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VOL. IIL JNO. 31. minw Vifaih. JTnW. 1807. ) Pnnr GAZKTTE btab. Dec 1862. J VUllSHUUiuw- COETALLIS, COUNT Y, OREGON, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1902. CHAPTER III Continued. ' Bertha Lyle had come all the way from Scotland to look after an estate supposed to have been left her Dy Ler father. He and a brother had come to America eighteen years be fore, when she was a mere child. At the age of two yeard she had lost her mother, and her father had placed her In school and come to America to drown his troubles and make his for tune. Before he had been here ten years the report came that he had been killed by Indians. This was shortly after the report that he ana his brother had inherited an immense fortune from a brother in New York, and while neither Bertha nor her friends could ever get any information concerning what became of this for tune her uncle in America had sup plied her with plenty of funds to complete her education and meet all her wants. He wrote her that they had invested their inheritances to gether in American property and that the nnernlation had proved a failure, and that while her father had left as sets above his liabilities there was nothing to speak of coming to her. Out of pure benevolence, however, he, the uncle would see that his niece should not suffer for the necessaries of Me. Kconomizlng the funds he had sent her from time to time until her sav ings amounted to considerable she started for America, not informing her uncle of her coming until she reached New York City, from which place she wrote him of the probable date that she would reach Boise City Army Post. Reaching the latter place she grew impatient waiting the arrival of an es cort from her uncle and startea witu ... t MarTUHn? tTtP. f Ciest OI me moanmu i plain in which the Indians naa camp- ed they turned down a gulch, and con tinued, cautiously,- traveling in a di rection parallel to max ia.en u Indians. . . As already described, travel among the rimrocks is difficult. Openings m woii are few. and subwalls lead off in many directions. The traveler must needs go a zigzag course and fre- -nHr travel many miles out of his course to reach a given point, so that when night came the little pursuing party had lost sight of the objects of its pursuit, and the succession of walls of rimrocks and level plains lay alike in every direction. There was but one hope and that was when it grew darker to abandon their horses and climb to the top of the highest rimrocKs ana try 10 - ,, famnfires of the marauders. Selecting a spot near where a seep of stagnant water flowed from the rocks, with which they were compelled to thirst they pitched a highly even, than the fair, captive, whom they had taken, for stock of ail irinris was scarce with them. They had been forced into the rimrocks and lava beds by the. United States sol diers, and the scanty vegetation there had caused their animals to disappear almost as rapidly as the pangs of hun ger, which prompted the decaying race in butchering and eating them. While viewing the band of fat mules and horses from the crevices of the rimrocks the previous evening, the eagle eyes of old Egan, the chief, saw xl T ..1- I . I, . .nil Ka W!IC a ram mVtnro in this section temporary camp and waited nr.tr.t, otii ocnoMaiiir an nfter the I a j fha nie-ht. crew darker the stars proposition that had come from grew brighter and the wild howls 01 the lips of Martin Lyle, the the coyote rang in the distance, Lord of The Desert. As it were, interspersed now and then witn the it ,o V,a lHllincr nf twn birdS Tirol rTV of the hungry mountain with one stone with the chief. It was ij0n the obtaining of animals for his hun- g.,.,H..H..l"t"fr4H, MY THANKSGIVING PARTY. J I THANKSGIVING party I gave fast night, .i'And my guests .;v were; three, you'll inind A girl with a crutch, a stam- niering boy And an old man "" who Is blind. They don't go out every night in - the year, In fact they're exclusive, quite; But they conde scended g r a - ciousiy gry and hard beset tribe and obtain ing a prize of far more personal vaiue. which meant more wealth for his tribe and a white squaw for his wigwam. After tne mrpnw or u at - - attacked the pack train. At the the previous mgatmem "T w00 the T.ord of The Desert But it was too late, - . ciTn.r While the main Sits at ms arauoiumcu "'r CHAPTER V. Two Villains. It is the fourth night after the In- defend the camp the work was done. i . t V J J- "U. nrliinlrair me hA r-hartred on from a gomet 01 oiu dcuu "-f-w- UUUJ VI a .mj. o - One day he deadens . i -i V.,-,4- IHtIq ,wo,.r,me,,ts nf the narty "I late years ne nas nbVnldey corraHeS the besides drink from the flowing bowl. C j tv,e nn the road One day ne aeaaens an sense ui iee- when the dishes were cleared away, horses and had them on the roau following with a keen- We had some nuts by the bright coal fire, ready to join the.mam band with their i"S. w " - h a conscience more And I tell you we were gay! J..