The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-11-22
The Turkeys That Got Lost

mnrnIng. ami SIR. Hartley went homo
paitlug h'Wsri! or TN hnck.
Ec'or" lee slept irat nIght he had
described 30" butcher the butcher Ghup.
the turkey AMI what 10 Rail 50 many
times over THAT his wife dreamed OF
them and woke " with the nightmare.
breakfast next morning was out or
the WY bstImes Ia prepare tie stuning
al take the bird o.. Nine O'Clock came.
but the butchers hoy aI..-e.. appear.
lie was given half an hours grace and
then Mr.. Hartley walke3 Out To meet
aud r"prove him. ~ ~ h. hea led for
TIE butcher shop. The butcher consult
cd his order book CO.. nis sausage-s tuffing
machine or something or other. and
then said that tie boy had started out
nj $50 and must hnv. reached the
hoGSc LONG ago. Sir. Hartley got home
1880 20 IND Inquiries. tears and re.
reaches awaiting him lie took them
NJ H. hts arms and soothcd them by
aging that he would 60 out and tele-
ihonc from the corner
Yes. this was Jones. the butcher, and
What WAS wanted The Hartley turkey
lrdcFed for . o'clock Certainly. Ow.
.ng To an Incomprch-nsIbie mistake.
tuch ono as had never happened be-
ore and could by no possibility happen
tgnin. the bird had been left lying on
u back under bench. but would In
SANITY be forwarded by lightning ex-
Dress. Sorry. 1ut you know how n isy
Mr.. Hartley returned To the house
md waited FOR the lightning express To
strike. u didn't connect. and Mrs.
Hartley wept and rcproachcd ana
would not be comforted. ~ she had or
ieFed tn. turkey--lf she had named
The hour Of delivcry--if she
The husband rushed out Into the
street To- iind n boy with a turkey and
murder him. but the best he could do
was To md a boy with a leg OF mutton
under his arm and scare him out OF n
years growth because u hadn't wings
and feet on IT, II waS going on II when
ne rang the butcher up again.
Yes. this II Jones. Turkey? What
turkey? Hartley. you Hay7 Oh. yes.
Why. your turkey ought To be almost
ready for the table by now. Just hold
the line minute. All. Mr.. Hartley.
very sorry. yon know. but an old fell
low named Binks carried your turkey
away by mistake for piece OF salt
pork. and we now have three men out
on his trail lie will be run down with
out doubt and made To disEorgc. and
meanwhile u the salt pork viii do you
any GOO
II knew 70 would be so." vailed the
wife as the husband sncaked Into the
house while the bells were ringing noon.
Our guests VIII begin to arrive with
In ten minutes. and what can I saw to
them II you had only left Il TO met
There was but one thing Mr.. Hart
ley could do-kill the butcher. He
turned ON his heel and left the house
with that resolve In his heart. n took
him twenty minutes 10 reach the shop.
and ON the way down he adopted and
rejected twenty different plans for put
ting the liar Ia death. lie finally set
tied on that Of examining turkey. n
there was one left, down his throat and
holding II there. Hut Il was not Ia be.
lie reached the shop TO ind IL shut up
and sign reading: Closed for the
day. Open again tomorrow"
Mr.. Hartley returned home 10 ind the
six guests assembled In the parlor. and
his wife blushing and stammering and
tearfully trying To- explain things. Tho
turkey dinner was turkcyiess, and Il
had all come about from the husband
interfering with the wife's constitution
al privileges. The husband stepped into
the hall for "A moment To get his nerve
up To face his friends and aIcuscr. and
just then n colored man with n COW
cred basket In hand came up stairs and
said:
III your name was Brown. den here's
your turkey dat we dun cooked ut do
restaurant fur YOU
Mr. Hartley took the turkey In. He
also took the darkey I'm. When no had
placed the sieaming bird In the center
or the spread table hc entered the par
Tor with n paternal smile on his face
and announced:
Now. ladies and gentlemen, please
don't let the bird get cold. Run out.
dear. and give the few finishing touch
rs. and We Will follow IN n moment"
And when they had pronounced tho
turkey par excellence. and the stufiing
divine. ana the dinner one OF the cosiest
OF the season. the young wife raised her
fearful eyes To- her husband and ex-
claimed.
But; on. you bad. bad man, How
could I know that you were planning
such a complete surprise and saving
me all the worry ~ the cooking"
"Eh' En-? Well. you know" he re-
piled: and then the guests said he was
u jolly. clever fellow and drank to his
health