Show lincoln reprieved turkey one year a tw weeks before thanksgiving a friend sent a fine live turkey to the white bouse with the request that it be served for president Lincol ns dinner tad the presidents son who was the life of the white house took a great fancy to the bird naming it jack and teed ing and petting it he even taught it to follow him about anat before thanksgiving while the president was discussing important business with a cabinet officer tad rushed into the room sobbing with anger the turkey was about to be killed 1 and tad had flown to the president to lay the case before him and save jack but eald the president jack was sent here to be killed and eaten 1 I cant help it blubbered tad be tween sobs lie Is a good and I 1 don t want mm the president of the united states listened gravely and then taking a card wrote an order of reprieve tad seized the card and rushed away the turkeys life was saved our dumic animals |