The Republican journal., 1899-07-27
The Little White Hen and the yell
low Cat.

SltCnS oy the door.
''W hat are you looking at?" she asked,
as the yellow cat put his paw over his
mouth.
''If l want to, l may wash my face, l
suppose returned the yellow cat, putting
down his paw.
"Certainly," said the little white hen;
''but it is rather strange that every time |
come out of the barn, after | have laid an
egg, you are washing your face. 1t looks
to me as If you We're laughing, and just
put up your paw to hide it."
Dear me- exclaimed the yellow cat
at looks to me as if you were beginning
to see good deal, but you don't know
very much yet
The little white hen walked away, with
her head in the air; and the yellow cat
put up his paw again. And this time any
one could have seen him smile. His smile
was so broad that his paw could not half
cover ii.
A few minutes after this the big black
cook came running down to the barn; and,
when she went back, the egg the little
white hen had laid was gone.
81 am quite discouraged" sighed the
little white hen. Indeed, am, l have
laid three beautiful eggs; and | hoped |
should cover them with my warm wings
until they went, Crack. crack : and some
dear little chickens would come out of
them"
'You are very simple said the old
brown hen. You should not lay your
precious eggs where the old cook can find
them"
Pray, where shall lay them?" asked
the little white hen in astonishment.
"Why, hunt a place where the cook
can find them, said the old brown hen,
as carelessly as if it We're nothing but
pecking at corn to do such thing; and
she walked away to find SHADY place to
scratch in.
The next day the little white hen laid
another egg in the barn; and, when she
saw the Old black cook coming, she said to
herself: Il will not get off this egg at all.
Perhaps she will not see it. And, if she
says shoe, shoe, l will not move one STEP"
When the black cook saw the little
white hen on the nest, she did not mind
IN the least, because the little hen rutfled
her white feathers and opened her mouth
at her. Oh, no. The black cook did not
care. She only laughed, and said: ''Ho,
no. little hen, You glib me dat aig"'
And then the black cook laughed very
loud, and gave the little white hen a gentle
push, and put her great black hand into
the nest and took out the new egg. And
the little white hen flew cackling out of
the barn. And tbe yellow cat sat AZ the
door and put his nav ~, +o his month
II am glad You laughed at me again, y
said the little white hen very meeklv
Did you speak to me?" observed the
yellow cat.
4 es, did, said the little white hen.
Il have been very stupid. IF you had
NOT laughed al me Yesterday, should not
nave thought to ask the old brown hen
ABOUT the nest
"hve1ybody is silly sometimes said
the yellow cat, politely
nut not SO SHY as | am, saId the
Ltue Whlte men. u Thought could
lll9hteh me ols black COOK, ana lay my
eggs N the Darn.
-NeH are you going TO keep on trying
ILL., tAe yellow cat inquired,
no, ln-deed- exclaimed the little
Whl't men ~ am gong to hunt me
heNt,
ny rot tTy tI"a" the barn?' the
ye'IoN cat suggested very kindly.
tt-' tIie p3in? the little white hen
elle-. lA Amusement,
les }oH "0uldn 60 on top OF the
pAl H. "@'49 you demanded the yellow
tdi, "}u bfoaG smie.
Lt"r '4e Low very funny you are,
mHlmuled the little white lien. But,
zen ne e9nlan t The black cook find my
eSSS uHqeI ING Darn
Lev uer Try 1t: sad the yellow eat,
Win another broad smile.
PART II.
one morning the yellow cat said to
himself. n lave ! # Seen fEa Iittla white
hen fo}. some fine wonder If sba LaS
found a nest somewhere TO Law ber Zoos
where the b}ack cook cannot find Nom
think viii hmm hpr nm and oivo Iar .
call
He went s,f+lv nndar the harm. and
after huntino few Ininn+es he fonnd tGe
li-rIe uI,i+a {an
styal1 Van ba,a fo,,nd q fro ,,1ooo,,,
he ariad m . iolI1- tone
The I+tIe white hon lifted nm . z,or,,
tired ]ooking head ~ e1S
II am 81 rlad "A COO wa, y, eI,, ,oia
with little 6asn, ~ have mot heen n'l off
INV nest for +1ree DAYS ana n;nbts ~ !
am So hungry and tliirstT +n17r,, --'
s.Tbv 49, T-o,, fro 81 asi,ad +ho r,o11o--
cat '--' s0-10"
.sRacausa >, vyhisnarad tho l;++1o ,,h;+o
hon tttLara j. an Id ara, +a+ +tat oa -1.ae
here every da inst watcbina ~ o,et t', IN.
egqs if lava hem oh e s )" ~ 10y lls
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