The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02

'"rhiuk your ma III iel yuu i,a tri
up for thath?' julius Caes"' "'
ui I,rIebo ygob,s next THANKSGIVING dinner
s.amed 10 be a dream. HIS face feti. ,a
'1'li tell yer WHAT, ~, , 90, IN FOR YOU.
ssd' rparkseiyin' wen go haivth."
iericho resigned himself to the ihev,.a 'o
HE and the infant turkey was po'he
home py h'i lived next door, and the only
aiYerence in the premises was Ireishh en-
oar neruaanently switched off before .ne
hroken-down fierce OF the Fish yaru, al"
in this car turkeyin took up ms r aoou and
7 will not tell you how ne ere" 1osI
more than realized the hopes OF ms ioS
ter fathers. nor with what nnpatlemoe
and anticipation they saw spIIns, , ot ,cb-
ner and autumn pass; WINE sney stalk
ed their Thanksgiving dinner hnn
proudly vp the bare yard, ana even "'p
across the railroad tracks 49,, .,,~,,a,,
But ALAS the possession OF the turkey
brought with it strife and discord. 90
Orsrrels arose between the friends as
"a the positiye disposal OF his remains,
We erjeye to say that the question Vi
who was to cook him led to o DO soiving
it was the day before o dna ,bs friends
There was a GOODNESS between me i, hring'
which was not dspeled by the brihg-
ing of a pint of cranberries to the Son.
mo, store by Jericho, and the cohtrlou.,
ing thereto of a couple OF coo r, op''eu
sweet potatoes by Julius caesar ISL, sb.
,nh IN The back yard. and there was a
,ramentary truce between them pa
Tore them stood the freight-car, an
along the track beyond an otoas n g.
train tore down the ROAD ~ni.u ,he,,
excited their mutual sympathy tha' '"N'
rose and shouted as one man ,.-h. oor
Ar the omen door of the trelght-cdr
stood the unsuspecting turkey, anu iooh-
ed meditatively out on the iahusOab'
and at the two figures on the WISH
one had bow-legs, turn-up nose,
and a hinge straw hat. The other Wore
"A fur cap and a gentiemans swahV w
tail coat, with the tails caught up oe
cause they were rena 700 on l1"e of the car and
paznd contidingly az his protectors In
point Of size he was altogether the"
superior. ,o,, Doh ..ua,a
better ketch i'm: to-morrow's Thanks
giving Yum"
innocent. the unsuspecting fowl. go, -,
butcher Than 'th goin' ter XII I'm
for nth, Julius Caesar hasteneu 10 say
mo, you amt. m goin to cook m
Jericho Bob cried, resehtfully. lie
mine"
"He ain'th beth mine"
"He was my egg" and jericho BOD
danced defiance at his friend.
The turkey looked on with some sur
rrisa and ne became alarmed when ne
saw his foster-fathers clasped In an eih-
brace more of anger than or love.
-"TE eat i'm all alone! Jericho BOD
NO. yer sha'n't"' the other shouted;
the turkey shrieked in terror, ahd
fled in a circle about the yard. o...
Now, look yere. ead JuHus caeSdhl,
who had conquered. We're goln 10 De
squar. He wath your egg, but VINO
brougbt m up? Me, Who'th got frlen
to kin i'm? Me, Who IN got fire 10
cook i'm? Me. Now YOU git up ana we II
kitch i'm Ef you thay an0ther "o. .,
about your egg III jeth eat I'm all my
Jericho Bob was conquered. with
mutual understanding they approached
the turkey. g..
so For T moment the bird gazed at both,
uncertain what TO do.
"Come yere," julius Caesar repeated.
ana made dive for h1m' inc turkey
Now I've got yerl" the wicked Jericho
Rob cried. and thought he had captured
the fowl: when with shrek from JeIl-
enc Bob. as the turkey Knocked MN
over the Thanksgiving dinner spread
his wings. rose in the air. and alighted
on the roof OF the freight-Car.
The turkey looked down over the edge
Of the car at his enemies. ard they
gazed up at him. Both parties surveyed
the situation
We've got him" julius Caesar cried
at last exultan;ly. you cit on the
roof and IF you don't kitch i'm up thar,
I'll kitch i'm down yere."
with the help of the wash-tuh. an old
chair, Julius Caesars back, and much
scrambling. Jericho Bob was hosted on
top OF the car. The turkey was stalking
solemnly up and down the roof with tail
and wings half spread
I've got yer now, sure, he was just
repeating, when with deafening roar the
eXpress-train for New York came tearing
down the road.
For what possible reason Il slowed up
on approaching the freight car. nobody
ever knew; but the fact remains that II
did just as Jericho Bob laid his wicked
black paw on the turkeys tail.
The turkey shrieked. spread his wings
shook the small boys grasp from his tail
and with mighty swoop alghted on the
roof OF the very last car as IL passed
aud in n moment more Jericho Bob's
THANKSGIVING dinner had vanished like
beautiful dream. down the road.
What became OF the Thanksgiving din
ner no one ever knew. il you happen 10
met a travelling turkey without any lug
gage. but with a smile or his countenance
please send word 10 Jericho Rob.
Every evening he and Julius Caesar Fish
stand By the broken-down fence and look
UP and down The road. as If they expected
some one.
Jericho Bob has a turn-up nose and
how-legs Julius Caesar stiI wears his
dcess-cost and both are watching for q