Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-12-16
Selling Chickens to the Legisla-
ture.

While he Legislature wus Ia session. a few
years ago. green fellow from the county came
10 Jefferson io sell some chickens lie had ab.ut
two dozen, aii Of winch be ad ued by the legs
To q string, and ilis ben divided equally and
thrown across his horse or bis shoulder formed
hIs mode of conveyance, leaving ih' fowls with
their heads hanging down. with little else of
them visible except their naked legs and pro-
S,e , pie Of .. esgi5efficflyTng the aG,as
pose Of his load. vag, TO whom he made on
offer Of sale told him that he did not want any
chickens for himself. but that perhaps he could
srh them az that large stone house over there
Che Capitol 3 fhsi there was man buying, en-
speculation, for the 81. Louis market and no
doubt be would end a ready sale for them.
The delighted counuyman started, when his
n'orWcr stopped hm
-" Look hcre says De, "whcn YOU get up
there, 60 arp stairs and then turn 10 the lo1. The
man Stops in that.arge room. uu Will find hm
sitting up az the other end of the room, and Is
now engaged with "a number of fellows buying
chickens. II man al the door stops you don't
mind him be has got chickens himself for sale,
and tries 10 prevent others from scllng theirs.
Don't mind him, but push night ahead
Following The directions, our friend soon found
himself at the door OF the hall Of representatives.
To open il and enter was the work ola moment
Taking from bis shoulder the string of chickens,
and giving them shake 10 iresheu them, he COM
menced his journey towards the sDeaker's char,
the fowls, in the meantime, loudly expressing,
from the hali-iouued croir 10 the harsh qiiack,
Their bodily presence, and their sense OF bodily
pain.
Z" | say, sr,"-here he advanced half way down
the aisle, when be was seized By Maj. Jackson
the door-keeper, who happened to be returning
from the g. clerks ia.H
"What are you doing here with those chick
ems get out, sir, get out" whispered the door
keeper.
No, you don't, though YOU can't come that
game over me you've got chickens yourself for
sale get out yourself, and Jet me sell mlne
say, SIR, I'm a louder voice, 10 the speabeT,) are
you buying chickens today I've got some prime
ones here
Aud Ice held up his string of chickens, and
shook them until their music made the walls
echo.
"Let me go sir, Ito the door-keeper) let me
GO, ! say. Fine large chickens, 90 the speaker
only SIX bits a Dozen"
Where's the sergeantat arms ?" roared the
speaker; take that man outn
Now, don't. will you? ! amt hard to trade
with; let me 90. the door-keeper,) you've
sold your chickens now let me have chance.
| say sir, Ito the speaker IN a louder tonc) are
you buying chickens to-
So Go ahead" lat him again. whispered some
Of the opposition members, who could command
gravity enough TO speak. % Al han again. "he u
buy them," he only wants you to take less" So ut
him again"
4" ! say, sir, lin louder tone, to the speaker
cuss your pictures, let me 60; fair play two to
one amt FAIR. 10 the speaker and sergeanl-al-
arms,) let me go; | say, sir, you up there, TO the
speaker you can have 'eln for SIX bits, wont
take a cent less Take ZEN home and eat EN-
myself before III take-drad your hides, don't
shove SO hard, wall you? You'll hurt my chick
ems, and they've had hard time Of II today
anyhow, ! say you up there"-
Here the voice was lost by the closing OF Tue
door. An adjournment was moved and carried
and the members, almost frantic with mrIh'
rushed out to find our friend in high alteration
with the door-keeper about the meanness Of hls
selling his own chickens aud not letting nobody
else sell theirs, adding that " # he could just see
That man up there by himself he'd be bound iley
could make a trade, and that no man could aioiu
to RAISE chickens for less than SIX bits"
The members bought his chickens by pony
purse, and our friend left the capitol, saying, as
he went down stairs
Nell this is the toughest place for selling
chickens that | ever came across, sure. '-'''
Louis paper.