The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1884-11-22
THIBODAUX, LA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1884 40 ...

fell behind he brought it to us tender1y
in his mouth. He became the friend
and protector of the "two lofn widders
in their lonely old castle by the lonely
old wood" and was deeply and tenderly
appreciated.
am sure we brought little science
to bear on our poultry raising, but we
comfortably and happily and realized
nearly $500 when We sold off our surplus
stock in The fall. We thought it much
better than taking positions in estab-
ishments not our own. We were free.
and we appreciated the situation. And
then the occupation itself was full of in
terest. Never day passed we did not
find something to laugh at among our
numerous family. We had frequent
visits from Mr.. Worth's two little rowdy
children, who were in full sympathy
with every phase of chicken life, particu-
larly the absurd part of It.
One day after we had missed them
from the room for about two hours. and
supposed they were at home, Billy came
came in quite excited and opened con-
versation with Sue. I was at the sew
ing machine, bu. heard it all cutie
plainly.
Sue," he commenced, "Sue, Sue,
Oh Sue Me and Aate's Been iighti..'
two chickens"
Yes, honey" said Sue, in her moth
erly draw, reaching up tie words in the
middle like cats back.
"Mine was a dominic, and hern was
a black one. Both OF 'em were mighty
little chaps, you bet; want much more II
weaned; and the black 'un was the
spunkiest feller you ever saw. Both Of
'em had the sand, but the black 'un was
the grittiest chicken in Lake county.
Ill bet big on it. Sue."
Eyes, honey" ssff-..
eve fit 'em right out in the sun.
where it was hot enough to bile 'em.
We wanted to see how much they would
stand. Sue.'
"Yes, honey"
"Well, they fit and fit and fit. The
dominic was little the biggest am! got
the bulge on blackev in the start; but
blackey, he just KEEP pitchin' for dear
life, whalin' away at dominic till he
couldn't stand up. and then he lay down
and lit. After he ST awhile LAWN
down he gin ont, and be 10y there watch
in the dominic cllaw him up. Pretty
soon, when the dominic thought he'd
got him all l1sed up, he started to leave.
but, Sue" ef5 oAu ssaal =
Yes, honey" es..,s E,,.a af.3 ,,..,
"The dominic had got so weak hisself
that he had just straddied off aud reelel
round like he was drunk aud before he
got furder enough-wot with bulgin'
forard and staggering bachard-liftle
blackey put out his bill ard caught hlm
by wing futher, and held his hold till
dominic got on his feet agin and turned
round and licked him over. Now.
Sue"
"Yes, honey"
"Every time the dominic whipped
him and started Off, little blackey would
do the same thing. He was clean tuck
cred out all but lis eyes (and he could
just barely turn them in his head) ana
his bill. And you ought to been there
to seen him stretch out his little, weak
neck, with not a feather on it, and take
dominic by the wing or the tail every
time he tried to leave. never sec such
grit in my life, Sue; cos, You see, Sue,
he knowed he couldn't move, and he
knowed that every time he caught hold
Of dominic and held on he'd get licked
agin; but he kept doin' it, Sue"
eyes, honey"
"Iill at last the dominic was clear
wore out a whippin' of him and tainted
dead away, and lay with his mouth open
and his tongue lollin' out. Then
when bTacEey saw that tongue layin'
alongside q kind of piert look hoped
lnto his eyes, and he stretched his little
weak neck out and caught it in his bill.
This kinder walked the dominic up,
Sue"
Yes, honey"
And he squaclzed murder, Sue.
"les. honey"
"And the best WAS that whichever
squacked first would be the one that
was whipped; and the way l raked the
pile of red beans was just sinful, Sue:
AID Hates as mad as March hare and
gone home to tell ma"
But you don't mean to say that you
took all your sisters beans, do you?'
Yes, honey" Words reached in
imitation of Sue.)
And do you really mean to keep
them ?"
Yes, honey"
"Well. no,e :" said Sue, laughing. "T
don't know what to do with such . boy
anyhow"
We carried our poultry business
through another year and with still
greater success. We would probably
havo been engaged in it yet but for :
male biped, who, perceiving how well
she could live without him, made tho
discovery that he could not live without
hor Y1sia Hseaol~n1 os,~ ~,>~&r>-h3~