The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-11-25
THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY.
BY MRS. r. G.. ROWE.

BY MRS. r. G.. ROWE.
He was a noble fellow, very prince
among turkeys, but Susy looked upon
him with an eye that expressed neither
,approyal nor satisfaction !; and as the set
ting sun peeped in at the kitchen win
dow. revealing for moment the grand
proportions of his portly frame, as he
reposed in state upon the spotless pine
table, she only muttered to herself as
sghe brought her ro1lingpin down with
emphasis upon the round, white faces OF
the crackers upon the holding board
E'He's nothing but an advertisement
of my skill In cookery, and that stupid
owl of a Ben Toothacre will be more de-
termined than ever to secure my services
as a lifelong cook in his establishment.
Ugh p with a grimace at the uncon-
escious crackers, ST hate the very sight
of his fat, pimply face, with its greedy
eyes, and great mouth that can talk of
nothing but yictuals, and how he can eat
more than any other man of his size In
town-and to think that so sensible man
as father should be willing to endure,
even cultivate him, just for the sake of
the TOothacre acres-(that's what poor
John would call pun, suppose)," and
she laughed little III spite of the tears
that filed her eyes as she rolled, chop
ped, and seasoned the savory mass that
was to take the place of the rified
contents of the deceased fowls
body while as the twilight shadows
~crept slowly in, making dusky cor
-ners in the wide old kitchen, the gloom
settled down more heavily upon her
heart, and tears of sad foreboding
stained her cheeks as she recalled the
words Of her father the evening before
ST want you to do your best on this
Thanksgiving dinner, Susy, for I've
asked BENJAMIN Toothacre and his moth
Ell to eat IL with us" Then as he caught
the look of vexed surprise upon his
daughters face, he added, more ,sternly
than was his won't in speaking to hl'
suaotherless girl, "Young Toothacre il
friend of mine, and [ expect that yot
will treat him accordingly"
Poor john Manly, honest, large
hearted, with more brains than wonl(
have sufficed for half dozen genera
ainns of Toothaeres, but alasi landles
OF about to be, and .Susy remembered
with a pang, a bit of news that she haC
beard that morning at the village store
4Waaere she was waiting for the clerk t.
do up her paper of raisins
fsIt's hard case, remarked one ole
.Aoafer to another in response to some
communication that she had failed to no
tEce, g for John Oakman's good
smart, steady young man as you'll fint
anywhere; but the fact is the old mai
left the place in bad shape, with mort
cage on it that takes all he can rak
an scrape to pay the interest of, an
Watkins should foreclose, as he threat
ems to do, why, he'll be left high ant
dry, of course"
And here was Susy, an heiress IN he
esOwm right, to the snug little fortune tina
had been her mother s-a fortune tia
would pay off that terrible mortgage an,
give the man she loved chance to begn
life, free and unfettered by the harrass
ling burden that had worried his less en-
sterprising and courageous parent int
his grave.
She was practical little body in spit
OF, some Il mantle glrlish notions, AM
even the rosy glamour of her first low
dream could not blind her to the fac
that, but for her fathers unreasonable
opposition, John Oakman might be th
unencumbered possessor OF house an
farm as web as wife to help him car
for and enjoy it.
And it's all on account OF that hate
fuI Ben Toothacre e she sobbed unde
lheF breath. g Before he took MOTTO
to bang around here, father was Away
pleased to see John, and I've heard NH
say hundred times that he was one G
the hkeliest young men in town, but no,
he hardly treats him with common civil
lily. / wish, with a little 'sjab" of he
an1ixing spoon into the savory mixtur
before her, that his Thanksgiving dir
ner would choke him, or, as she slowl
rubbed some dried sage leaves betwee
her plump palms, $ that he'd disapprov
of my cookery SO much that he'd neve
want to taste any more of it.
She smiled, rather confidently it mus
be confessed, as she thought how III
likely il was that such desirable cor
summation should be brought about b.
her cookery, but the next moment sh
sighed heavily as she remembered poo