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Show BALLAD OF THE WISE TURKEY. Ordered His Lifs so His Dsys Were , Long in ths Lsnd. Tm, Im ths same old turkay Of aome years ago, and I Forhmm the plumage gay And eke the manner shy. Once I was vain and haughty Same as other birds I know- -. Or did they all have passed the board. Ah! years and years ago. A across which ragged patches of darker bued cloud were flying ' with such furious velocity that they looked like smoke the utter dreariness of that dun brown sky,, the desolation of the scene terrified me as no combination of sea and sky had done before. Holtzen had left the wheel and Bobbitt had taken his place. The Dane stood holding the lee rigging to keep bis feet, and bis flat, expressionless face turned toward the wind. In de My' fader storm was drowned," be said to me,' Perhaps be felt a grim satisfaction In dying as his Prayer for the Day, . to-d- Along the wav; I.et me be brave and glad For all the good I had But yesterday. Let me aet down the aum Of bleaslng that have come; Let me hear echoe from My laughter Till I care not to aee What fate muy hap to me father be such Nor llttlo, nor too much That I need not to touch Or borrow The good that now Is Thine But which la to be mine O, let To-da- y Aye. each day let me And Contentment In my mind: Borne word or action kind My life to blesa; And thua let me, I Pray, Make every day a day Of thankfulneaa. W. U. N. in Chicago Tribune. "? "My form In days ago It was A dream of bllBS, so said The master of the poulterers The dream, you see, has fled. For now I am a rack of bones, My wattles they are pale. And why this change T theres method In The subject of my tale. "This la our year, my "The pound of flesh they're after With It they may be fed; But tie a fact, their Bhylock act WUl bleed them all, Instead. "And as for being roaated, Weil aee them take their turn. When they have found to get us browned That money haa to burn. "Bo gobble, gobble, gobble! And gayly tllng the dust; For while they fear, we'll take good cheer, AU hall the turkey trust!" Carolyn Wood. trap. The captain drew a piece of plug tobacco from his trousers pocket and began chipping It on the cabin table. M CAROLYN "Twenty-fivminutes, he said, as If WELLS? talking to himself, "just enough time for a pipeful." After dinner there are many games He crammed the tobacco into his In which old and young pipe and lit it; then he offered the to be played To a drawing-boaron an may join. to shook who bis head. Bobbitt, plug Curse the luck, growled Bobbitt, easel fasten a number of large sheets cfl If Id blank paper. Whisper the name of an stamping his foot viciously, shipped on that bark for Buenos animal to each guest. Give each a slip of paper and a pencil. Now let Ayres Id a' missed this. Id die a heap harder, remarked each In turn draw a picture on the the skipper, blowing a cloud of Bmoke, large papers, representing the animal The others must guess on designated. "If It wasnt for a snug Insurance Is and write the name my life, and knowing the old woman what animal It and the little one ll have enough to on their lists. The greatest aggregate of correct guesses may receive a pull along with." e d (Copyright, 1905, by Dally Story Pub. Co.) A great grey wave like a great grey . beast all afoam with rage as to its mouth, rearing, it seemed, hundreds of feet In the air, bore down from windward rn the Martha Dawes. Holt-zeat the wheel swore or prayed In which and Danish I don't know gripped the spokes snd spread his feet to withstand the coming shock. Two men in the waist ran for the first lines they could grab and I swung myself Into the lee rigging. e It came, the blow, a thunderous of water, and the schooner, shaking and quivering as if her timbers would rend asunder, listed over to leeward. The staunchest Iron steamship that ever carried funnels foundered under that might have crush of sea water, but the Martha n "I watched the market, and 1 kept Close tabs upon the list; When turkey meat was low In price No meal I ever missed. But when the price uplifted, why, I took to gravel stones Until I grew attenuate A walking rack of bones. "I had seme haughty friends, panic-stricke- n ava-lanch- alas! They took to glutton ways, and now Theres nothing left to show They ever trod the barnyard; ah I They're gathered to the hosts Of things that were; alack! but now They're