The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-11-28
MAN ON
II MONUMENT


The last bystander had departed
and the reporter slowly walked up to-
ward the n the court house
yard 1t was dusk and while the
streets across the way were wen filed
with a happy. thankful. ful-hearted
throng. hurrying on their way glad
dened with thoughts OF the Thanks
giving feast on the morrow. the plaza
was deserted and the old court house.
though sIicked up with its new coat
ings of paint, was dark and silent.
Hello, my friend; a joyful Thanlts-
giving to you. l am glad you came
because this semi-solitude within
sight OF the happy crowds was begin
ming to make me feel a bit stone
hearted" came a voice from the white
draped monument.
Thanh you" replied the reporter.
and then. after a pause: Well,
what's the word
Nothing in particular replied the
Man on the mum in mufled
tones. There hasn't been much
waiting or loafing about here today.
Everyone seemed to be as busy as
the day before Christmas making
preparations for the big feast tomor-
row. How l envy them. every one
of them. The people of C~larksburg
appear to be as prosperous and as
comfortable as one could wish; and
their thanksgiving Will be n hearty
expression of earnest, arden graft
tude for the manifold benificences that
have been bestowed upon them. Why
I am thankful myself that they are
80 thankful and have such great cause
to be thankful"
Amen the reporter.
PA Wilson was up here today"
fcontinued the Man on the Noun
ment. He was waiting for a car
to take him ove to Carr avenue
no pun meant-and he came over
here n eaned his back against my
pedestal. Pretty soon Deputy Sheriff
Jack Knox sountered up and said:
"'Howdy, PAP
"'Howareye.' responded Pa. stick
ing out his fist and graphing with
the deputy's hand.
Pretty good replied Jack. How
is Carr avenue going to spend Thahks-
giving?'
and trimmings tomorrow noon tina
all Carlisle Court win in the next
three months
"'Ah. come Off began the deputy
Its "A fact, now. and you needn't
come around here with your fairy
tales. 1 went out into the woods a
day or SO ago and got a flock of wild
turkeys n we are going to feast to-
morrow for sure. Why. the big
turkey l am going to eat weighs a
hundred n seventy-fve pounds and
I've given eighty and hundred pound
turkeys to every resident of Carr
avenue. Forty wagon loads of pro-
visions nave been hauled over there
today. There'l be t~wenty-seveu
courses served at my place. Every
thing o soup to printing house.
I'm going to say grace n make an
after dinner speech that1 be printed
In every newspaper in the int
We're going to burn red and blue fire
and have a ban to play music. The
affair will be elaborate, magnificent.
sumptuous, grand. There'll be music
by a big chorus of girls-it's on Carr
avenue, you know-and therem be
Say, Pa" broke in Mr.. Knox.
&'Who's going to carve your turkey?'
Pas jaw dropped, the color began
to go out of his face. and an express
sion of anguish took charge of his
features"
"'Er, er, that is. why, of course. er.
er. that is to so, yes, yes, no, no.
H~ey-y-y-y-y."
Just then the car came along and
both ran for it. tell you that Pa
Wilson is a great talker, isn't he?"
H certainly is" replied the re-
porter. Wei. here comes my car
and I'll have to move along. See
YOU again. Goodbye"
'~Good-bye." said the Man on the
Monument