The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-07-24
IN A MERRY CHAS ;
FELEG AND TIE eCBaLER sANi
ENDURANCE CONTEST.
Taek Of Catching and Killing Eyesore
CT the BarnyaTG Proved Excit-
ing-And the End Is
Not Vet.

"Souashynle is all het up about the
excitement last Satday, when they
was more family quarrels started than
the minister can patch up Ia year.
1T was started by Mary Ann, who
aint quarrelscme, takin It day in and
day out And Mary Ann Gays she's
glad It happened.
"She says TO me. Satday morning,
'Peleg, that old gobbler That we been
keepin around the barn for years. Jest
because be is thin as a rail, is get to
BE- killed. He's got to be Killed, il |
have to DO it. and you amt the Kind Of
man thatll have it said your wife does
the chores. You ketch him. Pcleg, and
III cook him, il he's poor'n The turkey
Job had, as the minister says.
MARY Ann, / says. 'that turkey
amt Git to XIII. But if you say kill
him, kin him It is.
when ! got outside, there he was,
sunnin' himself south Of the barn He
never was shy before, specially when
they was anything 10 eat, but when he
seen me comm he dropped bis wings
and flew for the henhouse.
DANCED If the old boy ain't wisern
an owl, say, runnin away that way.
/ dropped my ak, and took after him.
He run in the coop, and ] thought I'd
git him easy, but when | get In he
sailed over my head, scratchin' out
more harm the barber cuts of for a
quarter and out he went and down the
road.
MY blood was up by that time.
Mary Ann seen it, and she come out
of the kitchen.
Peleg she says, don't 90 any
thing des'prate
Keep your tongue out Of this
says, bein rled up SO ] wouldn't take
advice from my grandfather. But
didn't have time to stop That g0bbler
went down the road, me after him. All
the corner we met Squire Ez jenkins
goin' home with his groceries. The
turkey run between his legs, trippin'
him IN, and ] run bang into bin.
Dod rot your hide, he says, gittn
up.
q was real mad by that time.
You old jestice faker,' | says, gil
out Of my way
with that | left him, the turke.
bein' some ahead.
, Jay Home was drivin' In from th'
Corners with travelin' man, an'
DANCED if that turkey didn't scar
them colts so they run half mile
Last seen Of Jay he was pullin' o.
. the lines and yellin' somethin. I hear
: afterward that the travelin' man n
fused to pay for the rig, and Jay ha
served notice Of a suit in Ez JenkiR
court for damages. amt seen ia.
but from what heard he was riled u
o some.
Il never would of caught that turke
II Mis- Home and Mis- Busby hadn
a come out of Hen Busby's store {,
e. gether. He run between them, an
d they got him. Mis- Home always wa
u good at ketchin' poultry, specially
v. they belonged TO someone else.
r. when | got home, carryin' the go
" bier Mary Ann was In Mysteries. 81
le soon cooled down, though, when / ha
the DANCED thing layin' on the grour
e with his head Off
n. But says to her, Mary Ann,
IT, they is any other fowls around tn
st place that ought TO be killed, trot e
I'd out. ! feel like KILN anything tn
nd looks at me. Don't let me cool Of,
e. says. Bring on your fowl
If. Peleg, she says. git in the hou
x and shut your CAB. You been maxi
h. show enough Of the family
eT And I shut
But If have TO stand suit for th
at rig. DANCED if Mary Ann won't he
f. from me further"