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Woollen.tore,
,..O BED BLANKETS ? - Q m $2.0
PURE .aA�it�• WODL. � , „ strew twill, not et ella\v' or ohri.ui, with welting, from
per pelf UpN• •
.,ot o .. Wool Shootings, 100. lbs of Pure Fleece Wool:Yarns
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that give the best of satisfaotion for 350., 450., 50o., 0Oo., 75c. and $1.00 per Ib..
KNITTED UNDERWEAR from 75o. per SUIT UP. Our FLANNELS are the Cheapest, ever
�� g quality iuto consideration. HOSE, SOCKS, MITTENS &o. ver chew
•
offered bore taking q y . p
Wool Bats for Quilts, Comforters &c.
HORSE B .AKETS1 ROBE LINING, We Manufacture these good's at St. Thomas.
takeu iu exchauge. Now is the time to bny these goods—they •will be no cheaper in the spring.
}Vol'
Beer Mills Woollen Store, - - Clinton
NEXT DOOR TO HARLAND BROS. HARDWARE.
C. E. WILSON
HE LADIES.
We don't. want to carry over any Fall Goods, and in order to
::clean .out all of our Fel Stock of
MILLINERY, MANTLES, &e,
-tie have decided to offer them at Cost the balance of the
season. 'There is no old Stock, everything bought this
fall. If you have not yet bought your Hats, Bonnets or
Mantles .come and see our stack and you call` save
money, we will give you prices you never heard of
before.
Plumsteel & Gibbings, Clinton,
P. S.—BOOT & .HOE sale still continues. Stock being
reduced very fast:
Nov. 27th 1893
N'ew Goods for the Xmas Trade
Just arrived and in Stock.
RAISENS, VALENCIA, Fine Selected, off Stalk and Layers.
SULTANAS EXTRA DESSERT, CURRANTS, PROVINCIALS in Brls.
and half Brls. FINEST VOSTIZZAS in CASES.
NS,ORANGES, FIGS, DATES, PRUNES.
NEW PEELS.,ORANGE, LEMON and CITRON.
GROUND -SPICES of all kind';', -also full lines of CROCKERY,
CiIISMA olid-GEASSWARE, TEA SETTS, DINNER SETTS, TOILET
SECTS.
N. ROBSON.
Cash for Butter and Eggs. ---
Albert St.) Clinton
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place in Ganadi uto
4 � � gat a $, Shorthand, a nd,
O cation, Shorthand,
etc., is at the Cen-
tral Business Col-
a' • Toronto, Ont., and Stratford, Ont. A
O Unquestionably Canada's Greatest Com-
mercialSchools. Cata'o.;ues free. Men-
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tion this paper. Shaw & Elliott, Principa
ONO,N®®1$ 44414•.0•
Girls Wanted.
Weaned at onoo two servant girls for general house
work. Oood wages and steady employment. For par-
ticulars apply at Tae NEWS-RFCORD office or address
Mae. CASH, 269 Victoria street, Toronto. 787 4t
WANTED.
Salesmen to solicit for a choice lino of nursery stock.
amulets ontfit free and good pay from the start..
Previous experience not necessary. Write et once and
socare territory. VIE HAWKS NURSERY CO.
Bocheater, N.Y.
House for Rent or Sale.
Comfortable dwelling with six rooms, on Orange
street, Clinton. Garden in good condition. Bard
sad soft water. For rent or sale on reasonable
terms. Apply to
779 -ti JAMES COOK, Clinton.
NOTICE.
There being some misunderstanding with re-
gard to wreckage, let it bo distinctly understood
that if any person takes possession of any kind
of wreckage and fails to report to me I shall at
once take proceedings. Remember this is the
last warning I shall give. CAPT. WM. BABB.
Receiver of Wrecks, Ooderlch.
Ooderlch, Sept. 7th 1891.
Grand Trunk Railway.
