Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Marble Creek Locals.

i Marble Greek Locals.
4 With beautiful sunshine the month
of May is here with all her splendor
bidding April adieu.
The farmers are very busy planting
corn.
This promises to be another fruit
year. There are fine prospects TO.
fruit of all kinds.
j. w. Lashley of Belleview visited
friends on Marble Creek last week.
Mrs. Hayward has been on the sick
list for some time. We are glad to
hear she is improving, and hope she
may have speedy recovery.
Rev. J. W. Woods of Irondale con.
Quoted services at the Logtown church,
Sunday.
Chas. Pennebecker and wife enter
tanned number of young folk at their
home one evening last week. Those
in attendance report a good time.
Mr.. Brady has purchased a herd of
one hundred and forty head of sheep.
Hartford Collins is with US again
1t is reported that he has not entirely
given up the notion of renting the farm.
n P. Guffy is on the sick list.
The good people in the community
of the Reaves church have organized a
Sunday school. May their good work
prosper, and their efforts be crowned
with success.
w. M. johnson is teaching the Log
town school again this year. Mr..
johnson is an enterprising young man
and proficient teacher, and the pu-
pills were glad to welcome him in their
school room again.
Farmer 7. and his boader
Are in great dismay;
For the turkey he will gobble
| Just at the break of day.
| Far, o far up on the mountains crests,
In the shaded woodland there,
Is where the turkey rests!
The patience of farmer J. and his boarder,
Was sorely put to test-they could not rest
For of peaceful slumber they were so de-
pressed,
For their dreams of this turkey,
Which they meier could get shot.
Far, o far upon the mountain he would stay,
And gobble, just at the break of day!
The farmer J. made proposition:
For the turkey they would lay;
And the boarder found no opposition,
And together they would stay,
And the turkey they would Stay,
Just at the break of day!
And together in the twilight
They sat and planned,
For tomorrow at the break of day
They would execute their scheme:
A nice fat turkey was in good demand,
Why, the feast at Logtown
Would be just grand!
And just before they went to slumber,
The good housewife they summoned,
For tomorrow at the break of day
The turkey they would Stay.
She must put the pot to boiling,
And for the feast be toiling,
And the turkey they would slay,
Tomorrow when he gobbled, just at the
break of day!
And with a look of determination,
That needed no explanation,
The farmer ]. and his boarder
Turned away, for their minds
Were employed with the plans for next day.
Oh! that turkey they would slay,
Just at the break of day!
Farmer ]. was first to awake
1t was early in the morning:
And thinking it was quite late,
To the boarder he went moaning,
And together they lamented
Until the good wife was almost demented,
And for little recreation
The good wife called their attention
To the steady clock, for in their excitement
That they'd clear forgot.
They were thinking of the turkey
AT which they meier could get shot,
And of the feast, just like as not.
1t was early in the morning
"Just twelve twenty, and no more,''
The sleepy boarder said,
And in silent meditation
They both crept back to bed,
There to rest and slumber,
And dream OF the turkeys
They could not number.
Now the farmer ]. and his boarder,
They will sit and ponder,
And listen to the turkey gobble,
Just at the break of day,
Thinking of the shaded woodland,
And the turkey they could not get
Far, o, far upon the hillside
That turkey gobbles yet! SIDNEY.