The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-02-27

much as to say, Thank Leayiny. Mt
last am rewarded
well. at fust Henderson, was
plumb beat. Then saws he. Bows.
don't tech her, Give tue hen n
chance, Be. you she never stirs for
four weeks 'cep; once a day to get n
bite TO cat Henderson,. he couldn't
be satisfied, aud kept walking around
the hen and trying to rig up some
scheme 10 get bet OH her. offered
five ia one on her ag'in any other hen.
aud said the other man might provide
his hen with regular nest and china
eggs. Said he'd put Everlasting ag'in
any other two heas, the others 10 fol-
low each other. Finally offered to
bet that the fowl would hatch out the
billiard balls, red and white ivory
chickens, but everybody tit shy OF
even this offer, cause nobody knowed
what the old spreckled thing couldn't
do. Finally he give up, and said
he'd Just make an exhibition set OF it.
and chalked down the date on the
wall, and told strangers who dropped
ia that 1t was grand set ag'in time,
an attempt TO lower the worlds rec
ord under the auspices OF the Inter
national Setting Hen Association.
Along toward night, when Hen
dershot was standing and admiring
her, and pointing ont that she hadn't
moved a feather since she sot down.
IN come n sandy haired Teller with a
red face, and wearing one OF these
fore-and-aft caps, and funuy-looking
clothes generally, and squinted his
eyes around and seen the hen, and
said the Teller:
Oh, | say says he, Just like
tLat-'oh, l say, you know, what's
the bloomin bird on the table for?'
Shes n setting on four billiard
balls, answers Henderson,, proud rs
Lucifer.
Extraordinary, 10y iove" says
the Teller; does she think she can
hatch 'em:'
That's her lice. And [ don't
know but she might-you hear wot |
say? says Henderson,, swelling up
with pride.
'Oh, l say, now, she'll soon get
tired of that you know Hens can't
hatch out billiard balls
Bet you twenty-five dollars she
keeps trying for three weeks anyhow,
answers Henderson,.
I'll go you on that. says the Eel
Ter.
Bet you fifty dollars sue keeps
at it the fourth week, says Hender-
shot
&C Go you again, says the Teller.
Bet you hundred she holds out
the fifth week, keeps on Henderson,,
getting excited.
Take that, too, comes back the
Teller
All right, said Henderson,; put
up your money.
Oh, say. I'm not used to that,
you know Don't do that way in
England, my dear sir. We're gentle
men-I'll just record it in my betting
book, you know, and he pulls out
small book and looks along down the
page and sort o. begins reading 10 his
self, like this: His Ighuess. fitty
guineas on the sweepstake: luke of
S!ackvater, a pony on the Goodwood
cup; Lady Blink, box O. gloves, aud
then he scratched down something.
saying, Landlord, Sl75 on hen
Well, Henderson, he caught right
on, and he wasn't to be outdone. SO
says he OF course that's all right, my
lord both gentlemen - certainly
III Just put it down in my betting
lad he dragged out copy Of
the Smith Patent Pill Compauy's
Farmers aud Mechanics Account
Book and runs his finger down the
Page, sort o. talking to hisself-'The
-----s--~-.,, five hundred on boss trot.
/ Chief Justice Supreme Court. go on
dog fight, and then he scratched down,
2lishman, Sl7j ON EvCrlast-
ing WINS
Then says the fellow: I'm ont on
little hunting .rip-think I'u Just
stay ut your house. Well, Heuder-
shot was ticklel To- have him. and
put him i'm the best room iu the
house, aud gave orders that nothing
was too good for hiu And he was
just the kind that ku0wei good things.
aud he went right i'm aud made his
sell ct home-had extra grub every
meal. lively teams each day 10 60 ont
hunting perahric chickens. oud all
that kind o. thing and ruu ND q bill
like the national debt. But Heuder.
shot was tickIed 90 death over it. and
n7el 20 spend half his time talking
with the teller bout the Juke- aud
things he knowel iu England
''And ola Everlasting just sot on
They left the uiuder open 20 she could
get ont when she wanted To-. 10 was
always her way 20 hop of the nest
just at sunrise every morning, and
hustle around aud pick zap handful or
two pi gravel and be back on i'm ten min
utes Every morning before break
fast Heulershot took n look Mt her.
and during the day he had an eve on
. her most Df the time. Fenced OF that
corner 0f the room so that she
wouldn't Dee disturbed. and put up 70
shade SOS the light wouldn't hurt her
eyes.
"Wo,i %, tde end OF three wcos
Henderson, couldn't hardly contain
ui7seii. cause he'd won the first bet.
That's ag iu nae. pom my honor.
says the Briusher, noting it down iu
bis book but IT'D win on the next
weeks, aud he give bis bill another
hist Once Hculershos presented
bis bill but the Bitishor waved &c
away sort o. graceful and said he'd fix