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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-11-27
His Turkey.

The best practical joke l ever knew
said Uncle VIII, in the storytelling
hour after dinner-was one | played,
years ago, when | lived at Hampstead.
was working at the carpenters trade,
it was before l got the start | have
now-aud lot of us was Just finishing
old Simpkin's barn. Simpkins was
the richest and stingiest man in town.
One afternoon, several days before
Thanksgiving, we got talking about him,
and Jerry Bowles said: "He's an old
screw, but | bet he'll have the decency
to give us all Thanksgiving turkeys"
We laughed at that, and told Jerry he
might take it out in betting, for though
Simpkins had given us a long job, he
wasn't in the least bound to consider us
permanent workmen.
But Jerry was obstinate and greedy,
and he talked and clustered till we were
tired of the whole subject, and l made
up my mind that he deserved lesson. |
didn't say anything at the time, but that
night | gave a hint to Tom Knowles, II
crony of mine, and he quite agreed with
me.
We laid all our plans, and the evening
before Thanksgiving Knowles came to
my house, bringing a pair of large yell
low turkey legs. | had arranged mob
by bundle of sticks and shavings, and we
tied the legs firmly to one end oft; then
the whole was wrapped in stout brown
paper, with those tell-tale feet sticking
out, and any one would have declared the
bundle contained big turkey.
My wife wanted me to go to the market
for some purchases which had not been
delivered, and about which she was get
ting anxious, so that gave me a good ex
cuse for driving down town. | harnessed
Kit into the light wagon, put the mock
turkey under the seat, and Tom and l
started in high glee.
When we reached Jerry's house, he was
standing in the door, and we drove ON
20 do our errands BY the time the mar
ket-man had packed apples, oranges, a
big squash and turkey into the wagon
half an hour had passed, and we thought
it safe TO venture on our joking way. So
We drove 10 the corner next Jerry 5
house, and Tom, after pulling his hat
down and his coat collar up TO disguise
himself, went TO deliver the turkey.
When he came back, he was overcome
with laughter at remembering how
pleased Jerry had seemed, he hadn't
recognized Tom at all, but just took the
turkey, as Tom said, and ran in to tell
his wife.
l don't believe have laughed so much
since | was a child as | did in thinking
how Jerry's face would change when he
/ opened that bundle.
/ dropped Tom at his house, went
home, and carried my parcels into the
kitchen. Then, when | had embarrassed,
my wife and / opened them, and-my
friend, Tom had made mistake, lie
had given Jerry the real turkey, and
bad brought the dummy home. 1t served
me right, l suppose, but those turkey
legs did not make very good dinuer.-
l'outhS Companion,
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With a parting hand shake he disapi
peared. As the train ratified along over
the shining rails could see the lights oil
the big bridge fading away behind mel
The river rushed below Just as it hadI
done one brief hour before, but its turbidI
waters had no fascination for me now.
l wish every man and woman who
reads this story could have seen the faced
of those three children as they stood al
the foot of the elevated station. Ny
arms were filled with bundles, and when
those three pairs of eyes gazed upon tho
glorious sight what an infantile shout
went up! And how they danced with
glee! The eldest insisted that she could
carry the turkey, but she couldn't, il
was too heavy. But each one had tc
carry bundle. And so, like a conquer1
ing army returning with the spOils, We
marched around to the house.
And Nellie! Well, bless me, if shd
didn't sit right down on a chair and cry
like baby. can't remember distinctly,
because, you see, it's three years ago now,
but have an indistinct recollection that
few salt drops ran down my cheeks.
As for Sam Jones, think he would have
felt fully repaid for his kindness if nd
could have heard Buelah say her little
prayer that night. That simple petition
is carven so distinctly on the walls of my
memory that can repeat it word for
word:
"Dod bless T'an'sgivin', en- papa, en-
mamma, en- Sam Jones. Dood night ~
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THANKSGIVING.

