Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-29
THANKSGIVING TID-BITs.

WHAT shall be done with turkey?
asks Europe. Thanksgiving settles the
question for Americans.
AMAN may be bound to have a piece of
THANKSGIVING turkey ana yet object TO
going for it on the neck-or-nOthing plan.
THE editor of the Charleston Ne1rS and
Courier has been knighted by the Pope OF
Rome. Leo needn't think he's done any
thing new-we have great many night
editors in this country already-EG-
change.
THE question of the hour: where's
that Thanksgiving turkey to come from
S0meUlUe Journal. If we knew who
were your neighbors and how high their
fowls roasted, perhaps we might hazard
guess.-POduHk NetrS.
JUDGE: ''How high do you value the
boots stolen from yOuW Witness-"Orlgl-
nally they cost me eight marks, ana then
[ have had them repaired twice, at three
marks each time-which makes fourteen
marks. "-FIlegende BtdteT.
THROUGHOUT the land
In the midnight murkey,
BY murdrous hand
Dies the bold tom turkey.
An hour passed on, the turkey woke
To roast mid kitchen fire and smoke.
"BRIDGET, have you dressed that tur-
key?" inquired lady of the new girl.
"No mum; the plaguey thing won't STAN
still long enough, and besides there's no
clothes in the house thatn fit him.
HeOkuE Gate city.
THE arrival of a large number Of West
ern-dressed turkeys is announced. West
ern-dressed or not, it is bad style OF
dressing for cold weather. The poor
things are without oyercoats, and have
not even so much as feather buster
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WHEN the final bone of the last Thanks
giving fowl has been thrown across the
back ward, YOU will inwardly resolve
never to eat another dry, flavorless tur-
KEY" and the next time you 90 through
the market send home one twice as big,
just because it's cents pound cheaper.
OVERHEARD in barber shop: Modern
Elijah. who inclines to be facetious-"Pm
getting to be pretty bald, amt p? Guess
you'll have to cat my hair for about half
price hereafter, eh?' TOnsorial artist, who
is equal to the emergency-"Oh, no, sir
we always charge double when we have
to hunt for the hair."-L0lceU Citizen.
Proud bird of the barn yard. blithesOme and
A murderous bludgeon is lowering DER thee
A fleet footed urchin, hard-hearted bub,
Will hit thee rap with more'n stuffed club.
Make the most of thy time, for soon thOu'lt be
caught.
And thine own precious head to the block'l be
brought.
Then gobble. and gobble and gobble away!
Thyself will be gobbled on Thanksgiving Day.
A rest to thy soul and peace to thy ashes,
4 dinner thOu'lt make and sundry cheap
hashes;
A breakfast, pei haps, and light supper, too,
And then be dissolved in thin carcass stew
Poultry World.
AN aged tom turkey that had outliyed
many slaughter of his tribe, observed a
seven-mOnths gobbler commanding him.
self with the good things that had been
thrown out by the farmers big daughter.
''Ah, my young friend,' said he to him,
''have a care. Look at me. | have
ALWAYS withstood the temptation to grow
fat and am still alive. If you con-
tinue in your gluttOnous way you will
surely be killed for a Thanksgiving DIM
ner. while l. who have always remained a
living skeleton. will survive still another
year." While he was speaking the farmer
came along, and observing to his son that
''that old tom would be tougher ner hide
o. sole leather if he went over till Christ
mas" wrung his neck. "Ah, ha,' SAID
the Younger turk, ''while you have been
starving yourself to grace a downtown
rattle, | shall be served up in my plump
ness on the table of an epicure," and he
FASTENED to fill his crop still fuller before
he should feel the grip Of the farmers hand
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