Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-12-01

thing happened.
1t was Il warm day for Novcmber-onr
of those lovely Indian summer days
that Sammy Williams proposed game
/ If marbles over by Grandpa Huines'
| barn. and Tom Cameron agreed; but they
soon tired of marbles, ana climbed on the
! fence TO look over and see the sights.
What they saw was big turkey gohbler
strutthg about the chicken park; and
| before they knew it. over they went to
make Mr. Turkeys acquaintance.
( My but he's big fellow" said Tom.
Most ostrich. Ah guess, said sam
| my. and his little black face was full Of
woIldCr.
Wouldn't ii be fun 10 ride him." SIG
gcstcd Tom.
No sooner said than the experiment
was tried. but the turkey flew around so
frantically and cried ''gobbie, gobble, COB
| bile" so tierccly that the boys were really
| frightened. aud Tom rushed to open the
gate. calling sammy to follow; but the
old gobbltr was there first. and out he
went over the fence ami down the road.
The boys ran after him AZ soon aS they
| could think what to do, but he had quite
il start aud was soon out Of sight.
Grandpa Haines had heard the noise,
and when he saw the boys he waved his
cane at them, calling to them to come
back. but they hurried on, hoping to catch
the runaway. Suddenly they heard a
gun 90 off and they wondered what had
happened. When they reached the river
there lay the turkey, dead. They looked
AT each other in diSmay.
We must carry him home. Sammy.
No, you don't" said Il rough voice
behind them. ana ii big, crosS-l0oling man
stepped from behind Il bush, picked up
the turkey and walked away.
Hand i'll hand the miserable little fell
lows walked back to the house, where
they found Grandpa and Grandma
Haines ont looking for them Tom told
their story and Sammy eyes filled with
tears.
we are very sorry. boys. raised the
turkey myscr-he was the only one that
lived out of a flock of ten. We expected
TO have him fer our Thanksgiving dinner.
and | have invited the preacher and his
wife to come
%, We'll get You another turkey. Mrs
Haines," said Tommy, but he wondered
how
We know you meant no harm; boys
will be boys said grandpa, land wei.
have to make chicken do hut you vii!
never try TO ride another g0bbler, | ana
sure"
The boys walked slowly away and
Went out behind the woodshed at Sam
my's to talk the matter over. They could
see no way out Of the difficulty, and even
Tom. usually SO full Of good spirits, was
thinking hard when Sammy said:
All wisht all was turkey. Aid
give but he never finished his remark
Tor 1t was too much for Toms bump Of
fun 10 Imagine his little black friend a
turkey gohhcr. and he burst into IL gea-
ul!!ne; old time laugh entirely forgetting
his hopeless discuuragement. But Sam
my stll felt the weight of the trouble
ami looked sad
Never mind, Sammy. Wen find anoth-
Gr turkey somewhere. I'd he mighty
lonesome without you.
The days before Thanksgiving were
growing less, and still the hoys had no
prospect of replacing the gobbler.
II tell YOU what Wen 10, Sammy.
WEE catch a ride out in the country and
lerhapS We can earn turkey by work
ing Oh a farm
y good-natured farmer took the bows
INTO his wagon, AZ they told him they
N Man'ed 10 ride out u ways and walk
back After they had gone Il mile ar so
wanted TO do.
We'll, now. hovS, You are in \ bad
plight. | don't raise the critters. bat old
Miss johnson does. and I'll jest set You
down there. Like a not she can help
y0u out"
The boys hearts grew lighter when
Miss JohnSon opened the kitchen door
and invited them in. saying So heartily:
Jets set right d0yn. boys, and have Il
warm friedcake. They are good.
know" aud while they ate the cakes
she learned their errand.
Poor children. you didn't mean any
harm What a shame for that frler 10
shoot the gohbler; and how sad Grandma
HaincS must feel with the preacher
comm to dinner, ton. Well YOU boys go
out to the hen park ana see what YOU
can find; and III come along in Il few
minutes
There was picket fence around the
park and the boys pceped through the
cracks. There they saw a great flock of
geese. They counted them one Ivy one
twenty -Seven--but lot a turkey in the
lot, and their hearts grew heavy again.
When Miss johnson came out with some
Nhtiied corn 10 feed the geese she had
Il talk with the boys. and that afternoon.
when they had finished billing a lot of
split wood and Smelling corn. they start
ed home with two geese for company.
They had earned them 10y hard work
and felt sure they could trade them at
the market for Il turkey. The butchers
race WAS very smiling when he saw the
geese.
You're just the fellows I'm looking
fer. I've been wondering how | could
manage to get couple of fine geese for
On" of my customers. Surely YOU can
have turkey for them. alive or dead"
y little later two happy boys Knocked
at Grandpa Hames Kitchen door. and
when lac opened it, in walked in big
turkey. saying "Gobhle. gohblc. gohblc."
Grandma llaineS dropped her knitting
and cried cut;
bird"
the boys were found hiding behind the
RAIN barrel aud We're persuaded to come
~ and tell how they won the turkey.
That night Grandpa HaineS and his wife
had a long talk. aud When they blew ont
their light it was decided that they woulA
give THANKSGIVING dinner to the paor
children Of Homcrvillv. and Sammy and
Tom should assist them.
The djmer was fine SucresS anil
many lonely hearts were made glad h..
cause II Thanksgiving day.-D etro;t
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