The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-01

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And why?"
Il want to see the girl who owns
that voice."
Nonsense! Mrs. Taylor is as old
as am. don't know of girl within
five miles Of here"
Nevertheless, the young man insist.
ed on going. and after the unhappy
pullet had had her neck wrung he
started off with the body dangling
from his right hand. Before his two
mile walk had been accomplished
dusk fallen and the moon had come
up. Thus. as he approached the cot
tage he saw figure Of girl stand.
ing in the highway. and heard voice
calling:
If you are the man with the chick
en- make haste, please. Yes. you have
it, and I'm so glad and thankful. You
see. want to get the soup made right
away. Did you bring change for
dollar?"
"Well-er-n-o-o," was the reply.
why. you are not farmers hired
mani" exclaimed the girl as she
looked at the chicken carrier for the
first time.
mo, but l have brought the fowl.
Let me carry it in for you, please.
It's bleeding yet My name is Ches-
ter"
But really"
And do you know how to pick and
dress chicken?"
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that. and Mrs. Ryder's sound asleep!
am Miss Frayne. Mrs. Taylor's
niece. III have to run up and ask
auntfe"
'Perhaps | can help you." said the
young man, trying hard to look wise.
ITO get the feathers off easily you
have to scald the bird. believe. Can
you get some hot water?"
i've got big kettle on the stove.
and here's dishpan. But you mustn't
help. You must take your pay and go.
That is-that-"
That is. I'm going to help with the
chicken. You might spoil it for soup.
you know. We lay 1t in the dish. Now
we pour on boiling water. Now we
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feathers will be loosened."
But you are a gentleman-and you
are young man-and you must live
in the city-and how do you know?
If ! don't know how to dress a chick
en- why should you?"
And now we take 1t outdoors" con-
tinued the young man with smile,
land don't you see how easily the
feathers come off? And while I'm
holding the body over the flame OF the
stove for minute you will please get
me the butcher knife. The chicken
must be drawn and then cut up
But why do you help?" asked Miss
Mildred
Because | feel sorry for Mrs. Ry'
der, and because you don't know how
to dress chicken. Now the knife.
Now to put the pieces in cold water
and rinse them thoroughly. One piece
will do for all the soup she'll want to-
night. Only about quart of water.
Now put in the rice and pepper and
salt and boil for 30 minutes, and there
you are. must go now, but I'll drop
tient gets along"
But who-who asked you to?'
"Oh. | furnished the chicken, didn't
II" he answered with a laugh. Good
night"
Forty minutes later. when old Mrs.
Ryder was taking her chicken soup
and telling how good it was. she no
ticed serious look on Miss Mildred's
face and asked what had happened.
why, a young man brought this
chicken"
"Bless his kind heart!"
And he dressed 1t for you"
BLESS him some more!"
And he bossed me around terribly"
He did. eh?"
And know Just how things are
going to turn out. He'll come here
again tomorrow, and then shall have
to ask him to auntie's house. and
she'll like him. and he'll like me.
and IL. Well, it won't be two
months before he'll say he loves me
and must have me, and-and-"
And you'll be engaged and then
married and be one Of the happiest
brides in the land What fine chick
en-! What beautiful soup! Why. that
, young man is worth his weight in
, gold!"