St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-01-12


heart on raisin' the turkeys sand says
she. 'oh dear, don't know what shall
do. was Just ready to set her.
DO, liuldy SAYS the parson, why
there's the other turkey, out there by
the door, and Il fine bird too, he is
Sure enough, there was the old Tom
turkey struttin' and i sidlin' and Il
quittcrin' and tlountin' his tail feath-
crs III the sun, like IL lively young wild
over, already to begin life over aSim.
But says Hubby, 'you know he can't
set on eggs
lie can't! I'd Ike to know why
says the parsOn-'hc shall set Oh eggs
and hatch EN-. too
oh Doctor says Huldy, all in IL
trcmlle, cause You know she didn't
want to contradict the minister, and
She WAS afraid she should laugh
never heard that Il Tom turkey would
set on eggs
Why they ought to- said the pale'nn,
getting quite earnest. what else be
they good t,or! YOU just bring ont the
eggs, now. and put 'em in the nest. and
I'll make him set on EN-.
50 Huldy, she thought there weIn't
no way 10 convince him but to let him
try. so she took the eggs ont and fixed
'cm all nice i'll the nest. and then she
come back and found old Tom skirm-
ishin' with the parsOn pretty lively, |
tell We. le see. old Tom, he didn't
take the idrc at all. and he Topped
and tit the parson. and the parsons
wig got round 80 that his cue stuck
straight out over his ear, but he'd got
his blood up. le see. the old Doctor
Was used to carryin' his pints u doc
trimc and he hadn't lit Arminians and
SocinianS to bc beat by Il Tom turkey
81 finally he made il dive and kctchcd
him hN til" neck III spite q his t1oppin,
and strokcd him down and put lluldy'S
apron round him.
There. Hubby. hc SAYS. quite red in
the face. we've GOT him now and he
traN clcd oil To the barn with him a>
lively ;t> - cricket.
IIuldl came behind jist chokim' with
laugh. and afraid the minister would
look round and see her.
Now. IIuldy, well crook his legs
and SET him down says the parson.
I when they 90, him to the nest. 'you see
he is grttim' quiet. aud he'll sci there
al right.
Aud the par~ou. hr >"t him down.
and old Tom. he sol there solemn
enough and held his head down all
droopin'. lnokin' like rail piou> old
cock. ~ long the parS"n sol 10y linn.
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.ph We. il will child und,IStor,d.'
..,,, he.
.Iu>4 -. L,...rnl. th,. h,skrt ,il rioht
m, ami .,nnJ .,nd tI,., rn,IId ,,r nId
'T,n,'s lane, loo.
IN n,IE, lin STA, dn,,u ,.,nt,,Iud
linn s,,s thr uotsun. for ~, sr, parsnu's
i. men Iik,. The I,st an uS and the
D,,.to,. L,d ,r,t his sr,,rL mn
Van ;;.t LnId him - rnimnt. and III
go, .nn,,ILimr th,t'U mike him stay.
/ ! ,rnr.. .,nJ ant Le went tn thr fence
and hr,,,"ht in :, lnu~ Thin. hat stone.
and I,;d i nm old Tnu'. L,,rk
odd Tom. he wilted down ,ou.ide,a-
IJn unJrr his and IonkrL r,iIIy ,s if
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