The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-02-03
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Iskose ANDERBEAU is known to

4o~ next door to him, declares
that he always gets along with Gan
.derbeau all right. Binkford has a
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
I have trouble with him-or anybody
else?"
1t is good to have a disposition like
that.
Ganderbeau came to the suburb first.
He kept chickens, as he still does, and
traded the produce to Stenson, 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 friendliness
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 haid%a at whist on the $50. 1t
is true he acted like the dickens and
accused Potter wrongfully CT revok-
ing, but it said good deal for Blink
ford's influence, however.
Ganderbeau kept his chickens in an
inclosure 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 sbiftlessness in not providing
proper restraint for the birds and,
picking up Iath, drove them out into
the alley after FIVE minutes Of nerve
destroying effort. If 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 use?" said Binkford.
''The poor things need littl. 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"
'Is that so?' said Binkford, in tones
OF commiseration.. Say, that's too
bad! See here, Ganderbeau, if they
get in again, don't you hesitate TO
drive them out"
Il won't" said Ganderbeau grimly.
They got in again and he drove them
out. He mentioned the, circumstance
to Binkford, who expressed his deep re,
gret and his admiration Of the flying
powers of the chickens at the same
time. Nevertheless, he nailed upright
strips along the length of the fence
and told his neighbor that he was con
fdent that would keep them out.
The next morning the pullets were
scratching away among Ganderbeau's
azaleas as energeically as ever. Gan
derbeau suggested to Binkford that he
should forthwith clip the wings of his
predatory birds and get them inside an
Enclosure Of netting, "or carbonized
steerbars, blame 'em, if that won't
do" he concluded.
an see them jiggered first" said
Binkford. "They don't deserve such
luxuries. I'll wiring their necks first
if I can find out the guilty ones"
,"I'll do it for you," said Ganderbeau
threateningly. But Binkferd only
laughed in his good-natured way.
The next morning as Binkford was
his furnace ashes through hif
back yard something fell a dull hoE
at his feet, and at the same time Gan