Trains leave Clinton station for all points as per
allowing time table:
00INO BAST
7.87 a m
2.46 p m
4.60 pm
GOING NORTH
10.12 a m
6,56 p m
OOINO WEST
10.15 a m
1.28pm
7.05p m
9.22 pm
Oorta0 SOUTH
7.45 am
4.48'p m
Xmas and New Year's
Excursions.
CHRISTMAS—Tickets at Single Fare will
Re issued on Dee. 22, 23, 24, and 25, good to
return not later than Dee. 26,
NEW YEAR'S—Single Fare on Dec. 29, 80,
31, and Jan. 1, good to return not later than
Jan. 2.
At Fare and One Third good to go bee.. 22,
28, 24, and 25, good to return not later than
Jan. 2.
For all information apply to
W. Jackson,
IAL PASSENGER AGENT, G. T. R
You want travel
on the Best Railroad, then use the
O. P. R.
YOU WANT YOUR MESSAGE TO
TRAVEL QUICKLY, thus use
the
C. P. P. TELEGRAPH.
Clinton agency at
COOPER'S look Store
Rlyth.
Ttios or'bee lass 01414 tiQacre ;l'tir'rrr.
tela tt>a tfrd liiia to arti'y I.filo theratsi•
fOr file 8u1R•Ot$ ,li50, .
• . JR Sovtelt had Ache ggotid look to
bag the largest Wildeat that lztts eyes`
been Vliot in tors uetggtoexteed' while
vitt fog hunting' the ettioi,` day.
The annual meeting of the share.
holders . of -the Norris and Grey Cheese
factory will be held. in Brussels on I!'rl-
'day t ,.ttea'noen this week.
'!Nord has just been received of the
sudden demise. of Mrs. John Barker, tt
former resident of the 6rd lute, atOlen.
boro, Manitoba. It was quite a shock
to her old neighbors here as they were
not aware of her illness. Mr. Barker
was over here a few weeks ago on a
visit and jtist gotrhome again a few days
before her death. - She leaves a husband
and' fancily of eleven to mourn her
loss.
The nomination on Friday in the hall
passed off ,very quietly. No person
seemed very keen for office. The old
council was composed of reeve Mooney.
dep-reeve Howe and councillors Cald..
bick, Kirkby and Proctor. '!'hose elect-
ed by acelarnation were Henry Mooney
for Reeve; Jas. Bowman, Thos. Code
and Wm. Isbsiter' for councilmen (all
new). The only contest will be between
Geo. Kirkby and Jas. Proctor for the
dep-reeveshrp. Both of these Ineu are
entitled to the honor as they have
' both been in the council for seven or
eight years,
Tuckerslnllth.
Mr. Absalom Cosens, of the Toronto
University, is home on his Xmas
vacation.
Miss Fisher, of Colborne, is visiting
friends here.
Mr,_ James and Herb Walters spent
Xivas at home.
Mr. Josiah White and wife, accom-
panied by Mr. Amos Townsend, Miss
Mary Townsend and Miss L. Crich,
drove to Brussels in cutters on Satur-
day they are expected to ret -urn when
the snow flies again.
Srei.—Mr. James Crich is not able
to leave the house. Mr. Henry O'-
Brien and family have all been con-
fined to the house the past week. Geo.
Stanbury, of the London Road, has
had a sty on his eye and had to have it
lanced on Friday last. Mr. Thos.
Kearns is laid up with an 'ulcerated
tooth.
Tp.tyrIN Tlox. -- Mr. Sheppard, the
present' ree^,es was eleota by acclama-
tion. • KeKay and IvitLean were put up
for deputy. Mr. McKay will likely.
retire. The old Councillors were
nominated, also Frank Layton. If Mr.
Rankie retires there will not be any
election.
The Christmas tree and entertain-
ment on Friday night was decidedly
ono of the best that has ever been held
in Turner's church. The tree was
beautiful and heavily burdened with
-presents taking one solid hour for old
Santa to distribute them.„ The program
was good and lengthy; the Sunday
School scholars taking part and render-
ing their several readings, recitations
and dialogues in good style, reflecting
credit on their trainers of the pat
couple of weeks.