phantom forms and ghosts. Well,", said Bobbitt, recklessly, the whole Bobbitt family goes down when I go, thank God. I leave nobody to cry and nobody to starve." I I remember my own sensations. was simply Inert. I looked forward to nothing but an end. and vaguely wished It was over. I was sorry for nothing. I expected nothing but death, and yet I had been carefully brought up and well catechised as to the future state of man. The old woman and the little one are eattn turkey and mince pie today." A sharp twang coming above the hurly burly on deck Interrupted the skipper. He started and laid his pipe on the table. It rolled to starboard Instead of to port, as It should have rolled for the list of the schooner was changing. On deck!" screamed the captain, as he rushed for the der. - We piled on hi heeta. It waa dark as a pocket on deck and there was a wind the most welcome wind that ever blowed, sweeter than a xephyr to a parched traveler on a dest. ert, for it was coming from the prize. A blackboard may be used Instead of papers, and this game is Interesting to all, as often the children outstrip their elders In drawing animals. Another merry game Is tossing bean bags through a hoop. Suspend a gaily decorated hoop In a doorway, and the party being evenly divided, let those on one side throw bean bags through the hoop to those on the other side, who must catch them. ' Have bells on the hoop, and let a careful score be kept If the bell rings, It counts less than a clean throw. After the smallest children have retired, the other members of the family will enjoy games of a mental order. A good one is called The Musle Lesson." On a table arrange the following articles, let each be numbered, and on prepared cards let the gueasera write what mualcal term each article represents. A door key (key), a clock (time), a tape measure sou-wes- Then four men who were ready to die, slusglsb and hopeless, worked like beavers for the life they had felt was practically ended. The old schooner, as encouraged as the men who fought with her, answered her helm, and with the wind growing in force and slipping toward west, we got her nose away from the Diamond shoals straight for the open sea. Twenty-fivminutes," he said. The wind did not stay west. It Dawes, thirty years old, weak In her shifted to norwest and came aa great upper works au by a thous- guns. A friend that wind was, though , . and suns ant. by many a a rough one. He had an edge to him ca-- ,f Jv hurricane, up again, that bit and he flung snow spits Into auU yet on even one's eyes which made the eyeballs drenched, quiw her smart, but he was a friend, and we keel, and hurling water decks through the bawse..v... In hailed him joyously. thick streams. We ale our Thanksgiving dinner of "Hard up! spat the captain In the bread and water thankfully, the best face of the shrieking spindrift V the we could have had to eat with an man at the wheel, and Holtzen, still overturned galley and a drowned cook, swearing, or praying, In Danish, did ss but what mattered it with a norwest wind and the Martha Dawes headed he was commanded. "Two men gone, groaned the cap- for the open sea? tain, his eyes sweeping b decks and then wandering out to that heaving mass of sea mountains as If wonder-- , lng under what particular wave two brave seamen smothered to death. On the schooner Martha Dawes, struggling for her life against the awful power that shoved her steadily toward the deadliest spot In the world the Diamond shoals there were Two Presidential Proclamations. four men left for the storm to kill. Railroad development seems greatly The whole of that Thanksgiving President Johnson, day we had striven against the storm, to have played our weak cards against a play- for In his third proclamation for the Thursd-- v of November, he said: er who c laughed derisively at last He has permitted us to muIMply our .1 went us better, and every i the siai.i tsMe four human ships upon our lakes an4 rivers and upon the high seas, and at the same lives si 'M !y In his bands. The f :.ust had cone over time to extend our Iron roads so far esrv morning, end the main Into the secluded places of the contifollowed mu i about noon. There was nent as to guarantee speedy overland no such thing left as a starboard rail Intercourse between the two oceans." President Grant's proclamations on the forecastle, rand the galley whs contained nothing out of the ordinary, turned upside down and Jammed with the water butt between the except that In one year, Nov. 18 not stump of the foremast and the lee the last Thursday was made the holiday. and he also Issued a proclamarail. And yet the Martha Dawes made tion calling for special thanksgiving no water. With all that terrible on July 4. 