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About Mt. Scott herald. (Lents, Multnomah Co., Or.) 1914-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1916)
THANKSGIVING IS elu' lijrralù s GE fondest memory I cherish is of my boyhood Thanksgiv ing,” said Chauncey M. De pew, “and, although Thanks givings may tie now just the same as they were then, they do not seem the same to aue -twl by a iong shot. "When I was a lad I lived at Peeks kill upon a farm, our country estate and the same which now tielongs to tne. We awoke on Thanksgiving day at early dawn and were up dancing and singing with glee. There were to lie no gifts, of course, but the house was full of company, who were with us to spend the day, and that fact, to- gether with the presence of about a dozen little cousins, made the Depew boys and girl: very early risers and merry from the ni ninute the sun awoke. it her were very “My father and strict They did not thluk Thanksgiv- T 1» well 1« hark back uow and th< ii to the old days and the old way ■ Thanksgiving day In the begin »Ing was a New England holiday. Il is only of late years tnut It lies I cm domesticated III tile rest of the euillilij mid made u federal observance. Ex His-retnry of the Navy John D. 1-ong Iu u reminiscent article told how the Pilgrims celebrated it. lie wrote. A uiuii must have been born In a N<Av England village more titan a gen trillion ago to kuotv tin- full old tin. tlavor of Thanksgiving day. Then wu the day of the "old home." Then fmu. urge. Flocks of Lcqs ami ------ iu evidence aud filled tl., air dozen or m> ■ ■uses w hich Hlu< > depopiUat'sl tin t of tin nì abumlomsl, lied uumber -rovv-ls of »<hoi.ii bar . ml forth Lu u «Ingle »mi Ibua t<> » >ro pretentious > tri. tuie ut tin' ;e ccutv-r. Then Imiidajs were i .vi-w Year» duy and U n itilo ; ion birthday au<l eveu < 'UrlMtn.m. still un i er the blight of the old Puritan pro t-'L «ere for the tuost part unoboerv. cd. Fast day had no significance in the way of ItM recognition, except po* : il>:y a sermon or. If the snow was ol t ie ground, a game of bulk bulL Th' <>urth of July was au I outdoor éch ration, often us quiet us a bliuti«.. er thp old swlv'i'l had I bts u fired o.'i sunrise*. iie crvwtiiug fc->tiv al of the yeur m 'J tamik ■ - cm ilipiMHlvui ft the !'■ y’k-.'i; rlie applet ptiuip hail »you. --‘f ,.ed. ; ii ti« *.ir I Q i SK rfl.d 'Un ’ «vie iu.ilcu £ I. . 1 -tr i., tu el.tew here met’jfrnfi 1. I ¡other 4 A a iff'Re U, u i.' :>d tuirxt 111 .(I I|j1 '4 kilo if -Tlyl. get f ' " •'/ ■ '' ’ . 7 edy tie it » dil "uiaaiBM'*- Xi K ><4?, If tii t ain't you. Sum!” Th- ff • ( critter" had b * 'ti killed ifii'I quarteiK sture<| for the wtnter'i r supply of fti sti meat. The h >t tin t had grunted all summer in his |s*u ;rotvii tat had gone under the it ' s ktdfc; souse mid sausage had t r their : ppetizliig odor through the I o •<*. nmi the pork baiTvl was full ' Mother” ami "the girls” there were servants -for days previous had a ¡miking marvelous constructions nlnce mid apple and pumpkin pies, * turkey tkiiiked one end of the tn and a huge t hicken pie tile other small boy, already gorged. when aunt slyly asked him which kind >1e he wonld have, as If ho <*<>ult’ » but one. timidly but eagerly ttn -rod back. "All throe.” WE A1*L BÜJiDLED INTO A GitTAT SUEIGH. A Thanksgiving Puzzle IN THE TENEMENTS, ! Thanksgiving Brings Good Chser, and Kiddies Understand Day. The spirit of Thanksgiving pene- t mi to» not only the attics aud tene ments oi the p<Hir of the big < it les, but many dwellings of the sick ami un fortunate. . In the great hospitals the kiddies iu the couvalesceiit wards have a real Thmiksglviug dinner, uud as a member of a hospital stuff said: "Most of them me thankful they’re iu tin- hospital on t'lianksolving il.-iy. It’s the best place for them. If they wore at home they'd be miserable mid lone some probably. Iu the hospital there arc other children about with whom they <iin celebrate." In practically all of the Settlement houses the harvest feast is enjoyed, whatever the ualiouallt.v of the “neighbors.” No little Italian or Polo but learns the joy of "turkey day." Due wonders sometimes just what the vision may l>e iu the innermost re- esses of Tony's little soul, but then* in no hesitation in hl» nmniier ns ho nu sworn: "Please, teacher. Thanksgiving la the day what my mother gets a turkey by the church. it is t<> be thankful to the Lord for the things were thankful for." It took a public schoolteacher to ex plain the glibness of these little for eign tongues. “Why, of course." she snWL "they learn the story of Thanksgiving almost before they can speak English. They have pictures of the pilgrims mid the Indians, Irffrvcst llelils am’ pumpkiA and corn and turkeys. Well. 1 don't suppose they ever naw ptimpk 1 iis grow ing or have any concept'••>! of what harvest means to the farmers, but they're clever little thli gs They have some kind of vision of mmethitig giasl. It's t wonderful how qi.