The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
Almost
 KetChed!
That's WhOt a Chicken Thief Was by Hame GOOkinS-HOrrible De- tails Give Below!

As everybuddy knows flame Goolxins has had several chickens stole outen his henhouse of late. flame he advertised in the Bugle that unless said chicken thefts stopped the law must take its course. but Hames chickens continued to disappear with painful regularity. flame got desperit becuz he only had about seven dominecker hens. including one rooster, left, so he went to Seth Dewberry our heroick town constubble, and put the case in Seth's hands Seth told him he would try to run "he cul- prits to earth as soon as possible. Con- stubble Dewberry according cleend up his pistol and determind to watch the premises last Wensday night. It was about 2 p. m. when Seth tux his posishion neer the henhouse behint a large hogshead in the back of Hames lot unbeknownst to nobuddy. Seth aIluS finds when he is a chasin crimminals it is better to keep your plans to your self
 Seth he had his pistil loadened up to the brim and he scrouched down behint the hogshead and waited. Seth kep watchin with his eye on the henhouse door and his pistol clenched in his
  of a hat. as you might say. Long about midnight Seths hair stood strate up on end as the henhouse door opend and man stept out. Whot surprised Seth was how did the theef git into the hem house without being saw? Seth he lowed he must of dropt off to sleep and thus give the theef a chanst to enter Seth's first thort was to holler at tho theef and politely ast him to vacate the premises. but he was afeerd this might frighten him away. Then he thort of his trusty pistil wich he had forgot he had ana he prest his finger to the trigger, but his hand shuk so that the pistil went off with deefning report and the bullet went clean through the hogshead. Seth then jumpt to his feet, but before he could excape the chikken theef rusht upon him and they clincSed in a struggle to the deth The tkeef tripped Seth and throwd him down, fall ing on top of him and most squeezing the breth outen his boddy Then the theef set a straddle of Seth and hit him a turrible crack on the jaw. If you hit me again like that" hollers Seth. "I'n arrest yew on the spot an I give yeNv fair warnin-do you reeulize that you're resisting a officer whot is the constubble of Bingville."
 At these turrible words the theef eot up offen Seth and reeched into his pocket and struck a match and heit It down to Seth's face and saw it was Seth, and Seth saw that the theef was none other than flame GooKins, whose chickens had been stole.
 flame he apologized to Seth for whot he had went and did to his face. but Seth he wouldn't exept the apology and said that he lSnowd his rights and would arest flame for salt and battery. flame explained to Seth that he had concealed himself into the -henhoueel about dark. expecting to watch out for the chikken theefs hisself, but when they didn't arrive by midnite he etarted for the house. and seeing Seth thort he was the theef
 Seth he cooled down a little mite and flame tux him into the house by the fire and helpt him warsh of the blood on his face and gave him a lsetle nip of flicker to cheer him up, and while they was talkin they heerd chil<ken squawk and rushed outen the house only to diskuvver that the henhouse door was open and that four more puIletts had been stole