Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-28

strange new bed.
Through the long Sunday that fol-
lowed the turkey was kept close pris-
oner, and by the next morning many
plans had been thought out for its com
fort
That was great day to Margery, who
was confined to the house by delicate
lungs, and who longed for something to
| oyer ana the daily sewing "stint" fin
ished.
Here was something to do! The new
pet was fed, and the lessons and sewing
hurried through, so that by noon she
was free to carry out her plans.
BY this time, the turkey had found
out that Margery wouldn't hurt it. and
was not so frightened as it had been last
night /; SO when the little girl took if in
her arms, it made no objection.
+" Now you must have name" said
Msargery, softly, carrying her new play
the big kitchen, where work and Han
nah never came. 'Let me see," she
went on. "Tll name you after my lovely
doll that got broken-Kristine0 I
must make you some clothes, SO you can
walk around, and not be hobbled up SO"
With the help of mamma, the busy
little girl contrived a sort of coat for
krlstlne. It was made of an old shawl
and was bright scarlet, with black and
| white plaid.
1t came pretty well up on the neck,
| and OF course covered the naked legs
the wings were left inside. It was fas
tened together at the breast, and was
really pretty good fit--considering.
AS ornament Margery sewed some of
the fringe of the shawl around the neck,
like aruff, at the edges where wings ought
to be, and around the legs. So, when
dressed, the unfortunate, or rather the
naughty turkey, looked like new plaid
variety OF scarlet famingo, with side
pockets and fringed drawers.
The appearance of Kristine stalking
around in her new suit was very
funny. How the boys did laugh and
even papa had to wipe away the laugh
ing tears.
In this dress, the next morning,
after she had been fed daintily, Mar
| gerry introduced her to her old friends of
the poultry-yard by opening the kitchen
door and letting her walk out where the
! turkeys were taking their breakfast.
Margery thought they would be glad
to see her, but alas this distinguished
stranger in gay attire was not recog-
| nlzed. They stared and scolded at her,
and the old gobbler ruffied up his
feathers, and dragged his wings on the
ground, and came to her, saying, an
grily-
"Gobble-gobble-gobble %
kristine seemed to be disheartened at
this GOODNESS on the part Of her family,
and skunk into a corner, as though
ashamed of her fine dress. Then the
family crowded around her to punish
her impertinence in coming among
them, and actually began to peck at her.
Margery, who was watching from the
window, could hardly believe her eyes
at first !; but yes, they were actually
pecking at the poor outcast, who finally
fed screaming across the yard. Mar
gerry flew to the door, and Kristine hur-
ried IN, just in time to escape the whole
family, who were close upon her.
''You poor, dear Kristine p she MUIR
INJURED over her when she had her safely
in arms. "Did they peck you?-the
naughty things! You sha'n't go with
them any more You shall stay with NE
in the house."
So it came to be at last. Hannah
grumbled little, but, after all, she
couldn't say much, for it was by her
own fault that the poor thing lost its
own winter coat. Before long the fami-
ly grew quite attached to Margery's pet,
whose name they shortened to Kris.
On her part, Kris was very bright
bird. She would come when called by
name, and she never failed to be on
hand at meal-times, when she would
walk around the table and receive deli
cate bits from every one.
While her little mistress was studying
or sewing, Kris would stand and hook at
her, turning her knowing head first one
side and then the other, and sometimes
saying, in reflective way:
"Quit!"
AS soon as books and work were put
away she was ready for play. In fact,
she enjoyed her strange life very much,
and grew fat under it, so that pretty
soon the boys began to tease Margery
by suggesting that her pet was ready to
take her place on the table.
The only time she seemed to be IN
comfortable was when the cheerful
kitchen was scrubbed.
No sooner did Hannah appear on the
scene with scrubbing- brush, and go down
on her knees to polish the floor, than
Kris would hop, by a sort OF ladder
which one Of the boys had made for her.
up to a corner OF the high mantel over
the fireplace, and there she would sit,
all bumped up and miserable, till the
work was done, or until her little mis-
tress came and took her into the sitting
room.
The place where Kris was intended to
spend the time of her Punishment
from the yard was large chamber
over the woodshed, which was
kept warm by the kitchen chimney, and
there's where her bed CT 1oost was pre-
pared for her, and where she was shut
up every night; but she was so lonely
and unhappy, and tried SO hard to get
out, and Margery was so fond Of her for
playmate, that she generally got down
before breakfast and did not go back
until bedtime, which is at dusk in the
turkey family, you know.
Well, the winter passed away and
| spring came. Kris grew new set of
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