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Miscellaneous Market,,

FEATHERS-Ftrm: prime white live geese IN
Dc: CSC in small and &c in large SKIS. old white
2SGieci X 2oG3ic: XIX Jae5c; xxx 12GIlc:
on large. Chickens 4tsc. Duck-White 3sc: dark
Csc. Turkey-Clear tall zoe: wing l0c; pointers
&C: wing and tail mixed nc: wing and point.
DEER SKINS. ETc.NPrime deer skins Sc Der
lb.: black tail &c: Texas at &c: antelope i5c Der
ID. goat 3oc each: damaged out. W
sEssg fELTskF At s1 Moo, melt. ,or,,,,. y,
asi; sheariinss at ioaa5c .S dry s all ho fafien. .. &C
'Roof{ouote per ID: Ginseng ss.5ca4: lady
slipper .s Sc; q. seas Msv es ssSIs , pink , las;; sSlden seal
snake worth 2,ac: angelica 5@sc: wahoo-bark
dag &c: sssssassas-ssrk q root q: wild IN; finger oi 1c'
SuNFLOWER at S1.lO per
LiNsEED oIL-Raw at &c: boiled at &c; 1c
per gal less for car lots.
CASTOR B~EANs-H.O per bu.: smaller lots Sc
cAsTOR orLlLots Of 200 gals. 1oxc per Id.
for No. 1 and 9tsc for No. 3; small quantities ic
per ID. more: lc for No. ?
HoNEYNDuIl: comb at 1oc to 1sc: strained
and extracted at Sc in bbls. to SIC IN cans. Gilt
f0T Hops and eGlG qolE At as's sse s'sasF western .sas,c;
sALTNE side medium at SIC; sranulated, 800
per sr 81, S Hose RS5 Ssl; sh1i s,as: n, :, a.,
for damaged and from 8: 100 il tor prime.
BEANS AND PEASQuote from store: Dried
green peas-scotch at Sl.:s; splis peas at $1.Io
Re- Re- 1 per iS Slae Ses Y eaisG eiida.y Ss sHe: himaD 'p sesn az
dc. lentils 4c. White beans-Chofce hand-picked
KAFFiR coRN-white at nc per 100 lbs.
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St. Loui. Future Prices.
Stocks OF Grain in Store.
Hides

Dry flint: Texas and Indian Territory
butcher Us lbs. and over at i5c: do. fallen at
nc: ali stock under 1s lbs. at Ielsc; native and
Arkansas at 1sEc round; eu!ls RS: natives on
at iIgisc for light to heavy: on reiection-No. i
at III No. 2 loH411hc: green-salted.
at &c for No. / and SIC for No. 2: bulls or un-
cured 1c per ID. less and part cured ". per ID.
less: cults Sc. Horse hides at $1.75' for No. 2 and
Il. ~ for No. / green: ponies. colts ard blues
e. and &c for dry. Wet stock should be well
saIted and the dry poisoned before being shipped
to market.
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$50 for so shares. Greene Copper at 22a2H for
800 shares. Consolidated Rubber and Betting IS
iull paid. a! sss e. %. H International Fasl Rubber
mon al a Yer loo shares. American Cycle common
a lis. Tennessee Copper a. g. ~ ~ for 800 shares.
Orleans Railway bonds at Slh.
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ST. Louis-Whsat.July sold and offered at
sold al SshGSssc: puts ssNc to ssAGssAc: Calls
6shc: July corr. puts 42c; calls 42Ac.
Milwaukee-Juiy wheat puts 72Ac; calls 133u,
July corn puts 44Ac: calls 4fHl44Ac.
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Washington. May tJ.-Available cash balance
$e2z. vtu. 100; gold $lJ5. I4s. us.
Bar silver.
New York. May ls.-Bar silver 54Ac. At Lon
don 25i.d.
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Fruits and Vegetables.

