Nevada County picayune., 1889-11-27
"Well. we'll eat him tomorrow.

The next morning the Major went to the village a short distance away, and when he returned was "snoriilg mad" "This is fine trick you have played mel" he exclaimed.
 "Why, what is the matter?" Zilda asked, with pretended innocence.
 "You know what's the matter. You are trying to trap me into this Thanksgiving foolishness. But it won t work, I can tell you that. -
 "But Major," said his wife, ''the white gobbler is done now"
 "Makes no difference. l will not eat bite of it. won't come to the table. I'll take apiece of bread and hog meat and go off down into the woods. If you and Zilda want to be Roundheads, all right" " When everything was ready-when the great turkey had been placed on the table-the Major stretched him self yawningly and remarked:
 Sarah, have you got any bacon?'
 No, didn't cook any"
 "Youve got beef, haven't your"
 "No, l have not"
 s'Well. hang it! what sort of meat have you got:'
 "Turkey."
 But I said l wouldn't eat any of it."
 Well, you needn't"
 But what am l going to take down into the woods with me-"
 "There's some corn bread and cold biscuit in the boiler
 Do you reckon l want to eat bread and nothing else?'
 ''There's some dried venison in the smoke house.
 II hate dried venison."
 "Well, 1 believe there is a small piece of sausage hanging in the loft
 Il despise sausage. Cut me off a slice of that turkey and let me take it along"
 "No; if you want any you must sit down to the table and eat it.
 "Look here, Sarah, what do you mean by dictating to me this way:"
 II mean just what say. You said you were not going to have any thing to do with this turkey, and you shall not unless you surrender completely"
 "I'll show you about that"
 Zlda stood at the gate looking down the road. The Major asked:
 Who is she looking for:"
 II don't know exactly. Wonder comes some one"
 A young man rode up and dis mounted at the gate. He shook hands with Zilda, and then, she, talk ing his arm, conducted him to the house. A mischievous light shone in her eyes
 MT Hnwar,l," said the girl, "let me present yoa to my father and mother.
 When they had shaken hands Mrs. Carter remarked:
 "You are just in time, Mir. Howard, for dinner is ready. Major, please take seat at the turkey end of the table. Mr. Howard, you sit over here.
 The Major, after hesitating mo- ment, sat down and began carving the white gobbler.
 "You have quite a pretty place here, said the young man. 
 "Yes," the Major answered. "lou are stranger here, l presume; and, by the way, l do not wish to be i'm pertinent, but will you please tell me where you got acquainted with my daughter!''
 II am stranger, having never been in this neighborhood until to- day, but for some time l have owned the blast furnace and rolling.mills over at Bolton, and-'
 "Whatl" the Major exclaimed, dropping his knife and fork, "you are not Howard, the millionaire?"
 "Well, 1 am sometimes referred to in that way. l met your daugh- ter at a Thanksgiving dinner in Con- necticut last year, and since that time we have been corresponding with each other"
 "Why, bless my soul !" exclaimed the Major.
 "And," said Zilda, i've had agreed to eat Thanksgiving dinner together this year. II may add," said Mir. Howard,