For the hay and the corn and the wheat that
is reaped,
For the labor well done, aud the barns that
are heaped,
For the sun and the dew and the sweet
honeycomb,
For the rose and the song and tho harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in
our land,
For the cunning and strength of the work
ingman's hand,
For the good that our artists and poets have
taught,
For the friendship that hope and affection
have brought
Thanksgiving thanksgiving
For the homes that with purest affection are
blest,
For the season of plenty and well-deserved
rest,
For our country extending from sea unto
! sea,
The land that is known as the "Land of the
Free
Thanksgiving Thanksgiving
Harper's Weekly
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of the blackest sort. | knew there
wasn't one chance in thousand that we
would have turkey on Thanksgiving
Day. But l think under the circum-
stances that an angel of light would have
departed from the truth to see those lit
tie faces light up with anticipation, to
see the cheeks flush and the white teeth
bare themselves rs though cutting the
tender meat from turkey leg.
But the hardest sight for me to bear
was the look Nellie gave me. Just one
quick glance into my face and she knew
all the sorrowful tale. 1t was not nee
essary to tell her how | had tramped the
streets of the big city all day, how faint
| had become from hunger; how | was
raging at heart like Gagged lion; how in
my awful rage | cursed the rich and
hated humanity. Not for myself, but
for the hungry babies and their mother.
Never word of complaint from Nellie.
Only encouragement and hope.
Then came the oatmeal alone. For
the molasses was all gone. l don't eat
oatmeal now. The taste of it is iusuffer-
able to me- My palate rises in rebellion
against it. l have heard of the man who
ate thirty quail in thirty days. wonder
whether he ever tried oatmeal for thirty
days,
On the morning before Thanksgiving
| was fairly crazy with grief and anticipa-
ton. Nellie and l had Il consultation
the night before, and she suggested that
| should write piece of poetry about
the Thanksgiving turkey.
The idea pleased me. 1t was a relief
certainly from the brooding over the
morrow. l got a book of poems from
my little store, which had so far escaped
the pawn-shop and hunted up metre
after which l copied, for of course knew
nothing about metre or poetical feet.
Meanwhile Nellie sat there mending
| the clothing of her babies and the tears
| fell thick aud fast upon the garments.
l couldn't stand it so l jumped up and
went out into the street TO walk off tho
effect those childish voices had upon me-
When l came back, thank Heaven, they
were asleep, folded in each Others arms
| Then l got to work on my poem. L
took me one hour and half to write tho
! first verse. l became discouraged before
l had written two lines and would have
given up but for Nellie's encouragement
"Now, what's the use, Nell; Just lister
to this stuff, said l, reading the stanza
The turkey roosteth high tonight
He's hid in the hemlock tree;
In fancy l see his plumage bright
But he gobhles not for me,
"Why, | think it's real nice. didn'
know you could write so well as that
It's splendid; write another stanza.
''But don't you see, Nell, that it ism
true. The turkey don't gobble at night.
"Oh, we'll, that don't make any differ
ence The poets always have license ,yol
know. Besides, how many persons vii
know that he doesn't gobble at night
Not one in hundred.
"Tm afraid it's no good and that
won't go with the editor, Anyhow, II
try a few lines more.
The little clock ticked monoSonousl.
} on the mantel. The fIe buraed low
and Nellie put shawl over her should
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Presidents Thanksgiving message and
agreed with 1t heartily, as far as others
were concerned; but somehow couldn't
see how it applied to me. Perhaps
you win say | was selfish, and am
willing to confess I am. The fact is
that,-whcn the cake is going around |
want to get piece. If | don't get it |
feel disappointed. While l am glad in
the abstract that others come in for
share of the cake, in the concrete am
mad becauses it passes me.
But, perhaps, after all, am too sweep
ing in my conclusions. / don't know
but that there is one person in the world
who is capable Of sclf-sacrifice of high
order, and that is my wife Nellie. Bless
her little heart, l am almost willing to
overlook all the weakness of humanity
for her sake. Why, I've known her to
go without bread and butter when she
was faint with hunger so that the chill
dren could have an extra slice That
WAS three years ago at Thanksgiving
time. The memory of her courage and
self denial makes my eyes wet.
You see, Nellie was always practical
and unseltish, while | was impracticable
and poetic. Why, if had her execu-
tive ability I'd have been millionaire
by this time, cool millionaire, with n
yacht and a country house on the Hud-
son. But she was handicapped by her
sex and the children and couldn't exer-
else her natural gifts.
must so on, however, aud tell my
story. The month preceding Thanks
giving Day of 1885, was the gloomiest
time | ever witnessed We had Just ar.
rived in the city from Shandaken, n. Y,
in the Catskills. was farmers boy
and Nellie was farmers daughter. Be
fore we were married famous singer
spent the summer in our village. One
night at strawberry festival he heard
me sing, and was kind enough to say
that | had an excellent tenor voice, and
with proper culture | could command q
good salary as "A choir singer in New York.
o. course such encouragement fired me
