Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-03-11 | Page 11 | Where the Hen Nested

WHERE THE HEN NESTED. Wo put up for tho night nt tho little thatched testhouses reseived for the no caslonal traveler, but tho permanent ahole of rats At tho village of Kjut pln (llurmah) 1 hud as many as six rats on my bed, all struggling to reach my boots, which I had taken the, precaution to bang rrom n peg oi, the wall, knowing how much Hussion leather Is appreciated by the rodent tribe Hleep wis Impossible with tho enemy on all side, for tho rats not lent en supping off no boots were hunting under my pillow fur a fragment or candle and u (ox ut m itches which I thought might be safe (run, their clutches Hut a rat Is not eaell iliuntid, and wlltl a shove they shot pillow. inj.tchea and candle on to tho Hour 1 hen my blood was up, and I roue In a fury und hurled I"""! trees und even tiling I colli 1 lal hinds on at the retreating lou Peace iclgmil for a fchoit lime, then thes returned re-turned to tho attack wlih renewed visor 1 have had imuiy funny experiences in out.nMlu.-wa) reslhouses la the Fast but the strangest was unco o,, the 111-betan 111-betan fronl er, whero ono night 1 was awakened lu a snorting sound close to my ear, nnd to my I orror I founl that mi head was held eluwn bv something e ill) resting upon it Tho heav) objeel e.lge.1 Art nn my trjlngto move, and by I ii light of a spluttering mutch 1 ells, i mi inl an clderl) b n scale, im my Pll- "vv and the egg she hid lull there Por three months vvo hud liecn traveling at an .itltu " te. great for poultry to exist, and i hi! i I limit for eggs in vary our llmltid f of fined meats Hut-such I. the perverslt) ot human nature I wn ex eeeillna 1 niinoved with lhe ln)er or timt emr iiiiil hurled her, cackling rorth Into the el irkncss though I kept tho egg ror mj brenkfiist Curnhlll