Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-05-23

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Cant you get 'em from under the
old hen? Miss Minerva is such g
Christian woman. she amt"
You done fool me bout that
'Iigious business befo'." interrupted
Billy. IAN | got put to bed in the day
time"
We'll. she went never miss two G
three eggs" coaxed Jimmy. How
many did she put under the old hem
she put fifteen" was the response
IAN | don't believe she'd wan me 10
tech EN-"
They're bout the prettiest eggs
ever was" continued the tempter. all
blue and pink and green. and bout
a million kinds. They're just p~erzact'
ly like rabbits eggs"
Me an Wilkes Booth Lincoln amt
never hear teller no rabbits eggs
sence ives born" said Billy; Il don't
berlieve rabbits lays eggs mellow"
They don't lay EN- 'cept to East
err" said Jimmy, Miss Cecilia 'splain'
ed it all to me and she's my Sunday
School teacher and rabbits is bound
to lay eggs cause it's in the Bible and
she's bout the prettlest 'splainer they
is. I'm going over there now to see
bout my eggs" and he made believe
to leave the swing.
Les us slip roun' to the hen-house
an see what the OIL hens a-coln,
suggested the sorely tempted Billy.
Aunt Minerva is a-makin' me some
night-shirts an she amt takin' no no
tice of nothin' else"
They tiptoed stealthily around the
house to the backyard, but ound the
hen-house door locked.
Cant you get the key?" asked the
younger child.
Nav, | can't" replied the other
boy, but you can git In th'oo this
here little hole what the chickens
goes in at, whites | watches fer Aunt
Minerva. I'll stand right here an
hor my cap while you fetches me TIE
eggs. An don't you take more'n nve
or SIX" he warned.
I'm skeered of the old hen" Oh
1ected Jimmy. "Is she much OF a
pecker?"
Nav, she amt a-goin' to hurt you''
was the encouraging reply. Cit up
an crawl th'oo; I'll help you"
Billy, having overcome his scruples
now entered into the undertaking
with great zest,
Jimmy climbed the chicken adder
kicked his chubby legs through the
aperture, hung suspended on his fa'
little middle for an instant, n maj
ly, with much painting and tugginG
wriggled his plump, round body ihtc
> the hen-house. He walked over where
> a lonesome looking hen was sitting
> patiently on a nest. He put out {
cautious hand and the hen promptly
gave it a vicious peck.
BILLY" he called angrily, you go
to come in here and hold TINS OH
!, chicken; she's bout the terribles
4 pecker they is" ,
= Billy stuck his head in the littl'
square hole. go at her from behlnd'
\ he suggested; put yo' hand unde
4 her easy like, an don let her kno'
what you's up to-"
. Jimmy tried to follow these instru'
lions, but received another peck IL
his pains. He promptly mutinied.
"If o want any eggs" he d
~ clared, scowling at the face framed !
the aperture, you can come get q
- yourself. | done monkeyed with tn
- chicken all I'm going to"
So Billy climbed up and easily g
= his lean little body through the opel
:. ing. He dexterously caught the ne
IL by the nape of the neck, as he ma
= seen Aunt Cindy do, while Jimm
- reached for the eggs.
~ "If we amt done lef' my cap gu
. side on the groun'." said Billy. "Wh
, we goin' to put the eggs in?"
~ "Well, that's just like you' Bill
-, you all time got to leave your cap G
the ground. I'll put 'em in my blous
70 till you get outside and then III mar
N ,em to you. How many you going
A take?"
I'VE might just as well GIT {" q
now" said Billy. Aunt Cindy 81
ei they's some kinder hens won't lay I
. chickens t all If folks put they ham
in they nests an this here hen lot
III like to me she's one Of them kind,
w the roster the eggs II Jest be was'
10 any how, cause you done put
oa hams in her nes', an a dominick
no amt a-goin' to stan no pro1eckl
y" with her eggs. Hurry up"
Ut Jimmy carefully distributed I
eggs inside his blouse, and Billy on
more crawled through the hole a
stood on the outside waiting, cap
hand, to receive them.
Us But the patient hen had at lie
raised her voice in angry protest a
N set up a furious cackling, winch
Est frightened the little boy on the ms
ne that he was panic-strtcken. He caue
hold of a low roost pole, swung hl
le. self up and, wholly unmindful OF
'he blouse full Of eggs. pushed his low
A pair Of chubby, sturdy legs 40
which we're slowly trickling little
low rivulets, and half a plump, rot
body were all that would go throul
quill" yelled the owner OF
I'M short fat legs. "pm stuck n ca
led oo M furder. Pull me th'oo, Billy.