Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-01-04
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"'Oh, Doctor says Huidy. al in a
sremble. cause you kno~ she didn'; want
to contradict the minister. and she was
afraid she should laugh-.I neYer heard
that Tom turkey would set on eggs
"'Why. they ought to- said the parson,
getting quite earnest: what else be they
good for! You just bring out the eggs.
now. and put 'em in the nest, and I'll
make him set on 'em.
80 Huldy thought there wernt no
way to convince him but to let him try
so she took the eggs out. and fixed 'em
all nice in the nest. and then she came
back and found old Tom skirmishin'
with the parson pretty lively, 1 tell ye.--
Ye see. old Tom. he didn't take the idee
at all, and he topped and gobbled and fit
the parson, and the parsons wig got round
so that his cue stuck straight out over his
ear, but he'd got his blood mp. Ye see
the old doctor was used to carrying his
pints o doctrine. and he hadn't fit the Ar
minians and Socinians to be bea. BY Tom
turkey-so finally he made drive and
ketched him by the neck in spite of his
topping. and stroked him down and put
Huldy's apron round him.
There IIuidy.' he says, quite red in
the face, we've got him now and he
travelled off to the barn with him as lively
as cricket.
"IIuldy came behind. jist chokin with
laugh, and afraid the minister would
look round and see her.
NOW, Huldy. 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'll Get there all right
land the parson he got down, and old
Tom he sot there solemn enough and held
his head down, all dropping. lookin' like
a real pious old cock, as long as the par
son sot by him.
There, you see how still he sets, says
the parson to Huldy.
"'liuldy was mos. dyin' for fear she
should laugh. I'm afraid he'll get up
says she. when you do
"'Oh. no he WON'T says the parson.
quite confident: there, there SAYS he,
layin' his hands on him as il he was pro-
nouncin' blesin' But when the parson
riz up. Tom he riz up too, and began to
march over the eggs
"'Stop, now" said the parson I'll
make him get down again hand me that
corn basket. we'll put that ever him"
$50 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.
80 That'll do the thing. Huldy.' said
the parson.
81 don't know about it. says Hu,dy.
".Oh yes it will, child understand
says he.
Just as he spoke the basket riz
right up and stood, aud they could see
old Toms long legs.
"'Tll make him stay down, confound
him. says the parson, for you see parsons
is men, like the rest on us, and the doc :
tor had got his spunk up.
You jist hold him n minute and I'll
get something that'll make him STAY. I
guess. and out he went to the fence and
brought in a long. thin, fat stone, and
laid it on old Toms back.
"'Old Tom. he wil,ed down consider.
ably under this. and looked rally as if he
was going to give in. He staid still there
a good long spell. and the minister and
iluldy left him there and come up to the
house, but they hadn't more than got in
the door before they see old Tom hippin'
long. as high-steppin' as ever. saying
talk talk. and gutter quitter" and
strattin' and goblin as if he'd come
through the Red sea and got the victory
"'Oh. my eggs. says Huldy, I'm
afraid he's smashed 'em"
land sure enough, there they was
smashed fat enough under the stone.
"'rll have him killed. said the par
son-'wc won't have such critter round.