- -nv.., jkonnro ao niientiv er appetite and a conscience muic . a- . tBies To come to my feast last-night. Turkey? Oh, no, but we had a fowl Whlcn was very large xor iour, Indtpl. the old man and even the boy Said they couldn't have wished for more. We none 01 us carea ior cruuueirj ouu.c, But we had a whole mince pie - . ('Twas sent by my country aunt, you see), Ana the omner was noi so m j. For we had some coffee two cups apiecet U'hn oarofl If thfs Olinfi WPfe Small? Why, the girl with the crutch was heard to say That she couldn't drink it all; And the stammering boy said he was sure He would have bad dreams all night. And the old man said he'd not eaten so much . Since the year when he lost his sights And that wasn't all, for after the feast Captive. inej uisaraicu m '.,- lk! -icrlit hia evelids a tho handful of stinging. On this night nis eyenas whites that still survived knew that it was useless to follow them in the dark, hesides. they did not know but that a retlskin lurked behind every boulder on the mountain sides. They had spent the remainder of the night in ministering to the wound ed, and preparing the dead for burial. tviott wore in a. nredicament indeed. They had neither horses to pursue the into the vacant darkness and this, so marnndintr hnnri nr Indians, or to con- still ann Eioomy uu iuc uracil, tinue their journey. While some of minds him of a distant cave in the the' memhera nf the Dartv aroused rimrocks. and the picture there causes at the fate of the white gin, a shudder to come over tne great name -nrinirxr anri anvimis to nur- nf Martin Lvle. the Lord oi ine VY CI V. I miiift uuu ' I ' sue the Indians on foot, all Desert. saw the futility of such an attempt, Tlie weicome bark of the dogs, an- are heavier than usual, his eyes look mnre claRsv and the grimaces are deeper in his face. No wonder. If Dan Follett, the Canadian Frenchman, has followed his instructions and old Egan, the Indian chief, has kept his eyes open and been prompt in action, another crime has been added to his life. He stares trnr thp nlri mnn told such funny tales Tint our Innirh made the old room ring, And the girl with a crutch had a banjo, too; And the stammering Doy cquiu wusi It seemed so strange to hear his voice invo nn niilto smooth iind clear. That I wondered if sometimes, perhaps, In heaven. Whfltltpp thnt bp fnr or near. If our speech will be clear irom tne nan ana jar With which it is troubled now. And if we can walk without the crutch Which we always neea, somenow; And if we shall be no longer blind, (As we all of us are, in a way). Ah, then there would be a feast, Indeed, A royal Thanksgiving aayi And I know last night, as we laughed and sang, We foreot the lone, hard year, We forgot all weakness and all want and the leader of the escort showed n0unces the arrival of one who is not For gayer guests with a brighter wit. I'm snr ir were naru 10 niiu My girl with a crutch, my stammering boy, Ana my oia man wuo is uuuu. Farm, Field and Fireside. answered, "what does any one come to1 the city for?" - Huh!" derisively, "an' here rye Deen lookin ahead to goin' into the country to get rich. Say, do you have fellers like me, an' like that crowd on the sidewalk, up in your country t Charlie" looked at him, and then at the half-dozen disreputable men who were smoking in front of a saloon op posite; and the two or-three women sort ing over an ash barrel, and the squalid, dirty-faced children playing and fighting along the gutter, and answered, witn an expression of disgust: - "No, indeed!" . "I thought so. " Then the country's the richest an best place." He looked at Charlie a. little enviously. 'Sav. vou cot-horses an cows an dogs an' chickens, an' a pa an ma, an' green grass an' fishin' up there?' he demanded. "Of course, witn eager recollection in his voice: :"and miles and miles of woods where we go after chestnuts and grapes in the fall, and big ponds to skate on in the winter." . 