The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-12-08

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"WeH, what is it, Joseph Z" asked
Uncle Dave.
Il want to hire out" said Josy.
E'Hire out. ell p And Uncle Dave
chuckled. Want to learn the butcher
business, do ye-or is it the bakery
you want to go into ?"
II want to work for YOU 'nOugh to
pay for turkey :" explained Josy.
ct that Uncle Dave chuckled more
than ever.
$50 you want a turkey, ell Coin
to hev a Thanksgivin' to your house,
I reckon"
1--WE will if can get turkey" an
swcred Josy. But mother can't
she's too poor. Amt there something
l can do to pay for one -
II declare, if this isn't jest a capital
joke !" exclaimed uncle Dave, shaking
with laughter. you're goin' to s'prise
'em, l s'pOse?'
Eyes, I'd like to-" answered Josy,
who was wondering what Uncle Dave
was laughing at.
"W-a-a-l, [ guess I can give j1h,"
said Uncle Dave. ''I've got a hull lot
o DOtaters down cellar, an some on
ems going to rot if they hain't look
ed to. Eff you want to sort 'em, you
can, an Iii let you hev turkey when
Thanksgivin' comes"
''I'I do it, said Josy. "When shall
1 begin ?"
AID this boys face shone so bright
ly that it made warm spot in Uncle
Dawes heart, and that spot Kept warm
for long time.
Such spots are the best things III the
world to make the house warm.
Begin tomorrow il you like" said
| Uncle Dave.
81 will, then" said Josy. 'I'm aw-
! full glad, an l thank YOU"
And he made dignitied little, lit
| tie bow, and was off.
"Smart little Teller, that Joseph"
said Uncle Dave, $50 be all the Tod
dlekins, for that matter"
Josy hadn't been gone half an hour
before Ned came in"
"Hello!" exclaimed Uncle Dave,
with broad grin. Here comes the
other. wonder, now, if he is after a
turkey? I'll bet a cookey he is?"
"Have you got anything 1 could
do 7" asked Ned, coming up to the
counter. 81 don't care what it is, so l
can earn turkey"
Uncle Dave laughed till he cried
much to Ned's wonderment. Indeed, he
began TO look offended at the old
mans merriment.
Il wasn't laughing at yOu," ex-
planned Uncle Dave. ut was at the
idee :"
What the 'fdee" was he did not ex.
plain, but Ned felt relieved to know
that Uncle Dave was not making
sport of his proposal.
''You want it for Thanksgivin',
s'pOse :" said Uncle D&Fe,as he wipeC
his eyes.
eyes, l do" answered Ned. "Itu
awful hard times, you know, anywa!
it's for poor folks, an mother, She
got her hands full now. an she can
: afford to spend cent for turkey. 1 hearC
her an grandmother talkin' about hOV
they'd like to keep ThanksgiYin' a
: they used to, an thought maybe
could do sOmethin' for you an earn
turkey to s'prise IN with Whe
: Thanksgin' comes"
I Il shouldn't wonder eff I could fin
sOmethin' for you to do" said Uncl
Dave, chuckling all the while. "Yo
come in tO-mOTrer mOrnin' an /
give you some kind of job"
When Ned was gone, Uncle Day
a ''let himself out" laughing.
0 "Such a good joke :" he said, iOol
l ing over tbs corner where the turkey
4 hung in rows, as if he thought L
= cosld appreciate it as keenly as I
did, bless his old soul ''Such a joke
I to-be-sure! I'd be willin' to give al
d. other turkey if could be there a
t, see Just one an then t'other a-marcl
It in in an presentin' a Thanksgivi
i turkey. l fancy the boys it'll be Il
y most s'prised of anybody, if they ket
Il their plans to themselves" and the
u Uncle Dave laughed again, hardC
IL than ever.
, Il hadn't no need of 'em," he to
u his wife that night at supper. But
\ knew that Mrs. Green had hal
:, time O settin' along, an it SCENE
:, such good joke | thought I'd he
- 'em carry it out. These turke
= won't come amiss, l guess
- mo, Of course not" responded Il
- wife, who was as good natured as
- was. I'm glad you helped 'em alOn
~ David. 1t shows they've got re
- kind hearts, I'm sure, an it's ali
best TO encourage such feelin's to CHI
IL dren."
= Such a time as the three little To
" dlekins had in keeping their unde
. standing to themselves! 1t ever tn
wanted to tell what they are going
- do, they wanted to do so now, "
> may be very sure.
PART II.
TO Tomorrow was to be Thanksgivil
V At last the ''auspiciOuS day was he
it at hand, and the Toddlekins were
n the tip-toe of excitement and we
about looking very knowing and my
id teriOus.2
Id About three o'clock, Ned came aft
e his turkey, and went home with
partly concealed under his coat
at had selected hiding-place for it
Y, an empty room adjoining their lit
VS. kitchen. There he deposited il
await Thanksgiving morning.
I'd About 4 o'clock, Tom pulled il
id Uncle Dawes establishment after
he turkey.
he al tell you I've come pretty 1T
lg lettin' out on myself more'n once,
said, while Uncle Dave was wrappi
v the fowl in brown paper MY! wO
at their eyes stick out tO-mOrreT thou:
at when hand it over an tell 'em w
st lraye turkey for Thanksgiving as W
y as other folks p
Il shouldn't wonder if somebod
IT eyes did stick out to-mOrrer,' chu,
do led the delighted old man behind
in counter. Come over'n tell me alb,
t a it, if you have a good time 's'pris
RS Oman bein' s'prised," added Tn
an Dave, to himself.
so 81 will" answered Tom, as he to
to his departure.
ay He hid his turkey u9der the stat
l where no one would ever think