Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-19
BY Leo.

OF a person being attacked by q chicken
What made 1t more surprising was that
this cockerel had been a special pet and,
with one of his sisters. equally beautiful
as to form and feather, had privileges
and advantages none of the other chick
ems had ever enjoyed. From the time
their pin feathers sprouted they had
the house and never lost an opportunity
to slip in to hunt for tidbits They knew
meal time as well as any member of
the family, and when barred from the
oinlng room they would stay outside the
door until some one handed out the scraps
from the table
James insistence on capital punish
ment. therefore, was prompted partly by
scene Of outrage at the ingratitude
displayed. Had that been the onIv count
against him 1 might have stood ont for
a Communication of sentence, but Thought
OF how narrowly Margery had escaped
having an eye put out stee1ed my heart
ana am neved my hand to WELD the ak.
we mad him for dinner the next night.
ana ne was plump and tender; but eyery
time 1 swallowed a bite 1 Imagined q
SILVER quarter was slipping down INV
Sister Is Not an migrate.
His sister. I am happy to say. has
shown no disposition to follow in her
brothers evil footsteps. On the con-
trary, she has done all any hen could
do to show that she appreciated our
many kindnesses and returned our af
lection. One day. several weeks ago.
Zane was sitting upstairs sewing while
Margery took her nap in the room ad-
Joining. Suddenly the stiffness of the
mouse was broken by the loud, triumph
ant cackling of hen The sound seemed
to come from the next room. and Jane
thought at first she must have dozed
on to sleep and was dreaming. But
Margery, awakened from her sleep
called: Mamma, mamma: come here
quick!"
There. perched on the edge of Mar
gery's crib. was Lady Washington. as
uated into henhood She had laid her
first egg, and laid it in Margery's bed.
Appreciative as We were of Lady
Washington's effort, We didn't exactly
care to have one of our bedrooms con-
verified Into henhouse. So when Jane
went upstairs the next day at Mar
gery's nap hour. she saw to It that the
kitchen window was not left open.
Finding all entrances closed against
her, the family-loving pullet did the
best she could. She laid her eggs in a
basket of clothespins on a shelf by
the kitchen door. And since that day
the clothespin basket has been her
nest.
Hog-Killing Time Soon.
The big event of the season at Sunny
Knoll is scheduled for New Year day,
the date being selected because 1 will
not have to go to the Office. That is to
be hog-killing day.
Ever since 1 first began to think of
living in the country have been hear
ing of the joys of hog-killing time, and
now we soon are to experience them.
Our hog, bought last spring as a little
piggie, Is now fat and ready for the
butcher. The colored man who is to do
the killing says he will dress 300
pounds.
That means good, big hams and Shout
ders. juicy bacon, a lot of sausage and
tenderloin and spare-ribs and buckets
of lard. Then there will be jowls and
pigs feet, and everything else that goes
with hog killing. Everything, that is,
except the Cuttings. 1 draw the line
at Cuttings. f. 5. NJ.