. St. Nicholas [serial]. hatched theiryoung in out-of-the-way places. Bess had agreedto give Harold one from every dozen eggs or achick from every nest that he discovered. One spring Bess was given twelve beautifulwhite eggs which promised as many beautifulchickens. She made a comfortable nest for anoisy old hen which had been clucking andscratching in an obtrusive manner for sometime, and she and Harold watched the weeksgo by until one day they found eleven brand- new chicks, all of which were fluffy balls ofyellow except one that was black. It was baby Ediths delight to stand near theold hen
. St. Nicholas [serial]. hatched theiryoung in out-of-the-way places. Bess had agreedto give Harold one from every dozen eggs or achick from every nest that he discovered. One spring Bess was given twelve beautifulwhite eggs which promised as many beautifulchickens. She made a comfortable nest for anoisy old hen which had been clucking andscratching in an obtrusive manner for sometime, and she and Harold watched the weeksgo by until one day they found eleven brand- new chicks, all of which were fluffy balls ofyellow except one that was black. It was baby Ediths delight to stand near theold hens nest and see the struggling, restless,peeping chicks diving in and out of the downyfeathers of the mother. The baby immediatelyadopted the yellowest and fluffiest of the lot,but her interest ceased when the down changedto stiff, scraggly feathers. Harold at once put in his claim, but Bessdeclared it to be hardly fair, as he had foundsomething that was never lost. However, ashe was so much disappointed, she finally com-. THE BABY IMMEDIATELY ADOPTED THE YELLOWESTAND FLUFFIEST OF THE LOT. promised by giving him the little black chickwhich from the first showed a discouraging ten-dency to shorten its days by every sort of im-prudence. It had to be coaxed to eat; it halfdrowned itself two or three times by falling intothe water-pan; and it was once rescued fromthe cat. Its last drowning exploit was nearly thecause of its being burned to death. This is theway it came about: Harold fished his darling little chick out ofthe water-pan, and carried it, all limp and drip-ping, into the old-fashioned bricked-out kitchen, I 124 HAROLD S CHICKEN. [Oct. where Hetty was busy getting dinner. Shetold Harold to put his chick into a box underthe big wood-stove to dry, and in the meantimeto wash his face and hands and go into the
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