The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-25
Jiun,'> Zebra

James Stanton Jones. more Familiarity
known as Jimmy Jones. has been visiting
Ior several weeks past al his Uncle Fred :
farm In Wisconsin. Jimmy has travelled
a good deal with his father. lie has seen
New York Boston and he spent one sum
mer al Pe;oskey, but this year he had his
hrst experience on farm. Not long ago
ne wrote TO his best friend and chum.
rom Peters. giving his Impressions Of
farm life. This is his letetr:
Dear Toni was going to write Won
last week but thought ia wait until the
speckied hen came of so | could tell YOU
how many chlckings hatched out. Aunt
sue expects thirteen but she's still setting
q mean the Old hem and crosser than
ever about IL. Every time I take her OF
she tries 10 fly at me and / have 70 put
her IN the feed box. I broke little holes
IN all the eggs so that the chickings could
breathe but they don't come out. | won
der what's the matter?
one OF the eggs Is 4 double yeilker.
It's most as big as two eggs and Pete
that's Uncle Fred's hired man-savs that
II II matches well got a choking with two
heads and four feet. Ike a cow lie SAYS
he saw one once that grew 10 be an old
hen and he saws II would have killed a
fellow laughing 10 see one Of the heads
irving 10 chase grass-hopDer and the
other reaching for an angel-worm. It
could run twict rs fast as any other kind
Of choking and n laid two eggs n day
instead Of one. II the old spockled hen
matches th0t double ycllker I'm going 10
o~'- 'urf G"o - lof mo have IL for my
circus. | think Il would make a dandy
siue-~now. don YOU You could have q
big pictchure showing the heads OF that
hen having a hght Wouldn't that brlng
down the house. though?
J was going 20 start my circus last
week. but now ! guess I'll wait for the
old hen 10 come OF. T got my zebray hale
ready and II was as pretty one as they
make. You see. got some red and green
paint out Of the suiler and Willie Green.
that lives acrost the road. came over 10
help me- Willie is little Teller and he
don't know much. hut he could scratch
the MIC while 7 PAINTED him. When you
scratch a pig with hath he feels so good
that he funhles over and COOS 10 sleep
and nurrs like n cat. II was Uncle Fred :
biggest pig. and painted fancy red and
green spots all over one side OF him
Then I says TO little Willie:
You scratch him on the other side. SOS
he'll turn over"
But when Willie stopped scratching. on
one side the pig woke up and I guess It
didn't like the spots. So IL said ''Woof'
and little Willie came iumhling ont Cf the
and liz In my red paint and tipped il over.
That's the way with little boys-they're
always getting into trouble. | tried to
get Willie TO go back and scratch the old
pig SOS | could finish my zebray. but hs
wouldn't do 1.-THE little fraiiy coward
or course 1 couldn't go into the pen un-
less the old pig was scratched. could J.?
And that wasn't oil. Little Willie started
home CRYING. and walked the whole
length OF Aunt Sues back porch. which
she scours every week with stone soap.
or course he left red paint mark every
time he stepped. and Aunt Sue blamed
me for II allies as n did IL. That
shows how much trouble a fellow has In
getting IN inherent little circus When
Uncle Fred came home he said
James. I'm surprised" and that night
think Il was mean TO blame me for step
I went 20 he'll without any suDner. :
ping i'm the paint pail and tracking IN the
porch when little Willie did IL. Don't
you?
But I must stop here. cause smell
pumkin pies. Your affectionate chum.
JIMMY.
p. S--Write soon.
p. ST. Aunt Sue gives me that double
yeilker choking I'll bring II home With
me Parhars I'll 70 into the choking
business and raise two-headed hens.
p. ST. guess I won't finish my zebray.