The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 14, 1886, Page 6

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jur the idea t come | from the Nort valds pia ion that the A s turkey 1s the best in the world; in tact, he goes further and declares Uiat no One but the old-time negro understands cooks great bird. Several days oid Hark- ing the ago, the Judge, meeting ney, said to hin: **Harkney, lam going to give a Wednesday dinner at my house next and I want your assistance.”’ “Yer kin git it, Jedge. Whut yer want me ter do?’’ “I want you to get me a couple of turkeys, the best you can find, cook them nicely and bring them to my house just “a dinner time, say about twelve o'clock.” “11 do dat, fur I knows whar ter git de bes’ in de country.”’ “All right. What will you charge me?’’ “Wall, sah, I thinks dat gittin’ *em an’ cookin’ ’em an’ fetchin’ ’em ter yer house oughter be wut fi’ dol- lars. **That’s pretty steep, but go ahead and be sure to come on time.’” *P'll do it.’’ Harkney, having no money, was puzzied to decide upon a plan ot at turkeys action. He knew were in demand and that their roosts were clos: ly Wi At seneth he con cluded to take his old army out into the woods and kill of wild turkeys. He went could find none. Ile needed dollars and he hated to reiiaquish the enterprise. The next day he took his gun nS. went out again, but his ul luck of the day before was repeated. Lis spirits were very low “Dar’s no chance fur er hones’ ter killa couple 0? dem buzzerds. Yander sets two on de yroun’. L’se might'ly tempted,’’ he.continued as he rested his gun on the fence. “Da’s right up close tergedder. Lemme see how I could teck sighit.’” He glanced along the gun-barrel. The gun fired. The over and fluttered. up on the fence and looked all round, buzzards tell Harkney climed No one was in sight. He approach- ed the dead buzzards. He had to hold his nose. He took them to a bayou and dressed them as well as he could. Then putting them into asack he took them home. That night he worked on them. He ld ed them, rubbed them with lime and ashes, then proceeded to bake them, He took down a bott ot cheap perfume—some a negro always has on hand—and from time to time basted the buzzards with the hquid. When the buzzards were cooked, they were certainly dark, but there was no scent ot their origi- nal odor hanging about tnem. Just before setting out for the Judge’s residence, he gave the gobblers an- Other cologne bath. He took them around tothe Judge’s kitchen and said to the cook: **Heahs de dark gobblers I prom- sed de Jedge. Whar is de genner- mani”’ “In dem birds do smell. da is?” de house. My, how sweet Whut you say “Dark gobblers—wild ones, hon- ey. Go tell der Jedge dat I is heah.”’ i When the Judge came out, he sur- | veyed the buzzards and said: eet! ney, +} re not darge.”’ ak . D i < gol aldough dar meat is d. Ta, 7: de sweetes’ meat e we i ppened t it dese try fur yeahs. Jes’ smell c vem | ba te judge Vv he } at ¢ loo e, eet? sm we Weill, here’s Moncey. *’ &’ Thank vod h Sav. 7 j Thank yer, sah. Say, Jedge, ez Thadso much trouble gittin’ dem | politic | ligious,funny,scientific and hi j at will, write i Waler. me jes’ ' oughter Dr. bog- jucing | you all to a kind of meat you doubt- | less never saw before. Those bi | are dark gobblers, turkey Boggleworth, will you ple: now extremely r se one?” The doctor took ife, drew one of the dark gobblers toward him, and began to cut into the flesh. A stifling stencn arose. “he doctor | put down his knite, table, turned away from the and gasped. Judge, j wrinkle, attempted to say something but not. The odor more pronounced, and, with whose ‘nose had begun to could grew one impulse, the company arose from the table. “They ister gasped. are buzzards,’* the min- ‘*Let us go out stand in the lot.’” The Judge shot-gun and was disposed to take Harkney, but knew that a man occupying his } he a sition could not well afford such a measure. Several days elapsed be- tore he met the old negro. Harkney attempted to dodge the Judge, but, when finally cornered, he took off his hat and said: **Mawnin’, Jud mawnin’,sah.’”’ “T am nking,’” ied tt Judge, striving to be calm, would not be better, law or n to take ur all you,” “Wy, Jedge, w’ats de n I wid yer?” me ies irds. You did.’ Ps chee nughty cuts. Jedge, I got to go on down he meet er man. For de Lawd, I thought yer was pleased wid der e birds. Arter dis [tl be mo’ par- ticular an’ won’t deal wid ebery pusson dat comes erlaung. Almos’ impossible to please er white pus- son.’’—Arkansaw Traveler. The Dog of a Baroness. Baroness Burdette Courts is usu- ally accompanied i In the streets by beautiful colley dog, the gift ot Henry Irving, and which has a little history. which is The actor was one day driving over the Braemar moors, when lost his skye terrier, which he had been trotting along behind his trap. He got down to look tor it, directing the driver to goon wath the On the herd with a trap. or he met a shep- colley, and the man, when told of the actor’s loss, to tind the At him the colley darted off, 1 rrier. t word {f te 1 and an absence of ten minutes **Where is he ?’’ asked the shepherd, and the dog, lilting one paw,pointed in the direction of, the road. “He has gone atter the trap,’’ the shep- herd said, and Irving, marveling,and in truth, incredulous, returned to the road, and coming up with the trap, found his little favorite await- ing nis arrival. He bought the col- ley for $75 and presented it to the Baroness —London Town Topics. retur One word; one step may tnake o1 ma one’s whole tuture. Dr, Jones’ Red Clov- is the proper move wheu yo have dyspepsia, bad breath, piles, m- r plas, ague, malaria, headaohe, or auy stomach or liver troubles. 50 cents. An exchange says in regard to an editor who can read, write and arg gue cs, and at the same time be know everythi er bout er dollar a species of wild | Or. carve | | built of brick, and extravagance, finery, fancy work should not be tolerated. The people are plain, simple-minded and very common. } To see good brick buildings with loopholes ior windows and doors oftered | re. | all-purpose editor: **Wanted—An & stern | ejecta | since | | Howey ank due deli 1 nitted to remain. uid out ! settlement commenced by a i company of rel bigots in? the | spring of 18658, since which time | select families have been fed. In] the beginning it was decreed that all things should be held in common houses, however sma should hewn out ot timber, to see peor; 1 lie on the groun i:—tor have no floors— and to se Lbeir t » to work very ng, and work j so har S| 1 a ? | : } z j S tssucd OY t H r y mG a c enure i V t te CUsprute eg liid 5 The duties emen us, } ve litle to c tt lings use s roducts are nicely kept. In one of these were st bl Wea Vegetavics, corm and other things. In another were stored woven fabrics and tanned skins and robes. In the other was whisky, The fronts of the buiidings were all door, and in the after part of the day it was curious to see the throng of people gathermg there for ther rations. It is strange they are 2d peacea je, for they are not orgar into fanuhes, and have no ma At nig as quiet as could Streets were passing public disquiet is 1 te to firearms. 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