nrss hands unless otssTSIss specified. small lots
kanEas as .isssa4!s Ssisis at RS s. s;s1 t6os sss. a lew az;
Ils ) H. .s.s with SS,a so sllsni iot. mainly mainly a. ts SINS. Mis- at
sSms f nn.es sGH.hei in 5 5llin0is ,r s,1m ai = ESQ., e BAL a 3.
HOMEGROWN from s1al.5 up to $50 per 3-gai.
Dbl. Ben Davis at 81 70 per
Dbl; for No. z choice at $3.50: and fancy. re
; ". and ad $50 So; 8. 8; tsr ~. :. a q : III + s e.
LIMEs-Suiet at 7sca.i per 100.
a. Es s'sSaaSo fo4 I 1ass on 'rt up G q ssSs.l5 pa ssl
s%ssss and an j; ss .sSM. &. At IS g 1 g a;:i MsdlssTT = ssg
MOI; 8 - mia on trk. On basis Of g; %
ALAG aGRAPEss~a per Dbl.
,eo SSeHASrsla a Der eu a'Ss e. En- , asdeT and IN lob
'' Pfs Tal St Sc Hss ' 81 $, . er.,. and 5, ~,
CALIFORNIA cHERR1Es-s21o aao per 1o-lb.
gs55AAIPFE oEERuT51assllf0.n,, a. 8 50 . bog.
@osezc; straight lots Missouri. Illinois, Iowa and
NEBRASKA Early Ohios 5e955c and l5a4so for
NEW PoTAToEs-New Orleans. per Dbl. $50
SEW ,oNioSseces se s'' New n ~ osls asa''; s..Spr.p
0s sA adi;SSz slft5 in ,obs,nx wa, a. bis
70 2-opi. ana y per Dbl: kegs at Soc: on orders
's sEW s saasfs asise aes T. at s1 a.i q s 'G p.1 ef II;..
crate. Texas at S.75 per 100 in bulk. Missis.
sippi at $2aol2so per crate.
CucUM BERS-Florid per crate, at Il .oa
r92 Tor small TO sl15 for choice; New Orleans
E POTAToES-Per bu. loose: N.n,..
mond Sl:3!Ql.S Bermuda and Queen at 81.
6225 and fancy at s2.59I2.s Is.
CELERf-California trimmed at 81. 1901 ner
b1 Ius SSelery roots at 9a4oe per dozen
&c ~, per 5S: loose: New Orleans at aze per
dog. *" p1
GARRoTsNHome-erown at soasoc Der Blu. ,;,v
orleans at l6Q2sc a dog. punches: Texas i5Iasc
SPiNACH-Home-grown at 1oa15c per blu. boz.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at 1oc per bu, Dor
RIIABAGASESoc per bu. del.
GREEN - 1-3-bu, boz at 6O4Yegr.
Mississippi. br. box at 81. 50Gz
CAuLlFLOWER-$1.25Q2 per doz, for home
MUSTARD GREENsLHome-sown a, aoaase
bu. loose.
TURNIPs-New homegrown n, ,oe ne, ~,
box and ioc a Dbl. New Orleans at 2062sc a dox
kALE.Home-grown at 15Q1c q bu. loose.
at S27503 per 6-gal.
,HoRsERADIsH-At s.aas. 50 per Dbl. On or.
ders higher.
MISUNDERSTANDING long red and long white
at &c per dog. punches and round red or white.
large lunches. at 10d15c; white tipped 20c; home
grown at S4loc a doz:: Alabama at I0615c a dog.
SagING B~EAMs.F1ori hampers and bIs. at
srs, t1.io for round green: Alabama at 81. so blu.
Texas 1-3-bu. box at 5o0Soc
kOHLRABI-50c per doz. punches.
AseARAGUs-Home-srown at +o95oc Per dos.
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T1nEes and stained NENc below white.
Galveston-Spot market firm: middiing El
New Orleans-Spot market nominal: middlfng
11Sc.
M~emphis-spot market firm: middling 1oxc. -,
Receipts az principal points:
Galveston, 3.0e3 bales.
New Orleans, 5,374 baleA IS
Mobile. rs bales.
Savannah, 5Ez bales. a..
Charleston. 2 bales. q
Norfolk. 1880 bales.
Houston. 20s0 bales. a.
Memphis, 800 bales.
Net receipts at ali United States ports for three
days were 1884 bales, against 1s.1s5 bales q
week ago and 1.0s1 bales a year ago. Exports
$50 bales. against 2i.lSa bales a year ago. Stocks
20s. ga bales. against 4I5.lA. -
st. Louis warehouse statement: ~
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Chicago stock Market.
rev York stock Quotations.