'An. vou run away from them for this?" snatching his fragment of cap and hurling it into the gutter as expressive of his unutterable disgust. Then he stood upon the box and stretched himself to his full height, raising his hand as thoueh to invoke a benediction. "My son," he sad, solemnly, "go nome an' eat the fatted calf an' your ma's doughnuts. Tarry not. Hasten to pas tures new where the calves nounsn as a Bertha. no concern about her capture and no a stranger. In his eagerness, the Lord i inclination to follow her captors, Dut of Tije Desert rises and paces the rather cursed the fate of being left flrm. nnw an(j then stopping at the afoot. The morning was consumed in arm chair ana taking a sip Irom tne burying the dead and the afternoon in 0 Presently a lank form enters reconnoitering. rne trail oi me m- the door His dark heavy eyeDrows, riiana was discovered, which showed a tr,e natural scowl UDon his face, that they had gone in a southerly di- hlg careiess ambling walk, depict the rection, a course that led to the east character of the man at a glance. But of the stone house, on Mount Juniper. nothing ever tells the inmost thoughts of every sort in such abundance as amply j to feed the colony for a week. They had as guests the friendly chief, Massasoit, and ninety of his Indians. The Indians contributed to the feast five deer and a "great basket of oysters." This was the introduction of the young colony to its afterward favorite shellfish and the wom en cooked them a3 they best knew how. The menu of that immortal dinner has not, alas! been preserved, but it is known that the two dishes most fully appre ciated by the Indians as well as the Americans were the "brown ' roast tur key" and the pumpkin pie. . The great feast of the week was outdoors, for the air was balmy and the sun bright. Mas sasoit was there in all the bravery of a scarlet coat' trimmed with lace and a copper chain, given him,- some time pre vious, by Edward Winslow, In a strange medley of Indian garb and a borrowing of European costume, the guest of honor was feted and entertained, cementing there the bond of friendship with the white settlers which held good forty-one years. Good Housekeeping. HOW TO COOK THE TURKEY. " Rme " Practical Advice Given ' by a .New York Chef. There is a chef in one of the large hotels of New York who is famous for hi roast turkey. Turkey under his hands comes out not only a beautiful brown, but of a delicious flavor quite dif ferent from any other turkey that ever seem to have no : effect upon mm ior whom it was given, it will not be lost upon those who hear, nor will its influ ence be powerless upon hini who bestows it. A cultivation of the thanksgiving habit will make to grow the sense of ap preciation, and as a result bur spirits will -. be 'sweetened, our souls enlarged ana the whole horizon of life beautified. Then the ordinary affairs of life will never more be commonplace; our conditions and surroundings will always appear in a fresh light. - This is . significant, ine man whose family find in him a source of endless delight and joy is one who does not suffer the common relationships and the daily intercourse to become col orless and arid. Such a man keeps love alive by cultivating the sentiment of af fection. His face, his voice, his deed, makes the old courses of life brim and sparkle with a full current of tenderness and .feeling. So it is again with the great artist who sees the common in an uncommon light and clothes the most or dinary objects with beauty and charm. In like manner the religious nature dis closes its presence by the unfailing fresh ness of its feeling for all relations and seasons and customs and days. It num bers its blessings daily, and daily does it express gratitude because it feels deep ly and gladly the weight of its vast in debtedness. The years may differ great ly in the comforts and blessings rtiey bring, but God's unbroken beneficence knows no divisions" of time. His bounty AN AMERICAN THANKSGIVING. a pack tram 'ort.teoonv- w" e train arrived from the west. It had or defeat or during anger or in a hap night in "cJyJ e a few surplus horses, and as these mood the olly black eyes of this beg nning of this chapter opened the er dayg were alwayg U n c e R Jg on,y when Iiiicn. nam uau ' ' t. - r Snake river on the Old near the Oregon and Idaho line Charlie's Thanksgiving f Fortunately, that night another pack of Dan Follett Whether after victory nrnJnn Trail to lend a helping hand to the dis- he speaks Dr acts that his mood Uregon irui 4.1, i,-,i tho etranderi I, tresseu, Liicj auiiJiiu Known The strana- is For- tunately, on tne same nigiit uie packers returned with this train rort consisting of cowboys, sent out v ,t,n i,Cr5 nf ruder the leadership , of an expert nVnal to NE year ago, Charlie had come to the city to make his fortune. He was fond of farming and farm stock: but they were slow means to Upon entering the house, and after wealth. He would go to the city for the greeting its Lord, he soon unburdens fortune, and would then come back and himself. purchase the best farm in the vicinity, I saw from the smoke above the and have fine horses and big meadows .fnt!a.cman tii of tier at mis Diact?. 