The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-10
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?. Allea, clsyssAsA Spssl Dan Rslsy sas esfae kis 6ssakfass
 Strange to say he vssnt thinking much Aecat the bs<kwAeAf cakes ard AsHs5 sAsi merniass shouxA srandma ahvays said hreakfass vas the only time that Dan was net ahsens-minaed. She had kncun him Igo b scAcol withsut hn hat, and go Q bed in his bocea, and leave kt c1ndl1 baruhng al nigAt, aad tos4as se mail . lsttes fcS week bat he nsse tailoa. Ipandsna would say, ~itA Mnny swinkle, Ito hear huet sep al the doot, and was always there 10 meet her and bring la sAs bot eAkes.
 het to-day he was havsAg deAasine sociesy with himself. and vas = much in. tssessed in the discassion that h< didns even knov how many eakcs he was rel tiaR away ~ish.
 it was two days hekare Thanksgiving. There vas fine sno~ on the ground and Dan had new led Ike fAxson. his cAuin. had no sled and 10 time to make enc it was all sss's mother sasaa an se spare h.,n school tmss. aud almost more than she could lo to feed and elothe him and the other ,hfee boys other times. should he les Ike coast with hsm Thanks giving. when alt the fellows mel en has Spring hill-for, ef course, even Ike would have sone Thanksgiving holiday or should he ave h,ln his oid piece of Sled. tha, wouldn't go straight and would certainly ge to yuIxxil she ssrst s..,e ., struck A 2aiusi aiIcc
 | Meantime, grandma vas interviewing grandpa about hef Thanksgiving dinner Son john was gong te drive aset .n h,s big slesgh. with wife and s,x children 1 aud daughter Catolne would hnng her ! family to dinner " and am determined to cook ,~o iurkeys. said thla old lady. ss hereels as Il somebod, wetc going |. 1 oppose hef,
 cry well" sad laune, Riley, sntl- ina. Aon don say nothsn bout how many caIs et com Dabhln gets. ain got nothtn to say agsin>t your two tut keys"
 . And si,s. s.a, ',!l. continued grand ma. s,il de,,ng an ,mag,nay opponent. r l mani another nnc killed tot W,dder Aldnch Don't you lh,nk father. when 1 asked her. a, M,ss kog~rs qulItia' ~Aeshe, she put chopped parsley ,a he, turkey gravy. she sald she hadn't had a turkey lo cook ioi so long she mos, tor- s.ot. Jus, made up my nind that nm ute tha, I'd kill three turkeys, stead ot two. ,h,s Thanksgiving.
 An rgh,, old woinan.' sad the farmer. finishing of his hfeaktaN ai,h giss, .i fresh huttrrrtik 1. listle1- -hase 'em killed 'ior night and hung up. bo you hear, Dan II granny wants dH hes turkeys killed. don yau Ask no aue.,,onx. l,s, go ahead and to Il.
 And Dan" sa.d grandma. don, be ;na late gctiing ai n."
 -lIan waa busy pi,innng himselt, alone ID hsa glory. flashing down b,g Spiing 4itil ea T Ae -kainhoM and trying to persuade himself tha, io 4 fellow who had 10 sled, an old. t,ckety trap would seem very hnc afiau. He didn't take tn very dearly what was expected ot hun but ,,n:.a;esi himself siih vague asaatanee ,hai he aas to kill ali grandma } turkeys and ask no ques,ions,
 He thought he ~as beginning has lob pretty early that evening but the No. vclnber ,~ flight seemed very shofi, and he had only killed s,N turkeys when hr heard the supper bell rung oat oi the window d, hlm and knew he mus, give up ,hc Job io, the night. He iuggcsi ttem up To the kit, hen dooi. washed hs hand, al the pump. and. by m means in gentle humor went into supper. e!iriJ..., A4.d grandma. putting an extra spoonful ot sugar in his cup. ''d,d you ge, through /
 "<o'm. he sad in a very injured tone i, no, half through l only killed n..'
 "sis ~ aaid Grandma Riley. and set dssn the cup and saucer. There was n blank silence. whiIe An uncomfortable suspicion began to dawn upon absen'- minded ban.
 Grandpa Sald was to kill all your iurke,>. without ssbi8g any quessions, he sa.d presently and then grandpa roared ou, laagb,ng. and laughed and laughed. untl grandma hefseii had ,o io,n. and Ian They were siili a, |, when iAf,i. rushed ;; s,:h ske overwhelming s,a,cmen, ,ha, there were sn "kilt tut- keys at the kitchen door.
 Her chance for saoiding Dan being ,po,ied by all ih.A laughing, Grandma k.le, took ;he fa,, ai the sis turkeys g~fy qaietly.
 Tam, often you make me present, mother. said the old farmer. and want one of them turkeys ioT liin toales lam ilyT
 A ~s.fandma. can't have one for Ike i-xs,on's mother = sad Dan, conseioua of gsil,y thought tha, this m'gh, buy ! If hi. conseleucc about that coassing busIness.
 .Oh, 70 long" sAid grandma but you needn't ask for t;otieI, cause ffae is a-ao,n' to ieph her old uncle. And nos come long and help me and rsne 10 pick them ux turkey Dan'eI Riley Nea afternoon Dan and i)obbsn wen, round getting rid of ihose turkeys. But giving IS sery spreading sors of thing: When Dan got so Mn. Iaston's, he had almost forgotten h,s old broken sled, and he and Ike laid their plans for double riding on the Rainbow. And the spread ing dsd n0s stop there That wss the gsyes, ThanksgssIsg the kileys had ever known. The story of the ssx turkeys sss told, amid slsouts q laughter. and when ! ii quissed down. John's wiSs sad