Show THE THE THE- Eye Ants View 13 DY BY MACht MAC MACIt's ht Its It's just now getting so I can eat at without tasting turkey and dl dressing A full week later and Im I'm still sWI digging cranberries oU out of ot my ears The thing I found to tobe tobe tobo be bo extra thankful for atter after two steady lt ady hours at the the groaning board board was wae a built in In way two I stretch Thole old Romans really had lIO Imagine being able lying down with down with a slave lave your ears earl meanwhile meanwhile- and nd then Just taking a nice nap without leaving the table You could wake up with another drumstick In one hand and a sliver Iver goblet of raisin Juice In Inthe Inthe inthe the other When WAon When Mother Bald eald a d Marmaduke Marmaduke Marma Marmo duke d leave the table all the kid v have to do would be to pull pulla pulla a a sheepskIn over his head Real goneT gone T Turkeys i never did well around nr i house bouse use We never had a turkey that our bur rooster couldn't lick Uck Finally Fina Jy we gave up and cone concentrated concentrated concen concen- en- en on chickens As a trencherman trencher trian man 1 J got an early start start start-I I was expected po ted to eat a a whole chicken l by y the tho time I was 12 either that W or the kitchen On Thanks Thanks- Thanksgiving giving and other feast days there was no limit The early trainIng train train- tag Ing came in real handy this Thanksgiving Day When any anyone one speaks of tact r r presence of mind I always think of elt the hostess in the Amen Ameri can ean colony at Hong Kong Several couples couple of homesick Americans Ame pooled their resources resources re- re sources and sent lent to fo the States Stated for 10 a a huge bilge turkey so they could have vo an an time old-time Thanksgiving dinner It came In time and It was it was Wal prepared I with loving care It was WaI no doubt the only Thanksgiving I turkey In all ail of Asia Alia I I The group gathered at the table and and sat eat with cutlery poised wait watt waitIng ing tor for the bird to come from the kitchen The Chinese boy came I through the kitchen door carrying I tho gorgeous roast turkey on a huge platter high over his head He lie was well trained that boy Dut disaster be befell Cell lIe He tripped on a small rug lIe He drop dropped pod the turkey and then full fell flat Clat on the turkey He lIe burst Into tears The entire assemblage was thunder thunder- r. r struck Their beautiful Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Thanks giving feast But the hostess hOlte was a quick quick- thinking lady She was on the ball Chang stop atop blubbering Pick Pickup Pickup Pickup up the turkey and stuffing and take It out to the kitchen And AndIn In about five minutes BRING IN THE OTHER ONE I IA A year ago Thanksgiving Day My Lady Fair and I ate our Omaha feast dinner of soup and ci crackers ackers tin i In a hurry She had to catch a aI atrain I train and so did L I. She was going to visit her brother while white I went I Ito to Utah to look at a newspaper proposition out there Saturday morning I got on a bus bUI In Ogden and came up the Weber Valley I couldn't breathe enough of that air I still cant can't Later we drove clear up to Kamas Kamae and back Then I started back to Omaha and I spent seven worried days and sleepless nights trying to decide whether to move so far Weve We've never had a sorry moment Thanks to you f folios folks folks- Mac |