Smart Hens And A Smart Boy

Eli Pm-kins oontnbutet the ioüowing to t!n; Ni'iv York tírtijihic : The oe&r-tigbted neo wlio ato saw dnst, supposing it to be cor meal, thon wont and laid a nest í'ull of bureau knobs, set on 'om tbree weeks and hfttched out a oouvplete set of parlor i'urniture, was a prefcty fair hen. But 1 saw u boy yesterdty who live iii oiie ot the little shanties iip by Central park, who is about as smart as 1 lint lien. Jolniny was feeding a fiock of caeklers witli powdered nuncs, anil 'ben we ltsked hun what lie did it tor, lic said " lie was trying to see it' he oüulJu't make 'em lay billiard bal;.' We wero srinewhat amtned at Johnny, nx( askid hun lio.v lie caught a hen when In; wanltii oue lo kill. " Wliy, I can catch 'em, Mr. PerkinB, without goilijg mlo the yard at all," repli il Johnny. "Wel), little boy, if you'll do it I'll give you this dollar," said iny fiiend, pulling out an old Mexicaïl silver pitee. "Au' give me the hen, too?" "'Yes" Johnny immediately took a fish-line out ot' liis pocket, stuuk thd liook through a kernel ofoorn, hih! throw it into the yard The whule ilook ran their heads together (o uab :ho kerilél, and in a second it was down a chicktn's tbroat Johnny hauled it in, claiined his dollar, and had the ehiekeu tor dinner. Aoross the roeks trom Johnny. livps ifn old phjsiciati. The othcr dny the old fullow ïol'.ed out a liií saneer iuil of blue nniss pills, and thtn rojled them in flour and laid thtin in the back yard to dry. Ten minutes aftel warde Johnii}-'s ehiekens got into the yard, and beforè tlip old doctor eould drive them out they had ea'en every oiia of them. ïhe doctor, who is mi allqpatbist, s:iys ''Johnny's hens will lay medieated eggs enonph next. week to sujiply all the hoïnpopatbic ditipenearies in tho cily with medicine." Exactly so. Sb.ant-1-clear.