The sun., 1900-09-30
UNCLE BILLY'S LUCKY HEN.
royvERTED MN COMPLETELY FROM
TINE WAYS or POPULISM.
when She Disappeared His Hard Luck Began
He Found Her setting ona Nest OF E.Es,"
the wheat Bin-Prices went up, but 'h.'e
mn, wouldn't Sell Until lie Was heahS'

10 wheat
mn, wouldn't Sell Until lie Was Ready
aIu,Ir Billy Jenkins, who used I" own ia' III
n,or ,,, place in Iowa has paid w the mort
gage. put money in the bank aud i gong '"
! ynt, the Republican ticket. said squire PER
/ Rim. ,rnditntiyrIv And Uncle Billy owes
| bi. prosperity and conversion to right prln-
| ciplr-. partly 70 hi, own humanity aud parity
| IA polly ~ hr used to call his faNofltt hen
"Iurle Billy thought the world Of Pony ana
| ne was right for she was lien OF rare gus
| Not as-artiye or making big display pu'
| always ON hand with an egg each any III wv
! yrnr. and attending tu her humble duties WIN
| out finding fault or doing unnecessary 'lnch"s
And when Unolr Billy thought she was IoSl
! IL was the final straw that turned nm pe9S'-
| mist and made him say, sort OF despaiIiHs
like, that he'd be- DANCED II he wouldh NoVe
| for Bryan. or Aguinaldo. or whoever 'h'S
might put up on the POpul~t ticket. Souhueu
sort If hIa.rhemous tu hear tucle Billy talk
| that way but ii shows how u man can leel
| when the game Keeps going against MN.
"Everythiug seemed to go wrong with Jncle
BuIy this spring. A lot Of good hard cider he
had stored away turned to vinegar, two of his
best horses tried to push passenger trHih
or the track. his hull pup that he loved and
trusted and bet good coin ON, got beaten. ana
finally Polly disappeared. Uncle Bllly was III
despair
"'er,k about the troubles Of Job,' he said
pathptic like. when called 10 try and console
him II seems to me that I've got JOB ana
his troubles coppcred forty ways 1he ohlF
things lrft me are clear conscirnc" and ms
| hlE hlh "I "h'"'' '"" Wv ''''
f. going down every day
Ih'' ON, "'u ''.' a., t,r, IT.,
| bushels "' "'''' l' '' ., .,,,f,r a,
had r"u''u "' ',,'' ia r,s, and .ach
the year. hoping ,h' ''', W'''u ,,,,aa, Lod
day slhc' h' n.u ~ pu,,. ,,.o.s ,,,l,ir,
been falling N"'' ',r, pup 'u.",ta manner
| ~ Wv Dan, at,,,ti,,, from tho ton ~ the
he h'n,d ",'' .',',l,,s ,.. oorld oat c,eor
..t.,,. and tLara sat Polly. the long lost hen
y, .'.,,f,,, 80, q, Ll,. rrst of eggs and look
81" was -'''!hs o.. o.N an,r bon That
r-,. ,''- ~, - dning her duty can look. Uncle
80 -, -" ,.i,.. ,,.., from, Tint moment
Billy'a spirits r"-" rom INV hadoo ON mo
"T was afraid there was hoodoo on me
ndtbot polly whom I've cherished and Eetted
anu " ''''t ne, iod desertad me Rats leave n
sinking ship. you know. and thought u was a
case ~ hens leaving hoodOoed farmer.
1t really seemed a. lne,e WI , ,.ar,.
thing in what | ncIe bl"| saiu, lo' Wv t
next day the price Of wheat began 20 rise
Uncle Billy's spirits experiences ,'..' ,,,,a .
and instead Of moplne ao"u, '''e in'n' "%
man who has lost his hold on nss me- ne "s wo.
and cheerful ana a''ei'uou " 3D., ,.as s,ttny
necessary to feed the hen, as Sne wa I1',m d"r
On 'D D,I,,. "i ,yonId toke her out little water.
