Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-11-22
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Selling Chickens to the Legislature.

Whilet the Legislature was in session, few
years ago, green fellow from the country came to
Jefferson to sell some chickens. He hadabout two
dozen, all ofwhich he had tied by the legs to a
string, and this being divided equally and thrown
across his horse or his shoulder, formed his mode of
| conveyance, leaving the fowls with their heads.
hanging down with little else of them visible ex-
cept their naked legs, and promscuous pile of
outstretched wings and Tuffied feathers. After
several Intellectual efforts to dispose of his load a.
wag, to whom he made an offer of sale, told him
that he did not want the chickens for himself but,
that perhaps he could sell them at that large stone
house over there, (the CapitoD that there was a.
man buying on speculation, for the st. Louis mar
ket, and no doubt he would find a ready sale for
them.
The delighted countryman started, when his in-l
| former stopped him. w .i-- ,....es.
"Look here" says he, "when you get up there,
go up stairs, and then turn to the left The man
stops in that large room. You will find him sitting
up at the other end of the loom, and is enga-
ged with number offellows buying chickens. If
man at the door stops you, don't mind; he has got
chickens himself for SALE and ries to prevent 9TH
ers from selling theirs. DON'T mind him, but push
right ahead" 9i
Following the directions, our friend found him
self at the door ofthe hall Of representatives. To
open it and enter, was but the work of a moment.
Taking from his shoulder the string OF chickens
and giving them shake to freshen them, he COM
menced his Journey towards the speakers chair,s
the fowls in the meantime, loudly expressing, from
the half formed croD to the harsh quark their bodi
ly presence, and their sense of bodily pain
al say sir,''-Here he advanced half way down
the aisle, when he was siezed by MAJOR Jaok5on'.
the door keeper, who happened 10 be returning iton
| the clerks desk.
ssNhat the devil are you doing here with these
chickens get out Sir, get OUT, whispered the door,
keeper. 80. aG,l..l
| game over me; you've got chickens yourself for
sale, get out yourself and let me sell mine! say,
sir, lin louder voice, to the Speaker aregou buy
ing chickens to-day2 I've got some prime ones
heee." .s.,. f,..f -.
And he held up his string of chickens and
shook them until their music made the walls echo.
tsLetme go, sir, Ito the doorkeeper) let me go, Il
say. Fine large chickens: (to The speakel) only.
\ six bits dozen.' . .5-..
| mWheTe'sI the Sergeant at arms,'' 1oared the
Speaker, "take that man out" 'yy5ii.'i 5.ai' ia1'
s'Now don't, will you; amt hard to trade with
let me go. ITO the doorkeeper,) you We sold your
chickens; now, let me have chance. Isay' slr'
/ the Speaker in louder tonel are you buying
'-"Go ahead" cat him again. whispered some Of
/ the opposition members who could command grayi7p
ty enough to speak. cat him again, y She'll buy,
| them," he only wants you 10 take less .'al MN
9"i say. sir, I'm a louder tone, to the SReaker,l
/ cuss your pictures, let me go; fair plaYTtwo 10
/ one-ain't fair. Ito theSpeaker and Sergeant;qt-
| arms let me go; say, sir you up there, Ito the
Speaker you can have 'em for six bits, won't take
/ cent lessl Take 'em home and eat Sem myself
before PM take-drad your hides, don't shove so
hard will youl YOU Il hurt my chickens and they
have had hard travel Of it to-day, anyhow, 1saY
you up ther,'''- i, ,...lto1s. /. ,,syf
Here the voice was lost by the closing Of the
door. An adjournment was moved and carried
and the members almost frantic with tnirth, rushed
out to find our friend in high alteration with the
doorkeeper about the meanness OF his selling nus
own chickens and not letting nobody else sell
theirs, adding that eff he couldjust see that man
up there by himself he'd be bound they could make
atrade andthat no man could afordt to raise chick
ems for less than six bits" aH+f g..,l ic
nurse. and our friend left the Capitol by saying,
as he went down stairs,
"Well; this is tie toughest place for selling
chickens that ever came across, sure. iaaIt