Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-20

rs already stated in the previous chapter,
Mr.. Chuckles LETT the hoIss iu!t OF Tue
Mudable intention 10 see for himself that
the fowls were properly secured in their re-
crptacle lie arrived alongside the hamper
81 the same moment as the page fiddle
wirks; but both master and servant we're
80 la,e-ttc blris had vacated their l1i--
ing.
Mr. Chi,kles gllred at the woe-ocgoGe
Ti3dlswirks in so ftrocious manner as
caused that hsplrss youth TO try and remem-
Der where be had read that death By stran
la,ion was easy or Otherwise.
oh you hardened youAg villain .:
l,ugth g0sped Mr.. Chuclles; What 10 you
mean" and the e2raged man extended his
right index finger dramatically t)"ard the
deserted hampcr.
"Ple-ase, sir, it amt my fault sir, IN
sure. sur, whimpered the lIaking page.
Not your fault? Why wer elt you here
sconsr? Answer hat, you hounE 57tm-
stone. But hold! will not listen to YOUR
miserable excuses, shouted Mr.. ChHcGles,
and at the same time looking round, with
TIE view CT discovering, if possible, the
Whereabouts OF his crratic birds. Al he
exclaimed, as his eyes rested upon thu. side
Of the garden which was next to the domain
Of he dreaded Major IrouIur-s, there thy
are
There could not 6e the slightes: possible
DOUBT the cochins were most undesira5ly
near the low fence separating the tee two
gardens. Whit was the bss; course 10 pur-
sue? 1t would certainly never DO to alarm
the rewly escaped birds unnecessarily for
should they become unduIY excited the
chances were that they would q; once pl.
q Hying VISIT 20 the grounds Of ,b- cEc'=g.c
son Of Mars Some such thou-h;s az 'n-'e
were evidently passing rapidly through the
brain OF he perp,sysd ChUckIes as y S:17I
gazing ct his chicks, which were SeIa1e.Y
unconscious OF the perDeXing Interest that
their wayward behavior had aroused in the
breast OF their new owner, and euergaticaliy
continued Their congenial Occupation c.
scratching up recently soTn Pa.ct OF
..ower seeds.
1t length a ray c! Ign. pier,.3 NJ.
ChUckless bald Uranium. "TiddleginNs,
said he, go and hide behind a goose5er7y
bush, as near to tie hamper as you can get;
and then when you see the birds return and
get into it, creep out softly, and bang down
the lii as sharp as you can.
When see en- Actin into ne an.
per 81. exclaimed Tlddlewinhs, crtnain-;
bat don't ta'nk as ever shall see EN-
&c. into il
None OF Jour insolence to M, you chat.
;e-irg msgpie DO As | tell you. an nov
going into the house; and bark yol. if
anything peculiar happens come aud Inform
ne Instantly, o. i: will Be the w9rsc for
.5V.
"Ysssiy, me,kly replied the youth, who,
rs soon IS he saw the retrsaInE torn Of his
master disappear from view, began 20 in.
duIse IN q species Of /Ilu war dance, or
exaggerated cellor lap, which calistheuic
exercise, although doubtless much app-acj-
ated 10 festive moments by his chIns of the
distinguished order o. buttons, was not
exactly calculated to meet with anoroyil
from = number OF shy fowls TnaEaEore,
what happened under the circumstances Was
not q matter Of much surprise. The old
bird whose peculiarly has been alluded 10
by kind of halt-Nying, half.iumping m I've.
mcnt succeeded in locating itself on the
other side Of the fence exactly in the ccatre
Of promising clamp OF tender ANNALS
whittier it was of course, immediately fol
lowed by the majority Of its fvlloS.5iris
When Tiddlewinks saw what had happ,n
cd he suspended his healthy exercise as sud-
ienly as he had begun it and stood s'arng
IN a semi-imbecile manner, at the cochins
~hich had so unceremoniously transferred
themselves over the way. "Wo. rare 90
at length gaspsi out the bewilderei youth
Wont there be a game just and no mis
take When that there N ,ior sees EN- be
be on the rampa le. Wots to be done? Oh,
| remember. The guy nor said as how if
anything peculiar took place | Was to let
him know directly so, as this is very rare
start, Il be of aud tell him "
Suitiug the action to the word, the page
began TO proceed 1eisurely toward the house,
hut had scarcely got twenty yards in tha'
direction when his footsteps were arrested
he stentorisr voice in his rea- calling: Hi
hi you boy thers-you in buttons, contouni
vouI Come back say aud explain tb.
meaning Of those abouinsbie fowls being in