One of those pleasant events occurred
at the residence of Mr. A. Crich on
Wednesday. evening the 20th, when
his niece, Evelina, was united to Mr.
David Crawford, of Seaforth. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Mr. Smythe, of Clinton, after which
a large number of invited guests sat
down to a sumptuous repast and a very
pleasant time was spent during the
evening when all returned home wish-
ing the young couple the compliments
of the season and that the supreme
Ruler would grant theist a life of
happiness and presperity. The presents
were numerous and costly.
NOTES ON TII16 XMAS TREE. -Rev.
Mr. Galloway renewed old acquain-
tances and gave a short address. Rev.
Mr. Smythe occupied the chair in his
usual good style. Santa Claus was
there as lively as ever, we did not see
ally of his reindeers, the only four
footed anitnal was a pig and he made
that much noise that he had to he
carried out to keep peace in the house.
The eatables were as plentiful as they
always are at this church. The recita-
tion by Fanny Townsend was rendered
t in exceeding good style. Owing to the
horrible state of the weather the crowd
was not as large as it might have been
had it been ane „night, as it was the
church was filled, every person went
house feeling well repaid for having
ventured out on such s night. The
choir had to be heard to be appreciat-
ed.
Monday being Xmas it was observ-
ed in thisburg as a general holiday.
Mrs. Passmore, of London, was in
town on Friday.
Mrs. Whitt, of Clinton, was visiting
in town on Thursday.
Our tax collector was paying the
delinquents a visit this week.
Miss Mary E. Bell is spending her
Xmas holidays with friends in the
Forest city.
Don't forget the English church S. 5.
Xmas tree to be held in the Temperance
hall on Tuesday evening. Admission
15 and 10 cents.
Divine service was held in the Eng-
lish church on Xinas morning at 10.30.
Mr. Robert Milne is confined to the
house with la grippe at present.
Mr. B. C. Van Egmond, of Egnond-
ville, was in town on Friday.
Mr Will McElroy, of Toronto, and
Mr. Geo. McElroy, of Woodstock, are
spending their Xmas holidays under
the parental roof on Dinsley street.
Mr. James Forsyth and wife, form-
erly of this town, but now of Toronto,
is visiting relatives in town.
On Wednesday evening a tea -meet-
ing was held in the basement of St.
Andrews Presbyterian church in aid of
the S. School which was a good success
both financially and otherwise.
On Thursday evening a number of the
young folk drove over to Belgrave to
be present at the English church Sun-
day School Xmas tree held in the
Forester's hall which was a grand
affair and highly enjoyed by those
present. The proceeds amounted to
about $40.
On Friday at noon a large number of
the ratepayers assembled to the Indus-
try Hall for the purpose of nominating
a Reeve and Councillors for.18g4, Also
to hear the retiring five wise men give
an account of their stewardship for the
past year. At the close of the nomina-
tions the following was the result :
N. W. Young re-electhd Reeve;
Councillors : F. W.. cott. T. Ashbury,
Janes McGee, F. Metcalf, John Wil-
ford, F. W. Tanner and A. McNally.
Summerhill.
EXAMINATION.—The annual examin-
ation in the school here was held on
Friday the 10th Inst: and notwith-
st€tnding the exceeding inclemency of
the weather there was a large turnout
of visitors in attendance. The scholars
acquitted themselves admirably and
reflected credit on their teacher and
themselves. The teacher, Mr. Kilty,
was assisted in the work by Mr. J. H.
Lowery, of No. 5 Hullett and at the
close there was a general expression of
satisfaction of 'those present. 'At noon
the ladies of the section served a supply
of refreshments which were much
appreciated. Aften dinner the pupils
gave a fine programme of reciations,
singing &c which showed careful pre-
paration. Lastly the beautiful gifts on
the Christmas tree were distributed
among the pupils of the school much to
the pleasure of the "wee folks," Al-
together it was a very successful af-
fair.
llullett.
NOMINATIONS.—For Reeve—Robert
Scott, by acclamation. For Deputy—
Benjannn Churchill, Andrew F. Mac-
donald. For Councillors—John Brig-
ham, John Lashant, John Macgregor,
James Snell.
