Show EVIDENTLY MEANT FOR THEM clergyman s vain endeavor to get rid of fine turkey A popular minister in Fife shire in the good old times used at christmas to be inundated with hampers filled with good things says tit bits on one occasion an enormous turkey was sent to him by the thoughtful kindness of a member of his congre ration a neighboring farmer but as the minister s family had already pro tided tor the dinner the bird was sent to the market and sold A passer by seeing this fine sped men of poultry said what a splendid turkey just the thing for tha min ister s abri amas dinner to the minister it was again sent the provident wife sent it off again to the market where it was once more disposed of tor a handsome sum another friend similarly struck with the splendid proportions of the turkey purchased it and sent it to the minister the good woman not wish ing to fly in the face of providence said at last it is clear that this turkey was meant tor us and aith the alon of the family it formed part of the dinner |