The Delaware ledger., 1883-08-25


Country boys at the age of fifteen |
average about one inch taller and seven
pounds heavier than city boys of the
same age.
CAT AND CHICKENS correspond
ent, writing from Decorah, Iowa, vouches
for the truthfulness of the following
narrative, he having been an eyewit-
ness of the singular facts which it
exhibits An old gentleman and his
wife, who resided in the suburbs of 2
western city, take great delight in
raising chickens. Last spring, as the
''setting" season came round, he pro-
cured dozen eggs laid by hens of a
valuable breed, to put under his favol-
! ite plymouth. She sat on them for
two weeks, Matched the chicks, brought
them off, and then died of chicken chol-
era. The chicks were placed in a
basket by the kitchen fire, where, one
afternoon when the family was away
visiting, they were found by "Tom, " the
large black cat, pet of the household.
One by one, Tom lifted each chick out
of the basket and placed it on his own
bed in the kitchen corner. When the
old folks returned what was their sur
prise to see their pet cat curled up and
surrounded by the contented orphan
brood. Tom was allowed to care fol-
them, and when they were large enough
E to run in the yard, they would follow
, him wherever he went. In due time
! the breod was ready for the gridiron
i The head of killed chicken was one O
= Toms perquisites; but when he wa
offered the head of one of his decapita
q ted chicks, he took it, carried it 70 hi
= bed, lay down near it, and howled. Tha
was his lament over the death of hi
adopted children.
;, SPANKING A PRoFEssoR.-True a
N the proverb is which asserts that ~
,e good beginning makes good ending,
s. yet it does not deny that, in exceptions
,e cases, there may be good ending t
-o that which began badly. An incider
which occurred in a western colleg
illustrates the possible existence of thes
exceptional cases A tall and musculs
young student, named Henly, entere
r. the sophomore class without taking IL
freshman course, and was therefore III
,u acquainted with the college professor
He measured six feet and five inches
,d his stockings, and soon became terr,
to the unlucky freshmen who happent
, to encounter him. One winter mornin
II as the sephomores were winding the
:" way to recitation along narrow pa
shoveled in the snow, they met par
at of freshmen. At once there began
'ul tussle as to who should have the rig
of way. In the amusing fray Hen
of became prominent, picking up the fres
- men with either hand and tossing the
into the snow banks. The last man
ow the line of freshmen was a dapper lit
ast exquisite in aplug hat. Henly laughin
ly picked him up, and laying him over
his knee, spanked him soundly, and then p
+o him into the snow, hat first. What W
his dismay, as he entered the recitati
q, room, to learn that the little exquis
> was Mr.. Taylor, the Greek profesSo
40 He sought counsel from his intims
friends, and they determined to go wi
uc- him to the professor and beg pardon
rus the offense. At the close of the reci
= tion they went to the professors roo
and Henly began to speak, when I
as righteousness of the affair overcal
ere him, and in spite of his fear of the p
!. fessor and his desire for pardon,
an, laughed till he cried. With just ind
his nation, Prof. Taylor demanded an
,or. planatiOn. But the little mans wrS
ritv only increased Henly's laughter, and
sitv last the student had to retire with
boo- apology unmade. AS soon as he h
recovered himself he was Thorough
frightened, and again sought Pr
Wv Wv Taylor to explain his conduct. To
aa. surprise, the professor not only forg'
'"" him, but became his friend. 1t '
said by the members of Henly's cls
aae when he took Greek, that Prof. Tayl
the though the most impartial of teacht
'ear had one fayorite. The fellows also for
it rather dangerous to speak dispar
are ingly of Prof. Taylor in Henly's pl
nat ence.
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