Municipal matters are somewhat
warns this year. The general opinion
seems to be that Mr. B. Churchill will
be awarded the posiiton held by Mr.
11lacdbnald.
Chiselhurst.
Bro. Leitch is suffering untold agony
with as boil on his neck. He is bearing
up with the patience of Job.
The Honeyland girls are considered
the best dancers in the county. They
practice once a week. A bachelor chap
who lives near says the dance is fast
ruining our young girls. He had a
visit from two young ladies the other
day, and the first thing they asked was
"Were you ever in love? You ought
to get your hair curled. Are you a
Chinaman ? Can you dance the
Jersey," etc. He advises all young men
to beware of such girls. We think he
is a little too hard on the young ladies.
They may be a little jolly but two
kinder -hearted young girls never lived.
Neil Kennedy has returned home
after wdrking all year near Irishtown.
Neil is a grand specimen of the typical
Highlander. He is very fond of Scot-
tish dancing and games and is con-
fident that the Gaelic language was the
first spoken.
The M. E. tea -meeting was a grand
success. One of our Honeyland boys
said he did not feel well before he went
but that the Chiselhurst girls have
such winnings way that he was forced
to eat sick or well. He says they are
the dearest little creatures he. ever
saw.
AN AUCTIONEER'S STORY.
MUCH EXPOSURE BROUGHT ON A SEVERE
ATTACK 01 RHEUMATISM.
BEh-FAST POR WEEKS AT A TIME—HIS
TROUBLE AGGRAVATED. BY•AN OUT-
BREAK OF SALTRHEUM-AN EXPER-
IENI i9F INTEREST TO OTIIERS.
From the Stayner San.
There are few people in Siincoe Coun-
ty who do not know Mr. Thos. Furlong.
For twenty-eight years Mr. Furlong has
been a resident of the county, and for
twenty-two years has been a travelling
agent and an auctioneer, and it is safe
to say that he is just as popular as he is
well known.- Ina business of his kind
Mr. Furlong is natur.'ally exposed to all
kinds of weather, and the result has
been that for some years past he has
been badly crippled with rheumatism
and has suffered great pain and incon-
venience. Happily, however, Mr. Fur-
long has found a relief from his suffer-
ing, and his recovery has excited so
much interest in and abort Stayner
that "The Sun" determined to secure
the ,particula.rs of his cure and give
then for the benefit of others. When.
seen with regard to the matter, Mr.
Furlong expressed the e'reatest willing-
ness to make public the particulars of
his cure in the belief that it Might be
of benefit to some other sufferer.
• , 4NEW w . 1STs.' RUT
TO. lever gt'ner'Qaity bad raged i3!q
tlleleaa now Retia to itu, end, 1kt►sany
tl)elo-t1Pil3' parse ht ikcellup9eti.,condition.
U►n`
Nes ?kftr'tt Mutter pioltilgeti ata be. it
fullers, yfy wife allot I w'ers digottl3aing
the sun:awn',V1lile we gazed upon the
drat, s and tidies and blis'a.ilrtltl ;lel
0111er useless att•tielt'e 41404,WI) 1,4611 receive
1+a.i ill ext Botta ter our annual contrities
lion to friends anti relatives,
•'\\'.e might afford it spartf•rib," said
s
''Or said I.
"\\'it-ilapple sauce rood it pliun pati
Qit r," said site. '"I3ut its just horrible
10Gbinit of at Now Year's ilinuitr tvitii-
uut turkey. \Vhv can't you go out mid
shoot a will one, Tom? r.;ey're inuc 1
Meer than mine ones, you know."
Ilnphv thought. Aly wife is a r0•
oilliaah e woman, 1 had felt all ohms
that she would find a way out o' t hs•
difficulty. She always dues. S.1' was
hove to hen leader, and as I ,un wil.aug
to I e lett we got ahmg admirably. '
I hail recently tion a douhlo b.u•i'ale I ,
I.re• ctt-lo:uliiig s1,. tgml at a church
raffle, which 1 had never use,i excepting
for tartret practice. Mr wife had great
faith in nay shall ;IS a marksman.
