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Show : . ; , " , IIANKHf'.IVfWI ltll . fy? ' nut linker In nl ' j7 in iit unthinkable ' Ia 1 Knr this xri'ial hlr.l. X uhlrh Man licrnme ' tinifiiirtily auMiclnl !jaCS. "' "h ''" "" l'? "' Thanksgiving, i" WlVT 11II1.1K an Ani-rl &A n ', I'll', and a. unit., I" .ZA I "" American nfc'"!''fvi il'Hi na ThniikaKlvlng .fcVj f'A 'l'V ltHf. W Fyrul ,hn r",,h "' ""'r I p' nnl rl.li alike, the VI mv.it hhIIm ! MM a.irT7 frtr '" "" I'll"' ll' i! Mr. i.f M'i. (. i !!, which la nil 1 1ti r llllll I III i t Hi I tlvllllH lit III.' .Iiiv The fad In. of niur-i.. Iliiil lull' i..nl mm., from Turkey, nn.l mi.' k now ii before Hie ilimiivrv nf Am. r lea. In Hie north .if which 'iillii' nl II"' mid turkey mill mama In nine etralii.'.l rr.-.'.l"iii, tliniiiili mil. ulna, In llll'lltllltllllc( iiiiiiiImtii Win ii Hi" i'niiT.rlhlnit Himiilarda h.'ffnii In I'lplnr. Ih. r. K.iiiii'.'H .if lite ni'W wnrl'l Hull I 'iiliimliiiii lin.l iim'ii'1 nut for lli.'lii, Ii.-v r.iiin.l llinl tin. na tlv.' hud inim .i I, Ik Mr.l, which lli.'v r.ar.l.. nn a run .if peacock; mi. I II waa n.il lung after tin dlscnvery nf America Ihm I hi. new lilril made hla a.earaiice In KiirnM'iin MniUrjr ynrda Ureal must have been Hit illaguat I'f Hie OrlKlllHl IHTIIIHUllH lf tllt'M when the Invader aM'nrr.l. for one thin ha u linirh blxX'T limn any i1 lhi.ni. unit rnul.l Imik iliiwn nn llii'in In the iiumt literal acnae. Id-v.aa Id-v.aa mIri fully aware nf the llnmrtnnre nf Mn expcnalva perennallly and Inal nn limn In Impreaalng It nn nil an. I iimlry. The peacock, who had r.'lKiii'il supreme both aa an artlat In I'nalng and aa lalili. delicacy -Iho Humana used In talk nf having "ham anil peacock" aa we would aMak nf ham ami turkey found himself confronted con-fronted wlih a rival who made up fnr Inferiority nf plumage hy displaying V.IIM murh greater energy anil fre-qui'iiry fre-qui'iiry what ha had gut. ami by a V Frarvk- rir.x K'J-t' : - ,Vi--'-'",',5V'vl nrfim - amaaaa.BaaaaaaaaiaamBaaaiaa ilay nf i'iir.'ai.l.iii mhlrh nnlliliiK lu I tin animal wurl.l ran iiil, II la all v.ry wnll to talk tit thn won.l.rfnl nnilillliy nf ih human rniinli'iinnri.. ai'iialllvii In rvry chniiK.. In th rntntlnua nf llii aiml; It la n.ithlni In ilia lurki.y rnrk'a. Hon III in rlniiKutn Ilia mihi. till II roini.a ilnwn In hla rh.'il, ami nli-a.rvit nli-a.rvit tin. tiui'.tlii'r nf ilinitilo rhlna tin nui iriv urn In al, In hla lliiHirlHliri. If ho wlah.'a to ImiHimt nn a iri'aiimitiiiuN riaiator or to Impri.aa a fair ynung turki'y pulli't. Ttii'ti, n In lilualiliiK, llii.ro win no il.'lnitiiula vi.r llniit.'il mi tli nrlnl ara wlin rnul.l hluah aa nur anlitiliT can; hla rnmili'lnii il;iya IhrmiKli all alinil. a Ii. iwc.-n II v I.I lilun ami aliamly wlilln In a lltrly tirirlit. an. I. Ink.n In I'lmii.-rtlun lth Itin t'haiiK.-a In hla fi'iiturra. ninki-a him a iiilrk' rtiMiiK.' nnlKl uf tlin rlrat nr..r, linfiiri. kIuiiii thr rhami'lr.l i iitllnpai.a iu.ltnmr.1 If Hi.yli'.ly wanla to iirurtlai. ttntwIiiK pnr-Iralla, pnr-Iralla, l.'l lli. in it. t hnl.l nf a tut k.-v n..l.bl.T for u alil.r. an. I If limy rim aiiirt'i-.l In ( I iik hla f.'adir.'a iir.ip.M-l tlx.'il un raniaa I will iin.l..r(iik. Ihry will llu.l atiyiiiin i-Imi''m i-aay In riim'nirli.iin Ilul It la nut .inly In Itu. 