The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-29
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ghni.s Funny. storyif you pat losrs.if
liz In, hoy . Prstleatisnt-.It u Enjoy-s
sp,s iJoysysr. Prom amy Point OF View.
Not more than a dozen persons were
IN the car. says the New York Sun.
These we're o shurp-noscd man, who dt.
vided his time between glarlns dlseon-
tentedly out Of the window and asklna
the conductor why the train dil no, SO
faster; an elderly and benerolent-look-
Ing old lady who sat across the aisle
from, tho aharp.nosed man: three or
four men who lounsed back in their
seats aud dozen. and a quartet OF young
people, two men and two girls VINO
we're amusing themselves by singing
college songs.
Az the train pulled out OF one OF the
country villages poorly.dressed boy
who might have been sixteen or seven.
teen gears old. came into the car anu
took the seat across the aisle from tue
-four young people. Under his frayed
coat was big bunch, suggesting that
he was carrying something concealed
there. As the young people struck INTO
another song he looked anSiously at
them and then down at the bunch un-
der his coat Presently, at the end oil a
verse, there sounded quite emphatcally
| from the coat this remark:
Cut elit- cut cut Gu dawcut!"
"Goodnessl" exclaimed the girl who
had been singing the alto part, turning
! vide brown eyes upon the YOUTH Hes
got hen there. Did you hear ~" itli
"Cutta.cutta cudduck!" made Itself
sufficiently audible for every one In the
car to hear It.. f..
4"shes a good hcn," said the hoy.
apologetically, "but she don't like mu-
sic, l was scairt that you'd wake her
up" Z ~
| "Cudduck cudawcut!'' In rather tart
tones from beneath the coat seemed 10
indicate that the good hen was tired OF
being good and wanted to get out and
fly. around the car awhile for O change.
'"shuttupl" said the boy, poking the
bunch with no great gentlencss. a per-,
Torrance which brought forth q wrath
tul cackle. si
BY this time all the people In the car
scat occupied by fhe boy. The old lady
| put Oh ueE bIunstS W ESS VtheSt e''s
| the sharp nose hf the discontented man
fairly glowcd with indignant surprise.
He pointed . bony finger at the place
/ whence the hen language seemed to
| proceed. f,''s u
look herc!n he said. "Do you mean
10 say you've got q hen under your
coat?"
The youth turned n deprecatory
glance upon his qucstloner, but evinced
no signs OF meaning to say. anything.
1t wasn't really necessary that he
should. ~
"cluck. cluck. cul-luck. cul-luck, cut
ta-cu- dawcut!" was highly adequate
reply.
The sharp-nosed mans proboscis
spread Its glow over his other features.
"Its an Internal sllame!" he cried.
"Aln't TT" exclaimed the benevolent
old lady, bestowing an approving glance
upon him. II wouldn't wonder mite II
the poor thing smothered."
! Darn the poor thlngl" calculated the
man with such emphasis tina, the old
Iady's glasses fell or In consequence OF
the shock TO her system. ~ AMT kick
ing on the beastly chickens account.
What ] object to Is that young idiot
making cattle train out OF this car"
Hens amt cattle" suggested the old
lady. with evidently pacific intent: but
strange, 70 say this reraoio,,s and sooth
ing. statement failed TO mitigate the
complainant's wrath.
Might Just MS well be-" he said.
"Cudduck. cluck. cluck!" came in
protest to this statement.
Say. you!" cried the man again.
aiming his loaded forcilnger Mt the
youth. what d'you mean by bringing
hen into this care"
what hea?" asked the boy Innocent
~.
Don't You try to fool with men. Tha,
hen under your coat''N rs
He wnge.ed his foreSncer at the
bunch, which promptly responded:
"Cut- cudaw-w-w-wcut!"
"Oh. that hen!" said the boy, placid.
~. ~ brought her along eos could
get n fresh-laid aig for my lunch"
The quartet across the aisle burst in
to laughter. and the sharp-nosed man
swore softly but comprehenslvely.
Don't sou !e. him frlghten YOU
said the brown-cyd girl, encouragingly,
10 the boy.
ed ut the boys statement that her
The benevolent old lady was so sur
pr!sed at the boys statement that her
glasses fell of again. and as she CROPPED
fer them she said In rather awestrlckcn
tones:
Goodness me! Does he cat the egg
raw?"
"Yes'm." replied the boy, politely.
Raw aigs is the only kind this hen
knows how TO lay. had hen to home
we used TO feed on sulphur matches. and
she laid hard-boiled aigs, but the other
dav she drank some kerosene oil an
just naturally busted"
81 don't believe It," exclaimed the old
lady. quite violently. and the quartet
almost collapsed with glee.
a look OF sadness overspread the
plain features of the youth. hut before
he could reply to this aspersIon upon
his veracity the bundle under his coat
attracted his attention, as well as that
Of every one else, by observing In res
onant tones:
"Cutta-cutta.cutta-cut-cudaw w-w-
wcut!"
! Keep STILL" cried the boy. admins.