1 - . . . , : tiu,ii.v.io.uu.., - . thncn times arm SETainSL ID6 BUU1UU1- " " . , ., I , . vl Both parties had camped m a smaii entered into a distant rimrocks the evening Deiore, ana-envious ue.guUUlB. valley near the river, surrounded by 'r '"ued ,0uow said Follett, "that old Egan was ready mountains, covered with rocks and solemn oath ttat they would follow boulders. The pack train consisted ?w h ad re rrZred rtha Lyle the clash came in a way that several , and wearing the same . , , it . x 1 Uvea of our men were lost. 1 tnea 10 he had brought irom nome. j trariv the fniinwine- morn- have the surprise so complete that tne clothes were soiled and worn threadbare ?Lthirtl riJ?r, T!TSf;nWhhJ! and placed her in the stone house with sides its leader and a dozen norses He was standing on a street corner, with hands thrust deep down into his clothes But the nne of which was used exclusively for a pack horse, and another was brought along for Bertha to rule. Tired and worn and 1 girl and animals should be taken away and shiny, and the shoes were unblacked. her uncle ,ng, armea ana pru . Ltvrart the losa Gf a life, but our boys flnd the hat lacking part of its brim; i.nd u3 ntnetShep 1! ? iidtenJ T The were on their feet instantly and fought long ago he had discarded such extras the trail of the bandit Indiana ine certainly a mir- 3 coUgLrs and cuffs. The fingers of one rule. . ,!,: (,. wminrl- Draveiy. ana It was ueiuumjr as couars auu cuu-a. j-iic ""o1-'-' 1... 1,0- packers moved on, taking tne wouna- ",,' r,i after i j twn lot r,oit 'I'lren Ji ti ,1 worn out, uj me uaiu- - . . . , n a i npie tnax anv ui tucxii civu,.. i iiaua iiifi t-vi iuij mtu uio chips of the trail, the packers had ed p cowooys w B0ise they engaged such odds." Then he doUars, both of which were owed for hobbled out their mules, prepared died ana v. ere uur'eu h detailed the circumstances of the fight the poor little room he rented on one of their meal, and gone to bed early. The City Dan follett and the otners thcm back ; and h he r fingers members of the escort, while not so "ed tor be hoob u chance touched several pawn tickets, which he u,j - - ... I . . . - i j it .t..; I v n h Tirk oTnoftfiT nn fir rpnepniiiiff. iit- k nn Tll 1 nQTll.nUV U 111 I I C L1IC I 11QU - inauired Lyle deed, he was wondering dully if there fatigued, had prepared for retiring n" Indlan were familiar with of those four dare-devils rescuing the had no expectation i n inn noit I r t r upuii i i i 1 1 1 1 1 1 i to nun. iV eerh anrl hein? on turbine their neighbors and partly to -" - " Ti refreshed for the following day s lourney, for from this point the pack train would continue to the west and Bertha and her escort would take a course over the trailless plains and to the south. After she had retired to a bed of straw, this girl from a comfortable homo in Scotland had plenty to think about before she fell asleep. This linrren Dlains and mountains over which she had passed during the past few days, and the trackless desert oe fnre her looked gloomy enough, .nt the nrobable attack from Indians and a long trip through a bar ren country to her destination were calculated to increase her anxiety, while the reference of the leader of the escort to the danger from Indians irwl the name trihe Who. it was al- girl Old Eagan saw Bertha iu camp. "None in the world," replied the we "l' "They will eitner lose - wn nrnsT1Art. for , Frenchman their lives by their foolhardiness or nme in in a few days starved out, as I saw to the fact myself that they took but few provisions with tnem "How did the girl take her captiv ity?" inquired the Lord of The Desert. "I only saw her for a moment by i.. fast, and there was no prospect for a dinner and this, was Thanksgiving. A few yards away, a street boy was sitting on a dry goods box, swinging his bare feet industriously to the tune he was whistling. But his eyes were fixed on the listless figure of his neigh a flash o the camnfire after she was secured, and she wore a Doia iook oi firmness and defiance, as if she feared not even the devils into whose hands she had fallen." 