'Ilaplay uf hla t'tuirma thul (ho turk..y inirliilma liU a.lvuitliiK.. iiv.t tli ' ; wnr''1 i'f nur r.n1ti..r...l ilrpi'mti'litH; hla atimturliili r linMilliiR nrri'Mta tin all.'itllnn uf all. t' Th ml. I a'.l.lilliiK. Iy tin. way. hna kIvxii rlai , '3 tit tin' only Ml uf folk Inn. alinut Hit. Inrk.'y I tint , I know nf. Hi Inn an Ann rU iui. Iii la liai iii l.-rn ' to hut trri'tiilH uaaoiinl.'.l with tilm na rn l : V 'i but In. II in Mi'lnillin.i illllia priif.'iia In h.'ur III I tlf turki y'a v.ilio a lilaaplu'iunna nii.rk.'ry uf Itii'lr t i firlt'f rrvi'il aa atNVin In Arabic. Ilt'iir. whrn n v lurki v lirt'. lu I..- klll.'.l In ln.Hn. tin. miilvo taki'a f a crii.'l pl.'amiri. III I'mTilllliK It by rultlim nut '.'J 11 a lmpli.ua tiintu.'; ami mi wltl.'ly aprta.l la Hi.' '.',s' bi'llit. Ibal Ht'l" nittlvtt liny, a r.'lnln.r nf nn v unltmil .l. al. r In Citlt iilta. ri'plli'd In nn1. wlt.n I " ak. .l blm -Jual by wnyoi irylim bla kuuwI. 'U.. - -', iho iiiiiiih uf un AlnrtltHll rnruaaow hlr.l tluil wna In i lie yur.l. "Thai la a lurk..), aitlilb. but It .l.na nut r.'p. til Urn rr.-nl V 1 Wbnt nlih kirutiluK ami atilililliiit IiIiiim K. iiii.I v wllh pn.lnK rtuiKiUlill In tilt. KuMillllK prn.i.a an j r.imln.'l.'.l by human biliiiia, tbt turki'y fairly bnunr.'il thi. pmiltry wurl.l In utiitTttl, ami iifiual ' j ly IIIH.I. .I Un niKiHti, Un. inui.1 aiit'l.'iit ini'inlii r nf ';' ' Hi.' p.iuMry natni'latlun uml tin. mnr nf It.iini.. '! ' fr.nu i" pillar .alluiailiui na a litill.luy dmli Tim lurk, y la a RiHid typ.. uf thr irt.ltiot nf hla nntlva ' ruminant lu mnro wuya tbuil uiip, anil anlnt Am. Tirana, Impr.'Ki.'tl by tli fart thai til.' Ilif 1 Hon a . nil, I. -in, III,' w liltt' ht'il.l.'.l t atlli'. la Hot imly a "bir.i nf IrH.'.lmii." but u fr' b.Mit.T, r'b l,li:t! Hi.- r.-Hpfftulilf nhhawk nf lila calfll, uml ani' i.illy pluylux tkt iii'd!) almrp. r, havj t htlin.'.t that the turk.'y wuiil.t batter ri'iiri'a.'tit tin' riilln.l Htatca. an.l Iih rertaluly b.-lur aulia tlin lilvala uf an t'inl lu'iitly priit'tlt-al it'upli.. lltiah.Mt'l aa hi In In hla int'ilitiila. huw-I'vi'r, huw-I'vi'r, th turki-y Kt "a.'tiri.l nff" nnw an, I then. A century or an nun. whi.ii K ' . nn.l turki.ya ua. tl lu t tin almi'iirn nf pr. a. m il iv fat lll Ufa Inr irituHrt lu In- .IrlU'ii Ii.iik .lltmiff nn 1 Hi., n.u.la, a rnupli' uf mil. I.' aiiirlui.'ii Inbl a a-a.'r a-a.'r aa In tbt up.... I nf lurkt'ya ami Ki-t a.. nn-r u ruiirai. wblth It wuiil.l Ink., a innil.r i f ilai-a to tritinra... l-:.irh nulili'iiimi waa prnvl.l.'.l with a llllll. flock uf lunr nf III.' fnwla nf Ilia fitlii'V, nn.l uf cinirat. I.t'lilnx waa IiIkIi In fnvnr nf Mi.. Inr keva An.l nl llrnt they a..iint.l In JnMlty thtlr bii.kfra, f..r they atKin alnlk.'l hwiv Imtii their wu.l.lllnit rlvnla an.l I'd t Ii.mii fir b'llnl Su IhlliKa went nil all ilav, but aa .lliak came nil the nrtittncruilr turkey henl fnun.l hla rliaiK.'a b.-cnin IllK paanlve rialalera. illl'l .lla'lll llIK all tlu'lirilbla ilei.tri. In an tu rt'tiM-mt nmniiiii t.f cnaliiK wnulil prnpel Ihem fnrlher Mennwlllli. the .lcpla.nl tie.'ac. wllh w bum iiIk lit iiii'l .lay were nut nf nuy very ureal Impmiam e. wu.l.lle.l ar. lately nnat, an.l ulllmiiiely wuii Hie r.ice wllh pl.