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BILLY AND MISTER TURKEY

BY KATHARINE M. DALAND

‘T was on a dull November day, When Billy, on his homeward way, Met Mister Turkey, whom he knew, And stopped to have a word or two. Said Billy: “Thursday ‘s drawing nigh, With turkey (roast) and pumpkin-pie,

And many kinds of first-class fare— But don’t you worry—you ‘ll be there!” Now whether Mister Turkey knew What Billy meant, I leave to you: But he said, “Gobble!” trailed his wing, And Billy ran like anything!

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