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— _ | Hank Petrie | and His Turkey 1/* By *S 4 L. K. DEVENDORF [Copyright, 19 ) 5 , by C. B. Etherlngtore] qljr- W I r ! Aji Li 1 A bgr sjH 1*4 Mi A ■ ■ V. t “STOCK GET OI-T?” led bim into va rious schemes. It made him cautious, the cautiousness that bred laziness and shiftlessness, 1 oi when the roof leaked he put a pan under the hole, instead of making the lop.ilrs. Some one suggested shingles, “U ell, I’ll tell you,” he replied. “ 1 'ou see my ladder is old. The rounds are rotten, and I have a family to support, Suppose a round should break and I break my leg—who'd look after the old woman and the kids? Besides, the kid der is part of the garden fence, and as for puttin’ the pan under the hole, why, that's no bother. If the old wom¬ an wants to use the pan, why, she can wait till it stops rainin’—a rest will do her good anyway. There’s no use mak in‘ a slave out of a woman because slip's ambitious. Besides, on a rainy dry a man can’t do nothin’ but mend 5 - '-tJ&S&fy' s ' M m 5 r'mT> \ M it \2 m Wm I m mi j mm f Mm I m mk?§ :i 1 I r ’ 2’'A j liMm Hi I A '• <•’ ffimESk I M j fji m wm m L'-i m V. t, ; m 1 m m x. M m ■, 1 wm p ■ t i mmm wmm fW- |___1 I h-AM I -;V wiM U^St 1 4 bUSSm l i ' HEN TURKEY ON HER NEST. harness anyway. My harness is bor rowed. What’s the good of mendin’ a borrowed harness? No sooner a man gets it mended than the feller comes after it. I never knew it io fail.” When every one else was planting po tatoes Ilank was wondering if it was going to be a dry summer or like the one they had nine years ago. And when Bill Gleason, with u boldness that lie might have known would have stirred the very dregs of Hank’s mental cup of reason, asked him why he didn’t turn up u little ground and put in a few hills ol potatoes. Hank tapped the how) of his pipe and replied: "What's the use? If It's a good year for potatoes most anybody will give me enough to carry me through the win¬ ter; If its a had year, why, they won’t nobody have any.” This closed the po¬ tato incident. Ilank was the possessor of an old bay mare. The feed was very poor in Hank’s pasture. “Jennie knows every blade of grass In that pasture,” said In*, “and she's got every one timed when it will be long enough to eat again.” Squire Whipple had a line piece of grass growing next above Hank's place. About dusk every evening the philosopher would slowly saunter down tiie road and inquire after ihe squire, lie would spend a few min¬ utes hanging over the fence and notice if the squire was preparing for bed, talk a few minutes and then go back home. Jennie, when it grew darker, would be led into the squire's meadow for her evening meal. of course it wash t long before the squire noticed Thai his meadow was fast becoming bald in spots and suspected Hank and Jennie, Hank from liis lack of good pasture and Jennie from her unusual rotundity of person. Becoming aware of the squire's sus¬ picions, Ilank devoted part of otie evening to taking down l >art the . . and t-'P.H' s em-e turning Fan, tiie equire s own horse, into the meadow. 1 v^t umni.iig the squire was out early nmuumg fence. .lOCK ge. out.- asked Hank. ' xes: last nigat old Fan got into the timothy,” and then w'th just the slight¬ est touch of sarcasm, he added, ’It wouldn't be doin' any great harm if you'd patch up your fence h bit, Hank.” "W - I guess old Fan wouldn’t find flny S'.'-’it pickin' over in n :y pasture. squire, ’ replied Hank with to.aeu. „ n4 , cU tack lu to tor AXK PETRIE was shiftless. This was accept¬ ed where he was known with an “amen.” Hank's mind was active In spite of his great infirmity. It made him a philosopher, not a dreamer, but an earthly resi¬ dent. This Same mind of went down through your orchard to ward the henhouse. I s’pose she's In with yours.” “Hem!’ slowly replied tlio squire, thinking slowly just what Hank’s move was going to he. “Suppose you’d know her, Ilank, If you’d see her?” Here is where the venerable squire thought he had Ilank effectually stop l>ed "Yes, I think I would, squire. She had a piece of red flannel