The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-01

duty OF addressing you devOlvee On me.
My friends, let US noso. at least, be brave,
and prove ourselves equal to the demands
of this momentous accession. Be mindful
of your high dignity in the presence of
this stranger, our natural foe, whom I
have compelled to be witness of our
resentment, and report our Indignation to
his fellow kind. Now, put forward
spokesman from each phalanx to detail
the grievances by which you are op-
pressed. Brother Turkey. come forward
and recite the woes which have reduced
you to the sad plight in which we now
behold YOU The miserable skeleton ut
tered feeble sound, and thus began his
protest: we were all we'll enough salts
fed with our fate,-1oasted at clear fire.
with abundant basting to pleasantly
moisten our savory stuffing, neatly
dished with unexceptiunable sausage
furnishings, deity carved, and re-
| moved with due appreciation; but then
oh then-the ladies. the delicate ladies
| who at dinaer refused second helping
! had us carried before them, and reIent-
essly they picked our very bones, separ-
| ating them one by one. and Lence we are
in our present condition. He subsidized
and groan was given by the universal
assembly against the cruel injustice OF
human voracity. In obedience to q
second command Of the president, the
sirloins put forward their deputy, who at
once commenced: tWe were all prime
joints, we'll fed, we'll treated by all but
abe cook. All! roast sirloins fare but i'll
on Christmas day. was hung before
blazing fire. At once l knew would
be undone. I felt hard crust forming
on my body, while within I remained
raw and cold. After little was placed
farther and farther back; the fire though
strong. had then no chance of penetrating
the thick coating its first fury had form
ed around me. stayed there for hours
impervious within to the genial heat. At
last, when enthroned in the place Of hon.
or on the table, the carving-knife mani
tested my disgrace, for under nay surface
was found completely raw. Twas ig-
ANONYMOUSLY expelled. and on the morrow.
the direful morrow, I was minced to
atoms for nondescript hash There
was rumblipg sound, and all that re-
NAMED was confused heap of bones.
When his turn came, Plum-pudding's
voice was low and husky. we had
] nothing he said, to complain OF in our
! composition, except, perhaps, a little too
: much flour and much too little eggs. The
t proportion of fruits and suet was fair
8 enough. Some OF us for want of due
. preparation in the cloths that covered us.
/ became weak and watery in the process
10 CT boiling; but most of us were properly
s heated, and came to table crowned with
b brilliant FOLLY, and iliumired With q
J, halo of blazing glory. 1t was all honor
s and praise till the young folks came, and
= then-then-we we're loaded with indig-
t, mites Pudgy fingers were thrust saw
: agely into our sides to extract our plums,
IS But We'll have vengeancer he cried,
4! growing excited, well hive vengeancer
), He shook his holly spray violently, and
> swayed his dusky body. well take our
" revenge on these little boys and girls
and this is our plan yes, fellow-sutfer-
j. ers. this is our plan"
: Grandpa paused.
, 20 Grandpa, go on; go on, please, do.
I On, what next, grandpa?"
D Grandpa smiled provokingly.
q son. what was the plan? Do go on
! Grand pa smiled malic;ously.
y On. do go on. please! The plan. the
: plan--what was it," We We're all effer-
n yescirg.
), Grandpa smiled triumphantiy: II
I can't, my dears, can't. You see why
? l hadn't finished dreaming it when Hill
J. da awakened me with that laugh