St. Louis. May 1S.-The following shows the
opening. highest. lowest and closing quotations on
the New York Stock Exchange To-Day. Corrected
daily. for The Republic by Francis, Bro. q
Co., bonds and stocks. ga North Fourth street:
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Tufpentine and R0afn. 80.
Savannah. Ca, May 1s.-Turpsntine arm. x7o
Rosin firm: quote: A. 3. c. D. z 40, r t1-7:
q q 80: ii y2.as; I sz.s5; K $40; n ND: N Nh:
W. @. A5s: W. ". 0.s5.
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New York. May l&-Money on cali steady at ~
g Sr tdays sfGl; % days sk64;..s months IL.
Itime mercantile paper al Sterling ex-
bills At LES for demand and at ass for 60 days:
tsFiS6l.a Ss5. Mexican dollars &c. railroad
oenus weak ...-..
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New York Money M..l..

ClearfnEs were large and transactions at the
oankS were heavy Discount rates continue
easy Out Quotably unchanged at s to 6 per cent,
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Y~esterday's Bank Clearfnes.
aesterday.s clearing house statement showed
29: balances, 81, 23I, SIT,
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STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON.

The total sales Of bonds to-day were 8. o., 900.
STOCKS AND BONDS IN BOSTON,,
Boston. Mass. May 1s-closins quotations to-
were as follows: ~
MONEY.
csLt-
BONDS.
Atehison 4s....-.... SSH n. E. Gas & Coke. n
RAILROAD STOCKS.
Ai 6e, Gpasa::: ST 81 f n IS \; H IL $ H.1ss
BOSTON Elevated....l45L ""
- MIscELLANEous STOCKS.
American suear....l2sA Mass. Eiectric...-- 2sE
Do . pfar-."r.;Y"lD United Ffuit...:.1es
General RHmi ifG Eie 6 steel. Rei paa.... sss
MINING SHARES.
Alloues ........... 6e Parrot ... 9sE
Amalgamated 800. 81. Quincy ,os -
SnI ga santa Fe Copper....2
Centennial .......... 23E iTrimounfs,n 90
Copper Range....... 6oZ Trinity
DAILY West,..-. a lCnlted sssfaa oszx
Dominion Coal......10I Utah ~ Sssiss
sFsnklin .--."" 81 Victoria -"......
Old Dominion....... 17h wolverine ... ia
Osceola .-.--..-... 20
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lonEhorns sisc: Nmburger 11d1cc-inferior aha4c;
Swiss 16al1c: brick 1iiadl5c.
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SPECIAL.
New York. May ls.-Sales OF bonds were made
here to-day as follows:
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

father with a laugh. ''You could go
and have a good time in the water,
and, when you got tired being a fish,
you could become my little boy again. .
How far away the fathers voice
sounded-oh, so far! And then Harold
forgot all about everything, for I'd
from the water flew the prettiest lady.
OF course Harold knew she was a
fairy. for she held a silver wand. and
her hair was green, and so were her
gauZy wings and her gown. She gilt
tered all over. because she was COW
cred with little drops of water that
sparkled in the sunlight.
She floated over to the rowboat, and
stood before Harold. smiling down
upon him. He sprang to his feet and
took off his cap in his politest man.
ner.
Il have come" said the fairy, ito
turn you into a fish so that you can
swim down beside a sunbeam to the
bottom of the stream-that is, If you
really want to-"
can you change me back into a
boy again?" asked Harold.
"Oh, yes: but there is one condition.
Should you by any chance say Fish
hooks and frying pans!' you will have
80 remain a fish forever"
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sunbeam, and he followed it down,
down-snapping up small creatures
now and then, and finding them very
good eating-until he reached the bot
tom of the stream.
Here he found a great many fish
a crowd of them, in fact; and they
were all gathered round an immense
frog.
This frog sat on a beautiful throne
built of white pebbles. She held in
one of her front feet, which she used
like hands, a silver wand with. a
sparkling star on the end of it, and on
her head was silver crown.
Instantly Harold knew that this frog
queen was The fairy who had turned
him into a fish. She was making a
speech, and Harold swan as near to
her as he could through the crowd
about her, and listened. She was saw
ing:
In spite of all the warnings I give
you, you still allow yourselves to be
caught with nothing but a common
string and a bent pin upon which is
only small portion of a worm. catch
you and yet the pin is often I'm plain
sight. Then men let down all sorts
OF Imitation flies, and you snap at
them-and are lost. Now, will you try
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06
HAROLD'S VISIT
WITH THE
FIN FAMILY
BY FLORENCE PELTIER.

