Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-07


be, answered with shruQ of the shoulders
eyes, indeed, have, more times than one; bu,
you can't catch me again. I'm done dat bust
ness now"
''What business do you mean?" asked SER
geant.
''Why, you knows" with laugh) "Yor
caught me foul on the fowl business. You knows
once had fancy for chickens"
"Oh yes" said the officer "but where have
you been since. It's been two or three years
since you were here"
"Well. you ought to know, as you sent me
up" said the man. 81 went to the penitentiary
and got enough. I'm out Of the business now
1t don't amount to much, specially in the win.
ter time, to go to the Jail for a few months, but
when man has got to 60 to the penitentiary
and work hard for two or three years, Just for 8
few chickens, it is too much"
"Why, they fed you there-yOu haven't lost
any weight ?" the sergeant asked.
'Oh yes, 1 was fed but there was no chicken
On the table. The meat was all from right benin
de horns One year is huff for me, and have
done gone out of the business"
"NOw that you've reformed" said the re.
porter, "you won't mind telling us about the
business, how it is worked, &c. Does it require
an expert?"
SKILL AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.
ut won't do for a man to be clumsy" said the
ex-chicken-thief, land good hen-coop opera
vi ID do uy do u uulShCO oolC UuISIdF. he UOGS
not have so many tools to carry, and his capital
is not large. The principal articles of the kit
are bag and a pair of gum shoes and box OF
blue-heads. The first thing to be done is to get
to the chicken-house. Sometimes this is done
by prying open q gate. Then you mustn't make
no noise, and its best not to wear any heavy
shoes, but to 90 barefoot or wear rubbers, When
you get to the chcken-house you pry open the
door, If it's fastened. and creep i'm
Sand take the fowls DOWN. queried one.
''Why, no sir" answered the exc. T., s.the
blue heads then come in"
''Blue heads!" exclaimed some of the unin.
itiated.
Eyes, blue heads-sulphur matches. You
have your bag under, your arm, and taking out
your box of matches yon scratch one softly as
you can. You won't have no luck If you isn't
careful how you commence. Soon as your
match begins to burn you must put it under the
ROSTERS bill and He'll flop; then you grab him
and put his light Oht-wfing his head off," And
he showed how it was done by quick turn OF
through the neck, but nearly all practice the
wringing process.
WHY THE ROOSTER Is TAKEN FIRST
''Do you always take the rooster frst?" was
asked. y
ssWhy, yes," said the reformed man, "and il
you don't get the rooster first the chances are
that some one win get you. If you get the
rooster and keep him still, it is all right, and
YOU can rake the roost; but if the rooster makes
the least noise the hens all sing chorus. and
you're running risk. Gentlemen, I've learned
all want to as a roost raider. Now, can cob
BILE shoes, and if you want any mending done
send it around. tChicken pie and hen SOUP is
very scarce now at my house."
As the reformed chicken fancier walked of
one of the officers remarked amidst the groans
of his audience, eyes, he has left his fo,ol ways
to attend to the soles of men, and is heeed at as
with kit suitable for his work."