The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-11

qQestion Serious attention
ash did not often disturb
1T his c0nversational dis
sometimes rather discon-
- were forced to bear the
is numerous stories, most
residents being immune
repetitions. His idea
be thnt nothing was too
, especially after he had
|oty OF paying something on
cition- IAN adroit operation
1t sted in turning in a quar-
siderable flourish and bor-
a dollar the next day.
after having performed
.ut OF this transaction, he
!, ID feet into the capacious
Il aud told q story of one
I'd q former more or less
| 0 iident OF the town. L had
I stories Of Hendershot
N[r. Bush and Abner Black
% am inclined to think that
lime existed.
,w. Hendershot was all
Mr.. Bush on the occasion
ssYou know about Hen
p5. Hendershot, who used
ra,l leadquarters Hotel? Hen
en- ), yes: quite a man, Hen
rli. Couldn't tell you all
lrshotif ! took q week off.
nd all the money / lent
!" and he heaved a sigh
| NH pathetic, as calmly as if
WOW that / knew he never
liey to anybody in his life;
'Spontrary, owed money to
drl town.
Hendershot was, with
u, Bet ON some fool thing,
ay. or lose it, or anything.
al lgnt OF Hendershot for u
Ia ! last night when 1 was q
| 9th item in your paper about
|nA,gg old Deacon Brown
| 0 eight inches in diameter.
4 eigh. inches in circum-
|c@t Mr., Bush never recog-
aa ,inor points of mere fact. !
mink Of Hendershot's old
Everlasting. Everlast-
her full name, cause she
'em, OF more so. More
cause a yearthquake
hill q good deal, but it
Ter move that old hen.
l ent any time laying eggs
a. sons, nor no other size,
bs / ever heard. Her OBJ
ii ss setting.
|,dtirred eggs to set on, but
liant handy, wasn't above
|ln;e. Next to real eggs, of
dali take artificial ones
duihina nesteggs. Seemed
pc satisfaction out of 'em
ald out OF corncobs, or n
k, or a brickbat. Next
a.. a Eggs she cottoned to door.
NE fust. brindle if she
white. Preferred 'em on
but, il Necessary, could
ike the attempt to hatch
" on the door, bracing one
+, by, and squawking a good
| |denl her throat II anybody
vaioor. Powerful hand to
red luawkl--just like that
ma her throat, if she was
/ to hen she was setting.
no the back platform of
aHlr train one day and sot
On' bright head of \ bolt.
take ct the section sta
49, ind come back on the
z on q chunk OF coal in
Cyclone blowed away the
'e'l but old Everlasting just
|atD ground and kept the
ha she was setting on safe
n hdost Of the feathers had
W" WV of by the force of the
wsr @ en- old Hendershot went
81 hall 10 death to see her
u Ned to pat her on the back,
re- ykad down in her throat
| Il ai a dab at his hand which
cd. Ganliest hen in the
- a billing volcauer had
i.C4e back yard she'd a blis-
|ngi aettlag on the stones it
atioi
in@old hen wasn't such a
natter all When she had
ln' ag three weeks without
. Slegan 10 get suspicious,
'I ~ look hard with one eye
back ON the nest. Then
|, |,seII week was up, she would
,eJlt and leave whatever it
y NJ around for something
igment was bad on max.
T., We, but She knowed when
weigh.
woa tun along till that hen
Of ,st ahont everything in
IN lae Was getting pretty
bail setting material. One
Tor not was in the billiard
cS game with Judge
.,S "~ . he was Amusing the
mi mi Ike, down along the rail
moer, whom suddenly that
h. speckled hen up and
49,. sinder with two squawks
u,s KS, snetched a dab at the
a,o gathered them four balls
tp, g aud BOT down on 'em,
| ne ! eyqa peaceful, aud be.
nle, oe deep and steady, as
EiAy, Thank hoaving, at
Q id idrdedn
shI tust Hendershot was
y" Then Says he: Boys,
Il of Dive the hen a
hO' you ahe never stirs for
ae.s b o9>9 a day to get q
ad y nendarehDt, he couldn't
IOGynd Kept walking around
VIZ trying to riq mn aopa