The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

She Won I'm Determined Rattle with the
Housekeeper.

Rousekecper.
Mrs. Betty Chipley and one OF her
hens Speckly by name, had been ell
gagged In novel kind Cf warfare for
several weeks. Speckly was deter
mined TO bring forth brood or
chickens in the house, while this re-
solve did not meet with favor on the
part OF Mrs Chipley. "rm not GO
ing 20 have hens settin' in my house."
Mrs. Chipley would declare, day after
day. as she drove Speckly forth with
the soft end OF the broom. Opposi-
tion had no effect on the resolute
Speckly. When she was driven forth
at one door she Immediately appeared
at another, or came flying and sput-
tering through an open w ndow only
TO be again elected before she could
conceal herself under the bed. which
was her choice OF spots for incubat.
ing purposes
"But you'll not set under my bed
nor in any other place In this house,
1 can tell yCu that" Mrs Chipley
would affirm while pCking vigorously
under the bed with her b: DOM, and
suS WOuiu tiS
Now, Miss Speckly. We'll see who
comes out best I'm this fight! Wen
see II ysu set in any place in this
house! II you do miss my guessl"
One day she drove Speckly out so
fiercely aud with such severe whacks
on the back with the broom that the
frightened hen fed 10 the harn.yard
squawking and cackling. She seemed
by her manner TO acknowledge her
self defeated for several days after
this and went about subdued and
detected making no attempt 10 enter
the house although the doors and
windows were open.
Il guess you've give up" said Mrs.
Chipley, triumphantly, land guess
you'd better, II YOU don't want to go
into pot-pie some day."
Speckly finally disappeared, and
Mrs. Chipley felt confident that the
hen had stolen he nest away and
would in due time appear with
family brought into life in some
more appropriate Matching place
than any part OF the house W uld
have been.
Three weeks and one tr two days
passed aud Mrs. Chipley who had
kept record Of the time OF Speckly's
disappearance, began TO expect her
return.
Mr.. and Mrs Chipley were at the
break fast table one morning when
Mrs. Chipley suddenly paused with
her coffee cup halfway TO her lips
and said:
'Where does that peepn' sound
come from? I've. heard IL twD or
three times this smorning-and listeDl
there IL Is again. 1t sounds for all
the wo Id like newly-hatched
chicken"
Peep! peepl peep"
Suddenly Mrs. Chipley jumped up
and said excitedly:
'Henry Chipley, do you suppo e.
Is IL Iossible that that sneaking
Specify hen has stolen her nest In
the house after all? III know before
I'm half al hour older Help me
hunt for her"
They left the kitchen and went
into the sittIng-room, the peeping
sound having come from that direc-
tion. They stood still In the middle
OF the room and listened. The sound
was repeated, and Mrs. Chipley stared
In all directions trying tc locate IT,
Suddenly she sank into chair and
exclaimed well, for pity sake,
Henry Chipley, look up there"
Mr.. Chipley looked In the direction
Indicated by Mrs. Chipley's forefnger,
and beheld two or three downy We low
heads peeping out over the top OF a
bookcase that reached almost To the
ceiling OF the room. A railing several
inches high surrounded the top Of the
case efrectually concealng Madame
Spcckly but 10 was evident that she
was up there.
did anybody ever see the beat Of
thatm said Mrs. Chipley when her
husband had brought stepladder
and removed Spcckly and six peeping
chicks from their lofty elevation.
"Now that sly t.ollop OF hen has
watched her chances and sneaked in
here when I've been out, and few
up there and laid her ak eggs and
set on 'em, chuckling all the time TO
think how she was getting the ad-
vantage OF me- and was having her
own way She's sncaked down likely
when I've been out milking, and got
something 10 eat, but she amt come
down very often, for she's nothin'
but skin and bone-poor thing.
don't know but i admire her persever-
ance after all. "