-niv in apnre. It waa pr.tly nearly the nl.l tale uf the bar., ami tiirtnlae uver auiiln. In fuel I Imi" kimun Hi.' fiirinynr.l bully pretty well beale.l nil tw.i ii.'.'iihli'na myaelf iraaleally mi In tin t. Oil." nf tile lll.il valm.'l p.nmesl.. uf the Calcutta anllinil .leal. r I havti un lill. n. 'l waa a fawn ci.lur. il lliiropean brr.l turkey, whua l..r in il.' I) tiiMitii. li.l.-.l It In hla ey.'M. aluce lurkeia uf thin hue aeem nut lii be f"iin. I III III. Ha Thla prUII.'i;.'.! fowl ue.l In clrculiilK tib.iul hla 111111 (. r'H t liiiir, atruliltnt mi'l ii'.l.t.ttiiic; an.l iIihiikIi b. i.tl. ll . N.Mite.t the entrance nf native llllll tilt e.iiilpniin.l he r.'Kpect.'.l I'urnpcuna, a piece nf .lis i rluilunll.m .me .Ii.ea nut cxp".'! Ill a lielim uf ui'h llmli.'.l luielllueiice aa n turkey Aiuehcr luiiiiiie nf ihe ni.'iiaueile . aa a "uiik ensauwary. an.l he nnmi:lit the turkey'a ilownfall, fur, ctuliiii lulu the culup..ull.l nil." ilny, 1 lillanc.l the nlllKer hue. I Ki.l.l.i. r, mul nakcil what ha.l herninc ( him. "Ah, my iH...r turkey!" aal.l the .lealer; "he aavo cheek ! ihe cui.ai.wary. an.l Hie casanwary kickc.l blm an, I ImrM hla biiK'" Ii ainMi.le.l na If the luipii'leut Mr.l ha.l been cnlliiiia. ,! like a tuy hull. .un. but I .11.1 not Imiulre Int.. il. talla. The il.'l.ler. IlilKi'liT, cmaule.l blin,.f wllh a pair uf l.u'nl lurk. B ur the nr. Unary .lark color, an.l the K"hbler waa beKlunliiK tu take the place of hla il.n'eaae.1 prcjeruaaur In the economy of lui mrnnKcrln, when he nli-u met hla t'inl fruni a fur .llffi-rent nilveraury. Thla waa a 1r.1m.rn1k nf aniiie In-.Han In-.Han brep.l, the mimt black leunr.lly looking fowl I buy., ever act eyea iimiii, with b.'i'iiiiiK en hrnwa, a hiilM.'B ipe ill I, . ak nml pillar llk li'Ka. htH allilMlr pmiHirtlona a.'l nff by wry llnht IIIUiik plinniin.. However, How-ever, he wna only a fowl. Ihmnilit Hi" two lurk.ya. nn.l with (irl.niiil In.lHT'T.'iic" to the rub a uf folr play liny both act nut In tackle 11 I in to-K'-iher. Tin- Kami-cock ftciiilii'.l hlmaelf in n milliner wurlhy nf hla lirei.l. mi'l li'iwl.'.l them nver Willi one blow apl. I'., P.Thupa hla mini-rnl mini-rnl iiiiinaiilmliv- for rbiinilcie.-r la m.'I.Ioiii iitivtblnit hut a K.'iitl.'man uiB'l.. blm I. nl. nt with tin. h. n; at any rate, ah wua unly "knock.. I -Illy " Hut be navi. h r hmban.l a fllr klliick nut blow; Krlpplnx III wattle with th I111II1I.1K hill, hf broiiKlit the ruluintiar aliankH .l..n on the bulky mlv. ri.nr a net k with Midi fnrcp thai, when I anw Ibn ile-feuletl ile-feuletl bully hn wna nttt I11K In a rial nf pnr.ilvllc rulliipat'. nn.l nut l.'liat ufier liiKlurlnuxly expire. I Kuch la Ihe pari I hi. lurk. y playa aa a tiimn blr.l- a iireteiitlnua nn.l puahliiR itcrann whn iicrnaltiiinlly rub lapaea iKiioiiilnlutialy. Nur nrn hla napect an.l career aa a wll.l blr.l tllfferent, fnr he la una uf the few rrnaturna which hao alien"! very little In dnnivatlratlun; an.l tliynuli ha may bo reaiir'le.1 na the preinler hlr.l uf Amerlra, ami nalna a certain cer-tain amount of tllxnlty an.l cnnal.l eratlnn therrliy, ihern la a comic element In hla iierfurmaurca ami mlafortunea