The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-04
HENS, Pros, AND C1BBA0Es.
Tho Hon william Maxwell Evarts arrived


Manor house is comedy enough piece of archi-
lecture, but it is ovcrshadowed by an imposing
hcncoop in the Eli2ahctho-Jacobcan style, with
here and there q touch Of the Ncncto-rococo.
The Hon Mr.. Evarts takes great pride in his
Eii1abetho-J acoheun hencOop. II Is said that If
the Hon. T. w. Stoughton who was u guest at
the Manor house Ave or six weeks ago. had
manifested that degree OF enthusiasm over its
architectural merits which Mr. Evarts expected.
and had right to expect he might have been
Minister to the Court OF st. James's to-day.
Destiny often hangs ON trines. Opportunity
appears in commonplace garb and being re-
ccived with trivial hccdlessncss or ponderous
Indifference. gides away and is gone forever.
As Mr.. Evarts drove NJ tothc Manor house he
heard with satisfaction a pronounced cackling
in the adjacent edifice.
1T IL the exultant voice Of maternity"
thought Mr. Evarts. THE logical inference is
that one Of my hens has laid an egg"
After dinner the Secretary summoned the
various heads 81 executive departments TO con-
fer upon matters Of administrative policy.
Gentlemen" he observed. " | trust that our
domestic affairs have proceeded during my ali
scncc smoothly and satisfactorily. and that our
foreign relations. whereby mean our inter-
course with the neighborine powers and our
commercial transactions with tradesmcn from
whom we import and consumers to whom we
export. are still upon n peaceful and advan-
tageous basis with which expectation | await
your several reports
q" Them hens your honor bought and paid
fancy for. said the Chief Of the Poultry have
quit lnyin'.'
You alarm mo" said Mr. Evarts. and you
astonsh mo. for certainly heard n cackling as
! entered the premises. Are there any evil
denccs OF concerted action on the part Of the
fowls that il. WIS the disafYecton spontaneous
or WINS It apparently the result Of a conspiracy
" First the brahmas quit continued the Chief
Of the Poultry. and then the gray dorkin's and
the croev-curs. The Pymoutl Rocks and ban
tams held out for IA spell. hut now they've quit
| too. We have a. huy our eggs of Jrpson. The
/ raekln' your honor heard was probable the od
/ brown sottin' hem The hrahma rooster smashed
| her clancy egg. and now she's tprnaliy cack-
| lin"
This Is vcry serious. " said Mr. Eyarts " for.
! as il appears. there is not only "a complete dis
organ zntion If labor. but there is also ntimi-
dntion and even destruction of property Every
hen has q constitutional risht to lay eggs in
fact. -nr is constitutonally expected To lay eggs
this | lay down without hesitation rs "a deDp
constitutional principle. The Obstructive atii-
tude oi IN" poultry therefore becomes riotous
il is insurr''tonnry ana suhvcr-ive II all pub
Tic Interests and must Ice met with vigorous set
| carefully considered measures
don't see what your nor can do" re-
| narh"'! the Chief 90 the Poultry.
Do" exclaimed Mr.. E,aris rising from his
chair. his eyes flashing. his index lnsrrquver-
| INK with Vehement, and his long arms swuying
| in the air like branches II a weeping willow.
" Do! | shall declare the hcncoop in a state Of
instruction. and shall bring all the power oi
the central Government TO bear upon the insur-
f.t.s h..f 4 ls.G
commanding them to dispcrSc and resume THEN
| functions before noon tomorrow: and II they
pay no heed "a the warming. shall issue an
uthor pro- lamnton. and. If necessary. another
| and another. -
~ this moment the deliberations ~ the coun-
oil AMI tho N'hs,"ran oloIueure Of the S'crc-
inrv of STATE were interrupted by the entran',
~ "a barefoot boy who rushed uucrrcmoniouSy
into thr room and shouted. a. soon rs his agi-
tat on permitted him 10 recover his breath
our pigs is in Jepson's cahhaEcs!"
The entire party, with the exception If the
Hon. Mr. tNarts himself. started up and would
have proceeded forthwith IN "A body To- overtak,
and chastisr the aggrcs-prs had not the Score
tary calmly motioned them 10 their seats and in
diplomatic and Judicial manner addressed
them ~ follows;
Gentlemen. restrain your prccipitate yet mol
unnatural impuls vrncss. This is matter
involving foreign relations of u dclicat" and
conrat"nhted nature, and IT behooves US 20 act
with caution. pig is er ~ t'7'muu an ANNA
prom" 10 indulge his appetite for cablages, and
being intellectually Incapable Of understanding
IN" rights OF property and the limitations o
boundary lines he makes no distinction be-
tween Jersons cahhaees and the cabhagcs o
any other man We cannot, therefore. aitribut'
10 the pigs any previous calculation or malice
prepensr. Therefore 1t is Just and proper tc
remark that no Stigma attaches 10 their prcsen
incursNe characterization As to our own i'm
mediate anu cons 'Iuenual duty IN the promises
l am not altogether clehr' anu desire time {,
consult authorizes and II necessary To send {
commission I" the cabbage lot 10 ascertain tn
present STATUS anu prospective value OF The
.apuaH"S, ana me extent "i damage inflicted
L' Us TAX " l"sl'ai we" oil 'h' situation 10y
now luh+ mas AT Jeps"h grown eapp'-,s II
thW l"t
oh4S 'his year your excellence. SAID th'
poV. lie plhl''d II IN turhll's last season.
Is W'"- known I'Shi MAXIM continue
MT h'"r'S' uW II requires twenty years i'