The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-07-02
white and good-sised eggs and held

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them out to view with:
Aren't they just lovelyi"
They certainly are" was the reply.
~Those get from my Leghorns could
be sold to Rockefeller for quarter
apiece. but Of course I'm not IN the
business for profit. 7 send q dozen
day to a hospital and eat the rest
You certainly have q beauttful mock
here"
But IL they should turn out not 70
be true Leghorns!"
ct can decide that point In one MIN
ute. Please catch me one. NOV, then
her eyes are wide open. II they close
I'M when blow in them you need no
longer doubt. It's test they told me
Of in Leghorn. All ready-w-h-e-w!
"she closes her eyes!" 3oyously ex'
claimed the girl as she danced arounu
"she does, Miss Fratxlin. ana let me
congratulate you on possessing one Oh
the very few focks Of pure Legnorns
| in America"
THANK you. shall be prouder IMAM
ever of them now"
"And now about the feed" said MT.
Hackett as he put on wise look.
"Rut nlease tell me what you feed
yours?" ,.
"JJm Um. must look up the writ
ten instructions they gave me In Leg
horn and copy them off for you
'T shall be SO grateful to you!
"Well?" queried Mr.. Hackett's sis-
+.r.in.Iaw IA he returned with a grin
on his face.
"You haven't been to Franklin's!"
81 have"
You didn't see Irene"
Had long talk with her.
IT can't believe It."
But you must. It was about Log
horns"
"But how on earth do you know
anything about Leghorns!
"saw 'em at the chicken show few
weeks ago. Say, you've got to help
me out" ,
'1f you've been lying to that girl
"But there was no lying. ] mean
there was no such lying as that cor
! resnondent I'D in Connecticut sends II
to the daily papers every week or two
| You've got hens here. What DO yo'
! feed them on?"
But they are not Leghorns." wa
protested.
: Its all the same thing whether
hen came from Leghorn or Kalama
J. zoo You feed them the leavings o
= the table, of course?"
Eyes, and ground food and prepare
n food and peppers"
o That's enough to win out on. I'm
It 90 back In day or two and tell ne
what the Leghorners feed them on"
a "But YOU we're never in Leghorn.'
"Rut i've been in Fall River. and 1t
10 the same thing"
"a "And YOU claimed to have a mock
At chickens yourself, did your"
~ "Had to-"
" Suppose the young lady had ask
as where you kept themf"
70 "I was all ready to answer IN Ce
trail Park"
"A Tired Hackett, you'll come doV
Of with very large bumpi was the pl
No diction Of the sister-in-law, based
a what she thought she knew OF D
In own sex. :.
n Does one woman know another 4
ad ter than a man does? No.
Music, poetry, moonlight, babbf
ed brooks, setting suns, Joy or sorf
will create bonds between humanlt
INV ,ngs. Anything else? Nothing 10
Leghorn chickens
N At Mr.. Hackett's second call ne
invited to sit on the veranda and Q
ha cuss Leghorns. !
,oo At his third he was invited to sis
'o the parlor and discuss Leghorns.
At his fourth, Leghorns rather =
'o1 a back seat, and at his fifth the vi
chickens went to roost entirely
'es' the end of three months he whisIr'
1es- the words engaged" in his sisf-i
'e" laws ear, and as she looked q nj
in a puzzled way he exclaimed
Irene Leghorns- told yf
get We are to be married six rec
.ses hence! Leghorns- love lucl 81
10 Won and Tom are back numtrs
the getting married business.