The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-11-23

Ives. l come out better with 'em
than 1 expected" said Phoebe Pod
across the barnyard fence to her
ne1ghbor. Mrs. Trip, who said:
They're as fine a lot O. turkeys as
l ever see, Miss Podd. and you'd great
luck to do so we'll with EN- Turkeys
are dreadful hard things to raise
Don't you think so?"
Yes, they be; an l do'no as shall
ever try 1t again. They need so much
coddlin' when they're little things an
they eat so much | doubt if it pays
to bother with em. But thought Id
try 1t once just to see how | come out
and I didn't lose a single one One
of EN- had the pips, too; but | cod
died 1t through all right"
You'll sell some of 'em Thanllsgiv-
Ing time. | s'pose?"
"Ch, yes; | callate on selling all but
that young gobbler, an I'm gon' to eat
him. I'm short of grain and it won't
pay me to buy feed for lot of tur-
keys. They'd eat their heads off in
six weeks"
Yes, l s'pose so. Who you goin to
have for comp'ny Thanksgiving?
Il amt quite sure yet; but | guess
1t won't be hard to git some one to
come in an help eat a plump, juicy
gobbler like that"
mo. indeed. We're all goin' over to
Hebron to eat dinner with my hus-
bands sister. They're goin' to have a
big family reunion there, an sister
couats on havin over forty to din
ner."
TT must be nice to have that many
own folks" said Miss Phoebe, with
sigh. Here l amt got any kin at
ALL
There's your cousin Thyrza," said
Mrs. Trip.
II don't count her as kin" said
Phoebe Podd coldly, and she manifest
ed her resentment Of Mrs. Trips sug-
gestion by turning about abruptly and
walking into the house, while Mrs.
Trip walked down the country road
toward her own home, saying to her.
self: "1f ever there was set piece
Phoebe Podd is one. There's nobody
on earth she'd ought to have and
she'd ought to have and she'd like to
have help her to eat that young COB
bier as Thyrza Deane and her boys,
but she'd die. Phoebe Podd would:
before she'd own up to it.
Miss Podd lived on a profitable lit
tie farm left to her by her parents,
who had also left her cash and stock
enough to make her one of the "best
off women in the neighborhood in
which she lived. She lived alone,
with the exception of hired man.
Miss Podd and her cousin Thyrza
had been more like sisters than cou-
sins in their intimacy until a trifling
disagreement had resulted In their
complet eestrangement, and 1t had
been five years since they had spoken
to each other.
Mrs Deane had become a widow
during these five years, and she had
been reduced from state of ease and
plenty to one Of hardship and power
~. But these facts had apparently
made no difference with Phoebe Podd,
for she continued to utterly ignore the
existence Of her cousin.
I'D like to see myself asking Thyr.
"a Deane and her young ones to come
and help me eat that turkey!" said
Miss Podd spitefully as she went into
her sPotless kitchen and banged the
door behind her. 1--WE a good mind
never to speak to Sarah Trip again
for mentioning the name of Thyrza
Deane to met"
Three days before Thanksgiving
Miss Podd engaged the services of
out" in the neghborhood, and the two
women dressed the entire flock of tur-
keys for market after Job, the hired
man. had done duty as a butcher.
The plump young gobbler alone was
spared. but his end was to come on
Thanksgiving day.
Although it'd be a mercy to kill
him ROW." said Miss Podd to Jane
Gray. hell feel so lonely without his
mates. I'll have Job kill i'm early
Thanksgiving morning and put I'm in
the ice house to cool off fore l roast
i'm, an I don't think I'll have any one
here this Thanksgivin'. amt feelin'
right we'll an 1 don't feel able to fuss
round gettin' up big dinner. 1 don't
seem to have any interest in Thanks
giving this year.
But her interest was aroused when
Job came in on Thanksgiving morning,
and informed Miss Podd that the
young gobbler was not to be found
1--WE looked high an low for i'm,
ma'am; an he amt to be found no,
Test for the Superstitious