The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1886-10-15

three dollars bakers dezen. why can''
1 do it," Sure enough, why cam,
you? If I had any place to keep hens.
I would try it. III were you, Eliza, and
lived on a farm as you do, I'd get a
dozen Of eggs and see what l could do
It's real pleasant to-day and we'll drive
over to the Squire's this afternoon right
after dinner"
"rhree dollars Is good bit OF money
for folks who have to work hard for every
cent, and | don't know what Jake
would say to my spending so much 70,
sitting of eggs. But there is the
money l allowed to get some new trim.
ming for my light silk, the one l had
when was married, and have it fixed
over this next summer. might take
that, and let the dress 60 until next
year. Do you suppose the eggs would
hatch well after carrying them SO far?
| have to ride on the cars all day, y,u
know, and we live about two miles from
the depot" 'Oh, yes, the Squire packs
them in little baskets and you could
carry them right in your hand. Why.
he sends them off by express. and they
say that sometimes every egg matches.
If we're you, would try it," "Well,
III see Do these Brahmss lay any
better than common chickens?"
II don't know as they lay better in
the summer, but they say they lay in
winter when other hens dou't. Last
winter when other folks round here,
who kept hens, had to buy eggs or go
without, the Squire's folks had all they
wanted, and plenty to SELL"
''And eggs sold out our way last win
ter for thirty cents dozen," said Mrs.
Slocum thoughtfully.
Afternoon came; the sisters drove
over to Squires Towns saw the big
Brahmas, admired them, talked with
the Squire, and when they came away
Mrs Slocum carried in her hand neat
little basket, which contained thirteen
Light Brahma eggs. The next Monday
morning she started for home, and
after twelve hours ride she found her
self on the platform of the little station
at PlainviIle. Her husband was
there to meet her, and after the
first greetings were exchanged
she astonished him by asking: "Do
any of the hens want TO sit?" "About
dozen I reckon, I set two last night.
Here, let me put that basket under the
seat" ono, I'll carry it in my lap"
whats in it, anyway? asked Jake as
he turned the horses heads homeward.
eggs" said Mrs. Slocum, and she at
once proceeded to tell her husband all
about Squire Towns Light Brahmas,
and how she hoped to turn an honest
penny by selling eggs for Matching.
Bnt Jake didn't seem very enthusiastic
on the subject; in fact he told his bet.
ter-balf outright that he supposed she
knew better than to pay any such price
as that for settin' of eggs" and be
sides he didn't believe any of them
would hatch "after being toted around
all day."
"But,' said Mrs. Slocum, her spirits
considerably depressed by Jake's disap-
proval of her purchase; "Sqnire Town
said that he had sent eggs five or six
hundred miles by express, and some.
times every one Matched" eyes, he
would say anything to get you to buy
the eggs. When those eggs hatch you
let me know. And when the pullets
begin to lay you let me know that too.
I'll pay you three dollars for the first
dozen eggs laid by pullets from those
eggs" and he touched the basket with
his whip.
"All right, you shall have the first
dozen," said Mrs. Slocum, as gravely
as though the pullets were already
hatched and laying.
To be Continued.)
A Captains Fortunate