A TnANKsGlvING TURKEY.
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l An ingenioIs contrivcr of ways and means, residing llereabouts, some twenty years ago, being in want of a turkey wherewilh to be thankful dccording to law on the las, Thursday in November, set his wits to work to produce one without labor, love or money. Turkeys, as every body knows, are fond of an apple-tree for their couch, and our hero, going in the stiffness of night, singled out fine fat gobler from trce full belonging Co one of his neigh- bors. While accommodating the roost, he heard tho feathered bipeds say, very dis- tinctly, "Quit Quit 7! quit i'' but consid- ering these as mere words of course, he did not regard them feather, but taking bit of red yarn iron, his pocket, he made it fast to tho right leg of his intended prize, and retired without further alarming the brood, or at all disturbing their owner.

 The next day he went to his neighbours house, with the following interrogatory :--. You havn't seen no stray gobler here, have you !'' The neighbor answered that he had not but that there might possibly be one amongst his turkeys and asked the other if he should know the turkey on seeing him. 70 ycs," said tue willy man of inventions, s'I should know him very we'll, by n bit of rcd ynrn he has around his right leg.'' Accordingly the whole flock of turkeys were assembled, and the man deeply regretting his loss,and declaring he would not have taken silver dollar for the bird, began to examine the swhole lott ]" Gobbie! gobJie { goJblel" said m in- dicnant turkey, taller than the rest by a head. "Ah that's he," said the man, springing up two feet as lie spoke, " that's ,ile very identical feller, don't you sec he has got the mark Onl'' "Wcll, so lie has, sure enough" 1" said the honest neigh- bor, taking two quids oc pigtail in three sSconds-and yet, HI be alarmed and roast- cd alive, if he doesn't look as much like U gobler of mine as two white beans !--- HOwsomever,as tho crittue belongs to you, why, you must take him, that's all" He said no more, but caught the turkey and handed hin over (as ho verify supposed) to tlie rightf1l claimant. The other thanked him for his trouble, and aftor inviting him tO come and take Thanksgiving supper with him, and telling him he should De as welcome to bit ofthc turkey as though it was kis os0n, hc marched off triumph an,ly, with his prize under liis arm, and a laugh in his slcevc.-- Berkshire American.

 Anecdote.--In certain town, in tho land of steady habits, there lived an odd sort of Jonathan, who, at the pe- 'riod of our story, had just attained the age when 1t became necessary that he should perform military duty. Accordingly he was directed to join one of the train bands. circumstance that aroused the terrors of his imagination to their highest pitch. for he had never mustered sufficient cour. ago to fire musket. In vain did his ten. der and afiectionatc mother beseech him to practice the art cf gasnery, lon small scale)- he could not bring his resolution

 to tho sticking place." He often a,semp,-

 cd to pull tho trigger, but by some strange

 forebodings, his heart as often failed him.

 At length the dreaded day arrived, and

 Jonathan, armed cap-a-pie, with his sbrielt and burning arms sallied forth, sought she field, and proudly glit,ered on parade. ,

 Each soldier was provided with nine blank cartridges for the purpose of firing nine rounds. When tho word vas given. his eI SVttssOuCS sWWuCuS uuO eU Utu JOuatuH0- they fired, but our hero was too much

 alarmed by the flash of his neighbours guns to think ofpulling trigger- they re-loaded. and so did Jonathan, until tile end of the 9th chapter, without having once fired his piece, for his courage, like that of Bob Acres, kept continually boxing out at his fingers ends.' The parade over, Jonathan tradged home, with nine cartridges in his ntnsket well rammed down. On his arrival his fond mama anxiously inquired of hin, whether he had fired his gun? On his re- ply'ng in tho negative, she pronounced him vile coward, seized tho fatal piece, aud elevated it to her shoulder, while Jon- atiaan skuIked behind the door. A pause ensued--it seemed like pause in nature

 --at length the trigger is pulled- the piece explodes. and is shattered into q thousand ! atoms, while the force of the concussiou threw the terrified lady into the fire place

 Her hopeful son, as soon as he got the better of the amazement, peepcd out from

 behind tho door and exclaimed. Mother

 mother !! don't git up yit, for there's eiph, moro on 'em to come, sartin. .'-kaick Rep I Tour ef c PrcscMt.--A French girl equally remarkable for beauty and merit, was addressed by young nobleman, who, having tried all arts to gain her affections nnsuceessfnlly, was determined to see what