The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-12-13


many pressing demands for money The
letter found in Dennis Mulcahey's tur-
key was as follows
EAST RANDOLPH, Nov. 25.-'Dear folks who
read this lettor and eat of this turkey, am gong
to write you. l am a Vermont school teacher
am going to teach in my home district this win
ter. get 81 a week and board at home It be-
gins next week or week after have picked so
many turkeys today that my hands and fingers
are lame. l hope those who read this will write
me and will tell you about turkey raising.
- want pretty ring, and wish those who
ri eat my turkey will club together and send
me one. This is the size Cf my finger
~ Hoping may hear from you, will close,
KATE GILLETTE,
East Randolph, VT,
Orange County.
Now the question might be asked how
many notes did the little 24-year-old,
light compleXioned school teacher writer
Certain it is that another turkey ar
rived in Boston, bearing missive from
the fair Kate for young man who
knows good news item when he sees
it, and who also knows which is the best
paper in Boston to send the news to, on
Saturday he mailed letter to the Her.
aid. in which he said
Enclosed find a letter which was found in our
Thanksgiving turkey; Publish itifyou like =,
master G. A. BRADFORD"
The letter Master Bradford enclosed
was from the Vermont school teacher,
whose ingenuity in originating appeals
appears to have no bounds. The letter
was as follows
"To those who eat my turkey would say am
young lady rejoicing over the election of Har,
rison and Morton Now il any Democrats read
this letter l expect they will not like it but they
ought to send me something for the election, l
wear the H. & NJ badge and feel proud of it too,
Republicans, let me hear from you and see your
pictures, a hearty hand shake for you.
KATE GILLETTE,
E. Randolph, VT.
Did Master Bradford send Katie
present or his picture P Oh, no, not he.
He showed true journalistic instinct by
sending the letter to the Herald. Did
Mayor O'Brien send Katie gold watch2
Well, he holds the receipt of the Ameri-
can Express Company for a gold watch
addressed to Miss Kate Gillette, East
Randolph, Vt.
There still may be others who hold re-
ceipts for jewelry sent to MISS Gillette.
and, on the other hand, there may be
more letters in existence which failed to
secure for the petite Vermont school
ma'am the coveted presents. Who
knows.
Now, having supposed that her supply
OF jewelry would be replenshed, Kate,
like all women, bethought herself that,
next to jewelry, few new dresses
would add to her personal appearance,
owe source of envy to her less fortu-
nate village chums, and at the same time
so dazzle the optics of some one of the
country pumpkins attending her school
as to make him forget his bashfulnt So.
in, 20 Iar To I,,o in hon Il atp
evidently has soft spot in her heart for
one of the village beaux, as in her var
ious notes she has not asked for hus-
band, although almost everything else a
woman.could desire has been written for
in most innocent, frank and taking
manner. Another letter received at-the
Herald office today was brought IN by
well-known merchant, and is in the
same handwriting as those previously
written by the ingenious Kate, while
the same monogram of the paper manu-
facturer adorns the corner of the paper
as was on the previous epistle. The fol-
lowing is copy Of the letter
~ wish the ladies who eat of my turkey would
write me about it, and if they have any old clothes
OF any kind, if they will please send me, box of
them to make over for me. hope to hear from
you that you enjoy my turkey.
e Randolph Vt"
Having asked for everything else
under the sun, now Miss Kate wants a
nice stock of winter clothing and she
came pretty near getting it. eff | had
known whether the girl was or "a
years of age, should have sent up
quantity of such clothing as deemed
would fit her and prove Of service dur
ing the winter" said the gentleman.
but l had no idea of her size until |
read the Herald and the telegram from
the postmaster at Randolph saying she
was "a years of age and petite in stat
ure."
Nor Is this the end OF Rates fertile
imagination, for hardly had the gentle
man wbo hroucbt in I,.tter No Ieft tho
'.n ~ ~ 80 ~ t ~,
once when the mail Dag arrived ana Tue
following letter was found
,.rba sir,i,oritv of tba ircIosed le,tor and tho
fact that fn%nd II in a 1b-nonnd tnrkev boupht
fron TaTronca in the Onincv narLat naIoS me
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to tbe Eia pnrlee nrentinnad in tSo nncIosod
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