A  Free  Noonday  Lunch  and  the  Giver 
This  thoroughly  characteristic  picture  was  taken  in 
South  Jersey  and  shows  a  daily  gathering.  The 
old  horse  is  led  every  day  at  the  same  spot  at 
noon.  Horses  take  little  thought  for  the  morrow 
and  use  no  napkins.  Thus  it  happens  that  corn 
and  oats  are  well  scattered  over  the  ground.  The 
neighborhood  hens  have  learned  of  this  feast  and 
each  day  at  noon  they  gather  to  wait  for  their 
friend  who  gives  this  unwilling  treat.  You  may 
call  it  memory,  “instinct, ”  or  what  you  will,  but  the 
hens  are  on  deck  each  day.  Notice  the  way  the 
horse  is  eyeing  them !  He  could  eat  more  and  he 
regrets  that  “his  mouth  leaked”  and  let  these  fine 
bits  get  away  from  him.  As  for  his  companions — 
is  there  anything  in  nature  more  selfish  than  a 
fat,  complacent  hen? 
May  6,  1916 
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