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Show A SINQULARFRICNDBHIP. It,, Cal lot Ih. II. n', rata eltk Ralrllr. That the lion and the lamb will never He down together la a matter on which the most optimistic can have little doubt sirs the New Ydrk Her-aid Her-aid One Is not surprised when such noble animals as the dog and horse affiliate, nor tho equally Interesting cat and monkey, for they havo much In common, and many ot them, but that Tabby and a chicken should fraternise with the utmost good will la aurely worthy of remsrk A subburbanlte had a pet hen, who, mounting into her lap, with cacktea of delight, would do-posit do-posit Its morning offering In the Improvised Im-provised nest Tho creature waa finally final-ly aet In a apeclal box In the carriage house, and the family waited with Interest In-terest for tho coming brood One fluffy mass leap from the box and the morning tbey noticed the hen at breakfast, break-fast, and again, half an hour later, the fowl was strutting about, In apparent Indifference to her cooling eggs "She'll make no setter," waa the disgusted comment "She's been too pampered Hollowing her to the carriage house, the woman waa Just In time to see a hen serenely take Its place on the nest This continued throughout the three -week When Msdam Hen took her morning constitutional Tabby would obligingly keep house and look after her Interests, leaving the moment the llttlo lady returned |