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A Thanksgiving
Celebration
ii) irriiix wi:i:ks
Coi.Hi(ht, IWItt, hy American Press
An-
W II, I, I AM sat on I tic bottom
Step, hllKKlllg III knee. This
attitude III William's en hp
not hull, ntlve of trouble-
OHM' tt !!' M1N III t lit- process f Hi'lll
(Ion. I'll o minute went by.
Hud.lonly a kIii-UI I II l !c girlish u Ills
tie brought him "I' Miunllng with a
Jerk. A III He fclrl, minds! In of it blue
irtin, n rod swcntcr and a turned up
UoHO, llppcnrtvl.
"I'UI your tun it'-l a 1 urU V nuked
Wlllinm.
Suy, hugging herself, shook her
bend.
"Nope; in. I j it ii hp hasn't. Slip Miy
may ho we'll hnie the doctor come If
tliii l.uln don't get lH'ttir, nml If tin
roinpi Iip'II hike the, money tlml 'u'd
liny (Iip duck. I ri 1 n't pit tip 1 1 ) t it - It en
tlmnlii .in fpf 'Mi.iiil.hgivlng yet. Tho
tlllH lilltt ipinNVlcl llMflll too"
"I nln'1. illher." sympathized Wll
limn "It's r i j i - to Iip Just like Sitn
d.i I Jii-n found 11111 It Isn't going
to p any fun 111 nil l.nt ji'nr Aunt
Amy got numicd to a Jolly new liuilo,
II I'll to it) I' 'ill w. is jolly too."
At n !-- for v.ouli. YVIUhini drew- In
n iriHli;:,inw 1 ri'-i!li uf uiisfa Hon.
"I ist ; i .ii I Ii hI tlni'p pie en of cake
ami inorp'n siipii doon chocolate
ireiium Ami i.i. t!i i my Hint Aunt
Amy I' n't even i .'I u: lo bo at gratid
Umi'h Ioiiioi -row, :in I my new niiclo nml
Aunt l.u Is up il-.lllni: her, nml she
Inn't going to come i itlipr,"
"Why don't you huvo unollipr wed
ding thin your'r"
Wll lilt III Ktllled.
"Why. Indeed?" ho mused. "Hut
who'll get married 7" ho demanded.
"WIio'b Hutu li-ft In your family to
get married?"
"There's t'ni'lo .Ihil, Imt lip wouldn't
do II." Mn Ul Wlllinm. "Hp kiiM at
Aunt Amy's wedding Iip wouldn't dure
ever."
"There's you!" burst nut Hur.y.
Wlllinm lookpd tlnzed, Sumy's
thoughts were sonrln:: upward ut a
take your breath away pace.
"Who'll I marry J" ho asked.
"Mi-," answered 8ny.
Wlllinm sighed heavily nml rublod
the frost front the window with oup
finger mid for the seventh Unit' peered
out Into Hip drear out of doors. Why
didn't 8uy comer It was most dinner
time. AftiT in tic It discussing of Aunt
Mary's now, dross, ,,'iiindinn's rhourna
tlHtn mid tlio tipiv family next door ami
William's nlilllty for growth his mother
and nuulH wort.' now gathered close in
whispered consultation. Ills Kl'iuidfa
titer mill tini li'M wero talkltiK elm'tluti
with Wlllliun'M fatli.T.
WIHIiiiu lluttpiipil his ticiHO xtlll don
or lo tile window, It lookr-d like
yea, It really wiih Puzy. Ho lioinnlpd
to thn door ii ml lUKK'pd nt tlio knob with
all Ida might. It opened with a Jerk
that nearly niiido him Ioho Ida balance.
A cold, bod rn uclod trio, Stizy and tbo
twins, atood revealed.
The uneles Hlnred, Tlio whlsiwred
coiivorHatlon of the nitnta waa, as It
were, concealed by the sudden elilll of
out of doom. Hut grandma, after one
at art led look over her k'hshps, roao so
quickly her ball if crochet cotton
bounded gayly neroNs the IliMir.
"Why, yon poor lltllo thliiKa! You're
ao cold. C'onio stand over tlio roKls
ter." Suzy'a teeth wore chattering, but a lie
drew William Into the corner.
