Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-14

u. erndps you can tell me how
" make this hen stay on the eggs nm.
III They're Matched. She has been so+-
ting TWO weeks, and now has taken .
nolion 10 quit. This makes the third
time I've caught her off the nest in tho
past two hours"
Why-why don't YOU fasten bor
On suggested Wigglesby, with a SUI
oen burst of inspiration.
w. thank you!" exclaimed Mrs
Wlltsey. "F~thought of doing so. hut
wasn't Just sure whether it was right
i or not. Just hold bar minute. will
you, While hunt up rope to tie her
down with"
And the next thing Wigglesby knew
ne was standing there alone. looking
very foolish but happy, with that balky
men tightly clasped in his hands while
MS hustling neighbor had vanished in
search of the requisite cord to secure
the fowl on the nest.
She presently returned with IT and
offered to relieve Wigglesby of his
charge, but Wigglesby said: 'No, it
Will take at least two persons to prop
erly anchor that pullet on the nest, aud
seeing that your sister isn't on hand
TO render the necessary assistance,
would just as soon help you as not
From this it would seem that Wig
glesby was improving very rapidly
1T is very kind Of you,. I'm sure"
SAID the plump widow, favoring Wig
glesby with grateful smile, which up
set him so he came near dropping the
hen he was holding He quickly re-
covered himself, however, and meekIy
followed his neighbor as she led the
way to the nest
There they are" exclaimed Mrs.
Wlltsey, when they reached the spot
thirteen as fine eggs as were ever
laid; and-I just happened to think of
it wonder if the number has any
thing to do with her acting as she
does? You don't suppose the hen has
counted the eggs and found out that
there were thirteen of them and that
is why she refuses to set any more, do
your"
Shouldn't WONDER" said Wigglesby,
| All females are so plagueyI mean
all hens are so superstitious, you
know"
"Are they? I didn't know it,"
eyes, hastily responded Wigglesby.
congratulating himself on the fact that
Mrs. Wiltsey hadn't noticed the bad
break he came near making; "but this
hen might as well make up her mind
to set, thirteen or no thirteen. If you
will take her a minute I think I car
| fix the nest so she will have to stay on
| it."
Mrs. Wiltsey relieved Wigglesby of
his burden, and then he looked wise
and went on:
Il suppose the surest way would be
to bore two holes in the bottom of the
nest, then stick her legs down through
and tie them fast under the nest, but
"Are you sure the eggs wouldn't fall
! through?" anxiously inquired the own
!, er of the hen at this point.
"Er-I was just wondering about
that myself. I don't think tying her
on the nest is going to work very We'll.
Wait, and I'll see if I can find box
to turn upside down over her. II
can get one small enough, and then
put weight on it to hold it down, she's
got to set whether she likes it or not"
"But I'm afraid I am putting you to
an awful lot of trouble, Mr.. Wiggles-
BY"
'Not at all; just as soon come over
and-and help you set a hen every day
if you want me to. Just as soon as
not"
Oh, yes; Mr. Wigglesby was progress
ing.
| He finally found the right sort of
box, and he and the plump widow be-
tween them got the hen under it and
the box properly weighted down, and
then Wigglesby said he guessed it was
time he was going.
But" he added, thoughtfully, I'll
er-come over again tomorrow to help
get this hen out and feed her and put
her back on the nest again. She'll
have to be taken out and fed once
day, and of course you can't do it
alone"
| "But my sister will be home tomor-
row. She has only gone for the day,
and when she gets back she can help
me if I need any assistance"
ooh, WE'LL" said Wigglesby, in an
injured tone of voice, eff you prefer her
assistance to mine"
The widow broke in with gay lit
tie laugh, and then suddenly grew So
Der.
Cali right; you may come again to-
morrow-if you WISH" she said de-
murely.
A week later the hen (Which had
been fed and watered daily, and en-
couraged to stick to her post by her
two faithful attendants) Matched out
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