mr. bug had gone to woolam 's mill , taking the beardsley twins ; lizzie and mr. wemyss had gone to help marsali with the new mash ; and mrs. bug , having left a pot of porridge and a platter of toast in the kitchen , was out , too , combing the woods for the half-wild hens , catching them one by one and dragging them in by the feet to be installed in the handsome new chicken coop her husband had built .