The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-11-30

of his study and want to tend round and
see to things? Hubby, You see, thought
all the world of the minister, and she
was most afraid to laugh, but she told
me she couldn't for the life of her, help
it when his back was turned, for he wuz-
zled things up in the most singular way,
but Huldy, she'd jist say yes sir, and
get him CT into his study and go on her
own way.
!" 'Huldy,' says the minister, one day,
you amt experienced outdoors, and when
you want to know any thing you must
come 20 me-.
Yes sill" said Hubby.
''Now, Hubby" says the parson. ''you
must &c sure to save the turkey eggs so
that we can have lot Of turkeys for
Thanksgiving.
Yes, sir, says Hubby, and she opened
the pantry door and showed him a nice
dishful she'd been saving up. Wal, the
very next day, the parsons hen-turkey
was found killed. up to old Jim Scrogg' S
barn-folks said Scroggs killed it, tho
Scroggs he stood to it he didn't any
rate the Scroggses they made meal ont
and Hubby she felt bad about it, cause
she'd set her heart on raising the turkeys
and says she, oh, dear, don't know
what shall do, I was just ready to set
her.
DO, Huldy?' says the parson, why
there is the other turkey out there by
the door, and fine bird. too, he is.
Sure enough, there was the old Tom
turkey strutting and a siding and a
quittering and founting his tail feathers
In the sun. like lively young widower
all ready to begin life over ag1n.
But says Hubby, you know he can't
set on eggs
He can't? I'd like to know why, says
the parson-'he shall set on eggs, and
hatch them, too.
oh, Doctor Says Hubby, all in a trem-
BILE, because you know she did nos want
to contradict the minister, and she was
afraid she should laugh-'I never heard
that a Tom turkey would set on eggs
~ 'Why, they ought to-, said the parson
getting quite earnest, what else be they
god for? You just bring out the eggs
now and put them in the nest and [ will
make him set an them
So Hubby thought there wern' t no way
to convince him but to let him try, so
she took the eggs out and fixed them all
nice in the nest, and then she came back
and found old Tom skirmishing with the
parson pretty lively, I tell ye. Ye see,
old Tom, he did not take the idea at all
and he Topped and gobbled and fit the
rarson, and the parsons wig got round so
that his cue stuck out over his ear, but
he had got his blood up. Ye see, the
old doctor was used to carrying his pints
o doctrine, and he had not fit the Armi-
mans and Socinians to be beat by Tom
turkey-so finally he made a dive and
catched him by the neck in spite of his
Hopping, and strohed him down and put
Hubby apron round him.
There Huldy,' he says quite red in the
face, we've got him now and he tray
eled of to the barn with bin as lively as
a CRICKET.
Hudy came behind, jist choking with
laugh, and afraid the minister would LOOK,
round and see her,
Now, Hubby, We'll crook his legs and
set him down, says the parson when he
got him to the nest, you see he is get
ting quiet and he will sit there all right.
And the parson he got down, and old
Tom he sot there solemn enough and
held his head down, all dropping, lookin'
like real pious old cock, as long as the
parson sot by him.
There, you see how still he SETS
says the parson to Hubby
Hubby was most dyin' for fear she
should laugh. Il N afraid he'll get up"
says she, when you do"
"Oh, no he IT, says the parson,
quite confident there. there" says he,
layin' his hands on him as if he was pro-
bles>in'. But when the par.
son riz up, old Tim he riz up too, and
began to march over the eggs.
stop, now y said the parson; "I'll
make him get down again; hand me
that corn basket, We'll put that over
him."
p So he crooked old Toms legs and got
him down again. and they put the corn
basket over him, and then they both
stood and waited.
''That'll dc the thing, HuIdy," said
the .parson.
Il don't know about it,, says HUI
dy.
''Oh yes it will, child understand"
says he.
Just as he spoke the basket riz right
up and stood, and they could see old
Tom S long legs.
Il ii make him stay down, confound
HIM, says the parson, ''for We see par.
sons Is men, like the rest on us, and the
doctor has got his spunk up"
~ GU just hold him minute and I'll
get something that'll make him STAY.
guess, and out he went to the fence and
brought in long, thin. fat stone, and
laid it on old Toms back.
Old Tom, he wilted down considera
bly, under this, and looked rally as if he
was goin' to give in. He staid still there
a good long spell, and the minister and
Hubby left him there and come up to the
house, but they hadn't more than got in