Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-20

isn't be magnificent" said the visitor. ~
should think he would weigh nearly twenty
pounds Oh, isn't he treasurer
The Mikado heard this remark and almost
tainted with delight aAh," he thought, IL
was right in always believing myself an I'M
portant parsonage. hear it now from the
lips OF those who have heretofore pretended
to be my superiors"
"What do you feed him ont" asked the
visitor.
"Oat meal scalded in hot milk and various
little dainties. It's Joy to see him eatn
AT this the Mikado felt himself bursting
with PRIDE
"My daughter is to be married on Thanks
giving day, and he is to be the great feature
of the table" said the hostess.
"Oh, my" thought the Mikado, awon't that
be finer | am to figure at wedding, to be
the great feature of the whole proceeding, IL
seems. must order something nice to wear. "
The cat on the fence post also heard, but
she only licked her lips and smiled knowingly.
The days went on and the Mikado only
grew fatter and more domineering every
hour, and the other fowls became more and
more cast down.
opened and he was invited to come forth.
This was the day on which he was to receive
greater honors than ever, and he waddled
out, numbered by his excessive flesh, with
more arrogance than usual. He was little
surprised when the hired man grabbed him
by the legs and suddenly inverted him. It
was an undignifiod attitude for bird of his
plumage, to say the least; but he reflected q
moment and concluded that it was but fit
ting, after all, for creature of his distinc-
ton to be carried, and of course this awk.
ward fellow didn't know how to carry him
gracefully or even comfortably.
He had no time to frame other thoughts
for in moment more the hired man had as
sassinated him, and his head was lying OIL
one side of the chopping block and his body
on the other.
Ills late envious associates ran in all direc-
tions, chilled with horror, nor were they seen
again that day. He graced the feast to be
sure; he was the great feature of it, but not
in the capacity he had SO conceitedly antici
pated. Instead of the fine suit of fashionable
garments he had expected to be arrayed in.
he appeared shorn of his feathers with his
skin cruelty Drowned and his legs cut off at
the knees, sorry and humbled Mikado.
surely.
In short time his very memory was for
gotten, or recalled only with sheer, or to be
cited as an example Of what conceit will bring
any one to.
The day after Thanksgiving there was a
little talk over his head and his bones. which
were found in ditch by his despised COM |
rades. His fate was lesson to them.
"After all" said one, ave might have
known that such a sudden rise into afiluence
could bode no good. Up like rocket and |
down like a stick, you know"
"Do you remember my words,n said the |
cat, who came sUrolling along, bullying in |
body more than usual from having enjoyed |
Thanksgiving blessings. II
told you to envy no one; that it was a !
dangerous thing to reach such eminence as
the Mikado enjoyed. Poor fool, he did enjoy |
it while it lasted"
"Could it be-" said the young turkey with
the eyeglasses and taste for metaphysics
'could it be that my doctrines led him
astrayi Still, he was good illustration Of
the truth Of what have been preaching
that il you persistently desire the best You
Will get it. But the best, in his case, didn't
seem to be really good for him, after oil, and
now the question arises: Is it good for any
Of usi must admit that 1 am somew hat
confused on this point, and, i'm spite Of the
grave faults of character, / lament
'hc tragedy in which he was the victim. For
'ome reason, his death was the occasion of
general rejoicing in the house, and / have
sven picked up q word here and there which
yoes ID show that the people who were the
,ause OF his death gave thanks over bis body.
They actually called the day Thanksgiving
o grateful were they that he was gone. Per-
laps they feared that In his excessive love of