The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-02-12

to see. Beautiful los, possibilities Of Christina
cake and omelst lay scattered along that icy
hill in way to draw tears from your eyes
Ebcnezers tail, Spriggius' feet and Lizy
AIMS sparc-room covcrlct were all blended to-
gether in that dazzling true sulphur-orangc
tint which fashionable milliners would give Mt
least half Of one eye to catch.
Still there wasn't enough seat 10 ho,d all Of
Ebenezer. lie laid the rest of him self upon
the chickeu-coop. IIe didn't look around very
long about it, either.
Next followed n crash and sp.iptcrinp and n
sound like the sudden wreck of senatorial
hopes in Ohio
Tho old white hen, in spite Of her rheumatic
knees, escaped to the roadside, and 10y mo-
ment futtering upon her back Then she gave
one flop and all was over. She died Of heart
disease.
With wild screech the Shanghai rooster
darted out from the other side Sprogeins'
Shanghai had been beauty in his day. In
the year 1880 he had been selected to head the
triumphal Democratic procession that was TO
celebrate the presidential election But the
election went tother way, and the Shanghai
was left in inglorious retreat. The disappoint.
ment struck in on him somehow. From that
day he drooped, or mostly lost the use of his
wings. For year he had been too down heart
ed to fly upon the roost
In moments Of violent shock the dumb have
been known to talk, the blind to see Even so.
IN this supreme instant, old Shanghai flew out
Of that doomed sleigh rs srry Ms spring
chicken. Far o'er the wide expanse of snow.
from field to field he few, shouting to oil the
world as he went:
"Kookle, Rookie, koo.koo."
Still the sleigh shot madly on
The rest Of tho fcathcred crew that were not
crushed were set free. Each instant one and
another made its escape now from the top of
Sproggins' fur cap, now from Lily AIMS
shoulder, and now from this side and that, like
shooting stars each shriekiug as it got out of
that:
"Quacklc, quackle, quack -quack ~
1t was the most expressive hen talk ever
heard In those parts. 1t reused the country.
Take 1t in oil its features, the animated picture
was scene for a great American chrome.
Ebenezer's nerves were not soothed by these
proceedings. lIe made frantic struggles 10 get
free. And here was the tip-top net Of the cir
Gus.
Sproggins brain had whirlcd around for half
q minute, and then settled itself unaltcra5,y
upon the conviction that the mule sitting right
ttese in-the sleigh with him Nas running away.
To his creadit, be it said that true to his DUTY
AS man and male protector, he held fast BY
the rains throughout. Whenever n chickon flew
from this side or that he jerked the lines, and
called Ebcnezer frantically to "wo.'
AS Inc slrigu snvI Avuu ras,S,- oua-ra -ra,,,,
pale but determined, the blessed old idiot still
grasped the helm and shouted:
"Wo! Ebenezer! wo! Blast yer picter.
you old fool, wo -
Once Ebenezer looked around with an ex-
preston Of infinite disgust, AS if to say:
"Maybe you'd like to wo' your self, wouldn t
your
They reached the bottom at last. Nobody
was hurt.
Ebenezers dignity had been rutfied beyond
redemption. lie looked not around. lie gave
bound and snort and disappeared down the
road. His head was up, and his tail was stand
ing out horizontal Thus he vanished from
human ken. lie has never beon heard Of
For two weeks after there was seen in Tie
Rdhleroot Rodrer the following "nd," to wit :
on the hind legs
"Of course, it was unexpectinglike to him
SELF" said Farmer Sproggas