Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-03-02
It's all True.

'That is a terrible storyl" said hem and indeed in
quarter OF the city where the story had not happened
"That is terrible story in henhouse; can't sleep
alone to night It's we'll there many Of sitting
on the perch together Then she told the story that
fall tits all true"
But we will begin with the beginning: and we must
look for that in another part of the city The
setting and the hens flying to their One hen
with white feathers and short legs laid her regular egg
and was as hen in every way respectable While she
was living TO the perch she pecked herself with her bill
and little feather fell ont.
"There they goi" said she; "the more pluck, the
handsomer amw
She said this in a gay tone for she was the choice
among the hens besides, as said very respecabei and
Darkness round about hen sat next hen but she
who SIT next TO the did not sleep: she heard and
she didn't hear-as Il should be in this world. to live
peaeefuy-hut she must tell il to her next neighbor
"Did you hear what said; mention no names.
but here is hen who pueks herself TO appear WE'LL III
A cock I'd despise hertz
Right the hen the owl with her husband and
children The family hid sharp ears they all heard ev-
cry word which the neighborhen said; and they rolled
said;
"Oniy hear there-but you heard we'll enough what
was said. heard with my ears; and one must hear
agood deal not 70 dropa single word. There is one Of
such degree that she puek out all her feathers TO let
the cock see her"
,'PrsnsE garde erJants'" said the owI-father;
"Pl tell it, however, to the neighbor-owl; that is
very worthy owl in the neighborhoodi and then they
'Hno hoo wboo" they both hooted into the dove-eot
of their neighlor. 10 the doves within. "fiave you
heards Have y0u heard; Whoni There is hen yonder
who has plucked all her feathers for the sake the
coek shelf freeze she isn't already frozen. Whool"
''Where: wherei" cnOed the doves.
'In the nei 4hhors ward. have good II my
self tits almost improper TO tell the story: it's all true
"Beieve itbelieve every wod," said the doves; aud
coOed down into their own ben-vard
"There's hen yonder." they said; "some say two,
who have pueked nut all their feathers not tn look
like the others and to attract the attention Of the cock
That isa dangerous gane they'll take cold and die Of
fever and they're both dead"
"Nake upi wake upi" erowed the cock, and few on
the on sleep yet sat upon his eyelds yet still he
ed "There three hens that have died for the unucky
love Of eoek they have pueked out all their feathers;
that's hateful story; won't keep it to myself; IT may
gofnrther"
"Let 1t go further" whistled the hats and the hens
cueked and the cocks crowed Iet 20 further let Il
go fnrthef-and the story went from hen-h0use to
hem house. and at last II back TO the spot from
whence It had first set out.
"Five hens the story Eaid chad plucked out all their
feathers 10 show which Of them would become thnnest
for the love Of the cock and then they hacked them
selves bloody, and fell down dead for the joke and shame
Of their families, and the great loss OF their owner"
And the hen who had lost the loose little ath nat
urnlly did not know her story agan and she
respectable hen, she said; Il despse those hensi-but
there Of the sort; perhaps one should not
keep slence and will DO my best 20 get the story into
the newspaper: then will spread itself the whole
country and that the hens deserved and their families
tops
got into the newspaper; It prnted and It all
true; one little feather really become Eve hens--
HaHs Chrisfiaa 1adsrsen