Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1905 — Talk Turkey. [ARTICLE]

Talk Turkey.

A man who makes It his business as well as his pastime to hear every public speech he can said the other day: “Public speakers and campaign orators do not always have time or occasion to explain phrases used in ‘driving home' arguments. They must necessarily depend upon their audiences to see the point through apt applications of such phrases. 1 have one In mind — to talk turkey.’ It would not always do to explain that the origin of this ts as follows: “Two men, an Indian and a white man, agreed to hunt together for a day and to divide the spoils. When the time came there was no difficulty in apportioning the smaller birds and animals, one of a Aind to each. At last they reached the last pair, a crow and a turkey. “ ‘Now,’ said the white man, with a great show of fairness, ‘you may have the crow, and I’ll take the turkey, or I’ll take the turkey and you may have the crow.’ ‘“Huh” grunted the Indian. ‘Why, you no talk turkey to me?' ”