Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-03
BARTY'- TURKEY.
A Thanks winged " story.

Barty UFlanigan was small boy
with Il big basket and a bigger voice,
while his brogue was something won
derful to hear.
ats the foinc fat turkey the misth-
ress is afther promisin' me fur me
Thanksgiyin' I'm wantin'," replied
Barty. "Shure, did Mt ketch her
ould horse rs was afther runnin' away,
an hould him till the arrums iy me
was broke intirely? An seq the misth-
ess to me, SEE she, Barry SEE she,
come up an take your pick iv me
foine fat turkeys fur your Ihanksgiv-
in dinner, sen she. An it's here |
am, Miss. be the same token"
Miss Sarah WIlhelmina remembered
her aunt's promise. But Tim has
goue to The station, she said. you'll
have to come again when he can catch
one for you.
AN why couldn't ! kctch it N.Y.
self, an me mother waitiu to pluck
the feathers aft it, an the MISTRESS
sayin' ! could have me piek?" queried
Barty insnuatingly.
Il don't know whether you could
catch one, Barty; you're so small, I"
said Sarah Wilhelmina doubtfully.
''Ihe legs Ov me is long" said Bar
~, displaying them with pride, .an' |
can keich any thing at all, SO me moth
er sez- barrin' the Inaysles.
Now Sarah Wiihclmina was in hur-
ny, Tor she was going away to spend
Thanksgiving and Martha Washing
ton was down cellar ana Nancy aad
gone on an errand.
Il know Aunt Doxy wouldn't wish
him TO be disappointed" she said to
herself; and then she added aloud,
ION, well, Barty; you may catch one
If you can; all the turkeys are out in
the field and with that, Sarah Will
heImina rushed of to her train, while
Barty betook himself to the field where
the doomed Thanksgiving turkeys were
enjoying the frosty November air.
Two hours afterward Miss Eudoxia
Appleby, the mistress of Pine Hill
Farm, reached home with her small
niece, ReDecca Ellen, and her nephew
Thaddeus.
I'm almost sorry let Sarah Will
helmina 90, said Aunt Doxy sadly.
~ IN afraid We shail have II very lonely
Thanksgiving"
As tney usually had very Jolly
Thanksgiving III Pine Hill Farm, Becky
and Thaddy grow sad also. anu BECKY,
looking wlstiuily out of the window
ut Il little house at the foot OF the hill,
said:
better wife The people at the cot
tage; then wouldn't be lonesome.
Aunt Doxy spoke severely, almost
SHARPLY. ''Becay." sho said, "those
peop.c IN the cottage are not such as |
approve OF, and neither OF you children
must even 90 near The fence. "
Nobody in Crcssbrook knew Just
what to think Of the cottage people,
as Aunt Doxy called them. They had
taken the little house in the early
spring and had added peaks and ga
bes and little piaZzas to it. and had
painted it in red and olive and yellow.
until Aunt DoXy declared it u dreadful
sight 10 see.
And she didn't like the looks of the
people any better. They wore fantas-
tic linery and appeared as if they were
always going to fancy-dress ball.
The man who took care of their horse
and COW had been seen in Roman
toga. The lady of the house fed the
chickens in Mother Hubbard dress of
sea-green organdie. with poke bon
net on her head and a ridiculous dove
perched on her shoulder. And the
children-a boy and girl of about the
same ages as Thaddy and Becky
looked like little grandfather and
grandmother who had just stepped out
of some old pictureframe, or so Aunt
Doxy thought. She even contemplated
building very high fence between the
two gardens. lest Becky and Thaddy
should take an interest in the small
antique-looking persons who lived III
the queer cottage.
Oh course they took An interest in
them, aud many stolen Chances be-
sides; they soon found out in some way
that the children at the cottage were
named Rupert and Marguerite, and
that they were kind and pleasant play
mates.
But in the midst of the children s
horrifying assertion to Aunt DoXy, thai
they didn't believe Rupert and Mar.
guerito were very bad children after
all, there came revelation that almost
took the good lady breath away.
Emancipation, or Nancy, was the
very black daughter OF the equally
black nj rtha Washington, whom 4iiss
Eudoxia had imported from the South
for household "heips'S soon after the
war. And Nancy now burst. almost
breathlcss. into the room with tn,
cry:
ION, Miss Doxy! de Princess gomez
Gomez She hasn't flown over tn,
cottage fence. has she?' exclaimed
Aunt Doxy, in great CONSERVATION.
'Nus'n dat. declared Marlh;
Washington, busting in after he
daughter. "Wus'n dat, Miss Doxy
she's been pulled froo de fencer
Aunt Doxy was fond of pets and ha'
n great many. but her heart was espec
Tally set upon her .-pea-fowls-.'Princ
and Princess Charming" The Prime
was great, splendidiy shaped pea
cock, with Il magnificent display o
tail-Icathers; the Princess was of dul
color, and had no tail-ieathers to spread
She was chiefly remarkable Tor yer.
discordant voice.
Pulled through the fence! Why
what DO you mean? she cried.
Marthy Westinghouse fat and joll
face was gloomy with prophecy.
10 knows, for fac, Miss Doxy,
she said. show 'traetive dem peacock
has allays ben TO tic fam ~ down dar,
and sine pointed fat, disapprovin
finger ut the cottage, for Martha Wash
invton shared her mistress's preiu
does. de gemnan himself doue ST
on dc fence in dc br lin sun. a-takiu
OF dem of WV his pencil, an de leettl
Gal say her nanny done want a ia
made ont oh de Princes tail. And Sc
Var. Miss DOxy, Martina Washing
ton so.emnly drew from her pocket,
hrowuish-drab feather, II done iii
dis sliAin' in de cottage fence whar d
pore bird was pulled ROO Aud MAJ
tina Washington spread out both be
fat hands, as ii TO emphasize her proc
OF the cottage peoples" guilt
Aunt Doxy was overcome. 20 III
poor Princessr she said. "What coui
they want it for?"
why, 10 eat. Miss Doxy, o. course,
declared Martha Washington. ..Ds
sort o s'picious folks alIays get d
curusest things to eat. Dey took Pril
cess for DER anksgibin' dinner. +"
"What ignorant, barbarous peopl
they must be-to eat q peacockr sal
Aunt Doxy. IL certainly must writ
u letter OF rcmonstrance, aud see whs
excuse they can offer for so unchristia
an act
Aunt Doxy was considered BY hs
fslIow-workers in church and Sunfs,