-lckly they ac quire a veneer of American Ideas. It'a only a veneer, mid It s pretty thin in places, but It gets them thru gb " By GOODIOt H. THOMAS Copyright. ISIS, by American Pres» As sociation. OU’D think we could all quite agree Y That the turkey is merely a bird. But peruse this and quickly y<i'll see That the species is merely inferred. Uncle Jim. for example, will show That our strutting, fat gobb'er out there Isn't properly classified so. But is rather a “perfect old bear." Si»tcr Kate's view is o_id. to »ay leash tK IK 4 4 4 IK 4 Mf 4 4 4 4 4 4 IK 4 4 ttf JK 4 THANKSGIVING PHILOSOPHY, « 4 ■yOU can pray much better to God if you say to yourself « IK as follows: "Consider that this M great universe, of which thou art IK only a trivial atom, is governed IK by fixed laws and l>e therefore IK content in all things to abide IK thereby and esjtecialiy to die at 4 any time and submit to God’s IK will of thee. whether of Individ- 4 ual future hl '<■ or dissolution into 4 universal ml. .id nn-.l matter." w li w That is flit IK >ivui 4 should up"t ’K 4 d r;» 4 of d. 4 4 |W H i- i t >» tf out For she claim», as 1 iumksgiv*'.g draws nrar. She can see that for gracing a least Our old gobbler il be smip.y a "dear." But my dad has that turkey enrolled In a family that’» noted lor buttin'. Though that lurk wasn't raised in a fold. Dad remarks. “You're mv Thanks giving mutton." But the turkey has sized up his kind In a way that's most worthy of note. For lie gobbles each time he has dined! “They are fattening me—1 am the goat." IS IS i¥ « * 4 IK IS 4 •K •s •K •K « 4 I ve have resolve again not to go lothiry to them rf-trinc the com •V' g ytMT. Lio not any th such religion or philosophy <1 privew us of our Nay. not. _____ The tree w LU. __ ,, it does ___ free «ill «Inch God leaves with us is freedom to couiorni to these fixed laws or to deviate from or go against them. That is the free will which we have, and we should resolve to exercise it properly. There are the tilings which Thanksgiving day brings to our minds.—William J. Gay. nor. « « 4 IK IK IK •K ft IK « IK •K IK IK IS IK IK IK « IK IK <K iK IS IS Vt IS « IK IK IK ’K IK To Stuff the "Bird.” Thay’ra Grateful to America. The chestnuts tor stmling the turkey An English writer on foods has said: mar be the sweet little native ones or the 'arger ones from the Meditcrrauenu "The modern table owes more to Co countries. Cut u gash tn the shell. lumbus than to any other than can be Itni'-.i them over with melted fat mid named. The discovery of America has spread on a shallow pan In the ov^n enriched our tables with the turkey, for a short time. Tlieu the skius will the canvnstmck duck, the potato, the peel off with the shells or the nuts may tomato, cocoa, vanilla and a host of good tilings ’ lie boiled to loosen the shells in? a day for play or merriment of any sort until one had been to church and given thanks. So my mother always got up early to keep us 'hushed up.’ and my father also arose to be sure that we did not do any laughing, always had a good breakfast. “Then came church time! And great sleigh we all bundled, seems to me now that we had snow earlier in those days. for I can remem ber l>eing stowed away under the robes like a little auimated mummy not ex pected to see light until unveiled at the end of the journey There always was a very lon_ church service, and poor mother employed all her time comfort ing or frowning upon us as the occa sion seemed to demand. After a time church was out. Then came the din ner and the fun. For in the old time Thanksgiving celebrations the whole character of the day changed after church, aud what liad before been the strictest Sunday conduct became as riotous as the revelers could make it. • "Oh. what a dinner we had! I think now we must have been very rich folk to afford so much. In those days no one bad course dinners. And the table was 'set' when the family tiled into the room, and the center of the feast was turkey—nothing but turkey. “After dinner came the dessert. This always consisted of thirteen different kinds of pie. I used to eat all thirteen, and my father was proud of tne for it. If anything happened so that I could not get lieyond tlie twelfth kind of pie father rallied me upon growing weak and mother looked, anxious for my health. 1 can see those triangles of pie now. There was mince, of course. Then came 'punkln.’ apple, costard, co- connut, lemon, prune, bbe kt>erry (can- ’ ned». dried peach and several othero. wiuding up with cranberry. It «a« a great treat for us boys, who never at any other tire In the year really had all the ide we could eat. After dinner we sat down quietly iu the parlor and my grandmother to'd its stories. We were, ourselves, quite too full for ut terance. Surely too lull for play. "Rut the sequel to Thanksgiving day was most interesting of all It fol lowed on Thanksgiving night, just like a Nemesis And its program was this: When it came time for all to go to bed my mother would call us children In the pantry, ami then tame the little dose which was to counteract all bad effects of the overstnffing process. My dose was always castor oil And well I remember how it was prepared. First into the cup went a great deal of molasses. Then came a spoonful of the oil. Then more molasses This 1 had to drink. Since then I have spent many Thanksgiviug days, but I never enjoyed any as well as those—except the castor oil afterward ” jd *