Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-10
JOSIAH EAKkR.
nus TURKEYS AND aIs sw ErTHEARr .

m6n,l 81 SD, you have heard ut Josiah
Baker. Indeed. YOU may have heard o.
hIur, even though YOU have never been
in the State of Vermont; for he is wcIi
known IA Boston a. The greatest dealer
IN poultry ~ all New E.uglaud. About
Thanksgiving time You may see in AL
parts OF Boston. JOS ain Bakers wagons.
literally cramnCd with turkeys. geese.
chickens aud ducks, together with
pumpkins and s~quasheS, aud all manner
at Thanksgiving sauce. j. was thought
10y some, ii JOSIAH should die without an
herr to inherit his Virtues and pcrpeiu-
uto the stock Of poultry, that Hanks
giving would have TO be abolished alto
Ee'hCI ~ that region; for as 10 being
thankful upon an empty s'omach, II
could not. in the nature Of ihIrgs, be
expected. la fact, they tried IL on one
occasion. Josiah didn't dlc, 10 be sure.
hut twas jus: us bad for the time being,
as 'ou shall see.
Contrary 10 all usIgcs, and probably
'or the s1Sc OF dong something where
With TO distinguish hims elr, the Govern.
or OF Massr"nuse,ts appointed Thanks
3 wing CA the siu.e uay VIII, h had been
-. apart tor thai purpose in Wen mont
nov no real Yankee will ever absent
h'mse.f from his kindred un ThankSrf,.
Iug day, not even for gain; aud Josiah.
though Il bachelor, wa in the habit of
having all his Lioud relations 10 make
mctty with him on that occasion; and.
YOU know that the habits Of a bachci or
arr IL" easily broken in upon. Besides
his w"r'uN sister Hester would have
tell y rs"li scauCaiIzrd, if she were de
- ," pos "'-c OF busting aud sculd-
ir-, .'Hf s.".tarug about nS usual, i'm
the h"rr! a. preparation lar the JOYOUS
festival. Not tual she was Iil-naIurrd
or gwen 10 scoldIug, under ordinar
circumstance far from IL: but lhcIp i
IA ;.inr Tor every Thing Then Iuslrh's
numerous relatives ( md yau'v no lea
unless lou'y" been I ere how numerous
ones relatives are in that part OF the
country who were all expected To par
take &C the IuXurIes Of his farm-yard.
and TO dcvuuT, with an appetite which
fortunately returns but once a wear.
Miss Testers puddiugs, pies. tarts. etc.
would have felt any thiug hat thank
Ia II JOSIAH had gone to Boston, instead
OF Keeping Thanksgiving al home
But he had no idea Of such "A thing,
lie could as welt afford To- keen his
turkeys as the Boston folks could do
without 'em, and he'd teach Governor
Lincoln 10 appoint the same day rs the
Governor OF Vermont. So Josiah kept
Thanksgiving as in time past, though
his heart was MOI as light aS usual, Tor
he PIt!cd the Dos on u'ks, and could not
help saying now md then as he cut a
slice Of turkey, & vernon Lincoln ourk,
TO have kuuwn Letter.
Bat there w"S This drawback upon his
happiness, !. was Il trIie compared viii
the Consideration Of the Boston ppople.
iiiS old customers, wEo had for fifteen
or twenty years relied upon him tuI
SUPP lies, and had never once been d s.
appointed, could not believe that he
would fail To appear now, and even The
day preceding thanksgiving, refused to
purchase Of others under the full con-
vic'ton thai he would come, though il
was al the eleventh hour. But alas! he
came not; an for the first time in their
lives, aud ] hope the last. many OF the
good citizens were obliged To l"rcgo the
luxury OF a roast turkey ADD dine up,on
IutSl beet: and, instead Of being thank.
fol, They did nothing hot eat and drink
and grumb t. But here is no calamity.
however I'eal, from which good may
not te eXlru'ted.
MS unhappy event led the good peo-
lie 10 ftjcCt upon what might be The
ccns' q1ou,c 81 Josiah should ne rcmuv-
ed uy .r''h. leaving no issue 10 keep up
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