How Rastus Gets His Turkey

It is the day before Thanksgiving, and Rastus, who is as black as ink, and without a cent to his name, has promised himself that, come what may, his wife Eliza and his daughter shall eat of ... Read allIt is the day before Thanksgiving, and Rastus, who is as black as ink, and without a cent to his name, has promised himself that, come what may, his wife Eliza and his daughter shall eat of a plump turkey the following day. Prowling round the local butchers he watches the stock o... Read allIt is the day before Thanksgiving, and Rastus, who is as black as ink, and without a cent to his name, has promised himself that, come what may, his wife Eliza and his daughter shall eat of a plump turkey the following day. Prowling round the local butchers he watches the stock of birds gradually dwindle without having the opportunity to take one unobserved. At last h... Read all