The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-25

~ OWCAs Aoo OCCh pay Liz dIlCA-
tons to Aunt Sarah Hender-
son. widow, for two years.
Each heard that the other was stub
born, and each was watching and wait
ing for the other to exhibit the trait
Thanksgiving brought the crisis. The
widow invited the deacon to dinner.
There was no question about the dea-
con taking the head Of the table, but
when the matter of carving came up
the widow took knife and fork in hand
and said:
II can do it so much better than you.
you know"
Il fail to see how or why" he re-
piled.
Because 1 have always carved. IT
was an eccentricity of mine even when
1 was girl. No doubt you can slice
ham or pork, but when it comes to
carving turkey
81 have carved thousands Of them,
as you must know" interrupted the
deacon, with considerable asperity.
Don't jab the fork into the bird like
that. That's like hired man jabbing
a pitchfork into heap of hay"
81 was not jabbing. In order to
start carving you must get firm hold
of the Bird
Then take it by a Leg"
Never! How would you look hold
ing the bird with one hand while you
sliced away with the knife? If you
have always carved that way
81 have. and it's the only way to
carve. There-you are jabbing again!
One would think you were soldier
bayoneting an enemy"
Deacon Silas Lapham, you are talk
ing like child! When think need
to be told how to carve turkey will
call on you for advice. l simply get
firm hold with the fork and them
"And then jab. jab. jab. A woman
has no business with the carving knife
and fork when there Is a man present
will carve this turkey"
II beg your pardon, but you viii sit
there and see me carve it. Don't for
get that / am in my own house and
that 1 am still my own boss"
you invite me to dinner and then
humiliate me, do your" shouted the
deacon as he showed back his chair.
Nov, don't be SOCIOLOGY" chided
the widow as she fiourished the knife
around Having got a firm hold with
the fork, now proceed to cut around
the thigh joint-thus."
"But you are saving instead of cut
ting"
mo, I'm not" 49,.
widow Henderson,
Deacon Laphamr
IF | was swearing man.
You'd get off swear word on this
occasion. Yes, you look as If you were
swearing to yourself this minute"
II hain't sworn a single swear, but
when a man has to sit here and see a
Thanksgiving turkey jabbed and poked
and stabbed and sawed and butchered
the Lord would surely forgive him for
one or two swear words"
Deacon Silas Lapham," she replied
as she rested from her labors, 81 said
could carve FOWL.
''Then why don't your
81 am doing 1t. and IL you would
keep quiet for five minutes I'-
This is too much, widow-too
much" said the deacon as he started
for his overcoat and hat "You invite
me here and then insult me. I heard
about your obstinacy"-
"And heard about yours"
"And your wretched temper
Same to you"
"But l thought 1t SANDER. Now,
however, 1 can no longer doubt"
Neither can l."
ut was my place to carve that tur-
key. In your obstinacy you continued
to saw and jab and butcher without
regard to my feelings. My only re-
course is to bid you good day and
take my hat and leave"
'Tf you will act like boy. can't
help it."
"And never come again." finished