The Penn's Grove record., 1894-07-13
THE HISTORY OF cHURcHTowN
CONTINUED,

NONTANUED.
MR.. EDIToR:-I noted In my last
contribution Uncle Billy's sadness and
CONSERVATION concerning the mysterious
sl3. 1t was not an idle fancy as results
nave proven, for the remarkable bird,
keddy, has since Joined his good old
faithful Methodist wife and they now
sleep together in QUE common grave.
Now, that the good old hen, Samantha
IS dead, Aunt Sally's feelings have
grown more tender toward her and SAYS
she did not mind the old hens going to
Church with them but she did hate her
methodist Shout" Uncle Billy is a
very quiet little man and one who is
liked by all of his nelghbors.
Only once in his history has he allow.
ed himself to be vexed beyond self con.
troll and upon this occasion he declared
war against the valient Woodward. In
the evening shadows Of st. Georges
Church a tragedy seemed inevitable for
it was there the two warriors were
about to clash swords in mortal combat
when n OF them suddenly became
possessed with a desire to lie able to
quote . few lines of poetry before any
fatality befell him and went home to
search for it. After he found it he
knew his would-be victim had gone and
did not return to the scene of carnage.
The poetry read thus:
HE who fights and runs away
Lives to Fight another day."
See Uncle Billy for further particu.
lars. But while lie is not much of a
talker be keeps well posted in general
and that he is q slirewd man cannot be
denied. While grieyed by the death of
his intelligent and faithful Reddy, he
was also inspired to a great educational
scheme. A scheme that will enable
him to fill the great and increasing de-
mand for educated fowls. Among the
orders already in are those from VIM.
Shoemaker, who will increase his al
ready profitable business by working
the SOC and dollar racket. Benz. Fea.h.
erer, ten or more. He will breed the
stock and Uncle Billy is to erect q SEM
mary to the memory of Reddy and edu-
cate them. Sam. Strengthen, two for
home entertainment of himself and
family. He thinks it will keep him at
home MORE. VIM. Robinson, of Viii.
mington, to stand in front Of his cigar
store to catch dimes and quarters and
smoke cigaretts as an advertisement of
his business.
A King ST., Wilmington, Real Es-
tate man to attract the attention of the
populace to any special bargain in hous-
es he may have by placing the bird in
front of the building and giving exhibit
tions of his skill and gathering a crowd.
Five in Washington to demonstrate the
intellectual advancement of the chick
en- in America. Several orders from
Chicago and many others to numerous
to in~diyidualiZe here.
He will take chickens, pigeons, geese,
ETC., from all over the country to edu.
cate. He already has enough pupils of
this kind to keep him busy through the
winter. Geo. Pedrick of Pedricktown
says he has a goose or a gander, he does
not know which, to be instructed. Un-
Gle Billy says he has some hope of the
bird but lone of the nan A man that
has been raising poultry for a genera
tion and does not know a goose from a
gander ought to be turned out on pas
ture. OF course this was confdentially
told me by Uncle Billy, but, as he said
lie knew Mr.. p. did not read the PENIS
Grove RECORD or he would be better
posted, 1 venture to repeat it.
Irequest the readers of this not to
give it away as Uncle Billy feels a lit
tie uneasiness about getting kicked, if
MI. P. should hear it. Since Reddy ST.,
is dead, Reddy, Jr., suddenly grew into
great prominence for he inherited the
intelligence of his Puritanic father.
When it became noised around that
Uncle Billy would build an institute a
certain neighbor of his thinking per-
| haps the business would be a profitable
Que, purchased Reddy for a good round
sum and it was limited by some that
Charlie would be a silent partner and
that a monopoly of the business would
be formed. But Uncle Billy had not
intended it should be that way. He
had had an understanding with Reddy
Jr., and the bird had lsft home well
posted. His new master thinking he
would keep Reddy in practice took out
a few grains of corn the next morning
and proceeded to operate but Reddy
would not play. No e%ntreaty, no threat
would induce Reddy to catch. He
would not even associate with the 9TH
er fowl. He assumed a very saucy air
and seemed to regard everything and
everybody with contempt. He knew
that his had been a cash purchase and
was just aching to get driven away
knowing that Uncle Billy would be
glad to welcome him back to his old
home,
His new master was a man of great
patience and Christian fortitude or he
would have knocked the savage over
with a brick. Every day he would pay
Uncle Billy a visit and after each trip
he was perceptably worse. Seeing that
he was a worse than worthless charge
to him. Hance gave him his walking