Warren sheaf., 1896-11-19

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pipe What makes me think SO is that
air Thanksgivin dinner that I was in
vited to up to Cousin Izry's. amt
never BEN up there eence. but I'm
minded Of it an what fo!lered. Set up
here by the fireplace, Benny, an I'll tell
ye all about it. Then ye can do as
ye're mind to about believin in un-
lucky signs an numbers Ye see, my
cousin, Izry Hodges, he lived up at
Hambleton, where he had one of the
best farms in the county. He married
young, an he set to work like all pos
sessed to make a livin at farmin. An
he made it, too. an he raised as likely
q family as any in that town.
Laws sake. mother, do 60 on with
yer story. What was it bout that
Thanksgivin dinner, anyway?''
Now, Hitty, don't ye interrupt me.
It ye don't want to listen, why jest 60
out an set on the back STEP Well, as
was sayin, Cousin Izry he sent down
the old carryall for US, an we went :ap
to Halableton to spend the day. Twas
cool an crisp but there want no mow
ON the ground that 'rhanksgivin. sos't
We had good wheelin ali the way.
When we got there, Cousin Sally, she
run right cut an seemed like she'd jest
devour %, abe was. 90 glad 70 see 10.
'Come right imam set down, said she;
make yerselves right 20 hum. Cousin
Mary; we. ain goin TO make no stran.
gersiof II Mantedt take hold, N;
help, for ! was straight IN strong them
days, but she wouldn't hear nothin o1
4. oIsotdown BY the old open. Frank
lin stove (Which was the first improve
ment ON The fireplace we ever had, N
didn't consume 20 much woody m give
myself up 70 good solid rest. Sally.
she hustled about to git dinner, an I
knew it would be good one, for abe
was the best housekee1er in the town Of
Hambleton. Well. along about noon,
'Liz'beth Ann, their only darter, come
IN an invited as out 20 the big dinin
room, where the table was sot Nov,
Lin beth Aim was what ye might call
IN old maid, bein then about 80 or
thereabouti, IN was 6dgettier'n q settin
hen-allers havin some sort Of . head
ache. or criok in her back, or somethin
Of that kind-but she was as good as the
av'rage old maid anywhere, In real
sympathizin, aiers goin round askin
ye what allied ye, an il ye wouldn't
have little catnip tea, OF peppermint,
takin it for granted that ye must have
somethin the matter with ye.
But there was the big table, al
a-shinin with silver an dec'Eated with
green stuff with red berries (some Of
| 'Liz'bet AIMS work, who alters had q
sort of hankerin after mater. ~ she
called it) An with big gobbler turkey
at both ends. In the center was such
strappin big roast (for Cousin Ixry did
little butcherin on his own account,
IN know what good meat was) an side
dishes till ye'd - thought there want
nothin in the way Of veg tables IN sioh
left on airth. Cousin Iuy, he cot at the
head Of the table, an Cousin Sally at
the foot: betwixt 'em, on one side. the
majors family, oonsistin Of himself an
Aunt Mary Ann, their darter Samarin-
thy Jane and her husband, an on the
other, four Of us, includin Usher an
me an two neighbors.
well, what with the visitors an oil,
there was Is Of us to the table. An
Cousin lny's oldest son Dan'l, he up
IN said: Ma, we WON'T have no sort Of
luck this year. They's jest l8 Of us
here I'll git up an eat,in the Kitchen. ;
see Liz beth Ann fdgetin with her
napkin, an Cousin Sally turn kinder
pale like, but the major, he up an
roared out with voice you could "a
heard . mile: 'Pshaw, Dan'l, don't be
. fool. There ain't no bad luck in odd
numbers Set down, 70 numskull, or
I'll trounce ye So there want nothin
to do but keep right on a-eatin, an
must confess that ! didn't let no fear
Of bad luck interfere with my appertite,
for them turkeys was done to q turn, an
the chickens was 20 tender they a'most
fell to pieces when You p'inted at 'em.
| An as Tor the Injun puddin It
does beat all what an eddicated cook
can turn out Of q brick oveni Ye can't
cook ali Injun puddin no other way to
save yer neck = to let it set in q brick
2oyens heated overnight with good hem