Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-01-05
TWO NICE JOKES.
A Man Who Shot His Own Hens ard TOOK
q Curious Note.

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Curious Note.
Ex-Congressman Loren B. Sessions has
seldom been accused of being gullible, 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 withdrawing contract. Both
Sessions and Baker kept hens, and it was
their custom to allow the hens to run at
large during the Asly 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 henncry. One morning he
discovered, much to his disgust, that Ba-
ker's hens had paid him an early visit and
scratched UP 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
CHEESEMAN'S hens, which were soon enjoying
themselves on the forbidden ground.
Suddenly he heard several reports from a
gun, and peering from window saw Ses-
sions approaching his house, bearing a
number of the unfortunate victims John!
John!' yelled the elated legislator. give
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 on!' 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 it 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 Ills 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
soon played into his neighbours hands
again. Baker went to his friend one day
and said: $40, want load of hay, but I
haven't the ready money for it. Will you
take my note?"
II don't suppose you'll ever pay for it,
but I'll take your note for 80 days." said
Sessions jokingly.
The hay was transferred and the note
given in payment. At the expiration of the
so days and the courteous three days extra
Sessions asked Baker if he would pay the
note.
Certainly, when it becomes due"
cts due now; the 80 days are up" said
Sessions.
Il say it isn't DUE" retorted Baker
"Read it 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 want the money"
Read it again." said Baker.
whats thisp Thirty daysafter DEATH
Confound you, what do you mean by that?
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 oney"-Buffalo Cou-
rier.