'She's a Lyle! muttered tne j-ora of The Desert. . "This is a costly affair, Martin, in sinuated Follett. "Yes I know," replied the man of wealth' "but old Egan wanted ani mals for his men and would not do ii i WM.Tr imn tnnw without the . . , T .. i. j v.. me uuicr nmn., : ened the mantle of gloom that hung P'ace oi tne aiui wua "' horses as he said his men would not fiiSther, and besides, she did not he carcass a mule grhungr a sfied with taking the girl .ike the appearance oi the man unoer r.r(, . a - alone. - .V! m whose charge she had raiien. vvo-1 "V Ariin hrlht "The twenty-nve oeca How long she had been asleep she soon reached the camp of the Indians M are pretty heavy taX) dl not knfw when awakened by the or the Pvlous nigh t and came upon the mep lost. Better fiercest veils that had ever pierced the Indians at noon, ine letter were d , the rl come and hr ears, and these intermingled with conscious of their power and boldly away wit her as , did with her leged. had murdered her father thick- th, mantle nf pldfim that hung I P1 comparatively fresh horses made bet ter time than the Indians, so that by night they came to where the red men had stopped to prepare their din ner the same day. Each camping tne aiscnarging 01 men ma . ,t d tk tneIr tlme aout father.' "That would never have done," re plied Lyle. "The notoriety of her vis it here would have led to an investiga tion, but now that the inc.ians nave th'ontn! to onT Bertha f--the rimrocks sti ill well u --fturn of te rg ground until the struggle be- and unbanned bntlt gS affairs in this country and the Ameri i J i, tn hnn one and not un- der that they beheld the attention tnat .R.TTncle Sam.' will reward i ..r i nn been snatched from her e received from the leader or and his warri0rS by giving - - 1 A. JIA -.J I IlHTIfl 2 Q?:,TZ" "an, wac The Indians numbered about forty u...UUuuU r" j I warriors and were a set or as ugiy them a reservation ana leemus and educating them. The Eng lish would reward the whole gang - the nnntains surrounded bv and vicious looking fellows as ever But enough of this, a band of Indian warriors, each seem- won the unenviable name oi tne r arrange to deliver the ?ngfy claiming her as his prize, did tribe. Tle whites con Id do noth ing but cayuges tQ th old tef she fully realize that her people had follow nt a dlrtance ' wlttn"1lelrenoPy but before you do it require positive Tost and that the red skins had won. that othing might tnspire toy heg performed his part of It was fortunate for Bertha that she which they dt the contract, he has to kill her. you did not remove her clothing upon re- ieve th e young r l know!" tiring that night, and that she placed lemma. But now that they were dis fleed tQ the gprinR (iTeeh her fhoes on her feet upon being first covered by the Indians thel Valley replied Follett, "dont forget awakened, for the chill night air of feenied far less flattering than when EgaQ must be rewarded. that altitude even penetrated these. they first started out . damnable deeds, I must be paid mat an v strategem was their only hope. To ones!" and he gave the CAPTER IV. . niake the Indians believe that they of Th Desert a piercing look v nad abandoned the chase and thus " f h mS The Chase. throwing them off their guard, ap- "a.tTard The following morning showed tha proach the camp by stealth at night UK athig Urne Folletfs ccapaniona effects of the Indian raid. Two of the and rescue the woman was the plan a attending to the horses packers lay dead upon the ground, they formed. . th repaired to the dining their scalps taken, while one of the So in full view of the Indians they the owner of the Stone escort had been killed, and three mor- saluted them as if bidding them good room wn & tally wounded. Not a horse or mule bye. and turned ana roae away as n fe and jj i. h. viVinitv These an Uhor tiaA nhandoned the Chase. uiuufiui, Important object of the attack, had I But as soon as they were fairly been driven away and treasured more J hidden behind the rimrocks at the "Say, country;" he called, suddenly, "what you thinkm' of r Charlie .flushed, but did not answer. "Come, don't make an owl o' your self." the boy went on; "there's nothin' in this world to fret over. Look here, swinging his legs upon tne box: no clothes to spare, an' what there is ain't much for cold weather; an' my jacket's lost an arm,' an' my shirt most o' one shoulder: an' furthermore," pausing to in dulse in another bar of the street ditty he was whistling, "I ain't had no break fast, an' only a cold pertater for supper last night; an' still I ain't no spilt milk to cry over." His legs swung back into srjaee and beat a lively accompaniment to the conclusion of the tune. Then he looked at Charlie. "Now, what's broke with you?' he de manded. "You ain't stalled, an' you've got shoes on your feet." "But I can't eat my shoes," Charlie retorted; "and the two pieces of money I have left are to pay for my room. And and what's worse, I'm out of a job. 