"Now that. )011 can hit the mar': three
times out of tire von surely ought to be
able to kill a turkey," said this It .peful
It
mean.
"Provided I can find one," I replied.
You know what some arise 'mu said
long :ago—'fi st ,•:atoll your hare.'
"0;1,'011 c u1 find -ono( -114y enough. Pa
used to kill loos of them wien 1 'e as a
111111'
At e'a,rLca•ak the t.oxt ntor•ai:,g I was
h•amp..ng thr,tu.;h a piece of woocld four
of lice utiles front the 011V. 11y pru_res;
was s0ut0tvlila dote ()wing to the weight
of the cartridge: wltie'i I carried.
"11 • sure and take enough aautntuni
;,ion," nap wife had said, tilling all my
extra pockets with the heavily loaded
brass sheiks. You c;l.'t tell what you
may conte across. Pa lev,1 to say that
the ;'mots around •h.:, '-ere :ul1 of
;;sine; '
Now my wife's fat's died twenty
years ago, and the suhnr s of a great
City acv apt 10 pass through uutav
c1.ariges in that ante. 1311t the dear
little 1x011180 ty:18 nut aware of this Nr heti
she 1t':tllcd the down With pots der and
shot.
I bagged a chipmgnk, w1ttgetl:a wood-
pecker and lnntilattttl' several smaller
birds before I saw any signs of the
coveted turkey. At last I sat down on
a log near a brush fence that separate I
the woods front a cornfield and began
to eat ono of the sandwiches which my
wile had tuche.i in among th'ecartr!dges:
...Away in the distance 1 la•:n•d a rut, -ter
cr its ing, 111111 n aver by the sound of
flu ttell-am wings, and the rustling of
corn len v087 'Tile soetels grew more and
more distinct and' 1•,ad ahotu, utast. (i 1
my mind that a pluck t/.., chickens were
fora;ing for their II'enklt, , tvitrh 1
heard the kutttn':tl laugh t C -a turkey
gobbler. I storm lt to oily 1'o..•t, thtrw' the.
hal: eaten sandwich at stoop, :tfic1J11.11
10 the opening' in the fence.
Shades of departed uinu•ods—w•itat a
sight !
Turkeys single. and turkeys it: groups.
Great bronze fellows witoi their fent.ii-
uulspread, and their spot i d ttin;;e
scratching the ground. L nig-legged,
awkward. half-grown yunitgst.crs,
scarcely out of their pin -feathers, and
"You are of course aware," said Mr.
Furlong, "that Ivy calling subjects ale
to more or less inclement weather, and
this was the main cause ofnmysuffering.
Some nine years ago I first felt the
symptoms of rheumatism. I did not
pay unteh attention to it at first, hut
gradually tt
became so severe that it
was with cculty that.1 could hobble
arout:dl; tony business really became
a burden to ate. I consulted several
physicia;ns who did all they could for
me, but without giving ale any relief.
During a Dart of the year I was bed-
fast for weeks at a time and as the
remedies I tried did ale no good I be-
gan to believe that, there was no cure
for ate, and you will readily understand
how despondent I was. To add to my
distress I became afflicted with salt-
r•henrn of the hands, and had to keep
my hands covered with cloths from one
year's end to the other. I had read of
some remarkable cures of rheumatism
by the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
for Pale People, and at last I made up
my mind to try them, though I must
admit that it was with a doubting
heart, for I had spent a great deal of
money for other medicines without ob-
taining any benefit. However, they
say that a drowning man will clutch at
a straw, and it 'was with much of this
feeling that' I purchased the -first box
of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. Before
that box was all gone I experienced
some relief which warranted me in
continuing the treatment, and from
that out I steadily progressed toward
complete recovery.
I have used in all eight boxes with
the result that I am to -day free froth,
Ppain and ache, and not only did Pink
ills relieve nae of the rheumatism,
but they also drove out the salt -rheum,
and as you see to -day the hands which
had been covered with cracks, fissures
and scabs are now completely well.
