Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-11-10
,DOAInIR EsAlICr.
His Turkeys and his Sweetheart

HtS turkeys ana ms GUeeWedTt
Have you ever been at Windsor, Yer
mont2 II so, you have heard of Josiah
Baker, Indeed, you may have heard Of
him, even though you have never been
in the State oI Vermont for he is well
known in Boston as the greatest dealer
IN poultry in all Now EngIand About
Thanksgiving lime you may see in all
parts OF Boston, JOSIAH Bakers wagons,
literally crammed with turkeys, geese,
chickens, and ducks, together with
pumpkins and squa she's. and all manner
OF Thanksgiving sauce. 1t was thought
by some, il Josiah should die without an
heir 10 inherit his virtues and perpetu-
ate the stock OF poultry. that Thanks
giving would have TO he abolished alto
gethet in that region, for &c 10 being
thankful upon an empty stomach i
could not, IN tbs nature Of things, be
expected 10 fact, they tired it on one
occasion. Josiah didn't die, 10 be sure,
but twas just as bad Tor tho time being,
ss you shall see.
Contrary TO oil usages, and probably
'or The sake OF doing something where
with to distinguish himself, tho Govern
or of Massachusetts appointed Thanks
giving on the same day which had beer
sci apart for that purpose in Vermont
Now, no real Yankee will ever abscn
himself from his kindred on ThanksgiV.
ing day, not even for gain, and Josiah
though g bachelor, was in the habit o
having all his blood relations 10 max
merry with him on that occasion; an
you know that the habits OF bAchelo
are moi easily broken in upon. Beside
his worthy sister Hester would nov
felt herself scsndalizpd, il che were de
MED the privilege Of buslling ard scold
ing, and slorming about a. usual, in III
hurry Of preparation for the joyous fes
lival. Not that she was i'll nstured, o
} given TO scolding, under ordinary cir
cumslancss from it; but there is
: time for every thing. Then Josiah
, numerous relatives land you've No ide
{ unless you've been there, how numerot
D ones relatives are in that part of tt
r country who we're all expected 10 pa
. take of the luxuriOs of his farm yart
b. and to dsvour with an appetite whC
! fortunately returns but once yea
Miss Hesler's puddings, pies, tarts, u,
: would have felt any thing but thanki
t if Josiah had gone TO Boston, instead
Q keeping Thanksgiving al home. b
d no had no idea OF such thing.
n lie could as we'll afford TO keep h
n turkeys as the Boston folks could {
r without 'em, and he'd teach Governc
Il Lincoln to appoint the same day a Il
, Governor OF Vermont. So Josiah Ike
!. Thanksgiving as in time past, thouG
@ his heart was not hs light as uSun f
O no piled The Boston folks, and could n
l, help saving now and then as he cut
, slice of turkey, Governor Lincoln Oug
| 10 have known beusr
BU. there was this drawback on h
happiness, it was lriAe compared wi
. The CONSERVATION Of the Boston peopI
i His old customers, who had for fife,
y or twenty years relied upon him I
- supplies, and had never once been d
appointed, could not believe that
y would laII to appear now, and even Il
:. day preceding Thanksgiving, refused
- " purchase OF others under the full col
" vlctlon that he would come. though
v was at the eleventh hour. But alas
" came mol, and for the first time in the
. lives and hops the last, mOnv of u
" ;. good citizens were OBJ igsd 10 lotego Il
~ ~ luxury Of roast turkey and dine up,