Evening journal., 1898-03-22
rHE EGGs TuRNED on HIM.

IHE ElitfS IOhNfllJ YIN him.
1t is a difficult matter TO fool a wo-
man on what her larder contains. Inc
Wayfarer hears a good story on an East
Side man who is. the the way, quite
prominent in the volunteer fire depart
ment A friend gave his wife pair OF
live chickens She put them in the eel
lar for safe-kceping When the nus
hand came home I'm the evening he
found that the chickens were having a
regular walk-arOund. He advised his
wife to put them cut In the yard. She
acted on the advice. To keep them
from flying over the fence he took the
scissors and clipped both wings OF each
fowl Now no sane man protesting 10
know anything about poultry would
ever have been guilty Of such foolish
thing, for a fowl with both wings
clipped is almost as good a flyer as one
with its full complement of feathers.
Towards evening he thought he
would play joke on his wife. Going
to the pantry he stole two eggs from
the basket. saying to his boy as he did
so:
"We'll hide these out in the yard, and
shortly afterwards you can discover
them and come running In to your mo-
ther with them"
The thing worked an right When the
wife saw the two eggs she congratu-
lated herself that the present was dou-
bly, valuable. inasmuch that the eggs
could be eaten until the hens stopped
laying, and then the fowls could be
killed and sent after the eggs.
I'm put these IN the egg basket, she
remarked.
AS she walked to the pantry she fig
.stf lrtr ran ahn would get
in the course Of a week.
In q second or two che returned like
little cyclone.
Il had eight eggs in there" she said
"WellW
"And there are only six now"
"Wel?"
And you, you wretch, stole two OF
those eggs and endeayOred to palm
them off as the product of those two
hens"
"Why, my dear, you must certainly
he mis-" he began.
mo, am not" she said Don't you
suppose / know how many eggs / had
in there?"
While endeavorlng to escape by the
back way he frightened the two hens
and they sailed of over the fence, and
It took him half an hour to catch them,
and persons living in the neighborhOod
of Sixth and French streets wondered
what the hubbub was all about.
The next time this brave volunteer
endeavors to fool his wife it will not
be with chickens or eggs.
THE BASIS OF SETTLEMENT.
In these days when damage suits and
verdiets are the fad, man cannot be
too careful to protect himself against
litigation. Many claims for personal
injury. some little and some big, are
paid without ever being brought TO
public attention, and the trials in the
courts represent but a small percent
age Of such controversies.
A settlement of a character most re-
markable for the amount of damages
claimed by the injured party has just
come TO the knowledge of the Way
farer.
"A business man Of this city has a de-
livery team and driver. One day the
team ran into an old man who was en-
gagged in sweeping the streets, knocked
him down and injured his leg. The
driver said nothing to his employer
about the matter. fearing that he would
be censured for his carolessness.
Several weeks afterwards the bust
ness man was surprised to receive
call from the old street sweeper.
"Your man ran me down in tn
street" he said, "and l have come {,
see you about Il. I am n poor man, ant
make but 81 day. | was laid up 70
several days, with a doctor attending
me. Some Of my friends advised me 4
sue you for damages. Others said thai
II | would come to you, you would d
the right thing"
This is the first intimation l hav
had Of the accident" said the dumb
founded business man. when did
occur?"
about two months ago" responde
the street-sweeper. "SOme of m
friends said that you would do whs
was right"
Certainly will" said the ma
whose pocket was threatened. "Ho'
much do you want TO settle the case?
Il think l ought to have my lost tim
made good and my Doctors bill paid
answered the old man.
ITO be sure" said the business man
"and what else"
We'll I've figured It up and I thin
I ought to have s. anyway"
The business man was astonished.
"YOu shall have It Immediately" ]
said, drawing out his purse, selecting
s. BILL and handing it to the mode
claimant. Il suppose you are willing
give me a receipt in full and a relea
from all liability?'
Certainly; fix ii up"
The business man did so, a witne
was called in, and It was duly signe
Then the old man went away. perfect
satisfied, while the business man co
graduated himself that 1t was the be
50 he ever spent.
When the driver was questioned co
corning the accident, ne admitted tn
what the old man had said was true
well. in future, whenever you ha
an accident Of any kind" said his e.
ployer, report it 10 me immediate
and don't let it come TO me through
outside party
Then the incident closed.
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