Meant For The Minister

A popular minister in Fifesliire, in the good oíd times, osed at Christmas to be inundated with hampers filled witli good things. On one occasion au enormous turkey was sent to bina by tho thonghtful kiudneas ot a neighbpring farmer, but as the minister's familyhad already provided for the Christmas din nev the bird wasseut to the market and sold. A passerby, f-ecing tbis fino specimen of poultry. airl. ''Wbat a splendid tuikey' Jnst rhe thing for the uunister's Cliristmas f nuer1" To rho minister it was asain t-ent. Tlu' provuleut wife sent'it agaiu to the market nud f oíd itagaiu for a handome sntn Another friend, siiuilarly 6truck with the splendid proportions of the turkey, purehased it and sent it to the minister The good woman. not wishing to fly in the face of Providence, said at last: "It is clear the Lord means us to have this turkey. and with the approbation of the famüy n formed part of the Christnias chuner - Youth's Com pan ion