Show asre selling ChlelL chickens eias to the legislature while the legislature of missouri was in session a few years ago a green fellow from the country came to jefferson jefre rion to sell some chickens he had about two dozen all ot of which aich he had tied by the legs to a string and this being b i divided di v aided equally and aai thrown over his bis horse or his s shoulder famed his mode of conveyance leaving the fowls with their heads hanging down with little else ef cf them visible except their naked I 1 legs and a promiscuous pile of out tet tr etched ched wings and ruffled feathers after several ineffectual efforts to disi dispose pose ot of his load a wag to whom he made an offer of sale told hka him that he did no not want chickens himself but perhaps he could sell sz them at a large stone house over ever there the capitol that there was a man over there buying for the st louis market and no doubt he could find a ready we sale atie delighted countryman started when his bis in informer stopped him look here says he when you get over there go up stairs and then turn to 0 the left the man stops in the large room ro you will find him sitting down at the other end of the room and is now engaged gaff ed wi with th a number of fellows buying baying chickens chicke if a man at the door shou stop you doubt dont mind him he has got chickens himself for sale and tries to prevent others gem selling theirs doat mind him but go right ahead follo following follow W the directions our friend won soon found himself at the door of the hall of representatives to open it and enter was the work or of a moment taking frois his abo older the string of chickens ing them a shake to freshen them he commenced his journey towards the speakers chair the fowls in the meantime expressing p from the half formed crow to the harsh thel their r bodily presence aud their sense of bodily pain 1 I say sir here he had advanced about a half dozen stepa down the aisles aisle when be was seized by me ma the doorkeeper door keeper who happened to ve oe returning g from the clerks desk what at the devil a are e you doing ing here with these chickens get fet out sk sir get out whispered the door keeper kee r g no you dont though you von dont come that game over me got chickens yourself for sale get out yourself and lehme let me se sell 11 mitie mine I 1 say sir in a louder loader tone to the speaker are are you yon buying chickens hee tody today to dy day ive ave got some prime ones here and he held up hi his string and shook his fowls un lil their music made the walls echo let me go sir air to the doorkeeper let me go I 1 sy say fine large cit chickens ickens to the speaker only six bits a doceu the sergeant at arms anns roared the C be speaker take croake that man out now doret dont will you I 1 aint hard to trade with you let me goto go to the doorkeepers doorkeeper youve sold your chickens now let me have a chance I 1 say sir to the speaker in a louder voke are you buying chickens to go ahead at him nan agn right whispered h e ed 3 some ome of the opposition members w who 0 could co me M command gravity enough to speak 1 I say sit sir in a louder tone to the speake cuss e your pie pic lures t u res let me go fair cair play two W 0 to 0 one 0 e aint fw fair to the speaker and sargeant at at arnn 1 let e t me kv go I 1 say aay sir vou up tip there to the speaker you can caage awe lem em for six bits wont take a cent less take lem em home and eat em myself before ill take drat your hides dont shove so hard will you I 1 youil hurt them chickens and they have had a travel of it ito boday day anyhow I 1 i gay sa you sir sir up lip there here the voice was ti ost lost b by v the closing of the door an adjournment was moved and carried and the m almost frantic with mirth rushed out to fed oar I 1 a mend friend in high altercation with the doorkeeper bout about the meanness of selling his own chickens and jetting nobody else seu sell theirs 9 adding that it he bould uld just see that man up there by himself held hed be cund abound they could make a trade and that no man afford to raise chickens for less than six bits the members bought his fowls by a pony purse and nd our friend left the capital saying as he went idowu the stairs I 1 well awell this is the darn dest roughest place for sell hg 0 W chickens c that ever I 1 come cams across sure |