which rutia hint of the dlxnlty of the feathprrrl nublea uf the older world. The blarkguardlr temlvurlea which, arvn In tlomeall' ration, bava caintetl aome pcopln to UKRcat that he la called a turkoy t.ecauae he bchaea like the proverbial prover-bial unapeakable Turk, are In full wIiir lo hla wild anreatur, who la altnxHther born In aln. Ilia wife, or wlvea for he la an Inveterate poly amlat, even In hla primitive condition condi-tion hare to keep their Infant poulta out of hla way, or be will crack their little hca.la for them; and when he conquera and alaya rival gobbler, he trample him when kr la down and done for. Hla court-, court-, Jhip I every bit aa abaurd In the wllda aa It la In the farmyard, and ancient turkey dowagera emulate hto abaurdltlea In atruttlng to win hit regard, though the pulleta main lata a proper niodeaty of demeanor. Moreover, tbe wily hunter brlnga about hla downfall In way which make him look undignified no other bird ta lured to hla t.id In auch queerly dlarreilltable waya. One la to call blm up within ahot by Imitating the voire of her he lovea fnr the time being. On a email pipe, often made of a turkey'a own drumatlck lame, the eimrtaman lull-tatea lull-tatea what he unKallautly calla the "yelp" nf the hen turkey, and the Infatuated gnbhler, lured by the aoft Invltatlun, la nften decoyed within rang". To hla credit be It anld. how ever, he tllaplaya a Dm. ear. and II he delerta anything auaplrliiiwly In alncere In the accinta nf the run cealed charmer. It will he a clever Inilierennntnr whn geta him lu nn awer another matrimonial advcrtlae-ment advcrtlae-ment fur Hint aeaann at ull evenia. Another plan la the turkey trap, which la a pen nm.le nf loiii ami entered en-tered by trench, acmaa which there l brblgt. Jut Inal.ln Ihe en-trance. en-trance. A train nf enrn len.la the . ,. . ihla and when they are Inablo nna i.rk",. into m,vvr (K.cur, ,c have een U ,,, ,.,,, ., hem 7'' ""t continue to wander round and TS-r enme. and ga.ber. then; m a pnicetllng ".eh n"t ., 0f intelligence on their part. tine ran even get a turkey by hunting blm with a dug clrcuint-, Dol," 'nv,,rb1"' Th" "nlJ clrruui.tance r the tact nf the turkey a being u Utile way off from their woodbind r.'trent, feed lug out the prnlrle. and nne'a .lug being a grey lii.iin.l- moreover, ono'a Imrae ahnuld knuw huw to go Tlw lurkoy. even when wild, la nut a lung tllatanc flier but ho haa tint aenae enough to re-iu.inl..-r thla when he fln.la hla fuea between him nn.l th.. w.kkI an.l trie lo fly atralgbt away from the pursuing hound Inatea.l of tiynlng about over head an.l coming buck to cover. After abnut a mile he l as had ennugh of flying nn.l lakea lo hla legt, only to find Hint hla four-legged oppnnent la cIokc behind, ami hii muat perfurco take lo the air agiiln Hut thla time hla night la not fur an lung a 'll-ianr., and ho la Igimmliilnualy "run Into." a vlrilm uf mlapl"-'"'! confl.lenco In hlniaelf ua an aeroplaiia. l et in be thankful that we have gut the tur key aa In- In. wllh all hla ctimlo ctrvagancea, nn.l that In un,. reaped, at all eventa, he ran challenge oinimriMin with many worthier people: hla lout iiPl" aranrt. la alwaya creditable, and no one can deny tint lio cuta up well! |
