The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-02-13
HEN MADE TROUBLE
CAUSED MUCH CONNECTION IN
MEETING HOUSE.
Attempt to Eject Choking BIddy
Caused Much Loss Of Temper and
Some Damage to the Clothes
Of the Congregation.

They have had more trouble at our
meeting house.
Last Sunday Rev. Mr.. Moody was
just beginning his sermon and had ut
tered the words, Brethren, / wish to
direct your attention this morning to
the fourth verse of the twelfth chap
ter OF Saint" when hen emerged
from the recess beneath the pulpit.
AS she had just laid an egg, she In
terrupted Mr.. Moody to announce the
fact to the congregation; and he
stopped short as she walked out into
the aisle, sGeeching: "Kuk-kuk-kuk-
kuk-ts-ko! Observation-Disclosures"
Mr.. Moody contemplated her for
moment, and then concluded to go on;
but the sound Of his voice seemed 10
provoke her to rivalry, and 30 she put
on a pressure OF five or six pounds
to the square inch, and made such a
racket that the preacher stopped
again, and said:.
"Will Deacon Grimes please re-
move that disgraceful chicken from
the meeting house?"
The deacon rose and proceeded
with the task. He first tried to drive
her toward the door. but she lodged
him, and still clucking vigorously. got
under the seat In the front pew. Then
the deacon seized his umbrella and
scooped her out into the aisle again.
after which he tried to "shoo' her
toward the door, but she darted into
pew, hoped over the partition, came
down In the opposite pew. and In tho
side aisle, making noise like a steam
planning mill The deacon didn't Ike
to climb over after her. so he went
around and just as he got into tho
side aisle the hen flew over In tne
middle aisle again. Then the boys
IN the gallery laughed and the deacon
began to grow red IN the face.
AL last Mr. Binns came out OF his
pew to help, and as both he and the
deacon made a dash at the chicken
from Opposite directions. she flew up
with q wild cluok to the gallery ana
perohed on the edge, while she gave
excited expression to her Views BY
emitting about 500 clucks a minute.
The deacon flung hymn book at ner
to scare her down agnin, but No
missed her and hit Billy Jones. Sun
day school scholar. In the eye Then
another boy In the gallery made
dash at her. and reached so far over
that he tumbled and fell on Mrs MIS-
KEYS summer bonnet, whereupon sno
said out loud that he was predestined
to the gallows,
The crash scared the hen. and she
flew over and roasted on the stoVe-
nine that ran along just under tho
ceiling, fairly bowling with fright IN
order to bring her down the deacon
and Mr. Binns both bcat on the lower
part OF the pipe with their uznnrouas'
and ut the fifth or sixth knock tnc
nine separated and about 40 fees OF
II came down with q craah, empfytng a
barrel or two of last wintsrs soot over
the congregation.
There were women In tho congresa-
tIon who went home looking as u tney
had been working IN coal mine. ana
wishing they could stab Deacon
Grimes without being hanged for muir
der.
The hen came down with the stove
nine and as she few by Mr.. Binns he
made a dash at her with his umbrella
and knocked her clear through SIS
name of glass, whereupon she landed
IN the street and hoped of clucking
insanely. Then Mr. Moody adjourned
the congregation.
They are going to expel tho owner
of that hen from church when thoy
discover his identity.-New York
Weekly.