Maryland free press., 1866-10-11
Breaking p-a-Setting Hen.

M-Bmsthy ,ithstTais :yaiicr hea,s seeti9 -Ssia,
s s.ss. hs i Hayes = = hsE son 0ps morning It
well, let ler SCI remarked Timothy, helping
himself to iarge pieis OF cheese, 4 reckon can
stand Il as long, as she csn.' Ise h.--ea h,h ~
sI'do Wish you would tsy to be little more N
eqpinomiHsl 70 chs ese, Eiuothyj i hare cutItfis
very last of my every day lot, and it is only the
frst of May. And now, as soon as you've d6as
eating wanty you to go out and break up that
hem She setting I'm an old axe sAstwo bricks
now
srhopsshsr hatch tem p fstddrned sfim0th Sbs
% If she WAS set gpw, she would batch the feurih
week III May. It's 4 bad SGD, sonethi1Sg allsrs
Happens arter il, Stop. p.gigghng,, IIsea Maria bE
the time you get to be as old rs yer mar, yell
SEQ further thap sol, do nbBlJ There Gwas u ] len
kns' folks, their gray top kno. hatched the last
OF May, and Mrs. Jsnkias, &she' had tke ;eenjuac-
ton Of the lungs, and would have died if they
hadn't kiiled'a lamb,l and 1%tapped het'ih the
hide while it was warm; That was all that ss-
yea Ihef.rs Hi< ss.1Sun( iisW2SN N'sd5Gj ?.
With such startling proofof the truth Of the
omen before him, Timothy finished his breakfast
in hasts and departed for the barnj from which
he soon returned, bearing the squalliug bidiy
Py thslless- law7nsT o!nj yIld3os MI :Zih
What shall do with her, mother? She'll
get onagaf., iaHa she's asA cross Gs edlamAshe
if%sff s @ dHs @s asE hapas epa ae4 death 95Rs
-, 1iye beer il said ihat twas a:geod ph.p TO
throw em up in the air , said Mrs. Hays" Aunt
Peggy broks one of setting only three timesr try
ing. Sposn you try it,
= ppshs goes head hon fail,s said 1Tim, - Id
tossed the volcano skywards,
'Land-a na.sy,' exclaimed .Mrs H., aShe's'ti
coming down into the pan, of bread that | set
out onalrt feat rock to,tfseg srGn, '7es strange
you fan d9 G n9ihing 81 wthsHt oys4deng its4 n.
y Down With the traitors, Up with the stars
eangi Timi selevsting Hiddy tsgaipe evith,seme.
thing less that u pint of batter sticking to her
feet. o.. Q, 900 ,Gl noJi aSgsI iliS 2!kj,
Z Good gracious ME: wuss and wuss,' cried
Mrs. Hays, and TIM Aereearwith Ref;3 for 4hehen
had come down on the well polished tile of Es-
quire Bennett who happened 10 he passing, and
the dignified old gentleman was lhe, ,fathsr, of
Cynthia BenRett, the yotingt lad Y With who M
Ths s sqa. ,01s ooksd assssi o bll&ssd & ID o
dough dough with BE haasksssRisf1 saao streas on iia
Yes, but il's going up again, Gid, Tins spitc-
fNlly, seizng the cluckipg Biddy, and tossing
her Mt random iusoah Aif! Bidasatkoagin1 #
time to manifest her individuality, and with
loud scream she darted against the 'pafl6t' VIA
dow, broke, through, knocked down the. ealaaty
cage and landed plump IN the siiken lap of Mrs.
who was boarding at the farm HOUSE, Il -, iE,i! [!
Mrs. Gray screamed with horror, and starting
up dsledged 9iddy, Who. few! at her teHectiet,
in the looking glass with an angry hiss. The
glass was shattered and down came the hen, as
tonished beyond neasuge, against a vase 9filow-,
ers, which lipset,>and in falling Knocked over
the stand dish and dsluged with water pair .oi
slippers, which Helen Maria was embroidering
for her lover, Mr. LANES 'lleRsieM.:nro: rctui'
Helen entered the room Just as the mischief
had been done and viewing the ruin she al lonce
laid 10 her brother Timouly. She heard his
step behind her and the uiifafuhateD hen she
Hung full in his face. ,,i.x,.,,,, 81
There was snothered oafli,r and the hen came
back with the fqrce Of s.usenty pound shet-. 5,.s
Helen was mad: Her eyes were nearly put
out with the fsathery dust aid dSdU6gR, and She
went at Timothy with true felpinine zsal.r. Shs
broke his watch4 guard into D 'ddzen pieces,
crushed hisdickex and began toApull llis, wlis r
kers out by the roots when she suddenly remenl-
bsred that Timothy had no whiskers to pull oua
e But when she came to look closer, she perce-
we'd that tho snan sshs skslD ntahys aliiiiRtlated
was not Timothy, but James Hrhshew. :.
