Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-24
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A story OBJ Thanksgibin' that hap'nd
long err go.
Come hyar. Ephri'm. an 'Rast'us, an
sat upon my knee;
Yo', Liza an Sarah, be as still as yo'
kin be.
Now. den. Peter an Martha. 20 sat
upon dat stool,
An Washin'ton. an Lincoln yo' stop
actin de fool!
"'Twuz a col day in Nobember, bout
twenty years er go,
De win wistrd fearful an de groun'
wuz full OBJ snow.
De corncrib wuz empty, an de WOOD
pile 1t wuz low,
De hawks kilt de chick'ns an de ducks
didn't grow.
Do mex day wuz Thanksgibin', no
tuckcy wuz at hand
in de pan.
II sit an finked. an linked, how to
make de mex day bright.
An befo' I knew a thing twas jist
1 raised up from my chair an put on
my coat an hat
I didn't know wat Ise dom nor whar
Ise goin' at.
Down cross de field an fru de woods
wllar BOBBY owls did hoop,
Directed by some ebil spirit to Parson
Johnson's chick'n coop!
DE snow wuz deep an gracus me! de
story 1t told mex day!
Foo de Parson say my footprints cross
de field each way.
But, OH dat tuckey!-twenty pounds
solid sweet an fat!
Plenty to go all round. bones TO- Tow
ser an &c cat.
Neg day dat tuckey wuz roasted
roasted good an brown
An de joys OBJ Thanksgibin' cast dar
shadders all round.
I'VE all sot round de table vile
Mandy say'd de grace
De dog outside gin ter bark-at dc
winner 'peared face;
De face OBJ a black nigger-Parson
johnson wuz his name
Oh course. we didn't wife i'm, but e
come jist de same.
Guess, 'es had is dnnah', Is wat we
al sermiscd.
But, lhws-a-nercv: childrns. how we
war s'prised!
1--WE all peer'd fru de winner an lans-
sake-a-livel
He'd brung de family wild im-hisse'f
an de oddcr fvc.
Hissef an Sstah Johnson. for hun
Oar dey war; shadrack. Mcshack,
Abednogo an Sue.
looked at de steamin tuckcy, ia
{ers, turmcks an pie
felt all queer an shivery like I
war goin' ter die!
We ob'ned de door an let 'em in wild
faces full of grirs.
Ny corshuns stung like humble bees
TO ne 'Deare6 my sins.
Jist in time 70 dinnah, war dc words
dat Niger sed.
Den, takin' off is hat e sot at de
tables head.
I'll KAYE de tnckey To- yo'.' he sed to
We watch i'm VILE e KAYE it-'e
'peared all teef an eyes!
Wen e got It all KAYE up an sot
hack in is chair,
z kinder smilin' said ter me, I'll say
word oh prayer.
e kept one eve on de tuckey-tudder
My appetite all flowed away. 1
couldn't hardly see.
Dem isgers dcy jist sot dar, an eat,
an eat, an eat,
An all 7 got oh dat tuckey wuz is old
w. s. MCKEE.
Augusta. Me.
Rev. Ami Giguere. assistant pastor
Of st. Josephs Roman Catholic
church in Biddeford. has been trans
ferred to the pastorate Of the church
at Limestone, Ne. and will begin his
new duties Sunday. He has been as
sistant pastor Of the local church
FIVE years.
The Eastern Maine State Fair made
the best financial showing Of its his
tory in 1921, the receipts being $780,
OIL and expenditures $3o,s52. giving
a balance Of $Si19.
The Biddeford City Fathers Mon
day evening voted to build a new
school building. to be located on
Hartley Field. the cost being esti-
mated from $4,000 to 100000.
French bakers told the Journal
Tuesday morning that in agreeing
upon a price OF bread and settling
the bread war no one mentioned 60
ing back to the old price of 28 cents
for three-pound loaves. Some wanted
1t placed at rs cents and 1t was de-
cided to make the price "a cents.
It was claimed this morning that one
of the bakers had been selling for 20
cents from the wagon. but an inves-
tiGation by bakers proved that this
was not so.-Biddeford Journal.
Prices vary in Houlton from $500
to $2.25 per Dbl. for Mountains. the
latter price for best stock. Prices