This splendid result is due entirely to
the use of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and
you may be sure that it gives me the
greatest pleasure to warmly recom-
mend them to others.
Dr. Williams's Pink Pills are n per-
fect blood builder and nerve restorer,
curing such diseases as rheumatism,
neuralgia, partial paralysis, locomotor
ataxia, St. Vitus' dance, nervous head-
ache, nervous prostration and the tired
feeling therefrom, the after effects of
la grippe, diseases depending on humors
in the blood, such as scrofula, chronic
erysipelas, etc. Pink Pills give a
healthy glow to pale and sallow com-
plexions and are a specific for the
troubles peculiar to the female system,
and in the case of men they effect a
radical cure in all cases arising from
mental worry, overwork, or excesses of
any natut'e.
These Pills are manufactured by
the Dr. Williams' Medicine Company,
Brockville, Ont., and Schenectady, N.
Y., are sold only in boxes bearing the
firm's trade mark and wrapper, at 50
cents a box or six boxes for $2.50. Ask
your dealerfor Dr. Williams' Pink Pills
for Pale People and refuse all imitations
and substitutes.
Dr. Williams', Pink Pillsmay be had
of all druggists, or direct by mail
from Dr. Williams' Medicine Company
from either address. The price at
which these pills are sold makes a
course of treatment comparatively in-
expensive as compared with other re-
medies or medical treatment.
I)1..a
1!d 'c
1WITtIOl'r FRIENDS FOR A SNORT TIM.^..
Cit nni,n0Xt)i . �- .Alt the I Olwli
tarPonag , Brn seII, owliecennberlli
die wire'. of Bae'. . , 1I. L obbiedicka Z
P., of €1, 1094,
beg. DORR ;' it71d.— rn; ¥cgiltpp• 001).0 penia,,
at f
t 7 ti, the wife of �rx Josepli,BiQlt
rides, of a lion.
DgwITT,„---Idx Seaforth, onPecembeai
.kith, the wife of Mr. L. Lewitt, ut*
son.
FfnA.—In Cliutpn, on Dec; $fib, -thy
`wife of Ur.. Jolui 1'or•da of a soli,
it> tRJtltGI . 1
S'raoNG--OAT,,DwI,Lx,.--At the ;VOL
dence of the bride's father, Znricli mini,,
Hay, on the 20th inst., by the Rev, 1Vbr•
Martin, Mr, Hy, Strong, of Tucke "
smith, to Mary, daughter of Mr. W.
Caldwell.
Cu1RIE—BRICA.SL—In Morris, at the
risidence of the bride's parents, oath()
20th inst., by the Rev. W. G. Reilly,
Mr. Robt. Corrie, to Miss Lizzie, eldest, .
daughter of Mr. Wm. Bryan.
KEYS—KMINRDY,—At the residence
of the bride's father, on the 10th inst.,
by the Rev. W. W. Leech, Mr. Williaru
Nelson Keys, to Miss Minerva Marion,
daughter of Mr. George Kennedy, all
of Stanley. -
ORAWFORD—CRIoa.—At the resi-
dence of the bride's grandfather,
'l'uckersrnith, on thetOth inst., byRev.
W. Smyth, David Crawford, of .Sea -
forth, to Miss Eveline Crich, of Tucker -
smith. .
CASE—MOIR.—At the residence of•the •
bride's father, Usborne, on the 20th
inst,, by Rev. W. M. Martin, Mr.
Adam Case, to Miss Maggie, daughter of
Mr. Peter Moir.
STRANG—CALDWILL.—At Fansville,
at the residence of the bride's parents,
on the 20th inst., Mr. Henry Strang of
Usborne, to Miss Annie, eldest daughter
of Mr. W. Caldwill of Hay township.
PIERCY—RICHARDSON.—At the resi-
dence of the bride's father, on December
20th, by Rev. A. D. McDonald, D. D.,
Mr. John Piercy, to Miss Elizabeth
Jane, eldest daughter of Robert Rich-
ardson, all of Seaforth.
