The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1882-10-21
HOW MARY FED THE CHICKENS


Mamma had been invited out to tea,
and Maxy was to spend the afternoon
with Dollie MAYO, but she kept saying
to herself that she mustn't forget to run
home and feed old Speckles chickens
before sunset. She remembered it even
while they were swinging, and playing
''keep house"
Brosie Miller sat under the great
balm of gilead tree, in his fathers front
yard, with his pug nose between the
pickets. .a.
"Come over here" he shouted.
Cant" said Dolly,
arl" You come, then, MaXy." a..
mamma said stay here. ~
"Pshaw, $ if She d care for your COM
ing across the street. | want TO show
you something"
b Maxyand Dolly looked, deubtfully at
each other.
Let ask your mother" proposed
MaXy, and in moment Dolly came fly
ing out of the honse.
" Yes, we can go, but tea will be ready
in half an hour
1t was in the midst of an exciting
game Of hide and seek, in, which Bro
sizes big dog was joining, that Maxy hap
pened to glance at the sun and remem-
bored mamma $ charge concerning the
chickens.
~ Oh, IT'S most down! I must run and
fe6d eInl' sIietdriedS - N T
whats down? Feed what?" de-
nianded Brosie. i'.1rir .,J sdT
iof, The sllpr4the chickens-mamma
always does-oh, dear, it'll be down be-
tore, \ can. set! theFe,'' and breathleSs.
MaEy few across the street followed
by Dolly, Brosie and the big dog
Into Mrs, Monroe's neat kitchen tEey
clattered; in haste theysearchedthr through
boxes, chests and barrels, but no med
could they find. fiIi ,oTa. '.ir.ltI
"What shall l do?" asked Maxy.
They won I. starve, will theyP"
I'm afraid. (
Borrow some" Feed EN- bread, 4
In turn suggested Dollie and Bfosie.
ng'HHere's lots of -four; why won't that
tloP" said Maxy. di .oI = non II
,dsrIt will, y re Piled Brosie, with very
wise air. "They use meal because it's
cheaper"
n Maxy crew cheerful at once. Well
we can afford Fleur once, Iguess;'' 80
the flour and water were mixed into a
stiff dough, in a little tin basin, and
then began a search for the chickens.
Old Speekle had founaAa way out Of
her cocp, and was gone, with all her
children. ,tff1f f( z
SCOT tired waiting forhef supper, j
s'pect,n was Maxy's opinion,
After a long search they were found
down at the end of the ,gayden, under
theN gooseberry bushes. }AlaXy's caA
ing failed to bring them from their re-
treat, so she emptied the dough on tho
ground, and ran back to her play fed
inc satisfied. v Soon sc was tea time, aiii
afterthatl Maxy-went to Eleep on the'
SOFA Wilde Mamma ,Alago yas- tellih1
L.ssilverl Hair ana the Three Bears ~
Then somebodyswas waking her up, anil
1imWhDg because she SAID, cY I'm,
! lfeaad4sthe gTent big bear, andthe mid :
sized bonyi and the tee-nYt wee M
bearaloh;odp fed FEM about, Shutdown,
mamma.''ow onoia a'a sa1t7 'sqi9
: ~'Syhatat THE bearq'' laughed papa, as
he'Iiftedhelsin his arms. as@A =!
z" seNp, the chickens /" ss' 4 Nnh9 ~
~ "0h, you know where they are, tn ID.
Katie has been hunting for them. They
are out of tie coop, and she says she
can hearthem ealing sqmeYhere.''
BY this time Niasy was wide awake
and ran, on to slow Katie wheFe.to find
here Aickens,s,It was quite dark NOW,
and papa went with them andslet Mary
carry the lani arno vssya d'u eoil
- Under the Gooseberry bushes what
Ffld, they hndP Ten little chickens all
grown tight together, like the lSiamese
twins; ten miserable, lluttering, chirp-
ing, search little clltaEens, last in a
lump Of dough! Nobody knew what it