with hope. The farm became distaste-
'ul to me, and | determined to cultivate
NY voice instead of cultivatng corn.
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rupted at intervals by exclamations from
Sam such as
"Well, I'll be blessed You kin bet
yer boots them kids is goin' to hav' their
turkey! B'gosh alters did say that
the city's no place fur farmer"
Under the cheerful influence of Sans
sympathy 1 soon regained my lost cour-
age. He insisted that we should go to
the nearest grocery, where he picked out
the biggest turkey he could find. Then
there were two quarts of cranberries,
three big minoe pies, a package Of candy
for the children, bunch of crisp celery.
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We had an old-fashioned melodeon in
the house, and with the help of a few
lessons the famous singer gave me and
what could learn from hints in the
opening pages of the choir books, made
life burden for the rest Of the family
with my do, re, meing every evening. l
made fair progress, too, under the cir
cumstances and Nellie fell in love with
me on account of my voice. / remember
distinctly that her favorite was a little
selection from one of Mendelssohn's
songs without words set to the following
lines:
Still still with thee when purple morning
breaketh,
When the bird waketh and the shadows
flee;
Fairer than morning, lovelier than the day
light
Comes the sweet consciousness, 1 am with
thee.
Well, We were married, and for a
time my music was given up But the
life of a farmer fretted me, and | took
up my music again, and after two years
hard work at it We moved to the city. ]
thought in my Ignorance of metropolitan
life that l should have no difficulty in
procuring a situation, but l soon found
out my mistake. In the first place ]
found that was incompetent. Twas de
ficicnt in style. My voice, while strong
and resonant, had not been properly
trained. Then, too, there was no vacan,
cies. Even if 1 had been competent
there were fifty applicants for every posi-
H.
two 'eks l heartily wished myself
back Shandaken again.
In meantime the little money had
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dressing hurriedly in the dim light. Her
hair-Draper's young ladies were models
in the matter of hair dressing-had been
carefully arranged the night before and
done up in kerchief to keep it smooth.
Now, there were only a few crimps to undo,
few hairpins to put in place, and her
golden tresses shone in all their glory, a
mass of soft coils and fluffy curls.
Her breakfast ''coldly furnished forth"
from the dinner of the evening before,
was ready and waiting, save for the cup
of tea which was quickly made, and she
ate with the appetite resulting from
youth and health and the serene con-
sciousness of few minutes to spare.
'.Tessie, called her mother from up
stairs, ''what is the weather this morn
ingl" She looked out of the window
for the first time and drew herself to-
gether with little shiver. The world
was gray and cold; light snow lay on
the roof and pavements and the leaden
sky gave promise Of more ere many hours.
"The cold wave has come, mamma
dear" she answered cheerfully. "Are
the buttons and braid on my coatm
"No, daughter, I'm sorry, but the silk
gave out and l couldn't get it done. You
must bring me a spool this evening, and
this morning you will have to wear my
sealskin.
Tessie made face to herself, quietly.
Six dollars a week and Shetland seal were
clearly incongruous. If Mr.. Draper saw
her wearing it the conclusions he might
draw might result in the loss of her situa-
tion, but it would not do to tell the mother
50. "Poor mamma, she hates my being
a shop girl badly enough now, and l can't
risk pneumonia either Tessie thought,
as she put ON the coat, which fitted her
beautifully, to her mothers great salts
faction. 1t, like many other luXuries,
was an article Of better days. They had
not always been poor, and when her
father died, he fancied that he left his
wife and daughter far above the reach Of
want. But most Of their funds, winch
he had invested with the view to save
them trouble, were in the Peronzine Rail
road, which for two years past had paid
no dividends. The pretty little house in
which they lived was their own, but their
income was too small to support them in
idleness, and Tessie was glad TO secure a
situationin Diapers through the influence
of an old friend of her fathers. Her
mother had protested feebly and then
yielded TO the girls sturdy common sense :
still it was a sore point with her that her
pretty daughter must work for her daily
bread.
''Never mind, mamma, shall be as
warm as a toast, Tessie said, resolutely
hiding her reluctance TO wear the coat,
"and tomorrow is Thanksgiving, so we
shall have time to- get my jacket done be-
fore church. Aren't you glad I'm going
10 have holiday" She trotted off
briskly for the mornings run downtown,
which kept the roses glowing in her
cheeks in spite of her confinement in the
store.
The timekeeper at the side door
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It was gone!
1t was too late to stop the car, and,
sick at heart, she went home. There
had been fifty cents in the purse besides
the weeks salary. Not a large amount,
it is true, but it represented hard weeks
work, and it was much to her. "We
must have a chicken instead Of a turkey
for Thanksgiving, she thought. "Thc
worst Of it is it will worry mamma so.'
Mrs. Wilbur was watching for her at the
window, and opened the door almost be-
fore she reached the step.
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Hardly a Bargain.

