Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-12-22

WHERE THE CHURN WENT.
How an All Winter Mystery Was Solved
In the SDrIuy,

How an All Winter Mystery Was Solved
In the Spring.
Somebody's got to stay home from
church" said Hulda.
lIulda was the girl who helped in the
kitchen at grandpa's.
''Iome from church on Thanksgiv-
ing day." exclaimed grandpa, shaking
his head. CLOVIS that?"
ITS cause Mr. Roberts got to go in
the train this afternoon" said Hulda.
"We've got to have dinner earlier"
Cant it be managed any other way?"
asked grandpa.
II don't see how" said lIulda. 81
could put in the turkey and make Il big
fire, but somebody's got to be here to
open the damper just at the right time. "
This was serious business Grandpa
and grandma wanted to go because
they had never missed going on Thanks
giving as long as they could remember.
Tony's father and mother wanted to go
because they were at the old home on
visit, and liked to go to the old church
and sec old friends. IIulda wanted to
go because it was Thanksgiving.
'I'll stay" said Tony.
"Oh, don't believe you could do it,
dear" said grandma. "You are SO lit
tle.'
'I'm siX.' said Tony, proudly. 81
shall be seven next Thanksgiving,
Il do believe he could pull out the
damper all right" said Hulda. "FIe
always does just as he is told"
eyes, always" s1id grandma.
And by reason of this good character
Tony was allowed to stay home.
Now I'll make my snow man." said
Tony, looking with satisfaction at the
big sleigh as it drove away with its
load.
The snow had fallen foot and a half
deep two or three days ago, To-day it
was thawing little, and Jacob, the
farm boy, told him it was exactly right
for making a snow man; and Tony was
afraid that if he waited till afternoon
it would be too soft,
He worked as hard as six-year-old
boy could work, remembering Just at
the right time to go into the great
kitchen and pull ont the damper as
lIulda had told him; and by the time
the others came from church there it
was, Il splendid fellow, legs, arms, head,
nose, chin and all, waiting for a few
finishing touches from Jacob.
The turkey in the oven was baking,
too, just as q Thanksgiving turkey
ought tc bake.
Jacob touched up the man, while
llulda touched up the turkey. He made
a hat for him, difficult thing to do,
and ended by putting pipe in his
mouth
But Tony was Band-of-Hopc boy,
and would not allow that.
1t froze hard that night, and in the
morning the snow man was as solid as
a rock. lie had come for the winter,
Jacob said
You'll have to get along with the
snow man. said Tony, when grandma
was wishing him good-by; but grand
ma thought the snow man would very
pODIlN III lHc piHCc Ol Hcr merry,
laughing little boy
What's become Of the churn?' asked
Hulda, the day after all the Thanks
giving visitors were gone. Its gone
at iaust be in the shed where you
put it, said grandma.
Il sh1uld "a said so myself" said
liulda, but I've hunted high and low
and it isn't anywheres."
I'VE haven't churned for week ;
said grandma.
No, cause the company wanted all
the milk and cream. But | want to
churn now, and where that churn can
"a went to beats me"
1t was u most surprising mystery
Grandma and Hulda hunted through
the whole house. Jacob hunted through
barns, stables and granaries, and then
came in declaring it couldn't be any
where except in the shed, and must be
there. But his saying so did not make
it so.
After every nook and corner of the
place had been searched everybody de-
rlared the churn must have been stolen
All winter long the snow man stood
in the front yard, Sometimes little
thav would come, and he host his nose