DEATHS, •
THOMAS.—At Idaho Springs, Color-
ado,
olorado, on the loth inst., Rev. R. Thetas
formerly of Clinton.
STEVENsON.—In Clinton, on the 2li'111,
inst., Thos. Stevenson. aged 81 years'"'
and 3 months.
Mr. T. Berry, of Hensall, has sold
his trotting horse to Mr. Aubry, of
Montreal.
MARKET REPORTS.
(Corrected every Tuesday afternoon.
CLINTON.
Fall Wheat, old
Spring Wheat... ...........
0 50 to 0 60
'Fall Wheat, new 0 58 to 0 61
0 53 to 0 58
0 85 to 0 40
Barley ... 0 80 to 0 35
C)9bs.. .... 0 29 to 0 3D
-Peas' 0 50 to 051
Potatoes, p r bush
Butter t?
Eggs, per doz 0 13 to 013
Hay 6 00 to 700
Cordwood 3 00 to 400
Beef 0 17 to 0 1
.. t 00.:•0000
Wool 0 10 020
half a doz'ol or more ltlnmp beauties as
white as snow. I ,A 0,4(4e!iat stn'uri••-
ed when I saw these at first, our, 1 i1ap0
pened to recall the fact 11141 nay Write.
Who was well posted (01 such matters,
had told me that certain gt ene birds
changed their color as the sea,on ad-
vanced. It 1+as a wise provision of
nature for the better protection of the
feathered kingdom. They were all busy
scattering the shucks of corn in toeir
searched for the 0011uskod ears. I was
somewhat excited. hut" I managed to
shove two d801ile B cartridges into nay
gm, and took dolibertto aim at the
leader.
l3nng1bongl and the birds scattered io
every du-ectiou, peeping, clucking and
gobl)i11ig. As 1 he snooks arose I saw 0 tv
game stretcued out .,n' the corn husks,
giving his final flop. 1 scrambled through
the fence and picked Itini up.
I think I never appreciated nay wife
as I did at that moment. Our New
Year's dinner was no a' a reality, and all
through Iter wise management.
I strolct•d the glossy blue-green
feathers and spread' out the immense
wing, and sail. In 1111 my file .1 had
neves' seen Itis equal. 1 ch'i'n• a cork from
nay peecet, tied his neck and feet to-
gether nail stopped down to throw hint
over lily shoulder, when I ora, et:utkd
by a gruff voice.
"'What in 1arnation thunder are ve go•
in' to do with that turkey, 1'd like to
)chow?"
•'l'nt going to Carr: him hone if l'1•e
sot thenecess:u'v' muscle." I replied hold
ing Bina out at arm's length tt'Iliie Itis
feet dragged on the ground. "isn't he a
beauty?'
"\Vi a1—yes—I reckon lie is. But who
gaveon leave to carry hint homer
-Why I shot him *Led he belongs to
me. of cunt•. e."
"Not if I know myself. and I gm.ss 1
do. I didn't raise that flocks u' turkeys
for any blamed city dude to Cone out
herr' and take his kick. You pony sap
now pritt.y darned quick, if you want to
save yer hide."
Suddenly it do-wned upon my conftt,ed
intellect that I had blundered. 3Iy hopes
of a New Year's dinner saurk below zero
when I realized that I had shot into the
old farmer's flock of tante turkeys. It
is needless to go into further details. Tito
Imre facts are bitter enough without
repetition. I will only add that when I
shouldered the turkey and started for
home the old farmer was examining the
intricate machinery of my_gwn gun. Of
course he got the better bargain, but it
is sometimes necessary to make a Sacri-
fice for the sake of peace.
My wife was delighted.
"What did I tell you, Tom," she said
as I placed a huge slice of the juicy
meat on the plate: "It's ever so 111(4011
nicer than a tame turkey. The meat is
a shade .or two darker, but there'sa wild,
ohestnutty flavor that's perfectly deli-
cious. I do hope the gunsmith won't be
long in fixing your gun so that you can
go out again. I'm so sorry you broke
it."
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