The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-23

buy the Thanksgiving turkey. and nav
buys the Christmas turkey. when she
can get out to scrub. 1 guess when
maw's had some turkey she'll feel bet
ter"
"Qf course, she WILL" agreed Carrots.
'Now you're fixed you can sit there in
the corner and boss the job, while the
girls and / get dinner. See here, Genie,
fetch me a shovel, or hoe. or some
thing. to scrape up this squash. I'm
skating all over the room. Dot. you
bring in some wood, that's a smart
girl. was raised in the country. too,
ma'am, and you'll see what COOK l
am. Let's see. now"
There was nothing on the shelf ex-
cept the handful of flour that Carrots
had left In the bag, a bit of stale ba-
con and the end of a bakers loaf.
Carrots returned from the grocery
store, red and GREATNESS. In one hand
was a great round pumpkin pie. and
in the other a great round mince pie.
and Genie and Dot unloaded hts arms
of parcel after parcel of good smelling
things. And just as Carrots was bast-
ing the turkey the fifth or sixth time
in came the grocery boy with a bas-
ketful of good things. Anxiety went
out of the mothers face and glee
shone from the children's and beamed
from Davy's one eye.
Stirred by Carrots determined polk
er. the rotten wooden blocks roared
merrily, the pots on the stove dubbed
noisily, and the tea-kettle sang its
cheeriest song. The woman lay back
on her pillow watching Carrots gold
en- head as IL ii were a veritable burst
OF sunshine let loose in the little room.
7 And Carrots pared and mashed and
alaA s.erNW
that was convincing.
Carrots drew the table close to the
bedside, and when they were gathered
about 1t and the incense OF the beau
tiful brown turkey mingled with that
of fragrant coffee and heaped-up veg
etables and golden oranges. hysterical
laughter burst from the half-famish-
ed family and sudden tears sprang to
Carrots eyes. He winked them back
angrily, while the mother whispered a
short blessing. Carrots did not eat any
turkey; he was so busy carving and
serving and cracking jokes that he had
no time to eat.
When the mothers appetite was sat
isied and the children's stomachs were
as tight as barrels, Carrots told them
about the turkey hunt in South Water
street. The story was so funny that
the girls screamed with delight, Davy
rolled on the floor again, the mother
nearly choked with laughter, and Car
rots himself roared. Come to think of
1t, that turkey hunt had been the
funniest thing he had ever seen.
When they were through laughing
about the turkey hunt, he told them
about his home in the country, where
the sun was so bright that It had
painted his hair red and where there
was so much room that he had never
been able to stop growing.
After awhile the sick mother dozed
and Carrots stole away, promising to
come again very soon.
He came the very next day. leading
his mother up the rickety stairs and
out upon the little roof yard under the
willow tree.
II only hope the other two turkeys
lighted as luckily as this one," re-
marked Carrots, as his mother paused
to catch breath.
Lucky for me that you didn't trace
Them" said his mother tartly, for her
hair was as fiery as Carrots and the
noise and dirt of the city had spoiled
her temper. III those other two tur-
keys had led us into other places OF
this sort, there wouldn't be one cent
of that turkey fund left for your edu-
cation"
See here now, mother" argued
| Carrots, IF that turkey money Is GO
ing to make me a blessing to man
kind, Ike you're always saying. 1 DOM
see. how you can ever give me bet.
ter chance than now"
Perhaps that is So" conceded hi
mother, for her heart was as large a.
that of her red-headed sons. Their
| they entered the little dark room.
Before they knew 1t Davy and his
family had been transported to tbs
country and lodged i'm a little house or
the corner of the farm, where cows
give milk, hens give eggs, turkeys are
always growing for Thanksgiving and
Christmas, and where a cloudless way
to heaven lies open on all sides.