The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1872-06-29
SPKING CHICKENS.

In the following humorous article which
we clip from the Daiy Wheeling Rggist.g.
we recognize the ear marks OF our old
friend Clarkson or "Spiv, formerly OF the
Ohio Staiesmam
we have seen spring chickens for sale
IN our market. The dealer soemnly as
snred rs they were only two months old
we thought they We're large Of their ave
and SAID so, but lac called our attention to
the fact that in this day of science, when
Strawberries weighing two ounce were
common, large spring chickens were not
to be wondered at We gazel Oh those
spring chickens and smiled. We bon hi
one and wept. We had it brolled, tried
to carve It aud wcpt again. Then we had
II boiled. All day and all night that
chicken boiled. The next morning we
tackled 1t again. We found our sprinr
chicken was pullet, though we could nj
pull 1t apart once more into the pot il
went Another day it boiled. Then we
managed to hackle oil piece of the breast
After eating II morsel we discovered
mat 1t WASH pullet bat a rooster II
wouldn lay ON our stomach Roosters
we are told by those who have made
spring chickens study, never lay on any
thing Another time il went into the pot
Tor bile. We sharpeued our carving
KNIFE I'LL one could shave with the edge
ana struggled with that chicken again -
men we learned why it was called spring
chicken. Every Tine we made a cut nj il,
II "onld spring clear out OF the dish. We
leIl thht we had been imposed upon, and
we determined TO have that poultry deal
er lIle. With the spring chicken no ono
hand aud The carving knife in the other.
we marched toy the right flank. platoon
front, on that chicken sellers works. W.
called lis attention to the bird, ~ tough a.,
when first handed Ia US, and told him II,
h'h been undergoing broiling aud be- Linz
| process for three DAYS.
/ 'Did YOU tile IL first? he asked. i'm soft
enius tones, with one eve on the carving
kniie and the other on the cash in tb,
chlcken breast where the only ch nix
had been taken out
es,' answered. in thunder tones.
I ',you betrayer OF human happiness. we did
'brilc' 1t and bile il, too
Let the look upon that bird he said.
a. lac took IT, Aiter musing Tor while
he sald "Spiv, gave YOU the wrong bir.i.
tins one came from the house of "a man
vino uses every spring immense numbers
oi pills. That accounts Tor your not being
ab.e To bile the chicken But would
a-ihDnght it would brile'
What, we shouted have Mill. To lo
with the fowls toughue--2 What have
pills 10 do with the fraui Won uut anon
onr who never did you wrong? What have
pills 10 do with the tact that that chicken,
was ~ tough Us ever after it WIS billed a.
you call Of. for forty eight hour-2 speak
OFT d.e'
WHY. Won see. Spv.' and Doe .mole %
bright smile like INTO am infant TO whom,
tHe angela are whispering. or which u,
same hn- thr collie. "a. DO lies BOO the cradle
'Nh't lou see thc man o. raised tIiat
chicken takes lots 1 ptli.-ToIT. pu- -
one day while tDatcb,ckcu Wa p-3n.n,i-
Ins round thc house. a box o. them p.ll-
got Knocked out o' the windy. aud tba,
chicken rou..rl ,m up swallowed er
AII. lhe consequence b. ~pv. that chick.
600 has o Dole 300 3d. But ] thuusht ;.
wpuIIa brIici
he explanation wt- sufficient $50 ,9t o.
chicken tnnt never took pills anil del..-.
- ei. happier aud wiser