The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-29
Eggs-By IL. w. Beecher.


Eggs-By IL. w. Beecher.
NEVER come upon nest of eggs, &C.
creted by the hen most conscientlously,
and unknown to the most searching Of
bOuseheepers, without sense OF boylsh
delight. which would bring down on me
reproving looks and grave admonltion
from ali who have an awful sense OF the
proper dignity of ministers. But have
no doubt soda and acids come together
with the very best resolutions. They are
determined to restrain themselves, and
not foam over. Yet the first drop o?
water sets them off, and they make bub-
bles and throw them in each others faces
at furious rate, spite OF all the Efforts
at selEsovernment. Now, what Is to be
done about it? We're they not made so?
And are not some people made so as to
effervesce easily? Why they were made
so, is question that should be addressed
to another quarter.
Well, was saying that the discovery
of hidden eggs was always an excitement,
and there have been times when the ex-
element was prolonged and extreme. IL
CHANGED in this wise, and IN the gOOdly
State of Indiana.
No more neat, careful, exact and scru-
pulous housekeeper ever was seen IN the
Hoosier State, than our fair landlaoy, who
had us in special charge during the alb
sence of our proper head and queen, who
sought health on the seaboard. An old
fashioned barn there was, huge In the
middle, with variety of sheds, lean-tos,
stables and carriage houses, projecting on
every side of it, as if the barn had settled
family of little barns all around it. 1t
was family barn, beloved of hens and
boys for in its roomy interior, and IN the
passages, bins, hooks and corners, all
sorts of frolics might be carried on, while
an occasional "pedk" at tie cracks would
keep them informed when the old man
was coming.
But hens, who have a secretive tenden-
cy, inOdesty Of the nest, find their para
disc in such a voluminous barn. Here
they may lay in silence, and proclaim tt
in Vociferous cackles, bringing down the
whole barnyard in chorus, and making
echoes in the "oie hnrinS bon yards. and
yet the searcher find nothing!
N"That pesky hen! she lays every Gay,
and yet we are none the better tor her
eggs. wonder where the creature hldes!
Ii Harvey was half as smart as his father,
I know that he could find that nest"
Again and again came the exultant
cackle, and again aid again We were with.
out custards
And SO one mellow autumn day, we
wandered through the garden and strolled
into the barn. IL was not 80 full but thai
it had the sense of great space. II was
festooned with cobwebs, and had all the
tribes of spiders that hide in half lights.
We climbed the beams, we jumped down
from far up ON the hay, and finally, after
sundry amusements, lay down by the side
where the shrunk boards gave us an in
spection-c crack, from which we swept the
neighborhood-ssw and were unseen.
Soon we heard the least possible sound ola
foot on the hay. Turning our head we
beheld the productive but Improbable
hen stealing toward her secret nest. 1t
was the one time too often. We knew as
much as she did.
How rapacious are oil conquerOrs
| There was the rounded nest, well sunk in
a corner, full, brimfll of eggs-thirteen:
besides one for a nest egg! AS oriental
kings despoil captured city, rob its
people, pull down their choice architec-
ture and quite discrown its beauty, so we
| found the nest glowing white as marble,
and left it-like hay.
Is there not providence for hensP Is
there not a fate that follows the most OBJ.
scure and unmatched viOlencef
We put the eggs safely in our coat tail
pocket, and walked cautiously. Itrecalled
piece of disreputable carelessness on
our fathers part, who once sat down on
dozen eggs, and went up as if every egg
was bomb, and every bomb In explosion.
| But then he was VIGOROUSLY absent
minded man. His very example was our
safety. And yet we dwelt, with some in
ward mirth, as we walked to the house,
On the ludicrous figure which our father
cut. Dinner was spread as we came in.
| Some question came up which diverted
| our thought from the discovery of the
nest-indeed we forgot that We had eggs
about us, and drew to the table and sat
down with an alacrity which was only
equalled by the spring with which We got
up.
'"Gracious
"Why, what Is the matter?"
Matter enOugh!"
care you sick? Do let"
Idrew my hand from my pocket stream
ing with liquid chicken, never to be born
and the disgusting secret was out Thai
woman was saint My pockets were
daily cleansed, without one cutting word
| L can imagine the process, put never ike
to dwell upon it. Would you believe 1t
the same thing happened in few weeks
again? 1t did, and to the same person
But never since then, no, neverl From
that day to this we do not remember evel
to have even taken an egg from nest.
1. When l see man who allows him
self to be pulled up and fiattered, l know
that his time will come when he will 81
down on those eggs.
2. When / see men who are robbing
right and left, and filling their pocket
with unlawful wealth which other mel
earned, l say, "YOu will sit down OF
those eggs yet"
8. When Overcoming men think tina
they can Outwit all their fellows, and ar
exulting at the success which thei
shrewdness has achieved, gay to myself
"Flll your pockets BY and by you will
| eit ,ioun ON those eggs IN II Ie61a3