Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-01-19
SOCIAL AMENITIES,

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Were through the.sg garden prancing.
MIS-. van Etten Brown came by
And stopped to watch US dancing,
ana then she said: why howdye
0os
xonA come and see me, maybe.
and Drlngs the kitten with you, too
would amuse my baby.
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Then up | spoke, as speak I should
And said 1t was pity
she had not brought the child, aa
twould n
Amuse ing preciouss Kitty.
Washington Star.
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WHO CARVED THE TURKEY?
Hranoma smiled over Dpectacles at
.ne Dig supper-taDie dutl o. uncles
aunts. and cousins
our TWO biggest turkeys are all
souneu ana roasted" sne said
ineres nothing to DO to them to
morrow except TO heat them IN the
oven
ana carve them, said little
COUSIN Emma
On and eat en-. said little
cousin Jimmie.
Wnen supper was over. grandpa
grandma. uncles. aunts, and cousins
aii trooped out to the big kitchen 70
take look at the turkeys. On the
way, Just coming into the dining
ROOM they met Tany. the yellow kit
ten.
Taffy was 50 round and soft and
purry that Marjory. the littlest
cousin OF all, picked him up and car
rled MIN Dack TO the Kitchen.
Tnere on the table, side BY side,
lay the two Thanksgiving turkeys
Such big. brown, crispy turkeys they
were, Just to see them and smell
them made eyerybody's mouth wa
ter.
Twins, like Billy and Dilly. cried
little Cousin Edith.
ones Just q teeny weeny Dit
smaller than the other" said Cousin
Maurice, getting as close as he could.
You shall carve one, Dan. SAID
grandpa, and Tom or Joseph OF
Fred the other.
Grandpa does so hate to carve 9
fowl" said grandma. Most al.
ways, when were alone, I have to-
one after another, the uncles
shook their heads.
i cant carve turkey. said I'm
Gle Tom. Esther always helps me
out.
But not this time" laughed Aunt
Esther.
EN- will" said Uncle Dan.
Not l." said Aunt Emma.
Then one after another, all the
aunts shook their heads.
Taffy had jumped from Marjory's
arms. He stood. now, with his fore
feet on Dtlly's shoulder. and his hind
feet on Billy's. Billy and Oily were
never far apart.
Taffy arched his furry yellow back.
He looked at the turkeys. His eyes
cleaned. New" he said In Dilly's
ear. Then ne began to purr.
Ills purr sounds like q saw.mill, :
cried Billy.
Uncles, aunts,. and cousins all
trooped back to the parior, Tany
rode on Billy's shoulder. He looked
wondrous wise. But he said nothing.
Grandpa and grandma waited to
put the Irwin turkeys away The big
lgest one grandpa set on thei top shelf
in the pantry where the mince pies
stood. The other one grandma set
on lower shelf with the pumpkin
pies.
Next morning, bright and early,
grandma came into the kitchen. susy.
the maid. was Just coming out OF the
pantry. Her round, rosy face was
pale.
THE turkeys gone." she gasped. e
'Gone?' cried grandma from the
kitchen doorway =
Gomez? cried the uncles ana annts
from the dining-room. -.
'GoneT cried the cousins mere
there. ana everywhere.
"Gone!' repeated susy, She held
UP 9 large empty platter
Uncle, aunts. and couslns-as many
as could get in-folloWed grandma
and Susy into the pantry. :. !.
One turkey was found, SAFE ana
sound. among the mince pies. ON the
lower she'll was the long row OF
golden pumpkin:pies. but no turkey.
In one OF the pies were some queer
little footprints. By and by, IN tne
lurtnest. darkest corner OF 1ne pan.
Try, grandma found the remains 81
the turkey from the lower sneir. MOI
tar away. stunned TIL ne conlan. !.
wash MS paws, lay Iany SOUND
asleep. a haif-picked wisn'boAe
was near MINI 4. - s. :.
Such chorus OF "Ons ans! .
and on dears! niiea me an.
listen. He. tried to purr, but was too
'u au1he. : had h.d nod aa.,n ..,a,
o,andnaa tha nnoiss the a~nts and
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