Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-07-29
From the Spiri' Of the Times.
Selling Chickens to the Legislature

w hie The JTglsla,ure vi MlSsuurl was III
session. u lew J ears ago. gr, en- fellow from
the country came 10 j ftrrs"n 10 sell some
chickens. He hal about Two dozen, all oi
winch he had .lrd by the legs 10 u Suing,
and .h,s, being dvidtd equally. ana throw n
rcrusS his horse or his shoulder, formed his
mode ol conveyance. leaving the fowls wnh
their hrads hanging down, with liule else Of
Them visible rAcept their naked legs. aid
prnnIscuuus pie OF ou,slrrlched wings aud
/. fl ltalheis. Alier several M frcIua
ttiors 10 dispose Of lis load. wug 10 whom
he nude Bn ttirr OF sale, told hlm that he
hups he could sell Them al thar large stone
house over there, (.he CupiloD; ,ha, there
WIS man over there buy my. On speculation.
Tor the ST. Louis market, and no doubt he
could fnd ready sale.
The delighted conmryman starred, when
his inIurmcr sopped him.
Look here says he. when you get over
there, 20 up stairs. and then iurn 10 ,he left.
The man s'ops in 'ha. large room. You
will find him siung up al The other end Of
The room, and is now Engaged wuh num-
Der Of IeIluws, buy ing chickens. IL u man
3. The door should stop YOU. don'l mind hum.
He has goi chickens himself lor sale, and
.rics 10 prevenl o.her people from selling
theirs. Dun'l mind him, Lul 90 nehl ahead.
Following the Glrecnuns, our lrirnd soon
found himself al The door ui The Hall o Rep
rese nIalivts. TO tIen II aud enn was the
wolk Of u moment. Taking from hls shuul.
der The sning oI chickens. and giving Them
Il shuke 10 lrcshtn them, he commenced
bis journey towards The speakers chair, the
fowls. in The meantime, loudly expr, sslug,
from The huli.lurined croD 10 ihe harsh
quaark, their bodily presence, and The sense
o bodily pain.
Il say, sir, - Here he had advanced
about haIi way down the aisle, wEen he was
zed by the Maj Jacks, II, the dourkerprr,
who happened ~ be returning from Ihe
clerks ueskee~
w hat.I advD re you doing here with
these chick, nS; grI VI, sir. gel oul,' whis.
per, Il Ihr duorkerprr.
No you don't though, you can't come
Thai game over me. You've 60, chickens
yours, II Ior sale. get Out yourself, aud lei
NE sell imnr. ! say sir, On u louder Ione,
10 the Spraker.) are YOU buyn chickens
here to-day I've got some prime ones
here
And he held up his string and shook his
iuwls unIiI their music nude The walls echu.
lie, me 60, sir. (tu The duurke' prr.) LEI
me go, say. Fine Iurge chickens, to The
Spruker.) only SIX bits a Dozen
Where's The Sergeant AZ arms roared
The Spt akrr--'Iake Thai man OUT
Nov don't, viii sou. ami hard 10 trade
with. Y,u lei me g", (lu The dourkprper
yuu'vc sold j. ur chickens, now lei me'huve
chance. | say, slr, (Io lhe Speaker in "a
louder ,one,) are ou buying chickens to-.
Go ahead, 'aI hm agaIn.' that's right,
whispered sume uI lhe oppusidon members,
who cuull command gravity enough 10
speuk--'al him agaln.' 'Iln'Il buy lhpm.
'iIe-onIy wants you 10 take ess-al him
again
i say, sir, lin louder tone TO The Speak.
er,)-cusS your pictures 'et me sn--iar
piay-Iwo 10 one ami fair. (lo he Clerk
aud Sergeant .ul.arnls,) lei me =, say, sir,
JNu VI 'u'l''kO Wv NPS"hS''I luu Suu Hu'C
'rm ur SIX buS! won't take cent itss.--
Take 'em hume anG "a. 'em myself before
III Take drnl your hides. don't shove So
hard. will you! you'll hun Them chickens
and they have had u hard travel oI il lo.Jay
how. i say YOU sir up lhere'-
Il Here the voice was lost by the closing oI
The door. An adjournmen, was moved, und
carried. md The members. almost frantic
with mirlh, rushed out 10 our friend in high
, alIercalion with The doorkeeper about The
! meanneSs Of selling his chickens and letting
} nobody else sell theirs adding that If he
. could just see that man up there by himself
, he'd be bound they could make trade, und
/ lha, no man could afford 10 ruise chickens
for less Than six bils.'
/. The memoerS bought his fowls by pony
/ purse, and our friend Ieli the Capitol, ssyire
| as he went down the slairs,
+ 'Wtll, This is The durndesl rnughesl place
: for selling chickens that ever come across
sure.'
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