Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-11-29

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"I'vE CHOSEN THANKSGIVING DAY TO END
\ FAMILY FEUD.
had hit off a bigger end than he could
chew" lie kept his nerve. however,
which. considering his youth, was no
more than he should have done
Then came a season in which the
crops on the Bickford farm were
larger than they had ever been be-
fore. 1t happened that there was Il
foreign war, and the price of grain
was advanced enormously. When the
years profit was cleaned mp the farmer
found himself in possession of two
average years income instead of one.
The sale of Johns chicken farm was
coming on. and Mrs. Bickford hoped
that considering her husbands good for
tune. he WOULD pay off the mortgage,
lie did not, and the property was sold.
wife" said Farmer Bickford one
day in November what you going TO
do about Thanksgiving"
Nothing. Nobody but you has any
tnlllS 10 ne tnanklUl lot
We'll" said the farmer unruttied.
"John and Mandy have had a hard
time of it this year. I'm not so mean
as to grudge 'em n dinner and good
one. expect they need it. Invite 'cm
here for Thanksgiving and get up the
best dinner money will buy"
suppose they won't come"
They'll miss the dinner"
Mrs. BickfOrd and her daughter felt
that they could not willingly sit down
to Il Thanksgiving dinner with so
Stingy husband and father. John
urged them to accept. and when he
found their resolution fixed not to do
so declared that he would dine with
his fathcr-in-law without them. Mrs,
BickfOrd prepared the dinner and then
went over 10 her daughter. who was
still on the chicken farm. the two in
tending to have IA dinner by themselves
Tell him." said Mrs Blckford to
John, that as all our daughter can af
ford is tea and toast shalt share it
with her"
bhn set off to his fath"r.in-law's.
He had not been there long before he
returned TO his house and protested
earnestly that his mother-n-law and
his wife We're acting unwiSely and I'M
naturally.
John was head Of his family, ana his
wife Succllmbcd and consented to go
with him. As Mrs. Bickf0rd did not
care to remain away alone both went
To the Bicktnrd farm and all sat down
To table.
1--WE chosen Thanks giving day" said
the farmer. ITO end II family fcud.
Johns "Xploit has ended Just whore |
believed ii would and has been fail
IRE. Nevertheless from the time he
was married | resolved to save what
money he would sink. for ! knew he
would need il in the end. got To-
gcthcr half the amount needed TO pay
cash for the farm before this last crop
was marketed. and now have the
Whole. intended to buy the farm for
YOU. Mandy; but, seeing your husband
learns faster than you, I've bought it
for him"
lie threw on the table Il deed TO the
rhickcn farm made out to John VIII
llamS.
why thought Lawyer GrOat bought
the chicken farm" exclaimed Mrs.
Bick ford
$50 he did for me-
Mandy sprang into her fathers arms.
1T wasn't Johns fault that he fail
ed" the farmer went on. 1t was the
fault of his ineXpericnce. admired
his pluck, but determined to let him
benefit 10y the experience. The har-
vesting of this last crop has been too
much for an old man like me. and I'm
going to turn over the details Of it's
TO him. But. as believe
no house is big enough for two fam
lilies. you children are TO remain at the
chicken farm, using 1t for home and
nothing more. Does that suit you.
john"
John grasped the farmers hand,
while Mandy chung 10 his neck. Mrs.
Bickford scarcely found room to give
her husband kiss. Then, after nor.
NAL condition was attained, they be
gan to discuss the best dinner that
money could buy.
Visitors in that region are puzzled at
the name Chicken farm, (" given 70 one
Of tho prettlest places there, since II 10
nothinE IKE 4 farm, And there are no
chickens en- It. Oecaii0ngily N IN
qulrer gets the story Of how IL gained
Its singular name.