The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-27
THE
HEN-MAN
Sc
b. r. II. WILKINSON
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n born and raised In 3 city
apartment. Possesses whag Is known
10 the veruhcuiar as a yen 20 own
small plac. Ia ths country. hrmly
believing that be can buy a few
chickens. raise few vegetables and
I've there. committing 20 and from
bis metropolitan yob. Tor about one
third tile cosi Of existence 10 bis city
Apartment
This 4 e splendid Idea. especially
that gar, abou, living ouethird a.
. cheap.y ~ 10 the city.
u has other advantages. too.
There Is. for example. the matter
% fresh air. fresh dairy products
pleu,y % space 10 move around In.
freedom from The hustle and hustle
o. city ufe.
Its a pity that the plan hasn't
can't and never will be developed
proasahly.
mean the movlngto-tbe-country
bug.
Steve Bolton vas attacked by the
buE.
Steve had become fed up on city
he.
lie was q bachelor. young and
handsome. and was forever chasing
about from party 10 tea 10 dinner.
90 iheaier. or any other of the dozen
places where handsome and eligible
young bachelors are welcomed
Steve was fed up.
lie wanted = breath Of fresh air:
wanted 10 get OF with the sun. drink
ia the crisp morning air. tend 10
the chickens and catch the T;ao
train 10 town and his brokers Of
tce.
lie wanted 20 spend his evenings
seated comfortably before q cory
nrc. set In s,inc good reading. 80
10 bed ai nine O'Clock 20 sleep the
sleep % the just
Also. BE wanted 90 scunomiEe
The cost 81 living ia town wasn't
giving Steve much of m opportu.
nifty 60 save for a rnluy day.
This plan % S;eves was swell
Too had li eouldat work
Steve talked The idea over With
Jim McDcylit
Jim had tried the same thing
once. but foT some unknown reason
vas back 10 his city apartment
jim approved Of sieye's idea with
out moments hesitation.
Great scheme You'll Ike Il.
Steve. oct there Fine way 10 lre.
Pact Is. Ill have the mlssus buy her
eggs from sou. You can bring them
10 every morning. Help you get
started
Sieve's dreams SCARED.
lie pictured himself laying aside
a tidy sum from the profits Of, his
eggs
Coed scout. Jim
Steve also called on Rus Whit.
comb. Rus and his wife had tried
the Ilslns. IN the country Idea. too.
And Rus. Ike Jim. approved and
applauded
sure. he'd buy all the eggs Steve
could raise.
Fresh eggs from the country
Boy. nothing could be better
Later that same night Jim Nc
Dewitt called Rus whlicomb on the
telephone and the two Of them held
a gleefui conversation
So old steve had got the bug. ehi
Well. ie, him ind out for him
self.
Won't do him any harm to get
stunS.
He'd never rest until he'd got the
craving out OF bis system anyhow.
Resides u was comforting 10
know there were other FISH grabbing
at that same liye-cheaply .ln.the-
country bait
On the following Sunday Steve
chartered a driveyour-own car and
motored out In the country.
Along toward mid-af,ernoon he
Glanced upon a little place In the
town of Medvale that seemed 10 suit
his exact purpose.
There was a white house with
green blinds and a picket fence
around the front lawn. In which
half dozen shade trees reared them
selves
Behind the house there was
harm. several outbuildings and a
rather large hennery.
The place was not more than
i5-mlnute walk from the railroad
station. yet It's remoteness from the
travelled highway was far enough
10 make II ideal
Steve hunted up the owner and
was astonlshed and delighted TO dis
cover the place could be rented for
less than one-half OF what he was
paying at his present apartment
lie sewed the thing up at once by
making a substantial deposit and
signing a six months lease.
month later Steve was estab-
Hshed in his new abode and tire
mendously happy.
Two dozen Rhode Island Red
chickens clucked eontentedly In the