Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story . hma somehow when yew send him over tew-morrer,deacon, he whispered, when he discovered his neighborin the back yard of his home sawing a few logs for thefireplace. Ill tie it on, but I wont promise itll stay, wasthe answer, and Hezekiah was too elated to notice thatthe deacon was a little uneasy in his manner. Christmas morning, while Hezekiah was doing thechores, Hannah slipped over to the deacons. Heres a holly wreath, she said, taking it out fromunder her apron. 1 made it mysdf. Cant yew git itover ther Brahmas head somehow,
Caricature; wit and humor of a nation in picture, song and story . hma somehow when yew send him over tew-morrer,deacon, he whispered, when he discovered his neighborin the back yard of his home sawing a few logs for thefireplace. Ill tie it on, but I wont promise itll stay, wasthe answer, and Hezekiah was too elated to notice thatthe deacon was a little uneasy in his manner. Christmas morning, while Hezekiah was doing thechores, Hannah slipped over to the deacons. Heres a holly wreath, she said, taking it out fromunder her apron. 1 made it mysdf. Cant yew git itover ther Brahmas head somehow, deacon? Itll lookjest that much more Christmassy. Ill try, was the answer, and the deacon lookedmore disturbed than ever, but Hannah was in such ahurry that she could not possibly observe it. When the chores were done and the dishes washed,Hezekiah and Hannah repaired to the sitting-room. They were both thinking of the surprise they hadplanned, when Deacon Whites hired man came up thewalk, carrying a bushel basket. Heres your Christmas present, Hannah! Hezekiah. CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS ON. remarked gayly as the door opened, andat the same moment Hannah called outgleefully, Heres a leetle sprise feryew, Hezekiah! Then the cover of the basket burst off,and a big Brahma rooster attempted tofly out, but his wings were hampered soby a yard of red ribbon and a wreath ofholly that he only flopped out helplessly. The hired man disappeared before ex-planations were forthcoming. Hannahtold her story first as she disentangled therooster. I thought yewd like him, an I jestput ther wreath on him fer fun, shebegan. An I bought him fer yew, an I putther ribbon on him fer ther same rea-son, broke in Hezekiah. Then they stared at each other. How much did yew pay fer him?asked Hezekiah. A dollar an fifty cents, cash down,was the answer. Her husband did not make any com-ment, but Bat and stroked his whiskersgently. I reckon Id better see ther deaconerbout it, said she, after a minute, butHezekiah
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