'h,'' pup 49, ,,i,a and c,sv and didn't need
I, leave the nest. But at that every tline
| Uncle Billy went 10 the o'h 'ne ".' 'o r,,d
at him with a friendly but somewhat Worried
| avrrns.ion Uncle Billy couldn't make out
| -, ..as disturhiny the soul Of his pet
what was dis'ur U'lE Wv, ,.,ha, =, ,bo, hon
| i've always been llk" iather I" '''' men,
he said TO me, one day in a grtoved puzzled
| ss%%rrtrigi ~ seeyn worried when she secs me ap-
! Troanhinr Tnfeigned JOY ought 20 be, the
6nl" ci"5tion i;t GS that hen at the sight Of
II shes afraid YOU may take the wheat ont
| brood 81 ,oI CI', aysr ,Se,'' '''''' ''''''
'"@ .Wyeen1 sho needn't be- replied Uncle Billy
slno-t M iEdtSSnan Sasi Snd If I" h5 iaaSt % Why not
!Lh 10 ,- m r',bf,,I md industrious hen a. pnv5
% suy 10 nn those eggs as long as She likes
| NHS I''" % ,r, 80 ,i, Inrle Rilly will never disturb
her ,-,,, -, rrbo,t kent going M and nce
r,, nv M J, ~ ~ rI,,,Lnr "t GOOD oIers Tor his sun
! Ply, Run no, VII" ,W ~ y,Tcat bTt nSt befors
Ig," '"{ Co ToSWS SWSadfnTd called over at nre
I rG m to III The oan SG G'eaa ana m@F" fat t2 anS
t..
~" OPINION that th' sHm tr rLSeI eaJI il0ra'hy
| IriuriiANN 70 ,"UJN,, ~ -" '"' p''"'"' u
! looking On 20. MTulHiui ~ -, ,,.,-.,i T. ~.
| Wei, nr" hIIN. siiiu III VIC N"%I.hs', % III, ~ M i,S
| This s'i'ie, !! luahu'I' w '"iHc "N'' 10 p"y
some wheat from you. ,,
| ,InSr" l'hl a,N I"r safe To-Day answered
| Ju"le MllL, ItrlukH, ...t, ,.A
| Wa informed 'nn, you i'ad nnplI thD,lii
| sand bushels stored a""N III your OHIh' Nhld
tur Colonel. IT,, ,., ,,,,. n. ru
u have r'IIeq It' h.' ,hll l"ily is
| sitting unlt ana dnut EHht 70 ql-'IrI h'r
| ID" inIuNt' l'ui Nh"" VINO ,tpIN was
| and .uuIdu' 0mI,, iIdk" Hu' Nhi hcle hilN
| va driving hi, Nh'h ne Nlllluuh Wa tN-
| IIan"d 'o MN ne ,'"l,cu E"oG Pli ~urlriocd.
| 'NoU-etee. man. ne NI'd IN ms lumrouS
| manner. tnht sell ,Whoar hegau;e y hrn Is
| si'urg IN ihc hlh. i@NcL nedtd ol 7uIh a
| thing, lnrn stream OF wafer on h"r ana she
vi get ~ qplCbB 'hough.,.
| We'll, lnct h,'ll VIZ InuIeWh';
'IuIn -U'in ~ N"'ei on ner ne eN-
claimed. J. "uAIuh q ~4,A = tHHE Tor ull
the WhoN N l""h. noW ,WHulu you axe 10,
| Cot M"dtord II YOU were Iliuhg on n nee 10y
! OF egg ana some one ehou'u 'urh IL Suean OF
| water on you,, ,.,..., -..i,. c...,,
| The L9Gn"I ionkru ailtr oI@hueu, ana ns
| II he c1uldnt cuhIrNG OF IpuiseI a sl'uhf on
nice lot oi eggs leI % a%HIie haNl,R ~, one ulrh
| ho-e on nm; ne nun aoIh't qVfinhL I"
| indnGe htt b'll. 20 Nsn ONE Ol ih5 WheH'
| but Inc'e BIy VIZ, 70 'in" u" lurneu from ~
| huWMis p9rIoSt oi no' u's,u! u's,,ui!uiIIg uiIIg ron 80
"" tOIuLtl W. iINol 'nk ,vie, .ilE
| HhuuI unC"e'i luVg,s Vg N''n .io"su ~. - ing
| mems Ncre t3u'"-H''N'u a'K'N' hu' IH'l'
BliN> VIZ i3iiJ , di.o,,,,o,rad with ,t, o,,,,,,,,