Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-22

az ES, come out better with 'em
w than expected" said Phoebe
q Podd across the barnyard fence to
ber iieighbor, Mrs. Trip, who said:
aPhey's as fine lot O. turkeys as l ever
s&e. Miss Podd, and you'd great luck to
do 40 well with 'em. Turkeys are dread
full hard things to raise. Don't you think
sOT'
Eyes, they be; an l do'no as I shall
ever try It again. They need so much
coddlin' when they're little things an
they eat so much 1 doubt If it pays to
bother with 'em. But / thought I'd try
II once lust to see how / come out, an l
didn't lose a single one. One Of 'em had
the pips, too; but coddled 1t through all
right"
"You'll sell some of 'em at Thanksgiv-
Ing time, s'poseT
"Oh, yes; l callate on selling all but
that young gobbler, an I'm goin' to eat
him. I'm short of grain and it won't pay
me to buy feed for lot of turkeys.
They'd eat their heads off in six weeks"
Eyes, I spose so. Who you goin' to
have for comp'ny Thanksgiving
81 amt quite sure yet; but 1 guess 1t
won't be hard to git someone to come in
an help eat a plump, juicy young COB
Bier like that"
"No, indeed. We're all goin' over to
Hebron to eat dinner with my husband
sister. They're goin' to have big FAM
ly reunion there, an sister counts on nav
In over forty to dinner"
at must be nice to have that many
own folks" said Miss Phoebe, with a
Sigh. Here l amt got any kin at all.
In
Trip.
II don't count her as kim" said Phoe-
be Podd coldly, and she manifested her
resentment OF Mrs. Trips suggestion by
turning about abruptly and walking into
the house, while Mrs. Trip walked down
the country road toward her own home,
saying to herself: IF ever there was a
set piece Phoebe Podd is one. There's
nobody on earth she'd ought to have and
she'd like to have help her to eat that
young gobbier as Thyrza Deane and her
boys, but she'd die, Phoebe Podd would,
before shed own UP to It,"
Miss Podd lived on profitable little
farm left to her by her parents, who had
also left her cash and stock enough to
make her one of the ''best off" women In
the neighborhood in which she lived. She
lived alone, with the exception Of hired
man.
Miss Podd and her cousin Thyrza had
been more Hike sisters than cousins 10
their intimacy until a trifiing disagree
ment had resulted In their cOmplere es
arrangement, and 1t had been Ave years
since they had spoken to each other.
Mrs. Deane had become a widow dur
ing these FIVE years, and she had been re-
duced from state Of ease and plenty to
one Of hardship and poverty. But these
facts had apparently made no difference
with Phoebe Podd, for she continued &c
utterly ignore the existence Of her cousin
'.I'd like to see myself asking Thyrza
Deane and her young ones to come and
help me eat that turkeyw said Miss Podc
spitefuily as she went into her spotless
Kitchen and banged the door behind her
1--WE good mind never to speak tc
Sarah Trip again for mentioning the
name Of Thyrza Deane to me"
Three days before Thanksgiving Miss
Podd engaged the services of Jane Gray
q woman who worked out" in the neigh
borRood, and the two women dressed the
entire flock Of turkeys for market after
Job, the hired man, had done duty as @
butcher.
The plump young gobbler alone was
spared, but his end was to come or
Thanksgiving day.
although It'd be mercy to kill hin
now" said Miss Podd to Jane Gray
sheII feel SO lonely without his mates
ri have Job kill i'm early Thanksgiving
morning and put i'm in the ice house tt
cool off fore roast i'm, an don't thini
I'll have any one here this Thanksgiviu'
i STINT feeIin' right well an l don't fee
.eble to fuss round gettiR' up big din
ner. don't seem to have any interes
10 Thanksgiving this Sear."