1876, on tho one hundredth pounding not a team had opened. The anniversary of the nation's birth. old schooner meant to die game, liut Tims for Nothing but Joy. die she must. The drift had us, and the wind and sea helped the drift, Thanksgiving It a day of general restraight for the Diamond shoals. joicing and feasting. It Is s day when Against the nor'east gale and rush- the families reunite, when the waning sea there waa only one thing to derer returns and gathers with his All do die game, as the achoouer meant kith around tbs festal board. to. gloom Is dispelled and In the joyous I don't believe there ever was a anticipation of what another year may more terrifying sky than I gazed upon bring forth hearta are gladdened and from the deck that afternoon, i the future wears a more roseate tint had seen great thunder-headarise for all. If you have had misfortunes forget In the tropical ocean purplish black and copper-tingeaa to the edges. I them and start to work anew for fubad beheld a mass of clouds writhing ture glories. If you have been blessed and twisting In a wind straight from with a preponderance of good things extend a smile to thoae of your felthe south pole as the ship rolled and who have been less fortunate lows to tossed, trying pass Ctpe Horn, but that drear expanse of drab heaven than you. 1 ' . ', In the year of A goose sagacious told To me the points I now relate Be then was forty old. Be practiced what he preached alasl But quite forgot this year. Be fattened up, and now he'e passed Forgive this falling tear." Horace Seymour Keller. Typical "Home" Day. It Is a far cry from that flrst Thanksgiving of the forefathers tm the bleak coast of New England to ths present elaborate and sumptuous an nual fasting that marks the end of the harvest In this country. Many a man will go hundreds, even thousands, of miles to alt at the old borne table, and partake once more of the old home cooking the mince plea and the turkey "dressing," Just the same r at least just like wbst "mother used to make." It la a day when the home Is supreme. Lonely men In the big cities dine at the big hotels, It Is true, and they may have every luxury that the mind of man can conceive and the money of men can buy, but they would give It all gladly for a place even at an hnmblo table If It only were at the old home. A Small Portion. The hlpoo on hi native heath 1 an herbivorous beast. Imp-eas- s her, thl month, ha let hts taath' Sink In a grasaleM feast. A roasted turkey, I have heard. Will tempt hi appetite: 311 chief regret la that the bird la merely half a bite. But ed (Special old wagonm m. , bright lCif9 in thi The Correspondence.) Dublin Is a sort of Washington city for Ireland, and when parliament Is In session It gathers together there its beauty and its chivalry, and It Is said that gayety reigns supreme. Dur-in- g our stay we turned our attention to the city Itself and found It satisfactory. The river Liffey cuts the town in two, and the public buildings, which compare favorably with any In the kingdom, are on either side of the stream. The streets are broad and well paved and the mansions and rows, as the residences are called, are well built, and many of them magnificent, Onejof the most attractive things about the entire country over d walls that here is the shut out the public everywhere. If any one likes looking through fine buildings, the royal exchange, Christ Church cathedral, the four courts, custom blouse, postoffice or national gallery, all of which are splendid buildings, will repay any interest taken or effort made and one gets the glad hand" in any of them, tor the Irish people like Americans,' and believe !i demonstrating It while we are alive. The Nelson pillar Is 121 leet high. If you climb up you will he very glad of it afterward, for the view Is very The Wicklow hills, and the fine. coast line, away below Bray's head, are easily discerned, and Dublin bay is wonderfully beautiful from there. I looked In upon 30 Merrian row, where the duke of Wellington was born, and In the royal academy