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FEBRUARY, 1902.
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For Woman’s Work.
Sis ©nd Wasttnnmgjtomo
Margaret A. Richard.
WITHIN yourself you may not hold But you may, through all your days,
Courage, like the knights of old Do that worthy of high praise:
Had to make them strong and bold— You may speak the truth always,
As did Washington. As did Washington.
It may never be your fate Though unknown through sword or pen,
To do aught accounted great, You may be a citizen
Or to rule affairs of state, Living nobly among men,
As did Washington. As did Washington ;
Thus you may not win renown Striving so that when at last
That will hand a great name down You have found your final rest,
For the centuries to crown, Men may say: “He did his best,’’
As did Washington. As did Washington,
For Woman’s Work.
WANT to tell the readers of the
(Jnildren’s Hour about a dear little pet
that really did live and that bore his suffer
ings so sweetly and uncomplainingly that
9 many of us could learn a lesson of patience
from his example.
“Old Brownie” was such a faithful moth
er that her mistress decided to trust her
with a nest of eggs, late one fall, in the
hope of having that much prized rarity,
early spring chickens. Out of fifteen eggs
she hatched fourteen chicks, and a beauti
ful lot of “downy balls” they were, all
very much alike. Dickie was not unlike
the others, at first, for he never attracted
any special attention until after he lost
his creamy down, and feathers had almost
refused to grow on him; he did have a few
on his wings, a tiny bunch on each side of
his breast, a fringe around each knee, and
a pretense of a tail. One who saw him
said: “O, you know you picked that chick
en; he didn’t grow that way!” Now, you
can imagine what a sight he must have
been! He was certainly a decided proof
of the fact that though quite homely, one
may still be very attractive. His first
name was “Skinny,” which he acquired
owing to his lack of plumage, but a young
lady who learned to love him said he was
too bright and cute to have such a name,
so she changed it to “Dickie.”
'Twas well that Dickie did have a cover
ing when he first made his appearance in this
cold world, for it was snowing the day his
mamma was taken with her brood from
their warm nest. They were properly
cared for, however, not being allowed out
of their well protected coop on freezing
days, until they grew large enough to
stand the cold. But while Dickie’s mates
were growing their feathers, he was losing
his, so one afternoon when the wind was
very cold it proved too much for the little
fellow, and he was found almost dead. He
was carried in to the fire, and after being
thoroughly warmed, seemed all right, eat
ing a hearty supper and going to roost
with the rest of the brood.
It proved to be a right serious injury to
Dickie, for Jack Frost had given him such
a keen nip that he was ever after affected
by it, not having good use of his feet.
Except on springlike days, he had to be in
a warm room. He could hop up and
about a little, but generally lay in his
basket or on a paper before the open wood
fire, never complaining, but ever happy,
For Woman’s Work.
B ModJerm VaD©mlnnii(go
nN olden time, Saint Valentine
Was served right worshipfully,
L , With gilt and lace and verses fine,
II z- And flirt and flourish tree;
j|y With much of “love”and “mine’’and “thine,”
q 5 I And t ““ orous '‘l t° ve thee.”
’ n these days, the lace and gilt
Unto the past do we resign;
The modern swain, with tuneful lilt,
nWr I* l l° ves an d lace doth not repine,
i’ll And yet, I pray thee (and* thou wilt!)
To be my dearest Valentine.
N. V. Vorr.
‘DICKIE."
giving us an example of unexcelled
patience. He thoroughly enjoyed lying
before the fire, and would spread his
little wings and feet out as though taking
a sun bath, meanwhile speaking—in his
chicken language, which I wish I knew
how to express for you—his perfect con
tentment. When any one would rub and
anoint his frost-bitten limbs—which was
frequently done—instead of trying to get
away, he seemed to know it was for his
good, and would keep perfectly still and
stretch out his foot as though delighted.
Very soon he learned to love his basket,
and the company of persons instead of
chickens. He never seemed to be afraid of
anyone, and would turn his head coquet
tishly as he peeped up to see if you had
brought him anything. He was so fond of
company that whenever he was left alone,
he would at once begin to call, “Tick,
tick, tick,” as does an old hen call her
brood together. At first we were afraid
to leave him, for fear he might hop into
the fire and get burnt, but we soon learned
that be was too wise for that. When he
would become too warm, he would hop
back, and when the fire popped out or
chunks fell upon the hearth he was very
quick to get away from the danger. He
was fond of eating the dead coals, and
would pick them from behind the and
irons, but never ventured far enough to
get injured by the fire.
Then, too, we felt that our cats must be
watched lest they decide some day to make
a dainty dinner of Dickie. But very soon
they learned that they were not to disturb
our pet, and they really seemed to acquire
a distaste for him, perhaps because he was
so ugly, as they of course could not know
and appreciate, as we did, his good quali
ties. Dickie liked io have something to
lean against when lying before the fire—for
the poor little fellow grew very tired and
would often raise up, stretch himself, and
lie down again—so when 4he cats were
around he wanted to rest against them.
