The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-22

killed the fatted calf In Tor MS pfoulghi
son. But Ethel did not share this cheer
fulness. She admired the sultan spite Of
his silly airs, and she would have preferred
TO go without any Thanksgiving dinner
and 10 have dispensed with her uncle's
visit rather than have the proud white
turkey killed.
She was practical little girl. I'M spite OF
her sympathy for the sultan, and she could
see the necessity Of sacrificing him 70 the
feast. Her mother was poor, and unable
To buy one OF the turkeys which decorated
the butcher shops. Besides. the older the
sultan grew the less palatable he would be-
come. He would never be Of any use In
the world, excepting on the table Ethel
knew all this, and tried 20 resign herself
10 hiss unhappy fate but she could not do
IL. She was very sorry for the turkey.
She said nothing 70 her mother about her
unhappincss. She was unselfish enough
not 10 wish her mother 10 be worried about
anything. Ethel had noticed that she
looked younger and happier since she had
heard from her brother. She went about
her work singing, and her face was bright
with oxpectant happiness: and she did not
have long To wait, for the visitor came
several days before he was expected.
He was big man, with merry, gray
eyes, brown beard, and voice that had
a ring OF kindness. He brought dog with
him, huge mastiff, OF which he was very
fond. Mr.. Carroll took up his abode in the
cottage as IL ne belonged there, and the
dog, who was named Jupiter, was chained
out on the little dried patch of lawn over
which the sultan had rcigned alone. The
dog and turkey soon struck up a friend
ship, and ate together out OF oae dish with
perfect good fellowship
The Yokahama uncle and his dog had
not been long at the cottage when the
preparations for the Thanksgiving feast
were begun Mrs Sequin said the time
had como for the turkey 10 be killed. AS
she was altogether too soft-heartet wo-
man 20 perform this operation herself, and
as she was unwilling 20 ask her guest 20 d
IL, she told Ethel 70 request their butcher
TO send his boy to kill the turkey Then
she went back into the parlor TO talk 10
her brother, aud Ethel was left alone
She put on her hat and cloak very slow.
ly. Her heart was very full, aud there
was great lump In her throat II was
bad enough. aud sad enough. 10 love old
Sultan without being compelled 10 give tho
order Of the execution. She went down
the street at a pace very unusual for a
healthy child Her feet seemed heavier
even than her heart, and her steps were
drearily reluctant.
Her eyes were red and swollen when She
went into the butchers shop, and her voice
was unsteady. Everybody there was very
busy, for the approaching holiday had In
creased the butchers sales There were a
lot of common looking fowls hanging up
about the shop but the few feathers re-
naming on their wings were gray and Il
was plain 90 be- seen that none OF them had
ever looked like the gallant sultan. Ethel
priced one OF them and the butcher said Il
was one dollar and a half Poor Ethel !
She had been saving her pennies for nearly
yehr, and yet there was only seventy-five
cents I'm her tin savings bank That was
only half enough 10 buy turkey and 20
save poor Sultan's life.
just al dusk the butchers boy came up
the walk Ethel saw him and her heart
sank nj the sight. Sultan's hour had come.
The boy had no sympathy for either the
girl or the turkey. He was very fat, as
butchers boys are wont to be, and he was
both vulgar and provoking He had heard
Ethel offer her services az the shop and
had been eXquisitely amused nj her propo-
sition. Now he laughed and icercd az her
She had had vague idea of beseeching
him 10 chloroform the turkey, 10 make
his visit as painless IA possible, but she
gave up this impracticablc idea az once
She knew that IL would be useless 10 make
any appeal for mercy TO the butchers boy
lie would delight in plaguing her lie
would fairly revol in Staying old Sultan be-
fore her eyes