'Twasn't much sweeping out offices but it meant a room and something to eat. The street boy stopped drumming ana looked at him with more interest. "'Tis sort o' bad," he acknowledged; "an' you bein' from the country an' know in' nothin' makes it worse. What'd you orvme for?" Whv. to sret rich, of course," fjharhe - r (To he conunuwL) green bay tree. If it be fifty miles, walK, an' run when you get tired; if a thousand, walk an' run an' beg an steal rides on freight trains only go, as my falhn tears implore. An' now" here a paper Doy, at tracted by his gesticulations, aarieu up and tipped the box so that the orator slid ingloriously into the mud. Charlie laughed in spite of himself, then his face became grave. Beneath the lightness of the speaker's words had been an under current of seriousness which appealed di rectly to his discouragement and home sickness. Yes, he would go home. "Thank you for your advice," he said; "I'm going to take it." "Honest?" with a ring of satisfac tion in his voice. "Then fare ye well, an' if forever but, say," as Charlie was starting down the sidewalk, "give ine a tip to your barrel an' niebbe rll come out an' spend my vacation with you next summer." Charlie laughed, and then, on a sudden impulse, wrote his address and gave it to the boy. "We'd like first rate to have you eoine, he said, heartily, "an' we'd try to give you a good time. This is the proper end for the story; but I want to add that the street boy did visit them the next summer, and that they gave him such a good time he con cluded to remain and work for them per manently. Portland Transcript. The' First Trianksgivlnjf. The fishermen were ordered "to scour the seas for spoil," the hunters "to shoulder their matchlocks and bring in such game as would allow the Mayflower cnlonv in a more special manner to re joice together." The result was a sup ply of wild turkey, deer, bear and game was seen. The turkey meat is positive ly rich, and even the white meat that is generally dry has a moist, spicy taste. This is his recipe for roast turkey: Clean the turkey with as little handling as possible and rinse with water in which a little baking soda has been dissolved. Now break up about half a pint of bread crumbs, and into the crumbs chop two links of pork sausage. Stuff the turkey with this mixture and just before put ting into the oven bind salt pork on the breast of the turkey. Remove the pork just before the turkey is taken from the oven. When the meat is carved, its flavor will be found very superior. This is particularly to be recommended for the Thanksgiving turkey, which, with so many other dainties rivaling it, must be very appetizing to be enjoyed. A RELIGIOUS FESTIVAL. Significance of Thanksgiving Day Should Not Be Forgotten. There is danger that the religious sig nificance of Thanksgiving day may be forgotten. We so soon grow accustom ed to our blessings that we accept them as a part of the general order of things and naturally become ungrateful by pure forgetfulness or indifference. But as a matter of fact most things which come to us come by the pure favor or courte sy of others, and how unworthy do . we considertbeMngrjt1e1 writes Rev. S. T. Willis in the New York Ledger. He is one of the most contemptible characters with which we meet. We consider him even uncivil who does not spontaneously say or write "Thank you" for the favors and kindness shown him by his fellow man. And this word of gratefuPappre- ciation is never lost. Even if it may Is an unoroKen eternity. however hard in the experiences they bring, are years of blessedness; it should be ours to receive what Uod senas auu to be constantly thankful. - An Impertinence. "I understands dat you all had turkey foh yoh Thanksgivin' dinner," said Mr. Erastus Pinklny. "Yass indeed," answered Miss Miami Brown. . "Who wah de hos'?" "Who wah de which?" "De hos'? 'Who did de turkey b'long tor "Nobody fohgot hisse'f so f ah as to ask dat question," was the chilling rejoinder. "Besides, aftuh a turkey has been cook ed dar ain' no way of 'dentifyin it." Washington Star. Thanksgiving Discrepancies. Health waits on moderate poverty. Fate's wisdom oft we question, The man whose dinner's best is he Who has the worst digestion. Washington Star. A Welcome Guest. "Will you have , any i guests at your Thanksegiying dinner, Mr. Cloverseed?" "Well, I've axed a turkey." New York World. Seasonable. A chap out in far Albuquerque Wrote East in a hand rather juerqne, That if still in the mood. And the walking was good, He'd be home for his Thanksgiving tuerque. Well Roasted. All summer lone the barnyard heard The turkey's brag and boast. And now they're glad that bumptious, bird On all sides gets a roast! THANKSGIVING AT THE ZOO,