"Ma wouldn't I Met ua e-c-eomo, bo I
I TRFPWW7?T TT- mew w.i.i rni-rrnrn , . vlLJmmmrt
ii.TJiWfrfir iff I wm miwiu " - f 4 .-
'I h.yLAjy ' ' " :
Jiwt bad to aneak. I wa-wa-wanted to
(I dreaa up."
Wllllnin'i fathi-r waa looking at
tlii'in.
"William, are thwo your frlendar
William tnxlded.
"Ild you ak them to come herer
"Not the twlna, I didn't, but Buiy
alio knew abo eotildu't coma without
them, ao 1 aald they could las flower
k'trla."
"Itn what'" "
"Flower itlrlx. Wo're kIiik to hats
a weildliiR. It'a a aurprtao. I thotiRbt
It up, like Aunt Amy's hint year.
TbiinkuKlvluK la ao tnurb more Jollier
with a wedilhiK. Pou't you think ao,
Tni'lo JIuiJ"
Hut the blic. Konliil uncle who had
never ln-foro failed Ida young nephew
only Mnred, tlrt at William and theu
lit 8uy. The twlna huddled over the
register.
Now, be kuew he wax the only un
married member of tho family. Ho
had been told that repnmi b fully many
times Therefore he continued toatare
at Huzy. and Kuzy wax not attired In
holiday Krnndeur. I'ucle Jim wild:
'Well, but don't you think she's rath
er )hiiii for an old cikIkct like mcT
William could Imnlly control Ida tern
xt now.
"Hhe'a koIhk to marry M Kl Khe prom
Ixe.l me! Pldn't you. Kuy?"
Kuay tiixldisl. Slie couldn't for the
life of her aay tl word. The atarlnis
unrips and minis and even the kind
lltllo white haired lady were xo terrl
fytiiir xhe fell like crybiK. Vet William
hud Mild a WeddtiiK wax Mich fun. Bho
took In a bit; breath urn! watted for
I'tulo Jim's next wonl.i:
"Why, excuse me! I'xcuxe mo!
CoiiKiatulntloiix, old man!"
"Jim!" H wax William's mother.
"Jim, atop that nonsense. William,
tell me what tlilx means."
"I thouuht till wan B'ljint to I auch
a-a alow Thanksjflvlnit, dull, too, so I
-ao Kiir.yxo Su?.y and I thoucht we'd
Ret uiari led today mi' "
"Well." suld I'urlf Jltn, "I'm Rlad
there's one baebclor In this family that
tins the apuiik an.l Fie bruins to aecure
ain h'a nivlsliliiK bride for our Thanks
Klvlnn i elel'i-.itioli. HIkIiI this way,
my yomiK lady. Now, Leonard (drag
rIiik a clerical Itxiklnit Individual to
ward William), "do It up brown. This
la gobiK to 1 a Joyful occaxlou or I'll
know why."
Here ho boRnn to whistle the tuna
appropriate lo such occasions.
"I'll have tho honor of giving the
brldo away," aald Uncle Jim.
William's cheat swelled with prldo.
ruclo Jim understood, liven his moth
er wax biii'.IIiik falnlly, and bla father
wax chucltlliiK audibly.
ruclo Jlm'a voice contlnutHl, evident
ly prompting U'onnrd lu the wordx of
the marriage ceremony, when Inter
rupted by the telephone rlngtng.
anindfnthcr reached It' first
"Hello!" he fairly ahouled.
"Yea. Eh? What's that? What?
Well, 1 declare! 1-mothor!"
"What?" asked bis wife.
."Mother, Amy's got a girl; born this
morning. She a to lie nametl arter you.
Ueorge aaya."
Ornndfather was putting grandmoth
er on the ahoulder and trying to an
swer everybody's questions from what
meager Information ho hud acquired
In two minutes.
The aunts wero all talking at once.
"Did you ever!"
"Just think, grnndmn, a girl!"
William, very much puxzlcd nt this
abrupt Interruption to his wedding cer
emony, was trying to get some clew ns
to this new source of hilarity. Hut
Suzy, though two months younger than
William, was fur wiser In some things.
Bho burst Into frightened, angry sobs.
"I won't! 1 won't! F.ven If I did
promise cross my heart I won't marry
you. William, so there'" Klip stamped
her foot ami fairly i.liilekcil her deter
mination. All were attiring nt Suzy that Is, all
but t'ucle Jim. lie xlnppod bla knee
and roared with luughter.
William's wall broke forth without
rest mint. He felt the thing be had
started had got beyond li in.
