The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-02-18
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sI(sTl.NsISsSlsSNsIlsN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

HoN next door to him, declares
that ne always gets along with Gam
derbeau all right. Binkford has
cheerful, happy nature.
The residents of the suburbs laugh
when Binkford says this. The reason
is that when Gauderbeau meets Blink
ford he looks more bilious than ever
and tries to take no notice Of him.
Binkford denies that there is any
trouble between him and Ganderbeau.
''Trouble?" he says. "Why should
Il have trouble with him-or anybody
else:''
s It is good to have 4 disposition like
that.
Ganderbeau came to the suburb first.
He kept chickens, as he still does, and
traded the produce to SteuSon, the
grocer. When Binkford moved in next
door and proceeded to raise chickens
also, Ganderbeau at first felt himself
much aggrieved. He found, however.
that Binkford had no intention Of COM
peting with him at Stenson's, using
all his eggs for home consumption.
Then Binkford's extreme fricndlinesS
won first his tolerance and then some
thing like regard. The two walked to-
gether to the train in the morning. and
once Binkford induced his neighbor to
take a hand at whist on the $50 1t
: is true he acted like the dickens and
accused Potter wrongfully CT revok-
ing, but it said a good deal for Blink
ford's influence, however.
Ganderbeau kept his chickens in an
Enclosure of his back yard. and never
under any circumstances allowed them
to roam. Binkford, on the contrary.
allowed his the run Of his whole prem
ises and the vacant lots at the back
of the house. In fact, Binkford' S
chickens went all over the suburb. But
they always came home to rooSt.
The friendly relations between the
neighbors were maintained for some
months. But one morning Ganderbeau
found three Plymouth Rock pullets
burrowing in the bosom Of his azalea
bed. He instantly confounded Bick-
ford's shiftlessness in not providing
proper restraint for the birds ard.
picking up lath, drove them out into
the alley after five minutes Of nerve
destroying effort. II he had seen Bick.
ford then the friendly relations would
have been severed forthwith, but he
had time TO cool off little before Blink
ford came out.
"Say, Binkford," he called, "why
don't you keep your blamed chickens
at homer
."Oh, what's the rse?" said Binkford.
1.-THE poor things need little exercise
and fresh air"
you're mighty apt to lose some OF
them If you DON'T" said Ganderbeau.
II guess the people Of this suburb
are tolerably honest out Of business
hours" said Binkford. ''I'm not
afraid
You'll need to be if you don't keep
them out Of my yard" said Gander'
beau. There were in here this morn
ing scratching up my beds"
rs that so?' said Blnkford. in tones
of commiseration. Say, that's tee
bad! See here, Ganderbeau. if they
get in again, don't you hesitate tc
drive them out"
II won't" said Ganderbeau srimly.
They got In again and he drove then
out. He mentioned the circumstance
to Binkford, who expressed his deep re
sret and his admiration Of the flying
powers of the chickens at the sam'
time. Nevertheless, he nailed uprigh
strips along the length OF the fence
and told his neighbor that he was con
fident that would keep them out.
The next morning the pullets were
scratching away among Ganderbeau':
azaleas as energetically as ever. Gan
derbeau suggested to Binkford that h'
should forthwith clip the wings OF hi
predatory birds and get them inside al