saw Patricks bell and many other anPhoenix through tiquities, drove park, and left Dublin with more regret than a year ago, but with a hope that I might make another "farewell moss-covere- Je which we conclude that the two m. bers of parliament from Cork rer sented their constituency tolera well, as well as Improved their o properties. Cork grows rapidly a Is an town. Queen's lege, overlooking the sea, has an The building posing stuation. after tha old Tudor style and the rd dents of Cork are very proud of tl fine old school. It is open to all wi out reference to their religion and e braces, besides , the elements tranches of study, those of the cl; sics, science, law, medicine and gineerlng, and has excellent apa merits and halls for study. We drove out to Blarney and whl othera of the party explored the c; etter, Through a Hoop. (measure), a knife (sharp), a low, straw hat (flat), a natural flower (natural), an autograph (signature), a few (scales), six beeta In a wooden measure (six beats to a measure), a bow of ribbon (tie), a promissory note (note), a card on which Is written To Sell (pedal), a cane (staff), forty bcana or buttons (forte), picture of cats paws (pause), a wooden or Iron bracket (bracket), the lower part of a broken vase (bass), a bit of string (chord), bar of soap (bar). Another good game is the guessing of book titles. Cards for this game may be bought, but better ones may be made with little trouble or expense. On a blank card pnste a picture of Napoleon. This represents "A Gentleman of France." The letter B In red Ink Is "The Scarlet Letter." A small figure 8 Is We Two." Picture of Washlrgtoa, Dewey. George W. Cable and George Eliot, all pasted on on card, represent "The Four Three Men In a noat," Georges." Ths Woman In White," "Little Women" and many others may be easily represented by pictures cut from papera or magazines. Two capital Is painted bins ars "A Fair of Blus Aj" written backward Is "As In a Looking Glass," while tbs word Gnlkool printed on a card Is "Looking Backward." A glance through any library catalogue or publishers list will supply plenty of suggestions. Another merry gam Is "Advertisements." Cut from the magazine popular pictorial advertisements, and carefully removing all printed words paste each on a card. Number the cards and let the guessers determine the article advertised. Similar to thla Is the selection of portratts of faintly other the The ager he joying ;ench, pick authors or other cclcbrt-tteor publlo characters whose names ar to be guessed. The 8undty t Before a Jcrked The laug struck hi SPLENDIE GHbei Room Sir Gilbi snd hit tor of the Sir oiled bac lie Campi Hert Tork v months I ill days b When s It before wJl ir- - j; ful potent with nth 3; ljhn.1 i friends an see him o i few plea States am "No coi " presents Held for t as the Un torlcal p; explo t of 2 ard incid a have visit" d For natural loveliness of scenery, Hospitality, mixed with stories of interest and tie and sought the farfamed stonJ unfailing charm, there Is nothing in I walked about the village and sougtl Ireland to surpass the tour to the an opportunity to get a look into f lakes of Klllarney, no matter which real typical Irish kitchen, which route one takes. At thla season It is the whole thing when one speaks simply glorious. The hay is being an Irish home. stacked and small grains threshed out, and the golden fields and green Irish Kitchen. pastures, alternating with fields of Typical From the celling a cage hung si vegetables and flowers, with the hills In full a bird twittered in a friendly ton covered with the heather bloom, presents a mosaic, and wheth- exchanging greetings with a hen th er seen from car, coach top or car- had brought her brood of broiler riage window. Is like a moving pic- In out of the rain, and with them h:i ture, and for real beauty could not be huddled together In the middle of t' exceeded anywhere. It is so replete place. There was an old picture with scenic charm that it cannot be one side of the wall, as black as described within the limits of an or- Rembrandt and as homely as Hen dinary letter, tut as some one has VIII., which my hostess assured n "her said, It Is a good thing td use your was who had once been keeper ot in eyes Incessantly. keys of the castle In the time of tl MacCarthys. The story was Interes The Weather in Ireland. The weather over here is very ingly told