lie shall be obliged L
set on twenty rotten eggs until he matches 'en,
MIR. Speaker, all | want is for every mem
Der to act on this subject accordln' to his con
scienciousness. Let him DO this, and he wi
be remembered f0reverastingly by grateful
posteri,y Mr.. Speaker, I've done. Where
my hat.
The eloquent gentleman here donned hi
scalskln cap md sat down, apparently muc
exhausted. -Boston Post.
BoLrING PoTAroEs.-Not one house kcept
out of ten knows how to boil potatoes properl
Here is an Irish method, one OF the best "
know. Clean, wash the potatoes and leave II
skin on, then bring the water TO boll al
Alow them in. AS soon as boiled soft enoue
IL, fork to easily thrust through them, da'
som' edd water into the pot, let the potato
remain W. minutes, then pour of the waite
This DONE halt 'nmove the pot ld and let Il
potatoes remain over slow fire tiIl the stea
is evaporated, then peal and set them on the
BILE in an open dish. Potatoes as n oood ki,
thus cooked, will always be sweet, dr., and me
F. covered dish is bad for potatoes No
keeps the steam in, ami makes them soft .,