Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-12-07
THANKSGIYING.

nave mt upon the same duy Tor the ObServ-
ance OF that time honored festival, Thanks
giving. The unusual circumstance appears
to have occasioned an extraordinary futter-
ing among the feathered tenants Of the barn
yard. They seem TO regard il as reguluT
conspiracy among the above mentioned func-
tionares to externnate them in day and
cut them off at a blow. AL least we take
this TO be the case from the rampant bear.
ing ofcertain candidates for the spit in this
quarter
Old mother Dooliiileis "sartin" there is
going to be general Use among the fowls
throughout New England sort Of cock
adoodle-do instruction. She says that
observing the other morning an unusual
gathering among her fowls near the sunny
side of the barn. she took peep al them TO
" see what they were up to- An old roos
ter, a sort of ringlepder, mnrshalled his for
ces along, when he himself jumped upon the
fence and opened the meeting by Growing
three times at the top Of his lungs. This
was no doubt an eloquent speech. All his
auditors, except a couple Of fealherless Cos.
Inns aud three or four sick hens, clapped
their wings in appreciation.
The purpon Of the speech was that the
governors Of our Yankee land had entered
into most foul conspiracy TO cut off in a
day, not only them. but all their brethren and
sisters elsewhere, and that it was the duty
of all the tribe to resist even to the death -
even to die in the last ditch, If necessary.
The turkey cocks stretched out their ell
ongated necks TO the speaker and gobbled
amen most vociferously. The geese wad-
died along in their white pantaleis, ever and
anon turning about to see If their heads were
on their nerks and pledged themselves to
90 with the gentlemen last up, through thick
and thin, and to stick to them through fire
and water.
An old gander, so tough that he could
hardly stand erect, was so touched with the
piteous looes of his white legged family, that
he Immediately pulled out one of his tail
feathers and proposed TO pen Temonstrance
to the governors on The spot
The pullets sided along, and moved that
the hole subject be laid. like a fresh egg
upon the table. Several young cocks said
this was neck or nothing, and hoped III,
pullets would not prevail
A henpccked rooster, entirely stripped o
bis covering. said he did al care feaiae,
about the matter any how. An old her
here inlerposed. end said she had raised
chickens enough to save her neck, and tho
she should make out 10 raise enough 10 saw,
the necks Of all her family--to which q
young Bantam ,arly replied tba, she hat
better not count her chickens before the,
were hatched.
The ducks were about rising, but OF
hearing the CRY of /" lame ducks" duel
lepsn &c they Immediately SAT doun in q,
lence.
The old rooster who had the chair see
ing symptoms Of uproariousness, called L
order. He said their crops were never !,
better condition than now, and # they ha,
got to go. they should ut least 60 il on !ul
: stomach But that was neither here no
: there. The great trouble was. that il the,
all had their necks wrung at thanksgiving
there would be none left for Christmas, ant
they ought TO have one holiday in the year
This sentiment produced general gum
against our good governors among the vel
low legs and others, which would have bro
ken out in an open riot, and might have end
: ed in tar and feaihering, had not mothe
+ Dooliule just then stepped up and allaye
: the storm by few kernels of corn.
She assured them tina. they need be undo
) no uneasiness about going TO Christmas 70
Z that those who were not present at her neigh
e boris Thanksgiving table. should certainl
l. grace her own Christmas table. IL tina
e won't do" said she swinging the bromsiic
Go 10 pot! go 10 Pot ~ Ciaremont Ea.
s Indian Method Of Couriship -Mr Catlir
in one of his recent lectures, exhibited