Show I II I MRS BROWN HEN TALKS I One warm afternoon In the barnyard I Madam Pig was taking a nap in her herpen herpen I pen and near by l ss Puss In the I I sun was taking her nap too All AU of a sudden Mrs Brown Drown Hen lien came out of her house and began to I cackle loudly Up and down she walked wanted cackling as she went until Puss could stand d It I rio no longer I What in the he world worl arc are you making I such a fuss fuss fuss' over she asked One would think yoi would keep still still this I hot day and let others sleep If you ou do donot donot donot not care to I should think so too said Madam Pig poking out her nose through the bars of her pen Here I am a hard hardworking hardworking hardworking working creature and now my mr children children chil chil- dren arc are all asleep you must come along with with your cackle and spoil my nap and wake up my children as well I Never heard such a noise in all my life said Purr humping her back You never heard me making such a fuss or Madam Pig I am sure Mrs Brown Drown lIen Hen was wasa a good natured creature but her pride was touched by what Madam Pig and Puss Pus had said s 39 she bristled her feathers and looked as cross as ns she could I I am cackling because I have laid laida a fine white egg she the said and If Jf you I will take talce a look at It you ou will seo see It is t Well worth the noise 1 am making t And as for you OU two I often have been disturbed by you Miss Puss at night when all well behaved animals I are supposed to be asleep but you would sit on the back fence lence and yowl and make rake such a noise that Ula I 1 havo have heard the master throw his boot at you And as for you Madam Pig I have oft often n been disturbed by your grunts in the middle of the day when I was busy scratching for worms and such sucha a fuss as you make for no reason at atall atall atall all only you wished to grunt I have never complained at all about either cither of ot you but now because I I. have done something really worth cackling over both of you ou have a great deal to say sayI I snail shall go right on cackling and if you do not like It stop up your ears cars and off oft she strutted cackling at the top of her voice I My Iy I would never have believed I she had such a temper sneered Puss I always thought her a nice quiet I body until now but she Is a perfect hen I feel fee highly Insulted I do too replied Madam Pig To speak In that way about my nice soft grunts I 1 only grunt when I am hungry hungry hungry hun hun- gry and never have I made such a disturbance as she Is making Madam Pig went In one corner of her pen and laid down and Mistress 1 Puss took herself off to the house Mr Dog back of the barn rolled on I the ground as he laughed at what he had heard Oh dear me he said as he sat up and shook himself that certainly was funny Puss and Madam Pig thought the they could pick on poor Mrs Brown Drown lIen Hen That at Is ls the wa way though We Ve all think we could never disturb anyone but we cannot hear ourselves We Ve ought to think of that I guess when we are making a noise and be more careful Copyright isis 1919 by the McClure News News- paper Syndicate New York City m The notice Ladles Ladies are requested to 10 remove their combs appears now on theatre programs in London because of ot the vogue of at the huge S Spanish 51 comb among smart mart women |