Harold lay in the bottom of the boat,
his head on a sofa-pillow. and sleepily
watched his father row. They were
gliding along beneath the tree
branches. for the stream was not so
wide but that the trees upon the OPP
posite shores touched their branches
overhead, for all the world like friend
ly neighbors shaking hands. The sun
light came streaming through the thick
foliage in long, slender shafts and
made the water sparkle here and there
Harold said to his father:
Il would like to follow one of those
sunbeams under the water. See! it
looks as if it pierced right through the
water. Perhaps it shines away down
to the bottom of the stream"
THE sunbeams do, sometimes" an
swered the father.
Il WISH" said Harold. his eyes half
closed. that I could turn into a fish
and follow that sunbeam down to the
bottom of the stream. But you
wouldn't like me to turn into a fish,
would you, papa?"
"Oh, I wouldn't mind" said Harold S
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06
CLEVER HANS AND
THE CHIMERA
BY ]. c. BEARD.
Illustrated by the Author.
Illustrated by the Author.
BY ]. c. BEARD.

At the very moment when the chill
dren had begun to despair of his COM
ing at ALL they all cried out welcom-
ing Uncle Peter, who stood in the
doorway stamping his feet and beating
his mittened hands together.
4 have just come up the river" he
cried. THE weather is really so bad
I could not get here before. 1t is
blowing hard and raining and snow
ing all together. 1t is as cold and as
wet out of doors-as cold and wet
as a dogs nose"
Now Uncle Peter was a famous
story teller and after a noisy welcome
from the children, and when he had
been installed in the great cushioned
arm chair before the wide cottage fire
place, his heavy damp boots replaced
with warm, dry slippers, the children
began to importune him for the story
he had been in the habit of telling
them on Christmas Eve ever since
any of them could remember.
once on a time" said Uncle Peter
when all animals could talk" CUncle
Peter always began his stories in this
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

then have the power to do as you
choose with me; but base no hopes
upon so unlikely an occurrence. Now
answer me:
d" Whence contest thou?
" From one that you would make
your victim, but shall not replied the
brave lad.
" Whittier goest thou?'
I am going to be drowned
"At this a dead silence ensued, last
ing so long that Clever Hans was
moved to call out, Is this all, Sir
Chimera? Have you not another ar
row in your quiver?'
And then in a voice wonderfully
weak as compared with that which
first greeted him, came the last ques-
ton:
" What is your purpose in COM
ing hither?'
4" To save the fairest of Princesses
from the foulest of monsters shout
ed Clever Hans, whose voice indeed
waXed loud and strong as that of the
dreadful chimera's weakened. And
now what will you do with me?'
cannot drown you, complained
the voice in such feeble and trembling
accents that Hans could hardly hear
1t. cannot drown you, for you have
said that you are going to be drowned
and may not drown those who speak
the truth. 1 dare not devour you, for
if l do you will not have spoken truly
and l must first drown those who
speak falsely
In other words then, Sir Chi
mera, / may do as 1 like with you,
since you confess you do not know
what to do with me. Quit the earth
and trouble us no more.
Thus Hans rescued a. Princess by
proving that knowledge welded by
brain power is far more potent than
war-like weapons welded by brute
force And, of course, he won her
hand and at last became king
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

