The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-05-30
TALKS. FROM EXPERIENCE.
Hens + Rave Known.
Written for The Anderson Intelligeucer.

head were off and the body vas tossing
and falling in any way. I stopped to
pick the little laundering thing up
when she up and buried herself in my
face. l forgot to say she had five toes
and every toe was fastened in frizzss
tken wore. She exercised that same
habit every time I tried housing her
| into eigiligasiea, and 7 soou found i
had to let her take to the woods aud
the worshipping Of her idols. After
ward, three weeks or so, she regarded
me with sly criticism, when toddling
to the door she ohirped to them and
aucosted me. with, ''please, madam,
will you do something for my twelve
homeless little heathen found out in
the woods2",. ..
But I knew a couple oe the civilized
kind thst were particularly endearing
to me-: One was ''old Streakie;" che was
not old either, but she got that name
because she was such a sweet old
thing. Sometimes she would play
three times day that she had laid en-
egg; she, would cackle Justify ct the
door, passing the engaging cpmpli.
ments Of her eye, now one at one win.
dow aud the other st the other window
seeking for eight OF me. I had been
accustomed to feeding her when she
really did lay an egg, she made such
an ado about it, and she found it was
o good way to get biscuit from me 10
play che had laid them right along.
When she wss sitting on her nest she
was the sweetest old thing. She
would grumble like: "O.o.o.h, don t
touch me, don't!'' and !euddle her
| pretty head under her breast on her
eggs. Whom she brought the chick
ens out she was as playful as they,
and / loved TO play with her. Iwould
put some biscuit on my shoulder,
stopping down she would jump up and
get it, but one day I ives STOPPING so
60 examine chicken she jumped as
uaEal and J, uoospting the ,stone in my
i earring as bread, gave it and my ear q
stunning pull, when T was obliged to
offer dainties to her from another d.
rection. This time. for long after
wards, it Was grain Of corn between
my teeth, but his door Of obligation
too oIaSdg 90 her to her: great be.
sildermehs at rot understanding Why
the offer was mot there. iOne day
when ! was ON my knees speaking TO
her I laughed and aha ju@ssaa ;.;1 .;R aud I'd
picked ont my loose tooth, leaving me
Ia fright TO myself and sorAewhat
changed to her as che eyed ne anx-
Iianalv= This: Tk:s, The the s expression
could not be in force, ''scarce as hens
teeth, for she had one. 5 s::.$ S. 7. j.
II NV next pretty beauty was of .E the
! blond persuasion. dainty from lead to
j fest, a delicate little coloring SON :,
where around her faoe but not enough
to make hsr rudy. + knew aihle was
laying because she was old enough 20 20
j he eEsuoh use, bat otherwise she wax
not of snough trouble to know sha ex.
i isted. Gun xaay she aeEtled for her
lnaAk "a as1astelI ae13Ssss stf fssaibs
trougR s and T let her stay. 4 Tho COW GOV,
never minded her and she Was like 3
1 bird inssome paradise Of heaven; /; she
4 had 40 fear and $returne ed / our: dur gaze ,; il
4 we, looked at ;her, that. was all. $ An.
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