tied to one of her legs.” Here the squire lost the first checker. “They ilank. ain’t no such turkey down there, 1 don’t believe you ever started home with her.” Hank moved again, "Well, now, see here, squire, if they ain’t no such turkey dowu there, why, nStfWY m *55 >• ,r j “there's my bird, SQVIRE.” said the squire. “Well, then, if tliey's a bird down there with a piece of red flannel on her 1 g she don't belong to you, does she'-” asked Hank, “No. she don't. I. But 1 know well enough that they ain't none down there that don't belong there.” Hank wag getting ready to “king.” “All right, squire, all right; but r sup- i pose they is—then—well, then-slie be longs to some one else, don’t she?” “Yes, I suppose she does," relnetant Jy admitted the squire. So they jogge.1 along down to the barnyard, and there in the yard was a fat turkey with a piece of flaring red flannel tied to one of its iegs. "'Jlicrc's my bird, squire, sure ' enough,” said the crafty Hank, and the squire once more felt the unsatisfying but convincing force of Hank’ s rea soning. “Take her, Hank. She’s yours, I j guess,” said the squire as he sat down I tto turtey wiib It, raSGauT ebeumitbe- x>f the tfiTfff growth of grass In Ilsnk’s well cropped pasture. Ilank lacked the ability to convert Ms peculiar mental talents Into some¬ thing of commercial value. It can perhaps be best Illustrated by bis method of woodchuck hunting. Hank was the possessor of a gun that had a recoil like a mountain howitzer. He was particularly friendly toward It, for he said there was a strt of sympa thetlc boud between them, •‘We both kick when we have to work,” as he ex pressed it. - When the woodchuck fever was on he would shoulder the gun and start out. Sometimes he was successful and sometimes otherwise. When he brought one home he would skin it and tuck the skin on the door of the barn. Then, when seme admiring youngster would come along, Hank would give him the skin he had so carefully tanned to show him where there was another woodchuck. Some one asked Hank how he ever expected to make any¬ thing out of this kind of a deal. “Well,” replied Hank, “some time I'll find a hole with two in it.” The proprietor of the hotel at the Corners had advertised a turkey raiiie the day before Thanksgiving. Hank went, took a few chances, but was not successful. He spent what money he had, and it occurred to him on the way home that it was going to be a pretty dull Thanksgiving without turkey, just about this time the erratic sage's wonderful mentality asserted Itself, lie stopped Jennie about opposite the squire's place, climbed out of his wag on and went around behind the lien house. In a few minutes he came back, got into his wagon and went on home. The next morning Ilank up¬ peared at the squire’s, “Been down to the henhouse yet, squire?” “No, not yet. Why?” ‘•Well, last night when I was eomln’ Borne my turkey got excited, hopped ollt of ttje wagon, and before I could stop her she flew over the fence and of course. But so long's you ain’t been dowu there, how you goln' to tell? You don't nimd goin’ there with me to look, do you? You know all your tur¬ keys. You ain’t got any wi ll a piece of red flannel on their legs, have you?” “No, I ain’t,” The Two Goblii. 2 By Uezekiah Butierwortb T turkey returns to the home roofs an.l door.viml trees from the holds, bringing her flock with her. This holiday parade takes place near “killing time.” She approaches the farmstead slowly aiul cautiously, and strutting is done the eoc •k turkey does it in the sunny air. The lire of the sun seems falling in showers in those days. The air is indeed as bright as U used to lie in summer time, but uot <]>iite so warm. The air is still and _ ________ _________* an• M * rV 5 lift® r »f 4 • ' ..... pl*SHJ i® ■HI w ■ W m 4’f mmm 'M*WM M fmtM, I ; 913m + * i . * mjm • -A. m:Ai ■ ■ A-. i 1 i k ' I | A A:! Wm. ' % j ;-m-: - u y THE TUEKEy SELLER Hi mous shipyard a giant of a man named Ruggles. lie was a studentfof natural giant ' sleeps. The good woman of the thrifty farm kept boarders, and she had many now as building. it