Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-06
GRACE r T.
HOW TOMMY EARNED HIS THANKS
GIVING TURKEY.

HOW TOMMY EARNED HIS THANKS
GIVING TURKEY.
In quiet country neighborhood lived
Tommy Brady and his mother. They were
very poor and Tommy had to help to earn
their living. He sometimes found ii very
hard to have to work while the other boys
played, and especially at Thanksgiving time
when he knew they could not afford
Thanksgiving turkey.
Mother" said Tommy, few days before
Thanksgiving. Il think It's a shame We
can't have a turkey. 1t seems to me We
never can have anything the other boys
have"
His mother smoothed his hair in silence.
and after he had left the room, said Poor
child 1t is hard for him. but 1 hope some
day he can have all that he deserves"
In few minutes Tommy came running in
with his gun.
''Hurrah. mother! Hurrahl There is to be
a shooting match over at Squire Thomp-
sons and I'm going over and win our
Thanksgiving turkey. Hurrahi
Poor Tommy ardor soon subdued by
his mother positively refusing toilet him go
to a shooting match, not even to win that
much desired turkey. So he shouldered his
gun and started for the woods to wear Off
his disappointment.
Before he had gone very far, out came
my raised his gun and fired, Telling the fox
at once. He picked up the turkey and ran
home to show his mother his new treasure
but what was his disappointment when she
told him that it was Squire Thompsons tur-
key and must be taken home at once
Back through the woods he started, but
before he reached the Squire's he met him
and friend talking in the road The Squire
of course, thought he had stolen the turkey
and was for Furnishing him at once, but
when Tommy explained how he had killed
the fox, the Squire gave him the turkey for
being such brave boy. The Squire's friend
gave him fifty cents and Tommy ran home
very happy boy indeed.
With the money he got by selling the
fox's head and skin added to his fifty cents,
he thought himself quite rich.
While Tommy and his mother were eating
their Thanksgiving dinner, he looked up
from his ''drumstick' and said:
well, mother, this is better than going
to a shooting match, after ALL
A STORY TOLD BY BOOK TITLES
On hot summer day The Heavenly
Twins" were talking excitedly to THE Man
with the Hoe" about "Sapho" who lived at
No. John Street" They insisted that it
was she who had broken THE Kings Mir
ror' and not Esther" the Pride of Jen-
nico-' AS they would not cease to argue,
THE Man with the Hoe" sought eonsola-
ton from his friend David Harum," while
they went home and asked Richard Car
vel' to tell them The Tale of Two Cities"
But he refused. because he had to practise
"A Duet" for THE Choir Invisible" On his
way he bought few "Pickwlck Papers,"
but not finding anything of interest, he
ceased to read. When he arrived at his
destination he and The Orange Girl began
to practice. but were interrupted by The
Gilded Fool" who announced the engage
ment of THE Honorable Peter Stirling" to
The Girl at Cobhurst." After he had gone
Richard Carvel' asked The Orange Girl
whether he could be her Lover or Friend"
And when she replied friend he said:-
Alas! my doom is sealed 1 will die for
your But, as tradition tells US, this hap
pened long ago, When Knighthood Was In
Flower. BERTHA GERSHEI.