One of the cats particularly disliked him,
and when Dickie approached would raise
his paw as if warning him to stand back,
and if Dickie persisted in his intimacy,
kitty would slap him, and then depart, as
much as to say that an ugly chicken like
Dickie need never hope for the attention
of a fine looking cat like himself. I doubt
not, though, that had Dickie been cooked
and placed before the fastidious cat he
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would have forgotten his lack of attrac
tions during life, in the enjoyment of some
thing so tempting to his appetite. Black,
the other cat, though he disliked the chick
en, was more gentle, and sometimes while
he slept, Dickie would hop up to him and
thoroughly enjoy leaning against his soft
fur. Kitty would look up as though he
was displeased, and sometimes would
leave, but again he would seem not to care
so much, or perhaps he was too drowsy to
move.
As Dickie was so much in the house, we
began to feed him with different things
from the table, so he “got above” his regu
lar chicken food. He seemed to learn the
dinner hour, and, as that time drew near,
he would hop up and meet every one who
went into the room, looking very bright
and expectant. He became very fond of
Irish potatoes, meats, eggs—being especi
ally partial to boiled eggs. One day some
one came in with a piece of orange, and as
soon as Dickie saw it he ran to get what I
am sure he supposed was egg, but when
the orange was given to him he seemed
to like it very well, and he was also fond
of bananas. Os course he liked green food
which we would pick and bring in to him.
He soon learned where the water pitcher
was kept, and when any one went to it, if
he wanted a drink he would go to them
and in his language ask for it. When he
was carried out of doors on warm days,
and “bait worms” were dug tor him he
was very happy. One day when Dickie
was left, outside, Aunt Judy, the cook, who
also loved the family pet, came in and said
to his mistress: “You better see what
Dickie is, fer I caint find him nowheres.
Sumthin’ mus’ er gone wid him, kase I’s
looked and looked, an’ I don’t see nuthin’
of him!’’
At once an investigation began and, as
soon as Dickie’s mistress appeared in the
garden and he saw her, he called: “Tick,
tick, tick,” so it was quite an easy matter
for her to find him.
When there were many dark and dreary
or very cold days, Dickie would doubtless
long for one of warmth, so that he might
have an outing. We had a soft cloth
which was spread over him when he want
ed to nap in his basket, or folded and used
as a prop for him to lean against some
times when he was warming. One day he
began pocking at his cloth as though try
ing to pull it around himself. He couldn’t
use his feet much, so as to scratch in it,
but after fixing it the best he could he be
gan to shuffle and shake his little body as
he would have done it taking a dust bath.
Thus he told us as plainly as he could what
he wanted; so a tub of dirt was brought
in and Dickie put in it, and he was greatly
charmed. He would throw the dirt about
as best he could, and shake his little
naked body in pure delight, all the while
trying to tell us what a great pleasure we
had given him.
There is a saying that “chickens will go
home to roost;" and I think it a true one.
Though Dickie enjoyed being with us dur
ing the day, as dusk came on he wanted to
be carried to the coop to roost with his
mother and mates. After a time, the old
hen decided that her brood could and must
take care of themselves, so she left them.
By being well wrapped up every night,
and the weather not extremely cold,
Dickie fared very well, and all the while
seemed to grow stronger. One day he
seemed much better, his lame foot being so
much improved that he could stand and
walk unusually well. ’Twas a very pleas
ant day, but toward night it grew much
cooler, though no one anticipated the de
cided drop in temperature which came
before morning. lam sure D ckie’s mis
tress never thought of such a freeze com
ing that night, or she would have kept
him snug and warm in his basket. She
was more cautious than usual about trying
to make his coop close and comfortable,
but when morning came her poor little pat
was dead—frozen to death. The remain
der of the brood were all right, but
Dickie’s lack of feathers cost him his life.
Os course we were all very sorry indeed
of Dickie’s fate, and missed his bright,
cunning ways, but perhaps it was best, for .
what could we have ever done with
D;ckie? Sold him? No, not if he had
grown to be a large chicken that would
command a good price could we have giv
en our consent to that. Killed and eaten
him? No, indeed!
“Well, I shodo miss dat chicken,” said
Aunt Judy, “but what could yer ever done
wid him? Es he’d er lived an’ growed
well and strong, he’d er followed you unts
ev’y where. You’d er found him settin’ on
de bed, er pianer, er jest anywhere,
a-crowin’; yes, mam, yer sho would, kase
Dickie had done learned to love de house
and you unts, too.”
Poor little Dickie! He certainly did re
quire a good deal of time and attention,
and many would very likely have consid
ered it a kindness to kill him instead of
trying to tide him over his troubles, but I
always try to be kind to the dumb crea
tures God has given us, and ever feel re
paid for all the care and attention be
stowed upon them.
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