The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-19
TWO CACkLIN0 CHICKENS.
a W ashingt0n Dude Carries Them Through
the streets.
From the Washington Capital.

a " Washington Dude Carries Them Through
the streets.
From the Washington Capital.
There il n young lady who lives i'm the
extreme northwest end of the city. the
only daughter i'm n small family. She is
quite II figure i'm society. and her name, IL
mentioned, would he familiar tn the read
ers of society notes. by her own choice
she is the h~ousekeepcr for the family, and
can he seen i'm the Center market on sat
uryiays critically examining cuts of beef
and buying the supplies for Sunday. On
the day of the great parade, during the re-
cent conclave, the market man did not
send up the order made the day before, so
about noon she went downtown to see
about il. To her CONSERVATION every
butcher shop and green grocer's store was
pended on that day. Finding her efforts
u~navailing to purchase meats. she con-
Guided she would improve the opportunity
to- make some visits along l. street and *
street. Crossing into Connecticut avenue
about 2 30 she saw II crate of chickens ne
ing unloaded in front of n grocery store.
This was her opportunity. She bought
two nice fat pullets, but the man said his
delivery wagon was put up Tor the day.
sack she would take them home. The
two fowls were tied legs together and put
in "a paper sack with their heads up. AS
the humane society directs. Starting for
the Fourteenth street car she met an ac-
quaintance, n very swell young man who
ESSAYS t" play the gentleman ma OF eI leg his
~ 49,
wealthy maiden sister. He was delighted
to meet her and insisted upon relieving
her of her burden. She murmured. but
consented. and he took the sack. n startled
c!ucking emanating therefrom AS he did
so. "What was that asked the young
man i'm w~onderment. "Oh. just a couple
of chickens" she replied carelessly. He
, looked surprised. hut said nothing, and
they walked on. Just before reachin Fiji
teenth and X streets one of the chickens
thrust his he al through the paper sack
and gave n losid cackle of delight AT see
ing daylight again. .'.GracioIs goodness!
What must ! do with this?" he said, re-
garding with CONSERVATION the protr,ld-
ing head. Poke IL mp your. coat Sleeve"
she suggested. This was done. the fowl
u'tcr'nV faint cackles all the time. About
this time both chickens got their feet un-
ii al some way and commenced clawinR
through the pauer sack; chicken feet
seemed to he sticking out in every direc-
ton. "Oh. my! They'll get away" cried
the young lady. graspinR one of the fowls
as il attempted to slip through am aper.
ture. The sack was now useless. and
there was nothing for the young man tn
do hut throw il away and grasp both
chickens by the legs. They finttered
bent ON making all the noise they could.
At Fourteenth and X streets they met
three young ladies', mutual friends OF the
couple. who made no attempt To restrain
their laughter, and guyed the young man
mercilessly. No car was i'm sight and
ing until one overlook them. ONT
Fourteenth street they went. passed tho
Portland and around Thomas circle. the
dainty dude grasping i'm his gloved hands
the fiuttcring, caCklinR fowls. The street
was crowded at that hour and before the
car overlook them the youth had met a
dozen of his conventional friends, who
looked at him in establishment.