Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-26

"D-IN-G-ding, ding! Di-n-g-ding, dng!"
"T-i-n-g-a-ling, ling Ting-a-li-ng-lin
went ali of the church bells at once while the
chimes in the great stone church tower at the
corner rang out in joyful tunes
Welcome delightful morn, that saw our Lord
arise"
1t walked little Mabel out of sound Sleep and
rising up in bed she looked about her wondering
what could be the matter. Then-"cock-a-doodle-
doooo!" rang out loud and clear from the poultry
yard for Mabel lived where they had nice large
lawn with poultry yard at the back
"Cock-a-doode-doo-oo," shouted Mr.. CackyLacky
again at the very top of his voice.
"Urh-urh-uurh!" answered young CackeyLacky
from his lofty perch in half pledged tone, as if
he had very bad cold.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, cack-cack ackcack-ack,"
began Mrs. Cacky-Lacky, evidently startled
from sound sleep; Observation-Disclosures. Cack-
ack" she continued, for she nervous little
hen and when she once got started cackling it
very difficult to stop her, no matter how long
and loud Mr.. Cacky-Lacky would over her.
Observation-Disclosures" he kept growing
louder, trying to drown her voice, but use; he
could not do 1t any more than he could young
Cacky-Lacky, who regular chip from the old
block and kept on growing even though he knew it
was impoite to interrupt his mother when she
was cacking, or his fathers growing, either, for
that matter.
Then to add to the din, Mrs. Henny Penny flew
down from her roost, with most joyful outburst OF
cackling that set the geese to gobbling and the
ducks began, "Quack! Quacki" Mabel sat up in
bed, rubbed her eyes and listened.
II know what it's. It's Easter eggs, what the
speckled hen and all the ozzer hens is laid in the
nests cause Nurse told me She said they
would all lay blue an red, an yellow striped eggs
for Easter-an' this is Easter" she said in a most
positive way for just then she caught sight of her
brand new frock, red all over, with white en-
broideries, which her mother had made for her
specially for Easter for everybody must have
new frock for that day. Mabel clapped her hands
with delight
Il am jes goin' to see for myself if there is any
Easter eggs in the nestes," she said to herself,
creeping out of bed without making any noise.
Proceeding to dress herself, she sat down on the
floor and put on her shoes and stockings first, as
her nurse had taught her, and then her other
clothes, but she could not fasten them. Then she
tugged at the bed clothes until she walked her older
sisternot quite up, for she actually fastened little
Mabels frock without knowing it-and turned over
and went to sleep again.
Mabel opened the door and slipped down the
broad stairway and out of the door to the lawn,
without disturbing anybody, and then ran quickly
to the poultry yard to look for Easter eggs. She
could scarcely open the gate but she would not call
any one because her mamma had forbidden her to
go into the poultry yard alone for fear the old hens
with the young chickens might peck at her. And,
besides, there was great big turkey gobber, who
did not like little girls at all, and sometimes he
frightened Mabel dreadfully by running angrily
after her. She was so eager however, to find the
red blue and yellow striped eggs that she forgot all
about disobeying mamma; all about the old COB
bier, and everything, so worked at the gate until
she got it open.
There right in front of her, was Mr. Turkey
Cock! Luckily he was so taken up with himself
that he did not her, but continued to strut up
and down the walk with his tail feathers spread
out like FAM and his wings let down and stiffen-
ed out until they sounded like a clanking sword
at the side of proud warrior.
But all of the CackyLackys, young and old; and
the whole tribe of Henny Pennys, and all of the
Ducky- -Daddles and all of the Goosey-Poosies, saw
her right away and gathered around her, because
they thought she had brought them something to
eat though it was rather early for their breakfast
"Shew! Shew!" cried Mahel flirting her dress at