The Harrison times., 1914-11-21

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Mrs, slattery Had tho nhwsiooI
Turkey oo,nhot bo
has few equals and no superors.
And ere Mr. Dorsey, too weak even
to wag threatening liIger, and Mr.,
Cassidy, too tired to call MIR. Dorsey
the names that were congesting in his
being retired to their respective
abode3 to think up things to say to
one another on the morrow, old Mrs,
Honoria Slattory who lived farther UP
on the rocks, already was removing
the last pin feather from the turkey
with piece Of haring wrapping pa
per
One year later, to q day, Mr. Dor
sey glowering at Mr.. Cassidy, and Mr.,
Cassidy gloHering at Mr., Dorsey, be-
took themselves down to the express
office, each to get the Grated turkey
that his son had sent him for his
Thanksgiving dinner.
Side by side, in armed neutrality
they waited for the agent to finish
dscoursing to the pretty operator
upon the benefits Of love TO the work
! Ing man and how the stimulus Of hav'
ing q good woman to work for brings
out all there Is best in the male be.
ing
MIR Dorsey and MIR, Cassidy waXeu
impatient
They had come for turkeys, not for
dissertations; and this one was partic.
ularly annoying b ause they had both
been married.
AT length, When the agent had
wrought himself into a verbal frenzy
in an attempt TO olinch the point that
two can live as cheaply G5 one Mr.
Dorsey Interrupted
1.-TWO can I've as chape as wan II
they'll live on half as much, he burst
forth, "an now gI'me me turkey
The agent turned in cold hauteur,
"Thcy's one out on the platform In
a crate" he returned. frgIdly, che
names rubbed of 30 don't know
who II belongs TO-
'Its mine" said Mr. Dorsey
"Nere lIar' said Mr. Cassidy
"'Twos ou'y Yesterday me son Moike
writ me tcllln me he'd STINT ME wan
howled Mr. Cassidy, "Ol hoy tn let
ther,"
"Oh, no. YOU hoy, hoy you'" yelled
Mr. Dorsey We'll yc2 couldn't read
It, anyhow, 80 phwNts III difference
Mr. Cassidy throbbod with anger
"OIll Earn SO phwat tn difference
Isl" he howlod. He took off his coat
cast It TO the floor ana, stoopng
rubbed the palms Of his hands In the
dirt Dorsey the JOY Of battle In his
llttlc eyes was not a whit behind
And then there entered Lieutenant
eDulymple Of the salvation army lie
was little man, with plmply laco
and chest like wNshboNrd But no
yaliantly pushed in whore would have
feared to tread the most lNluous and
bllndcst angel that ever 0ow
Hold" he cried, extending spin
ding arms,
Mr. Dorsey eyed him twcucntlS
"Gowan" ho yelled, thrcatcnlngly,
"Phwots tn mOlthor wld yo2 " go
wan ter Sit Mlt2 CIT ont o me wO'Oyl'
and he rushed at Mr. Cassidy
Lieutenant nOlrymple, the peace.
maker with extended hands, stepped
between one hellngcred hst caught
Mr. Dorsey In the eye, while the other
enrcshcd itaolt In Mr. COssidy's Glen
garryA
Il was we'll for Lieutenant narym'
pie that he was a good runner The
half mile TO headquarters he covered
In two minutes llal and he spent the
rest OF the morning In Saratoga
trunk IN the gRrret, while the rest OF
the army endcOyorcd to eject from the
building the raging Mr. Dorsey ana
the trumpctIng Mr. Cassidy
II was an election long and hard
fought Bul II was an election
sitting side by side IN the streos Sir
Dorsey tlmoroualy wiggled back and
forth loose tooth while Mr. Cassidy
tenderly earessed u fast blackenng
eye
"Molchcw" sOld Mr. Cassidy at
length
Mr. Dorsey removed his fingers from
his mouth =
"phWat IL utY he Queried
Lave us go home an ate our thr
| rkeN" said MIR Cassidy
Nr Dorsey nodded profoundly
"Ys," he said "An' whin we've I'm
ishcd twin bo d0'ark by thin wen
COON back an lay fr th0t Salyashun
ARMY diyyle, be hlvynsl ''-rennsyl'
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