and all suited the place. much like we have at home at times I 6hall not soon forget that o and we have seen the beauties of kitchen. The fireplace and old war Ireland In a pouring rain, many times ed fender and bits of smoldering pe "chilled to the bone," hungry and and the queer-lookin-g little black pot: cross, but we were nearly always Jos- an old dealtable," a wooden bench, tled Into a good humor, and our Inter- low stool or two and the bit ot mu est always exceeded any discomfort lin curtain stretched across the ot The drive from Klllarney to Glen-garl- window, and the hen and her chick Is the finest in his majestys ens chattering so sociably in the mW dominions," 'tls said, and tls true, die of the floor, made a homely pi for here nature has been lavish with ture. I inquired where they slep:' Us gifts and beauty confronts one and was told that the beds were pi, everywhere. Upon the surface of the upon the floor usually, but when t water the mountains are reflected, was "wet" they made other arrange and upon the hills some ruin, with its ments, and in a tone without ages of moss and ivy, recalls the tales shade of dlBcontenL at ths O'Sullivans and O'Learys, and the whole scene Is rich with associaMight Do. tions, adventure and daring. Ive perfected a scientific systen Not once have I been permitted to ot .making people glad," announce:, pay for a glass of milk during my pll. the man with the high forehead. By grtmage. And this despite the fact, my method the most depressing tt which would be detected by these tack of the blues may be dispelled Open-Hande- h tlonal lif most fas Tou have Amerlcai pected f twenty g As to Gilbert engaged publtshei dne ne: lead of ) der of ! will coni adian so scene is partly In forty ye, Pasha, v She h exac ice uounced the ladys n day tied. T ally sat ward ap Is th the plac I had b "Det 'bout d aurance to wuk DO : clalmec Wei wukkei notes men fi biingln exclten Dey ai to go." And Amo huinor Attorn follow! "A flsh-scal- well-know- n ffhat is boy broad-brimme- Ej-ea.- " som hi ;,t like mechan je ,t the vise, i he boy. ff e " Twas Ramble Through the Cities. and Fields of the Gem of the Northern Ocean brethren. We've waited for It long; Revenge la sweet aa turkey meat, Let's hall It with a aong. did. The captain glanced to leeward, then he shifted an utterly hopeless gaze to the wheel. Lash It and come below," he said in a sharp voice. Sir? bawled Bobbitt, not trusting his ears. The captain strode over and with a line lashed down the wheel. "All hands come down In the weve fought the cabin, he said; storm together, and well die together. Well strike In a half hour at most. We trooped down the companion after the captain. Leaving the windswept deck, that small cabin seemed stuffy. It caught my lungs and I felt It difficult to breathe. Besides, I didn't rare to die that way, like a rat In a Hereafter. Wfh gobble loud andc atlrrlng The King of turky-floclCalled all hi subject to him. And made this little talk; w City the de city n client Leans presei ay t torful. At as c from ternit terms To th ed th who i "'A Put! lWJl seat. It w Wee Flesk Bridge, Klllarney. shrewd folk, even did I .not openly avow that I bail front the land where gold Is supposed to be picked up In l Finding it hurt their pride to offer payment. I ask for water Instead, hut this device rarely avails, as milk Is almost Invariably given me. sometimes on the plea that their water Is not very good. of Cork. Activity The county of Cork certainly lives up to ones expectations of it and ronin" ,n p,en,y ,nd In many ways. Th whole menth S W" within ten minutes, and all cases ol melancholy, unhappiness, and slmllsi afflictions can be eradicated qulrkly But the trouble fa I dont know wba n name to give my profession. I ator whole a word that will tell the at a glance. tM Why not," asks the man with cE not "why whiskers, discouraged yourself a cbeerupodlst?" Ptrvtrst Logie. "Speakln of wasted opportunities, said Plodding Pete, "dere goes m wit a hundred thousand dollar lo bank." . "He aint losln many chance, bHn he cen-teand the lord mayor the head ot ponded Meandering Mike. the town council. It Is the best beer light, "Flgger ft out. CalcIat de n. ,h has a a hundred thousand would buy. Everj splendid cu mrvlce, from nickel In ft Is stated opportunity- r, str' klnra Mqui Th thee oft! clci one 'her Vi la t xte tui heft tiou ll t T hilt bit nr |