"What a kind, thoughtful hubby you
are, " said the young wife, throwing her
arms around his neck when he brought
home a turkey, land what dear little
bird it is.
~ should say it was dear" he
growled. 81 won it at a rattle"
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The Little Fiend.

"You must feel some satisfaction IN
eating the turkey that chased you around
the ward a week ago, said the minister.
''He was very saucy bird when alive
wasn't heln
eyes" replied little Johnnie, ''and
ma said when you got through there
would be nothing left but the cranberry
sauce.n -
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The Boys Opinion.

Oh. Valentine Day is well enough,
And Fourth of July is jolly,
And Christmas time is beautiful,
With its gifts and its wreaths Of holly.
New Years calling is rather nice,
And Halloween sports are funny,
And a May-Day party isn't bad,
When the weather is warm and sunny
Oh, all of them are well enough;
But the day that is best worth living,
Is when we all go TO grandmamma
To splendid, big Thanksgiving!
-EmmG G. DotCd
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and other things appropriate to Thanks
giving Day.
When Sam left me at the elevated
station he pressed a S. bill into my hand,
despite my protests, with the remark;
"Now, you take it, old man. l got
good prices fur my truck this season.
Sides that am only lending it to ye.
Yc've got to pay me every cent backp
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Thanksgiving Revery.

l never had "a sweet gazelle
To glad me with its soft, black eye,
But / would love it passing well
Baked i'm a rich and crusty pie.
i'll could have bird to love
And nestle sweetly in my breast,
All other nesting birds above,
The turkey, stuffed, would be that bird,
-OttdlUd Free Trader.
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Too Honest 70 Succeed.

"What kind of bread do you like best, "
asked a kind hearted old lady, who was
getting something for the tramp's Thanks
giving.
1.-The bread OF idleness, num-"
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HOW WE GOT OUR TURKEY.
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

HERE was no doubt
that the country was
prosperous. No rea-
'sonable man could
deny it. The har-
vests had been plente-
Gus, the earth had
yielded up her fruits
in abundance, and
there were abundant
reasons for thanks
giving. | read the
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"We gave that money, not he" she
thought. | heard il said once that the
salary list is over S2l 900 a week. At
that rate il wouldn't take long, at ten
per cent to make the ten thousand ~
So absorbed was she in her indignant
reyerie that she failed 20 notice when her
handsome neighbor got out, and the con-
ductor called her street twice before She
heard him.
Instinctiycly, as she reached the side
walk, she put her hand in her pocket to
feel for her purse.
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Draper IL Co. allowed
no lettering on the part
of their employees. "Ten
minutes late, five cents
fine" it licked, noisily,
over and over again.
Tessie opened her sleepy
eyes and having, as she
used to say, "no five
centses to lose," " sprang
.Out of he'd and bpuan
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TESSIE'S THANKSGIVING.
BY MRS. NJ. p. HANDY.

CLOCK on the
mantel struck one
sharply and then
went off in an
angry whirr, as
though it under
stnnl Enllr Ahnt
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introduced Mr. James Chcosman, secretary
OF the New England Creamery association,
who read valuable paper on the wastes
Of the dairy for the calves and pigs. Aittr
expressing hi, pleasure ami qualification at
being able TO address SUCH nnc audience
and thanking the secretary IN ms Efforts III
being 80 successful IN bringing 80 many ot
the dairymon present, he preiaced III, re
marks by speaking of the great increase IN
the past IeW years ol the Naluc ol 'he pF-
proIuctS in" proper use "t SKIM mllk
and butter mix Is suggested as a lafuai
remedy to the pIt\aIrnt pr"tlce ol raising
III grown or III hNftur'd calves ana PIES.
Inc necessity ol IlHNlug hEn NutlltlNe
ratio tor ie'iA4 young STOCK aud eslr'laIIN
I'll after 1t ha' '"np'tied the lrSt year OF
ME. point 10 SKIM m"E ana huitcr hlIIl as
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ANA gluten meal, a good fall"n Is com
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ounces "I h'Ns"'d meal supp mg me =.
pounds OF dry matter, Nhirh should b. IN
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cali
The dairy qWal.ty OF tine animal Is large
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SIX weeks the caii should N'lgh from IIV 10
lou pounds by TINS time IL WIZ haNH
learned I" nhhie grass or CUT nay m"Ntened
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met mnE are worth - ounces oL HaN-secd
| meal When 1ed alone, ami It's Nhlue Is IN
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as suggested. The best possible substitute
Tor ne" INK Is " pounds S.I.iha" mix y
pound OF water ana pound max seed moa'.
me 1ood should he 9'aduaIIy changed as the
calf grows Older winch, When year Old
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