The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-05-27
TWO NICE JOKES
4 Nan VINO Shot His Own Hens and Tool
CuRious Note.

a Nan VINO Shot His Own Hens and Took
eCu.ious Note.
Ex-CongFessman Loren B. Sessions has
seldom been accused OF being gullihle, but
he admits with becoming magnanimity
that he was bested on two occasions
Living next door to him in the little
village OF Panama IS man named John
Baker. Baker glories in the title of coun-
selor at law, but when the legal business
is dull he is never averse to taking a
painting or whitewashing contract. Both
Sessions and Baker kept hens, and it was
large during the early spring months and
late in the fall
Sessions had finished planting his garden
at the rear Of his house and shut his poul-
try up in the hennery. One morning he
discovered, much to his disgust, that Ba-
ker's hens had paid him an early visit and
scratched up q large quantity of seed He
went to Baker with his trouble and told
him in his usual good natured way that
unless he kept his hens confined they would
be shot and thrown into his yard. Baker
chuckled to himself and promised that his
hens would cause no more trouble to the
newly planted garden. EARLY the next
morning he arose and liberated the con-
gressman's hens, which were soon enjoying
themselves on the forbidden ground.
Suddenly he heard several reports from a
gun, and peering from u window saw Ses-
sions approaching his house, bearing a
number of the unfortunate victims. "Johni
Johnv" yelled the elated legislator. 1--WE
kept my promise, and there are your hens
You'd better catch the rest of them or I'll
bag them too"
"Why, Lo," said Baker, my hens are all
shut up In the roost. Those must belong
to some other person."
go onW returned Sessions. '.Your hens
and mine are the only ones that ever come
into my yard, and mine haven't been out
of the house since made my garden"
well, you'd better look and make sure
Of II anyway" said Baker. SO the pair
jumped the fence and went to Sessions
roost, where the chagrined congressman
discovered how he had been sold. Sessions
gathered up the dead hens and took them
to his own house. where they were nicely
prepared. and the entire Baker family was
invited over to dinner.
Sessions declared he would get even and
made several futile attempts to do so, but
boon played into his nsighbor's hands
again. Baker went to his friend one day
and said: "Lo, want a load Of hay, but
haven't the ready money for it, viii you
take my notsi"
Il don't suppose you'll ever pay for it,
but Ill take your note for 30 days." said
Sessions jokingly.
The hay was transferred and the note
given in payment AT the expiration of the
80 days and the courteous three days extra
Sessions asked Baker II he would pay the
note.
Certainly, when 1t becomes DUE"
TITS due now; the 80 days are up" said
Sessions
IT say it isn't DUE" retorted Baker.
"Read 1t and see."
The congressman read the note, examin-
ing the date line closely, and detecting no
flaw in It said, This note has run the stip-
ulated time, and I want the money"
Read 1t again" said Baker.
Whats this? Thirty days after death
Confound you, what do you mean by thatf
Don't you intend to pay this"
II will surely keep my contract" said
Baker. Call around 80 days after Pm
dead and get your money. buffalo Cou-
rier.