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Show EVIDENTLY MEANT FOR THEM. Clergymsn's Vain Endeavor to Oct Hid of Fine Turkey. A popular minister In Fireehlre. In the good old tiroes used at Cbrlstmss to be Inundated with hampers filled with good things, says Tit Rita. On one occsslon an enormous turkey wss sent to htm by tbe thoughtful kindness of a member of his congregation, congre-gation, a nelghhoilng farmer, but, a tbe mlnlater a family bad already provided pro-vided for tbe Chilstmaa dinner, the bird wa sent lo tbe market and sold A passerby, seeing this fine specimen speci-men or poultry said, "What a splendid turkey) Just tbe tblng for tho ministers min-isters Christmas dinnert" To the minister It waa sgaln sent. ' The provident wife sent It off again to the market, where It was once , more disposed of for a handsome sum ' Another friend, slmllsMy struck ) with tbe splendid proportions of Ihe " turkey, purrhased It and sent It to Ihe minister The good women, not wish 1 Ing to fly In the face of providence ' laid at last "It Is clear that Ihts turkey waa ' meant for us." and with the npproba tlon of the family It formed part of i the Christmas dinner, |