The Florida agriculturist., 1882-09-13
Snoopendyke's Hen Coop

SpoOpendyke's Hen Coop lei lei
Broohlyn Eagle. ..dvka a;
90 be appeared before his VIE WI WIZ
aI q broad 70 grin on his face, "say, my dear b(
TO 70 bouebt some chickens so we can d.
have W. fresh laid eggs. Look" ana ne .
naHe na,S - ont u couple of pair of fowls S
heia @ U The leos. tor Mrs. Spoopen- W
dykes contemplation. ~, ovo,oimed ""
"Well, upon my word! wo ga I1'l th;nosl y
Mrs. Spoopendyke. vi an ~ 'Nlu heen
chickens! Ever since we've -, ond -,
carried I've wanted chickens! saiu CIV
sba % annroached the birds cautiously SS
snd With a look of misgivlng thaS ~ o1
led led her words, "Where can we Keep
'netL, a1n a COOP Mrs. Spoopendyke, IN
~ ~ y rotprtcd her husband, laying
sho cb;ckens ON the bed while be q.
no,od VIZ himself of his coat and Vest.
1--WE might keep 'em up the en'mno1 '1nr;
or in the clock, but we proosois Won WON
We'll lust keep 'em in q hen COOP,
and T'ye got the laths ana nalls 1own 5,n
M @.o;rs 70 build it with. Come down
;n The yard," and Mr.. Spoopenoy.SSeo .So
III snI bic new ACQUISITION by the
as ond started off followed by his
wife. h,;,d a coop?"
asked Mrs. Spoopendyke. as SUE I"lo ~ N
ed her husband dig posi- ho.S eo. :, q
,he corner she had reserVeu io'
aIfI don't YOU probably do, snort
"A M Spoopendyke, kicking away
81 et,he he shade until he looseaed his lsg I
..TaHr e. Wv 4 | nut. this post hel Is )
III these tw o--dod CAST the post!" he ce
cluded, as it toppled over on his es
"Can't you hold it up? What
you sitting around there like col
in a Jug for? Hold it up, will ye
Mrs. Spoopendyke grasped t
post firmly with both hands and he
it at an angle of thirty degrees.
"Now hold it perfectly still whi
/ dig the other hoie," and Mr.. Spoo
endyke hacked away at the grour
again and set his second post.
81 see what you mean, giggl
Mrs. Spoopendyke. "You slat it
from one post to another and put t
chickens in. My! how nice that'll b.
Mr.. Spoopendyke glared at her
moment and then began putting
his laths, standing between the pos
and the fence corner and whistli
as he worked.
"Now," said he as he fnishC
"what do you think OF that?"
Mrs. Spoopendyke examined t
Job critically.
"It's a perfect palace!" she exclai
ed. "But say, dear, how are you {
ing 10 get out?"
"Yah-h>hr' p roared Mr.. Spoope
dyke, bounding into the air. "W
didn't you tell me What'd ye wa
to let me build myself in like a mu
my for? Amt ye got any sense
all anywheres ? Why didn't We wat
what I was doing?" and Mr.. Spoop,
dyke grinned horribly through I
Stats.
"IsupDosed you were going to bu
a hole in it," talte1ed Mrs. Spoopt
dyke.
$50 I am /" yelled Mr.. Spoope
dyke, jamming his leg through
structure. want any more hole
and he kicked the side halt way acre
the yard. 'Four chickens, four hole
he roared aud the lath flew IN all I
rections. "WanJ any more holes
and he smashed the root out with t
spade. "Holes constantly on han
If you don't see the hole you wa
ask tor it." ana he blew out the c
with terrific energy. New goo
coming in at all times Second ha
holes a specially !" and he banged G
the other end. parties wanti
hole to send in the country will co
suit their interests by applying he
before going elsewhere !" and he II
ped down TIE rest of the coop wi
\ prodigious clatter. 'Want any mo
holes ia this particular coop?
R roared, yreuching out the post al