The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-24
poRoTHEA's AWFUL DREAM.

Douglas z. Doty.

Douglas u. Doty.
Dorethea ate so largely of Thanksgiv-
ing turkey
That BY eight o'clock she felt any
thing but perky.
Then at eight fifteen she Iell INTO III
full sleeping.
Just at eight eighteen OF So oosle
man came creeping
Close up to her little bed in a manner
surely
Picked up Dorothea by her golden
locks so curly.
IL emme goo, Femme go!" shrieked
the frightened lady.
Crowded the grinning bogie man, stop
your yellin', fraidie!"
On and on he flew along through the
air so chilly;
Frightened Dorothea crying, for Papa
and Billy"
Presently he let her drop and the
maiden said 20
Dear, 1 will get Jared, fear! when
/ reach the meadow
But she lighted softly and great in
deed her wonder
Meeting there a mousie with his poor
tail cut asunder.
Cook did it with q carving knife
o! the wicked creature!"
Then he added in distress, Twas my
finest feature"
Here he fixed an angry eye on poor
Dorothea
IT will have revenge on you, as a
panacea."
Panacea was a word strange TO this
fair maiden;
But she knew the tone with which
the mousie's speech was laden!
Mousie sent for Mr.. Coon. "Constable!'
he shouted.
Take this child to Rosters house"
Grille only pouted.
When she heard the sentence, though.
pouting changed to tears!-
"Have the barber cut her locks with
his largest shears!"
Barber Rooster was at home-such a
dreadful fellow!-
Cruel beak and reddish comb-angry
eyes of yellow.
Just as Rooster started in on her pig
tail looping
Cross the field an angry turkey COB
bier came a-hopping.
"She is rninel" he loudly cried. "Ven-
geance on the sinner
This very night she ate my son for
Thanksgiving dinnerl
Dorothea in panic thought the Roos-
ter better
Than this new and awful danger that
had now beset her.
But there was no avenue Of escape
poor lassiel
Soon she was surrounded by young
turkeys gay and ''sassie."
Then the gobbler with a Ratchet of
some shining metal
Cried in glee. Wen put you in yonder
boiling kettle!"
Dorothea, panic-stricken, was too
scared to blubber
When a gentle bearish voice sweetly
murmured "Ruhhari"
This was very slangy on the part of
Mr.. Bruin,
Also was his next remark, 'I guess
there's something doin',"
NOW turkeys do not care for bears.
though bears just love the fowls,
And Dorothea saw the birds fly of
with throaty bowls.
She thanked the bears and little bears
courtesy was lacking
| And started home, when horror chilled
her at the sound of quacking!
once more a captivel Little wonder
Dorothea hollored
As waddled up an ugly duck and she
was promptly collared
Said the duck, my darling child, you'd
make a dandy salad
For my little ducklings and my dear
old Uncle Mallard!"
She paused and then he muttered, "I'l
save you on condition
That you will teach my darling children
how to do addition"
| If you can add the numbers" he ad-
ded, ION that slate
You're free-if not" he waved a saw
then this must be your fate!'
| The frightened child said, zone, two
| three, makes thirteen and half,
And how those wicked ducklings die
| laugh and quack and laugh.
And then the ugly waddler with saw
| poised in the air
Made straight for Dorothea; 1t gave
her such a scare
Then with a little SILVER she opened
wide her eyes
| To see the sun shine in her room. and
o, her glad surprise!