Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-06-19

pray where is the thing" (Walks
briskly to the nest and takes mi
croscopic view OF the ob;ect.)
Biddy-"Cut, cut-I mean, will il
do, sir %
o. c. ESD" Humph we'll, yes;
very fair, considering; though. now
I look moro closely, perceive it is
not precisely shaped: too short
madam, quite too short; not well
finished off, by any means. And
what do you mean, madam, by hav.
ing the thing SO much larger at one
end than the other? Where. l ask
is your idea of symmetry? Zounda,
madam, if this is the best you car
do in that department, shall lay
the next myself"
Mrs. Biddy with her claw in hel
eye)-" Please, l couldn't help it.
l didn't mean to-"
o. c. Esq (molli6ed) -" Well,
we'll, don't fret your gizzard! You're
no chicken, madam, to lie so sensi
tive about a trife; only remember
my advice in future, and recollec,
that tho crowning virtue of henhood
is Observation-Disclosures"
Mrs. Biddy (meskly)-" Have g
worm, dear p
o. G. Esq. (solemnly)-" will"
SCENE THIRD.
Mrs. Biddy c. has been setting fol
three weeks. o. G. Esq. appears
in the distance, parting from one Of
his numerous female friends; the
tones of his voice fall family on Mrs
Biddy's ear.
O. G. Esq" And now, sweetest
of hens, farewell! and may all the
stars of Heaven, and all the saints ol
the barnyard. meet to register the
day when your smiled dawned upon
my weary life, and made me the
happiest OF roosters. FarewellT
O.C. wends his way homeward.
Good evening, Jack; monstrous
fine hen, that. just been parting
from her. Or may be you did moi
notice her points. Quite fond Of me,
too, I assure you. Still in tears,
you will observe-ahem! Cock-a.
doodIe-dow
o. C. reaches the domestic nest.
Mrs. Biddy (feebly)-" oh. I'm
SO glad to have somebody to speak
to. I haven't stepped off the nest,
nor seen a creature slice sunrise.
How do you do, my dear? Any
thing new going on in the yard?'
A loug pause. u. G. Esq. appears
to be suddenly overwhelmed with
depression and silent gloom.
Mrs. Biddy-" What is the matter
sir Y'
o. c. Esq. lin terrible voice and
walk like Othello)-" Matter! ma
dam, here" Inserts his bill under
his left wing and produces a rooster y
tail feather. "Do you recognize
that, madam ?" Do you acknowl-
edge an acquaintance with the chic L.
caitiff who dropped it i?
Are you aware that found it within
three feet Of the domestic nest p
Mrs. Biddy (languidly)-" Did
you? 1 didn't notice it,"
o. c. Esq" Peace hen. and lis.
ten, while in cain but decisive terms
I strive to impress upon your mind
the enormity of your conduct. Has
it not been decided, I ask you calmly,
has it not been the opinion
of roosterkind for ages, and is it not,
undeniable. that latter
disinterestedness) the one thing
needful to the female character is
excessive modesty. A true hen is
80 strictly and severely virtuous that
The slightest attempt at intimacy
from one of an opposite sex, though
beneath the specious mask
Of friendship, will excite in her
breast the EXTREMIST aversion and
horror. On the contrary, what do
find to be the case in regard to
yourself? Only yesterday, on re-
from q little party, I beheld
you in animated conversation with
my brother. Heavens, madam, am
to be longer the victim of such du.
plicity? Mol sooner would sacri-
ice at once the domestic nest, and
ding the Iifeless body oh! oh!
misery! violence! revenge! Frailty,
Ihy name is hen.'
Mrs. Biddy gets fidgety on her
nest. "Oh, dear me, I'm 80 tiredw
Silence for half an hour.
Mrs. B. lin gentle desperation)-
' My dear, do you think you would
mind looking to the nest a minute.
while 1 run and pick a little bit of
'omething! I haven't taken
noutbful to-day"
o. G. Esq. (starting up in doubt)
-" Madam. have / heard Alright ?
Do I understand that you have dis
tinctly offered to shift upon your
husband the little duties Of the do
nestle nest? Are you going to step
rom your sphere, madam +? Do you
mean to be hens rights hen, ma
lam? Have not I again ard again
upon your mind that fe-
male selfshness alone il at tho bot
;om of these impious doctrines ?
And what, on the contrary, accord
ns 10 the decision Of all rooster
kind, should be the real pride and
ambition of henhood? Dlsinterest-
q true hen gloriss in little
crosses and trials; for, without
temptation. she perceives there can
be no virtue; without trials no pa
Hence; without affections no resig-
nation, which is always 80 lovely in
Ibe female character. A true hen,
rs you are, would not only
rejoice that Providence had seen tit