Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-11-30

| Oh run Id, hIN VIII anu cCC.
She went in AID stood by the win
dow, and saw him come carelessly out
OF the stable and walk about the gar
den, then return with the dead cock
and cover him hastily with leaves.
When lie came in, he said: Don't
stand staring at that pile of leaves. It's
done, and can't be helped Nothing
bu. an old rooster, anyway No bus!-
ness Growing on our side OF the fence.
I gave him fair warning"
"But he didn't understand, Bob"
"Well, he does now" said Bob.
As the days went by, little Lucy felt
more and more uneasy, as she thought
of what lay under the leaves. Still she
had kept quiet, waiting for Bob to
speak.
She saw that Bob's conscience trou-
bled him, and gained courage. IF
you would only tell mamma, she would
tell you what to 90. Oh, Bob | can't
walk on that side Of the garden"
Bob looked down into Lucy's face
and then went back to the kitchen
and got large bunch OF raisina and
gave them to her, with pat on the
head, which she understood very well.
TOO bad p he declared, that you
can't 60 out to-day"
A few minutes later, Lucy might
have been seen running toward the
provision store.
Anything wrong, Miss Lucy?" said
the red-cheeked boy who drove the
wagon.
She went in timidly, and when she
stood close by his side, she whispered,
Glow much do you ask for roosters9"
"a hen wouldn'; do?' he asked,
laughing.
NO" she said, with sigh, as she
campered in her mind the proud strut
of Mordecai's cockeral with walk OF
any hen she had ever met. "No, /
want rooster"
whats it fol?" he said confidential
ly.
"For Thanksgiving"
ooh! Why not get small turkey?
Just the thing"
Why had she not thought of it before!
Perh APPS that would help Mordecai to
forgive them. (She had begun to blame
herself with Bob, for had she not pre-
pared the fatal ginger?
The red.cheeked boy held up q
plump little turkey.
as that DOLLAR" she asked.
That's heavier than [ thought" he
said, after he had thrown it into the
scales. "That will cost, all told-let
me see one dollsr-eight."
She began feeling about her neck. as
if she kept her money concealed some
where about her jugular veins, and the
tears came to her eyes.
The red-cheeked boy becama again
confidential. "Come, now" he said in
a low tone, "how much do we want to
pay? What is just the little sum we
were thinking OF, when we came INF"
II have only one dollar" answered
Lucy, with a hand still guarding jug
ular.
"a dollar IS quite enough 30 pay for
small, nice, plump, little turkey, ifthe
right person comes for it"
Lucy hoped she was the right person.
of you please" she said, as he showed
her another turkey, the smallest one
she had ever seen, ''are you sure it's
a turkey? | don't want a rooster,
now"
"My word for it, Miss Lucy, yesterday
afternoon that fowl said 'Gobble.' Shall
| send it to your house?'
'If you would do him up 30 he would
look like dress, would be very much
obliged to you"
Then she hurried home.
NHA,,, n,I a,,,o a. -.
into n corner and whispered; 81 have
bought little turkey, the littlest one
you ever saw, but sure turkey, for
Mordecai! Run out, before you take of
your coat, for it's in the stable, in the
oay-box; and will you take it to Nor.
decai's hoaseG Go quick before it gets
dark"
81 have carried the turkey down." he
said to Lucy on his return. "Now, tell
me where you got the money"
81 had to take my gold dollar Lucy
could not keep the tears from filling her
eyes.
'Whew" he said, "the one on your
chsin2'
She nodded
Born withit on, weren't your
Il don't member when got it," said
she, little more cheerfully. Don't go
cut again, Bob" AS he started suddenly
toward the door, and she saw him run
scloss the garden with his skate-bag un.
der his arm.
He walked rapidly to johnny Bangs
house. The bell was answered by young
John himself, whose eyes frightened
~ he saw the skate bag; bat he waited
for Bob to speak.
you said last night you would give
me two and half; say three, and
they're ours, said Bob,
"Do you suppose | made a half
dollar in my sleepH' said Johnny with a
grin,
"C.n YOU give me three?'
mo, can't"
Jerry will; came to you first, be-
cauee you made the first offer. / must
have three or nothing"
You come in and sit down, and I'll
see il | can work mother up to it,"
Johnny's mother proved person
easily worked up" for in a few min
utes he returned with three crisp bills