The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1876-01-18

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for q Thanksgiving dinner as it 10 td
have light. A Danbury couple named
Brigham were going 70 have ponltry
for their dinner. Mr.. Brigham said tc
his wife the day before the event:
'I saw some splendid chickens in
front Of Msrriii's store to-day, and
guess III get ono Of them this after
noon for tomorrow.
81 am going to tend TO that myself, y
said Mrs. Brigham, quickly. ia d,
} But can get it just as we'll: I'm
going right by there. y ? oi bss
'T don't want you to get It," she as
serted. when eat chicken want
something I can put my teeth in." Aud
hard look came to her face.
He colored up at once. l
"What do you mean by this?" l-
"Just what / say" she explained,
setting her, teeth together. s
"Do you mean to say do not know
how 10 pick out a chicken" no angrily
demanded eA' y 81 .
T donl l-Hi sff .tr'
"weli, I can just tell you, Mary Ann
Brigham, that I know more about
chickens IN one minute than you could
ever find ont in lifetime. And fur
thermore, ! am going to buy that
chicken il one is bought at all in this
house. :" Aud he struck the table with
"And tell you, John Joyce Brig.
ham, she cried, ''that you don't know
any more how to pick out chicken
than ar, rtinweahed mud-turtle; and il
you bring a chicken into this house il
win go out again qnicker'n il came in.
And you can put that in your pipe an
smoke Il as soon as You want to..ria se'
c1"Whose- house is this want TO
know he fierceiy demanded. , "a et
h She frankly replied at once. lia on -
i. 81 suppose 10 belongs to fst-headed
idiot with a -wart on his nose, but a
woman. who knows spring chicken
from hump backed camel Is running
the establishment, and so long as she
does, he. can't bring no patent leather
hens here TO be cooked. - a'h9aftfl Z
you'll see what I'll do" lie yelled
aud he pulled his coat on aud jammed
his hat on over his head with the fore
piece over his left ear. - = - ,iiiitI.
"a "You bring a chicken kere IL you
think best, Mister Brigham. ~ she re-
piled. A- =. -1i.4. il sal .7lf l'.,s I
"You SEQ il don't" he growled, as
he passed out and slammed the door
behind him. 80 '' aa 'ii.~ "a
That evsning there was nice fine
chicken In the pantry, but he didn't
bringit. Perhaps he forgot to get his.
Dinner came tho next day. Mr..
Brigham took hrs seat the table, as
usual, but it was evident that he in
tended mischief. Mrs. Brigham filed
a plate with chicken, mashed potatoes
and boiled onions. IL was a tempting
dish, emitting a delicious aroma She
passed it to Mr.. Brigham. He did not
look toward II. ~ rf7 4pt'ihao9 dsss
Brigham = said she, "here's your
plate Hoi0 Il0s 1l gIIi -
II don't wsut any chicken" he said
looking nervously around the room.
''Are you going to eat that chicken?"
she demanded, in voiee Of low in.
tensity. sil Snif1iFlas vI s5g -r1s
P. "No, I ain't-wooh! ouch! ouch,' aa'
a She had sprung to her feet like q
dash, reached over the table, caught
him by the hair, and had his face bur-
rowing in the dish OF hot onions. IL
was done so qnick that he had no time
to utterance to the agonized exclama-
tions which followed upon his declara-
zion. -
/. "Are you going to eat that chickenI"
she hoarsely demanded. -- 70.
"Lemme 'upp he screamed. 81.
She raised his bead fiom the dish
and iammed IL on the table. FtT @
John Joyce Brigham" she Kissed
between her set teeth. ''tbis is q day
set apart by the Nation for thanksgiv-
ing and praise. got that chicken to
celebrate this day, and amt going to
have nay gratitude and devotion upset
by such a runt rs you are. Now want
to know il you are going to eat that
chicken like a christian, or il you are
going 70 cut mp like a cantaukerous
heathen? Answer me at once, or I'll
Jam your old skull iuto jelly" 20
'T-I1l eat it," he monned.
Then she let him mp, and he took his
plate, and one Thanksgiving meal, at
least, passed of harmoniously.- Dan
bury News. re- 20 aIo -1A-