Davis County Clipper | 1908-05-22 | Page 6 | Egg King

augg 2 4 lu water declaring ec laring that all other dyes hoften the shells loaded down with eggs early easter morning he goes to the oe village grocery store dressed in a suit made of striped bed ticking which he styles his easter suit and which he wears on no other occasion he also wears a hat made out of the same material ornamented with a roster feather As soon as the crowd commences to gather drady brady mounts the store porch and makes a speech in which he reviews his past record and walnda Is up by saying that he Is ready to meet all corners comers in these egg picking contests the eggs are picked against each other for keeps the owner ot a the successful egg taking the broken one when once the contest starts it Is kept up until a late hour at night or until all the th eggs offered are broken after the contest brady has often to sec secure ire a wagon in which to haul baul home the eggs that he has won in the days battle battie brady says he be intends to retire fro from in the contests now as his teeth are in such condition that ho he cannot tell for certain whether an egg has a hard or soft shell ile he Is a unique figure when attired in his easter suit and struts around seemingly as proud of the honors which he has won as if he were really klug king of the settlement rather than the egg king that the later title Is not looked upon lightly may bo be judged train from the heroic efforts that are made to wrest the honor from him