the Princess to. feel more humble and
compassionate than she might other
wise have done.
However this may be, Hans loved
her for the kindness and the consider
alton she had shown him and was
more than ever inclined at the risk of
his own life to save hers if possible.
81 know a fact or two about CHI
meras. do not expect to conquer this
monster by mere force he said. No
one can hope to do that. No, have
a better plan-a plan that is sure to
succeed If / can get where he is be-
fore you arrive there
THE leader of the procession with
out a word dismounted, threw the reins
of his horse to Clever Hans and dis
appeared in the forest. If anyone wish
ed to take his place and his chance of
being devoured by a chimera, he was
quite willing to aid in accomplishing
so laudable a purpose.
Nor was Hans one whit less in
clined to take advantage of the fact.
Scare a moment elapsed before he had
leaped on the horse. sped away ahead
of the Princess and disappeared around
a bend in the road.
" 1 must question you ere you pass,
cried a voice as loud as a clap of
thunder when the lightning strikes
near at hand. The voice came from
the river side, as Clever Hans APP
preached.
Answer truly or answer falsely, it
matters little. l shall know what to
do with you
Though he could see no one, Hans
answered boldly, That remains to be
SEEN And if you should not know
how to dispose of me, what will hap
pen them
THE voice moderated it's tone
somewhat in answering him, You
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way,) "once upon a time when all
animals could talk there lived a lad
called Clever Hans. Clever Hans was
an orphan. His father forester, had
been killed by a falling tree, his
two brothers had enlisted in the
army. Hans would have enlisted, too
but he was too young; besides, he had
only one eye; so, as his father had
left him nothing, he was forced to
go out into the world to seek his
fortune.
Now at that time there were crea-
lures living that we don't often see
alive nowadays, such as griffens, fiery
dragons and fairy folk, not to speak
of giants as tall as steeples and races
of little gnomes no bigger than mar
mots."
"Oh!" said little Rudolph, drawing
in his breath. 1T was worth living III
those times"
Don't you believe it," said his
uncle. mo. there are troubles enough
as it is nowadays, without having
such lot of uncanny creatures to
bother us. Now in the case of this
little fellow Hans, owing to the world
being populated at that day with all
sorts of monsters, a terrible thing hap
pened; and if Clever Hans had
been a shade less brave or less clever,
MouIu nave destroyed a beautiful
princess, as well as multitudes of the
subjects of the King, her father for a
frightful creature, no less indeed
than wild chimera, took up it's abode
near the high road that led through
the forest.
"Ah-h!" cried the children, "a CHI
neral And what is a chimera. Uncle
Peter?"
Really" replied his uncle, at is a
very terrible creature, 1 can assure
you: worse indeed than all the other
queer beasts that lived then. But l
can't describe the animal except to
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

say that it was different from any
thing that lives. or, indeed. that ever
Idid live"
Then" said Annie. ut must have
been different from itself"
1T was" said Uncle Peter. 1T was
Inever the same to any two persons
Tor even to the same person for any
fength of time"
! What a funny kind Of an animal,
cried little Rudolph. Il don't see how
it could be always sure it was itself. "
1T wasn't said his uncle. 1t al
ways thought itself something differ
ent from what it really was.
1T had a den near a bridge on the
River Rhine. Whenever anyone at
tempted to pass. the chimera made its
appearance and demanded that the
passer-by should answer three ques-
tons:
Whence did you come"
Whittier are you going""
What is your purpose in making
this journey?
IF the chimera was satisfied that
the traveller in answering these ques-
tions told the truth, it Immediately de-
Voured him. so as to make sure, II
claimed. that he would die truth tell
er to the last: but If the traveller did
not answer these questions truly, the
victim was drowned in the river before
being deVoured.
1T was well-known that the chimera
never departed from this practice, De-
cause something terrible would hap
pen to the monster in that case. So
it took mighty good care, you may be
sure, to observe the rule.
The King of Boaria, where all this
happened. had sent many champions
to subdue the chimera. but of them all
not one had returned. At last in
deed. as people avoided the river where
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

