The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-11-23

Purity good theory, but, like most thee
ries. It was faulty in jest one peticA'
| ler
We'll, you'd ought to a seen MI
Gobbler. Gentlemen, take my Woro
for it or not, in one months time II
was big as q horse, an by the hrst o
November it was bigger n an eie'
plant
Along come a huckster, buyin'
Thanksgivin' turkeys. Lowed he'd
pay 20 cents a pound for 'em. l see
to him had one gobbier I'd sell him,
pervidin' he'd take it alive. Told him
l was a busy man. what with my re-
searchin' an other scientific work, an
didn't have no time for KILN an
cleanin' turkeys. Huckster said he'd
take tn gobbler jest as it stood. So l
piked of to tn back corner o tn
farm, let down tn bars. an 'druv tn
gobbler up to tn college.
Honest, I was scared of 1t myself
1t stood twenty feet high, an built &C
cordin'. That turkey was big enough
to furnish church dinners for all tn
churches in this state. But 1t was as
gentle as lamb. Only thing about 1t
was its voice. I'd forgot to tell about
that When it gobbled it made more
noise than a house afire. Well. /
drove 1t up to tn college. an tn fac
ulty an tn huckster an tn students
an all was there-an' they blame nigh
died with establishment.
Gust think how you'd feel IL al
Of sudden right down lane would
come turkey as big as freight car,
an II just when it got about forty feet
from you it spread q tail as big ~ .
circus tent and began gobbling In .
voice that could be heard in the next
county. Why, tn faculty nachly duck
ed right inside tn college instanter.
an tn huckster was 30 scaret he jump
ed into his wagon an tried to hide in
one Of his coops that was full of roost-
ers an hens an turkeys an guineas.
Then my turkey. helm a shy and tim
Id creetur. got scaret, too, an it
few up on top O. tn Hall O. Lib'ral
Arts an let out gobble that sounded
like million freight trains BLOWN
for tn flag man all at once Seem
ed like that was tn first time it ever
knew it could fly. 1t Topped its wings
once or twice, knocking all tn chimb-
legs off tn buildin' in tn exercise. an
then started right up in tn air. an
was never seen since. No, sirs, no
body ever seen hide nor feather Of it
from that day to this.
so that was why lost my job at
tn college. Alphabet he got sore be-
cause I'd stole his quick-growin 'medi-
cine, an tn rest O. tn faculty got
mad because they'd got scared over a
little scientific experiment. They pass
ed tn word around an l couldn't get
work at no other college In tn ooun.
try, SO at last made up my mind to
settle down here in what is as near
oblivion as l can find an seek to be
l wouldn't a told you fell
lers about thishyere turkey, only
know you'll respec' my confidence"
What became of the huckster,
Amir" asked Lafayette Allen, tug.
y1ng at his whiskers.
We'll, now, that's just what started
ne to rememberin' thishyere turkey. l
Jaw that same huckster goin' through
own today, an how / knowed 1t was
lin was that he kept watchin' the sky
Ill tn time. expectin to see thishyere
turkey come down to roost."
That's pretty near a. good q story,
ANIL" said the grocer, preparing to
lose the store for the night, as you
.sually tell me when l dun you for
hat little bill OF yours"