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WILD TURKEY 



WILD Turkeys are the largest and finest of game birds and the 

 originators of the common domestic turkeys. They are 

 found in their several races in eastern and southern United 

 States, north to Pennsylvania and west to Texas ; formerly 

 north to New England. They frequent wooded districts and are 

 by nature very wary and shy, yet they are very easily trapped and 

 it was this means that has driven them from most of their former 

 range. At present they are taken chiefly by trailing or by calling. 

 They have a remarkable keen sense of sight and smell and a strong 

 pair of legs with which to run away, as well as good wings if neces- 

 sity demands their use. With plenty of cover, the turkey is pretty 

 capable of caring for himself. 



— Game Birds. 



SEASONABLE 



CAME a glimpse of black and orange from the maples o'er 

 the way, 

 Where the oriole was trilling to his mate. 

 The blackbird in the willows whistled merrily all day, 

 So we thought our winter woolens out of date. 



The robin's merry music awakened us at dawn 



And the grass was showing green along the street, 



But something seemed to tell us that we better keep em on, 

 Although to lay 'em off would be a treat. 



We heard the tree-toads chirping in the trees, a little bit, 



We began to think the spring was really here. 

 'T was such a forward season that we donned our Porosknit, 



Then the weather changed so quick, we thought it queer. 



We'd no sooner got 'em on than the mercury went down, 



So we slid back in those woolens mighty soon. 

 Now, we're just agoin' to wear 'em, let the weather smile or frown 



And we'll never take 'em off again 'till June. 



—A. W. Whitehead. 