Atkins.
1T isn't an old turkey" said Johnny
Jones.
The two boys stood and stared at
each other defantly.
I'D jolly well like to fight you"
said Tommy Atkins.
Come on and get licked" said
Johnny Jones.
So they laid the turkey and the
goose down carefully, and then and
there fought as Valiantly as did their
great grandfathers more than a hun
dred years before in the Revolution.
And, as history repeats itself, so
did Johnny Jones. the American, lick
Tommy Atkins. the Englishman; and
Tommy. being of sturdy stuff. took
his beating manfully, and the two boys
wiped their heated faces, and shook
hands and became friends.
Then and not until then did they
remember the parcels.
But when they came to look for
them they found that the turkey and
the goose were gone.
They are stolen.' said the two
boys, for in the snow they saw foot
steps.
Away they flew together, and when
they had rounded the corner they saw,
far ahead of them. a flying figure.
stop thief" shouted Tommy.
stop thief shouted Johnny.
But the man ahead of them did not
slacken his pace.
The two boys ran and ran, and
/ Tommy. who was heavier than John
ny, was almost out of breath.
did you evdr eat goose stuffed
with onions and sage?" he painted.
No" painted Johnny; but I have
eaten turkey with oyster stuffing."
IF we ever get that bloomin' thief -
threatened Tommy
I'VE will break his neck" said
Johnny.
Just then a big policeman ran across
the road and headed them off.
Our Christmas dinners are running
| away" explained Tommy, out of
breath and incoherent.
'Heavens!" said the big policeman,
| and Joined in the race.
They ran and ran and ran, and at
last they began to gain on the thief.
But they did not catch him. for
'uddenly, as they turned the corner
lround which he had disappeared, they
anne upon the turkey and the goose
wing side by side in the snow.
The big policeman stopped and gazed
wondering admiration.
MY gracious" he said. and felt of
e turkeys wing and OF the gooses
east.
Mine is going 10 be stuffed with
ion and sage" said Tommy proudly.
And mine will have oyster stuff
g" said Johnny with enthusiasm.
The big policeman's eyes grew wat
" and he snacked his lips.
Thank you very much for helping
q" said Tommy Atkins. politely.
] Thank you very much" said john
ny Jones. politely,
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06
THE CHRISTMAS
DINNER THAT
RAN AWAY
BY TEMPLE BAILEY.
Illustrated by f. S. Truman.

Dame, get up and bake your pies,
Bake your pies, bake your pies;
Dame. get up and bake your pies,
On Christmas Day in the morning, 3"
sang Tommy Atkins, as he swung
around the corner with a big paper
wrapped parcel in his arms.
Merry, merry Christmas everywhere,
Cheerily it ringeth through the air.
sang Johnny Jones, as he, too. swung
around the corner with a paper-wrap-
ped parcel in his arms.
Then bang" went Johnny Jones
against Tommy Atkins, and "chug"
went both of the paper-wrapped par
GELS on the frosty ground.
The boys glared at each other for a
minute, then each picked up a parcel
and went on again, heavy laden but
tuneful.
So it happened that when Johnny
Jones laid his parcel on the table, his
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-06

mother looked at it a moment and
said:
Where did you get that?"
Get what?" asked Johnny.
That goose"
It's a turkey" shouted Johnny.
It's a goose" said the mother.
And a goose it proved to be.
1t also happened that when Tommy
Atkins laid his parcel on the table
his mother looked at it, and said:
Where did you get that?"
Get what?" asked Tommy.
That turkey?"
IT'S a goose" shouted Tommy.
IT'S a turkey" said his mother.
And a turkey it proved to be.
The worst of it was that Johnny
was an American, who had never eat
en- anything but turkey for his Christ
mas dinner in all his life, and that
Tommy was English, and had eaten
cut his teeth.
Take it back said Johnny's
mother.
Take it back" said Tommy's
mother.
Now it happened neither boy said
anything about having dropped his
precious parcel in the road, but each
boy felt that on that spot, and no 9TH
err, had the exchange been made.
So when they again met at the iden-
teal corner where they had bumped
into each other, Tommy held out his
parcel.
Take your old turkey" he said in
solently.
Take your old goose" said Johnny.
1T isn't an old goose" said Tommy