Poor Helen burst into tears and fiedintor her
chamber, the usual refuge for, herones and
James, after washing his ktcs at The kitchen sink
went home sternlY resolved never to marry u
woman with saeh 1tsshpef ias Helen Hays iklte
= The hen, meanwhile, who is the heroine, rer
turned to the barn TO establish herself on tte
ssGs sss sS & stG PpssSt bpssh thf
Mrs. Hays sqon difcoyereSL her and ,she hax4i
ing beard that dipping in water would cure
''broodness,' she set forth sfurs,he ilbrook with
the fowl in her apron.
= Mrs. Weaver, an old Afy Of very quarrelsome
terhperant, who resides near, and was at swert' 9
poinrwith',frs.i HASs GssH5hJt ;co5mfus7 Sto7 The
t,rook oraPap Eoi ,ystsr, and, sped tbs, ,ysllsE
'hsad Of the bird peeping but from Mrs.. Hays
apron. star
II itITLoret, .h. .xcI,n,oJ ti,o,x I,y. found ON
what puzrlcd me to DEATH nfg hSbout a week.
I've found out where that yellow ,pullet has gone
TO. hrs! ilaysy IaiNisi kiiowed you Sss aa1fck.
I'd dssa!su y s9 laas aidat 4nk EsAba EsAba
\ d''Steal? me steal? who are you talking to, Mrs.
Weaver" said Mrs. Hays ON her digAity.
"o'l am talking to you fon'vs stdls my hen
sasseagsrI She. real D1rking Gif. ohs hssE 70
%shes my hen, aud, yss touch fhefb,f yep
,fJqlshor youn what II isare," ysl,td Mrs
Weaver, growing purple. and seizigrhs iprsiartr
edlfoul by the all, she gave 4 wrench aud ,tht
tail came outinzhsrlhkud.l ipi ."iiohno i.it
Weavets BaiAhae aSd HI fiji 5.ckwsrd mht63 63fh II,
brock splsA;eiing, ID ps plnd and sst shedpUlu
She sfy wsfhaS, ana WAS log .oon I on r fai k.i
feet again ready tosenev tlns.nra,ultsa,E ei SC
q 'Giee me my hen!,i shs, cried, tApustieg, i.el
hG into Mrs. HI ysf Nee "syou dld hay and hyfPpo
crit yeuir asds she ssads sseooad disea thu
IT ThesBeh thoagkp4tb br6Beti toish;oa~ hSr s6do{
sn..uttsrlng and esrthly ssiIshe Aow outofeoyer
square into the face of Mrs. Weaver, which sb
rakef down hwithAiisr nals tuiii it fcsembieti iii
pages OF ledgqii srdssed,. and stecressat Sih
red ink :.
! MrseFIays caught ttitk, of BrSshwvJoa ffoi
the fsIlcer-Ars: ,Wsaverdia ths baniel saul serea
hlar duel would PROBABLY have, been. fought
sthe bAfls o. The creek rad Not siddehfy1 'EaV
ysy end precipitsted both iAe ditnsat ~dIae
I into the water
! rThsy scrambled out on opposite sides; ana III
hen sat perchsd on Al apple -iree and cackled i
I triumph, g :.,.eFx.
went Lhms.l they have dot spohshzincsmoT
h. The hen disappeared and was pot, ,sssp, unit
three weeks afterwards, when Ehe made her AT
4 Pearasss with 'eIsyen G6S osJleg. ohicdeaA ESh
ssa A9n' other f99yf 9 1 1pes aHa bag asl
ri'Bpt allhough not bppAenJsp,s sbsrtolf shDbkok
up two matches for cynthia .Bennstt' was net q
home fhelne9t 'tnse Timothy called, and MI
1 henshswd RsveE fassase oaelsnsfsr bsyihs such
4 temper.