GEORGE ADE AND THE TURKEY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9304, 21 March 1907, Page 2

GEORGE ADE AND THE TURKEY.

George Ade, on his lost European trip, spent a great deal of hie time in the Amerika's smoking-room, but, a* bis wont is, was quiet.

The hranKxrisfe of the smoking-room cloistered about Mr Ade night after night. Tiiey told him aill their latest •stories. They did their best to shane before the young man.

One evening, toward the end of ttie voyage, they begged Mx Ade to tell a story in his turn

"We have done our best to amuse you," said a Western millionaire. "We have given you many a yarn that will come in useful "when you get to work on your next book. Now it's, your turn. Fire j away." ■ » Mt Ade pondered a moment. Then he said : * "I can't tell you a story, gentlemen, but TH ask you a conundrum. What is the difference between me and a turkey?" Everybody gave the oonmndrum up. *'The difference between me and a buikey," said Mr Ade slowly, "is that the turkey is not' stuffed with chestoute until after At is dead."