Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25
THE THOUGHTFUL TURKEY.
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This is a plain tale Of a hish-minded ana
philosophical turkey. Even in extreme
youth he was given to thought Before ne
emerged from his SHELL he eogita1ed many
things .,,- go,
"And this is ilfe," he said. stretching up
his legs ana knocking his toes against .he
brlttIe arch Of shel-for be lay upon MS
back. "and this is life! Life is, LEI me see
me- is round and dark and rather mephlue'
And life" added the young turkey, rehee'-
lively, is rather a bore
He was only a funny inch OF lnexperience'
vou rrust remember. u you have ever been
n philosopher you must be aware that thihk-
ing with your legs IN the air begets black
and unsound views OF life. The turkey
turned over On his side and thought again.
in this position be took broader view OF
life.
81 have no doubt" he said, THAT shall
grow accustomed to these quarters N ume'
Then / shall be able to cultivate my mind
In fact. / don't see anything else TO DO
cultivate my mind and keep my pln-feathers
clean. That is the whole duty OF turkey.
Having got this far the young turkey
rolled over on his back again and decided
that he would think abou. lhe following
subjects:
The true nature OF the round.
The true nature Of the darA.
The essence OF duty.
Thought.
Thought about thought
When he came to that last subject ne de-
hated for a long tlme whether it would be
possiblo to think about thinking about
ihouehty It seemed a ridiculous thing to
think about. The more he thought about
1t the mons ridioulous It seemed ne
Kicked out his legs dorlalvely and mos
extraordinary thing happened HIS legs
went through the shell and the hght came
In and utterly confounded him. HIS theory
- Ia the true nature Of the DARK was upset
., once Indeed, there was no darkness lcit
IN argue about. And the round was
s,,.ghed into a dozen little pieces.
IA ali events" said tho young turkey
81 ean think about the essence Of duty,
- he law on his back and thought.
Ali this occurred IN little giass-eiut-
tered hollow. ~hieh INC iAihs "a h,Yss tbo
nod washed out Of the hillside ABOVE ~
i LIZ. hollow 4 ragged regiment OF wnito
10 hlscE oak trees ztraggled up toward tns
49, 81. Th.v we're a dIsreputable lot o. trees
ys-y Falstaffs army Of trees. Ihfousn
sbcir windy tops the Fqhlrreh uis Ayh
Ittia red and gray ltlivNs' 49, 49, -s =,
LIE 1rhe young turkey oauld h9t sco
'hns, M, looking up medltAuvely ne - ~ "
~. neeked tanniger Mt oNeFnsau. n ~.
$3.50 MIN into an activity trihe out
SUI v lissa in a philosopher. lie STOOD up,
OF s,i-ty about the pin ioatners anu
Ia. ll.Itaiy shsky on his legs and looked
useiu .. rne mss thing he saw was a ual'
sp9us .,,hsT turkey hen, who Looked Gown
snu S9 XXI, from al enormous height one
',iss twenty. she vas hHy, ~.
,hsn NJ was. and very meiaheueD w, -, 81,
'n i.so vnu've come out pave sou'
aAia, s Sy canning out said the phllos3spa,,sa,
49,. ~ ,.you mean that ! nave nlo. 80
,hren5,h snrnething and am mere so1
QUE ,nrtoy hen looked at him ior q isn o,,
- Al last she said, ITS wv -
sl,iis gfav In and sdile.' =, ,hst
a' IA 10 be said on both sees o. Ia, Ia.
49, NJ eood woman the younk tHi
W. replied thauHntuiS. ttttIa var
Ae !s.nen,, good woman me. you n'as -.
10, the dark and melAneholy hen
mins' ,ifin vnur mother. Respect .ns' "
pnee; i, xstir little added brains out -, +,
~ pi9s nv duIy." said her son. any
,-,,4t mother. that you VIII p.
Nll - ruiiiy Of Intellectual prigglsnhess
thlnh ~ Iii Tou that have very su1ns
wneu amy. lam determined . 90 ~
non'n r,,, vlat e dutyy N you opiii'oA'
an3. - what is the eesence Of GUY
ln2 az, ',,rkeg hen looked At him ssaiy-