Salt Lake Times | 1890-07-17 | Page 7 | Her Knowledge of Hens

Her Knowledge of Hens. A London woman married a farmer in Fife, and was much interested in everything every-thing about the farm. One day, having seen old Tibbie set a clucking hen, she came into the kitchen quite out of breath and said: "Oh, Tibbie, there's a great he hen in the cart shed, and he'd cover far more eggs than that little fowl!" "A he hen, mem?" said Tibbie. "Did ye mean that dorkink cock? Hell not sit on eggs." "Not sit?" said the lady. "Just yon put down the eggs in the corner of the shed, tumble a hamper over him and make him sit." "A well," said Tibbie, "I ken nae-thing nae-thing o' your Lunnon he hen, meml But a' I can say is ye'll not get a cock in Fife that'll bemean himsel' to sic work, hamper ham-per or nae hamper."- "-Newcastle (England) (Eng-land) Chronicle.