Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-02-16
CLEVELAND THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 49, 1860

No. two on one end, when discovered figure
l, the very mark had made the day before =
/ also noticed that the ne st did not look much
/ like hens nest. ! remarked the same TO my
wife. She thought il was owing to the rod
pepper. thought 80 too, and asked her 10
fetch the eggs in, after that time, and save me
the trouble. The next day, egg No. was in
the box-I wrote upon it, Lad bV Mrs S-th,
Dec SI.t, 1852. The next morning, found
tthat that egg had been taken away also, that
four out OF seven hens were dead as q brick
For the first time in my life was satisfied
that my wifes speculation was a failure-that
she was a woman not to be trihed with. Wheth~
er the death of those "Rocky Hill chickens"
was caused by the cold weather, OF over doses
red pepper or any "Other cause" | am unable
to state-tut never mentioned my suspicious
to my wife.
The next day, military friend called upon
me from Willimantic. Il forgot to state that
I'm military many | showed him the CITY,
Said he, to me, 18th, you've got a new hat"
1 said "Yes-come over to the Clinton House &"
We went there and our "labOrs" commenced
and continued for an hour. My military
! fiend invited me. to the States, and again we
renewed our laboFs. then invited him to the
Allyn House. There our labors became so
great, our "hardships" so severe, and other
! circumstances 90 numerous came upon US,
that we came to the conclusion that we needed
rest He took possession of a lounge and
rolled of on the foor-I followed suit
The next thing I remember was my military
| friend, whispering in my ear, informing me
that he was going home on the first train.
! "Gone, S-ih," said he, "you'r good fell
low'-"I wish my wife thought so,P said l,
| intsrrupting him.
saw my friend safely aboard the cars, and
had some difficulty in getting home--though
nothing to speak Of excepting the sidewalks,
they were rather slippery; there were, also,
several individuals who tried to see how near
theY could come TO me and not run into me
believe one or two inexperienced gentlemen
run into me. | excused them, and all went
well till 1 arrived home. As was going into
the gate, concluded would see if / couldn't
find my wife an egg, and as came within a
few yards Of the coop, my wife's old Shang-
hal rooster crowded out in the most insulting
tone, "We-don'I n'I.belOng-tO-you." Fired With
Indignation, I seized a clothes pole and made
furious charge upon the coop, determining
to run the coop, rooster and all, through and
through, but l stepped on a rolling stone and
landed sprawling upon the ground. And, to
make the scene more interesting, the wind car
!
yard. There's not family in the whole city
that dislike as much as the Bibbinses-there
are seven of 'em ell told, girs-but this time
there were fourteen, all laughing and giggling
to zee me attempt to climb their picket fence
Ny boots were so heavy that when got one leg
up the other would pull me back. l was bound
to have my hat and was about to pull off coat
and boots and show the Bbbinses what could
do, when heard voice-"S-th do for heav-
en- sake came into the house, you'll disgrace the
whole family - That's from my wife, thought
l. Out of respect for my relatives, 1 postponed
my feat of climbing Mrs Bbbin's picket fence
Since that day have become different man,
and through the influence of my wife, agreed
to become a member of the "Totally Benevolent
Moral Reform and Social Teetotal Abstinence
Association" on condition that my wife would
sell her Rocky Hill chickens" devote the pro-
ceeds to the society, and get me elected treasu-
rer to the association. l append below the re-
suit of my lDfs's hen speculation.