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Show . -nil - 11 " 'ffl T"T Th: Extravagant Bachrlor and j the Turkey. SSSBEBSaCZ9BSSaeSaBBBBBBSSBSSSaSBBah Thanksgiving day, ao pleasant a day 'for general gratitude. Is sometimes, also, al-so, a day for humorous Individual rem lniacencea. "Every time Thanksgiving stories be- ' gin to crop out," remarked a bland and genial citizen, "I am reminded of my one diverting experience with a Thanksgiving turkey. I waa a bachelor then, not many years ago, and waa invited in-vited to a Thanksgiving feast Just a -nice 1 o'clock dinner with some old family friends. The man of the house, 1 however, waa one of my old college V chums, and hla wife had always smiled upon our continued Intimacy. Befora dinner waa announced we had some lively Jests about old bachelor's ability at carving turkeys, and I declared that I could carve a turkey trlth the next best man I didn't care what his noma was or where he came from. So it waa hilariously urged that it I knew ao much about earvlng I should ba given a chance to shoWoff. Well. I accepted, and flatter myself (hat I laid that noble turkey to the bone right and left in graceful good style. The splendid fowl was excellently well cooked, all else In " due proportion, and I never enjoyed a good dinner with better zest. After the dinner, however, it seemed to my sensitive sensi-tive soul that Jack's mother-in-law waa a trifle reaerved not to say chilly In ber bearing toward me. In a little while Jack and I took a walk, to smoke and work off our good dinner drowsiness, and I asked Jack If his mother-in-law was not well. "He laughed heartily and said: It's too good to keep, old boy, and I'll have to tell you about it. Isabel's mother has many droll ways, and one of the unwritten un-written rules of our house is that both sides of the turkey-breast are never to be sliced the first day. The way you dashed into it nearly finished me, for I knew It would break her heart. You're all right, old chum her Idea is all non-sense, non-sense, of course, and It waa awfully funny to Isabel and me. I thought perhaps per-haps you would see us winking at each other, now and then, through the- dinner.' din-ner.' Jack waa so hearty about the incident inci-dent that my mirth was unmarred by any regret, and we made merry quite a while about the episode." Here the citizen laughed again with all his might and main. "Pardon my violence." he continued, "but it was such a curious complication: I never could ask old Jack to share my merriment in the sensational sequel. Later in the evening, when X started home. Jack's father-in-law, husband of the dear lady who didn't like the way I carved ' the turkey, walked several blocka'with me. Before we parted he borrowed $5 of me and he never paid it back. So there we are. I paid twice for that Thanksgiving turkey and offended of-fended a good lady by carving it my own way." Louisville Courier-Journal. . |