Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

have a lot of hens, and he thought hi
would buy the eggs and borrow the neigh
boris hen. He said he couldn't tell hal
the time when he was getting good eggs
from the store, and if he only had hen.
of his own, he would be sure of fresh egg.
every day. This suggested to his wife
the awful affair with the cow, two year.
ago, and she told him he ought to rcmem
Der that dreadful experience.
"Ah, yes, but then, my dear, COW is
much different animal from hen A her
don't kick, of course, and it is absurd tc
think that hen would tear down fence
rip up shrubs and mash down a whole
dollhouse in one afternoon. Besides, you
know, there's no churning and back.
breaking in preparing eggs for the table
Those hens can play around the yard, and
eat the scraps from the table, and itwon',
cost penny to keep them, besides being
of great help and good company. shall
take pleasure, and so will you, in looking
at them, and when you come to sit down
to platter of nice fresh eggs at break
fast, you will look upon it as l do"
That settled it. He saw the owner OF
the hen, and told him what he wanted
and that he would return the animal in
due time, and also four chickens from the
brood. The offer was promptly accepted
Then he bought sixteen eggs for four dol.
lars and eighty cents, and set the hen in a
box in the woodshed. The next dav he
learned that the moon lacked two days OF
being at the right quarter for assisting
an incubating hen, so he removed the
eggs until the proper time. The day after
he was somewhat put back to learn that
an even number of eggs would prove dis
astrous to the enterprise, so he took out
one of them, and smashed it. He was
now all right. Everything moved smooth
ly, and he was highly elated. Three
times day helooked in at the hen. And
there she sat, as comfortable as could be-
with the overnight eye shining steadily
and unhinchingly.
About ten days later, when he came
home to tea, his son said
Spa, the hen was off again this after
noon.'
"Well, what of itl"
"Why, Aunt Mary says if she stays of
too long, the eggs will get chilled. AND
it was off an hour this afternoon, and
drove it back in the she'd and it wen
back on the nest. And, by gracious,
had the greatest time getting it to go into
the shed, although the door stood wide
open all the time
In further proof of his zeal the lac
rolled up his pants and displayed shir
which had carried him unexpectedly ovcl
an ash pail. and which looked as if it hac
been used to tack down carpet.
"You mustn't run the hen, William
that's the way it gets excited and dom
know where it's going" said the father.
The next day at noon she had been of
the nest two hours. William volunteered
to 90 out and drive her in with picket
but his father rebuked him for his I'M
seemly haste.
He found the hen in the yard partakine
of hasty lunch from the label of an old
peach can. William followed him out
The man across the way gently approached
the animal, mildly enunciating:
"Chicky-chick y-chicky."
The hen moved off. The man across
the way moved after her. She kept GO
ing; so did he. Thus working about he
got her near the door, with her head
pointing in. Then he suddenly swoeped
down toward her, and she flew away to
one side, and gained the garden again.
"Ho, no, no." said William, explo-
sively.
whats that, young man" savagely
demanded his father, turning around upon
him. But William was frowning heavily
at board in the fence, and did not heal
the question. The hen was again APP
preached, and pretty much the same per-
Torrance was gone over again, excepting
that William didn't no, no, no, aloud
The man across the way then put after
her on a run, the most foolish thing he
could have done. The chase grew excit
ing. William brought his picket to bear
but was ordered into the house so bolster
ously that he retreated at once.
SO, ma" he shouted, "come out an sec
pa chase Mickle's hen. He's goin' rouno
the garden like circus boss. Come
quick"
And she did come. The hen was ap
parently on the point of darting through
the door as she appeared in it, looking
helplessly around. This was the las
feather. The infamed man lost all con
troll of himself.
600 back out of that door," he screamed
or I'll put bullet right through you"
"Mercy help u.s." cried the horrifie'
woman, as she precipitately retreated.
But the hen was out in the garde
again, with both wings down, neck elon
gated, and cackling at the top of ne
voice. The man across the way put afte
her again. He caught up clothes pole
piece of coal, and an oyster shell, and
stone, and frozen potato on the wa.
He followed her around the out-building
under the wagon, over the stoop, acro'
the grass, and through the soft groun'
Finally he caught her and restored her
the nast- The next day she staysd ABB
all day, and he got his clothes mendc
The third day she came off again, an
showed no disposition to return. tn
man across the way heaved sigh, an
took off his hat and coat and put after he
again. He stepped on the side of his foe
in the third round and seriously wrenche,
it. He then followed on the extreme en'
of the toes OF that foot, which hardly i'm
proved his speed, but added considerable
to the spectacular effect. But he got her
although he was laid up four days will
his lame ankle.
Finally the specified time passed away
and with triumphant roar the hen came
off with her brood. The man across thu
way rushed out in an ecstacy. All thu
trouble and annoyances he had undergone
were forgotten in flash. With feverisf
haste he counted the brood. There were
four of them. just four, and they were
very pretty. But the man across the way
simply sank down on the chopping- block,
covered his face with his hands, and