Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-07-27

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F. a. Bridgn,aaa, i91 Harper's Maya
zine.
TRAVELS OF 4 TURKEY.
A lean and hungry-looking man was
roaming round Walgert. N. S. W., one
Sunday morning, and wondering where
he was likely to find a dinner, when
suddenly he observed a turkey hanging
under hotel veranda, and gently dis
engaging it he fed down the street. He
sold it to the next hotel and the land
lord hung it under the veranda. Then
he softly annexed it again and ran
around to clearinghouse, where the
landlady bought it after much haggling,
and hung it under the veranda. It was
gone in five minutes, but turned up
again in public house at some dis
lance, where the landlord paid for it,
and, remarking that it was "foine
burr-r-d entirely" attached it to hook
in the smoke house. The vender fished
it out again by means of long pole
with a nail at the end, and retailed it to
a supplemented man, who proudly de-
posted it on plate in the sink. A
quarter of an hour later there was Moth
ing there but the plate. A storekeeper
specialized in the fowl shortly after
ward, and planted it on a high shelf,
and when he went to look for it his re-
marks were of an imprisoned and lofty
character, and then the trader made a
Decline for his starting point, and hung
it in its old place under the original
veranda. The owner, who was out
hunting for his lost bird, met him as he
was coming away, and wrathfully
threatened to give him into custody, but
on his fowl being pointed out to him he
apologized abjectly, and gave the ira
duced stranger five shillings to say
nothing about it. There was much
wrath, however, in Walgert, that day,
and many citizens who had bought a
turkey found themselves reduced to
dining on cold ham.-lMelboa1'71e Age.
FORGOT THE BABY.
An English explorer of Central
America reports the native Indians as
sadly addicted to drink, men and women
alike. He even goes so far as almost to
favor revival of the old Aztec law, I'M
der which all young drunkards were
stoned to death. In connection with
his remarks upon the subject, he mar
rates the following story:
A ludicrous incident occurred shortly
before my arrival in small Indian
community on the coast. A baby was
to be baptized, but the only church was
some leagues distant.
Arrangements were made for the
ceremony to take place at certain
time, and all the friends and relations,
together with those most concerned, set
out to keep disappointment.
As the distance was too great to be
accomplished on the morning fixed fol
baptism the party started in the after
noon before.
When they had gone about half way
they sat down by the roadside, and soon
forgot their business in general joli1i.
cation.
Night passed, and one less muddled
than the rest suddenly remembered
what he had come for, and arousing his
companions, they all stumbled off tc
their destination.
They arrived in due time at the
church, and found the priest ready, but
just as he was commencing the service
it was discovered that there was nc
baby. Then there was great comma.
ton, messengers were despatched, and
the infant was found safe in the spot
where it had been deposited during the
festivities of the previous night.-Er.