was When the high tide of the ship-’ Mr. Buggies came she knew not how to accommodate him; her beds were all full except one in a little room under the cockloft. “You are a six footer,” she said to the same Mr. Ruggles, “and something ever. I have but one bed left, and that is one that the chore boy used to oceu py, but you will have to make the best of it.” * And that I trill,” said the giant. He did. He slept fairly well, for there was an east wind. That was the night before the hen turkey came home with all her feathery magnificence for Thanksgiving. There was no cast wind on the fol¬ lowing night after the lady turkey’s regimental return. The contented bird ordered her flock to roost on the ridge¬ pole over a little window under the eaves trough, which was bowered with woodbine turning red. The flock was ho numerous that tlu*y crowded to gether and said “Quit!” to each other on getting settled into silence', hut they were arranged In a row at last, and the world was silent. n £gles, of the . to Ins , ; “ long limbs, went room, unconscious of the com pany on the ridgepole. The night was \uy he window hot and the good wom^p had left open, after brushing away the wasp nests and cobwebs. “Ibis !s stifling.” said he. after sink m« down on lus narrow bed. “I can will wi»a.L fdo? ■ I*wm j i t r f’ 1,0 out of the window hi, ova, wide t«:t and the apart eaves trough and cool wood Moved. I have moved my .hoe shop from basement to my old quarters, 11 (lye Samuel Atkiija. n of ’•rui swi XVI c • a M 1 and' r n lii h f Jungc ypenccr K, Atkinson. - ” yifl.EZTXWM CMMWW QA comes a proud day in Indian summer to an old farm, a day of real impor lance. It is when the hen bine, and gav. a snore and was in ob¬ livion. The turkevs WPr0 , mei ‘ t ,’ f Ul1 «t was, handy as it Tnlje ^ ^ °' ie ° f e tLeU1 Stepped dowu very care¬ fully and lighted upon Mr. Ruggles’ log, just abovo the foot, ami gave a note of satisfaction. The other follow¬ ed the example. Mr. Ruggles slept on, and the two gobblers were soon asleep perched on his two legs and nestled close to his feet. Of what Mr. Ruggles dreamed we cannot be iug he thought he heard some one say, "Air. Ituggl.s, Mr. Ruggles!” “Hey. Thesamevoice said in a tone of surprise, “Mr. Buggies.” Illspersonality easily changed the “Go” sound into “Ru.” 'lhen another v0,efi said in a tone of equal TWO GOBLINS t LEW surprise, “Mr. INTO THE AIK. Ruggles.” And Mr. Ruggles started !l!1<1 began to draw in ids legs when two goblins flew into the air. In relit Wig this adventure he was asked how knew that they were goblins ’’Because they both said thl so nil ' of 1 themselves ” said he “I t that they could not carry me awav I * was too much for them what “A h oLr eve- by "** „u, iL tbe^vln“ h' He saw [>Ut two 1,811,1 tur , ,i U ‘ e gmUn<1 One of looked . , to ’ them up the ridgepole and said. Mr. Ruggles,” or what sounded like it to suggestions of inner consciousness. "They both appeared greatly sur- 5 m£"»T“, wJXf ^ as tiie g £ - ask 0,1 tv they clipped their words. I won der if they aur the goblins fly away. I will never put my two feet out of the window again ” And ever nfte ward the careful tnan swung high UU broad; * by day nnd up (dn f,-H Hl mght after u,# i mine.' of hi < f.-pfi; H wU'i «oom«> I ! ! ■ r Oil"! Will ■3 rus-et leav That nigi. he roost i” r i!_vu m th lidgepole of the cockloft or in one O' the dooryaru trc.- T . ••toe seem the same on 1 The moon comes up over X.f }ii I a u g !t M!:i ’ £' Jl ‘ cu • night turns into another coy not qr, so warm as the sun daybut on very warm. ” ”* r ™” °” '‘ ,c " • J ' t * which I have a story to tel!. The place was a shipj.nd count i.\ house 011 t le North rivc-r, where a lleet of ship - h .d been built, and among tiiem the C n.-i bia, Tthich xxas a wonder, it wa> to at ship, commanded by < nptain Kendrick that discovered the Columbia river. There hail gone to work in that fa- ___ } 'Tai ~7 / fc, \ ' Lai Vp 'm 1 k Paym v* New '■'"u -to via :: n<ivviii. 1 V H - $1 OO par bottle, t ree for $ 2 50 six fc . , Payne ? 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