The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-12

ak On myself
Instantly, of course, / made the con-
tract to dine with III. Taft. I had ad-
miration for him more and more. Such
a magnificent, great man, Sc loyal TO
d. Roosevelt, ven TO face the presi-
dency for him. Morbleu. Often such
stout friends are not always found In
this world! Also NJ. Taft has the 1o-
Vitality. the sympthy! II the plump.
clear skin OF him should be punctured.
the milk of human kindness wou+Q
squirt very much out, / think.
NJ. Taft did give to me this kind
ote
Dear Farmer Jim: Ny dear friend
III. Clam writes OF the affairs AmerI-
can Next to the presidency, the most
important affair is that American hen.
Tell TO him all you know. He will tell
| the France all about the hen and her
glorious work for America. Yotur
friend, BILL TAFT"
Excusing myself politely to NJ. Taft,
| fastened past the monument which
NJ. Washington made for himself. In
! the department of agriculture one clerk
did conduct NE to that c~hicken-yard.
| There / did find one elderly gentleman
in the shirt-sleeye, chasing one specK-
led hen with eagerness. With pars-
piration and putting he received me.
He did read NJ. Taft's note. Then, with
| politeness, he said:
4 have pleasure to meet you NJ,
| Clam. Yet, excuse me one moment,
please. The business is business"
- IN L~-L
that hen. She ran toward me, and
with exertiOn l did asst to chatch
her. M. Wilson then did attach one
| tag to her leg, and patting her OF the
head he said to her: Now, blddy, do
your best. You are the mainstay OF
the republic" He opened the NOUN
of her and slipped in one small pill.
Insanity that speckled hen did run 10
her nest with the important look. NJ.
Wilson said:
Il have fault, NJ. Claim, with my
friend Taft. He says the presidency
is more important than the men. Bah,
You stall see! In these United States
we have one billion Of hens. They lay
us eggs which would pay for one
HulluI I'll ol pl cSItC1ItS: IOG VIC AufO
food for billions of hens more. How to
have more hens, also how to induce
them to lay Q eggs-that is the
question more important than any
other question in America. Do you see
| that speckled hen? l have given her
! the pill I have invented after months
! Of great labor. In half Of one hour I
hope she will lay n egg with two
| yolks. Already she has laid one OIL
mon egg today. II she does lay the
/ second double egg. [ shall instantly
ask NJ. Roosevelt for the order execu-
tive compelling all people to give pills
to all hens. Also. | shall ask ".
Roosevelt to instruct that congress 10
make the appropriation for egg puts.
Thus n part of that great American
question will be solved. Prosperity !
| Bah! Those people do not yet under
stand what prosperity we shall have,
if that speckled hen does her duty to
me. l think she will be true, yet-ah,
there you are again, d-n you!"
With agitation | did look at one
stranger skulking lear the fence. NJ.
Wilson had great fury. Selling on
| stone, he hurled it with force at that
stranger. The man ran quickly away.
THAT" said M. Wilson, is one or
those ID congressman, trying to steal
those seeds for his constituents. A.
most they drive me frantic when they
come around me. All Is politics and
the graft with them. How can they
understand the beauties of agricul-
ture? I wish NJ. Roosevelt would
abolish that congress with violence, !
Then we could work with peacs
| said: You, M. Wilson, cannot BE-
president, because those people viii
not tolerate the Scotchman? Do you
not have sorrow for THAR"
His reply: "Ah, no! l have gratitude.
How could I experiment with the hen,
if I were president? Ny only desire.
NJ. Clam, is to remain secretary OF the
agriculture for the rest of my life. I |
am the plain farmer. without more
politics than the hen. To make two
eggs grow where n grew before,
that is my ambition"
"Cac-cac-cac-kadakt Cac-cac-cac-da.i
dak!" |
That speckled nen did run ont with
the cackle Of joy. To M Wilson she
did bob the head, running quickly 10
tell all other hens of her great bus!-
ness. M. Wilson stood trembling.
Thent, with extreme excitement, he
said:
Come with me, NJ. Clam! All, 1 dare
not look! Yes, yet, I must look"
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Instantly we ran to that nest. Yes,
it was not the disappointment! In
that nest was the fine big egg! AL
los M. Wilson had the apoplexy OF
JOY. Quickly he seized it and broke