"You have my sympathy, old man,
my ah deepest sympathy." he could
bear 1,'nclu Jim Haying. "It la lndead
heartrending to Ix rejected by so fair
and r-fiery a bride at tho altar, and
It would ah. Indeed make a strong
man weep. Hut I really think you
must not blame her too much. She
evidently feela this Thanksgiving oele-
Cbanfcsgiving IVoclairolion
By OToo3iwl0fl$on
lia$l)ccn cwlong mped cutim
as awpk lo him in praise ait3
forlS iwnifoU mcrcks antlcss
hup to us a$ aHal i on. Thw
If03oo5iwQIi1$on,Pixsl3ciit of
k CJtttf a Sbk$ f Unycrkzjlc
hcriby cfesigrak Tbela$lQ)urs3
of Dove idbcr ml z$ a fayd Qtjnks
jgmnj and prayer, aiwt tnvii iKe
people ISroiisTwul Ik1an3 U cas
from fbciT tvwt3 ocaipalioits ani
in their several hemes attcl placesof
worship rcn3rlhanb!o Hlmijlily
w
Mi
-i. it. - fy "
brut luti to promote the family cheer is,
as shown by previous experience, a
contlnued-ln-our-next affair, and she
nil evidently doesn't hanker after the
second chapter. She, I think, feels
that she has her hands full already."
And ns he concluded with a nourish of
bis hand toward tho twins, now sleep
ing on tho Moor, light broke on the as
tonished circle, and It laughed till It
cried. And when it had finally wiped
Its eyes Into vision again It beheld the
erstwhile brldo and groom unrestrain
edly dovourlng chocolates.
Several hours later a very tired,
sleepy William, clinging tight to Ms
father's hand, suddenly opened his eyes
wide.
"This has been the finest Thanks
giving, hasn't It? We didn't need any
wedding to have fun. New cousins
make folks have fun and Uncle Jims
and everything on Thanksgiving."
Undo Jltn looked around at his
nephew.
"But you did your part, old fellow.
Wo won't forget that. Shouldn't won
der if I'd dnro tho deed myself next
year."
Send a Thanksgiving Box.
A Thanksgiving box of gKl things
la nccepiulilt; lo almost any one who
d'x-i not make one of a family group
on Thanksgiving day. While teachers
and students In boarding schools and
rollers are usually assix-lated with
these Ijoxcx from home, the young man
or woman In business with a boarding
bouse for -a home will lx? quite ns ap
Iin latlve of urn Ii a remembrance as
any one else. For the woman keeping
house lu a anmll apartment a well
stocked Thanksgiving box is a real
Joy and furnishes the wherewithal for
a festivity worthy of the name of
Thanksgiving.
ood iit-
Tho first national Thanksgiving may
be said to have been the one offered
up at St. Taul's cathedral, London, for
the defeat of the Spanish armada, Sep
tember, l.'SS. The English settlers lu
this country naturally adopted the cus
tom of their native land, and at an
early period In our colonial history
Thanksgiving became quite common.
Tho Institution may be said to be the
lint ura I outgrowth of human nature
and has probubly existed In some form
or other from the earliest times.
For Benefits Enjoyed.
A God fearing nation like ours owes
It to Its iiiliorn and sincere sense of
moral duty to testify Its devout grati
tude to the All tllvor for the countless
benefits It. has enjoyed. William II.
Tal't.
Reason Enough!
An American you and don't know why
You should Bivo thanks, you pay!
If you lack for words. Just go outside
And simply yell "Hooray!"
THE PILGRIMS' THANKS.
They Fund Ys Lord to B
WKh
TKtm In AH Their Ways."
The aboriginal American Thankaglr
log, parent of Innumerable festivals of
gratitude and rejolelng In the course
of nearly 300 years. Is perhaps famil
iar, but It deserves recollection now
that Thanksgiving Is with us. It was
Ui Plymouth as the end of that first
toilsome and dangerous year drew on.
In September they
had sent their
"shalop to the Mas'aebusetta, with ten
men, and Squanto for their guide and
biterpreter, to discover and view that
bay, and trade with the natives, the
which they performed and found kind
entertainment" Boston was a hospi
table place, we perceive, long before
there was any Common on the slopea
of the Iteaoon hill. And the Bay was
already a place to be envied for resi
dence: "They returned in safetie, and
brought home a good quantity of bea
ver, a ud made report of the place,
wishing they had been there seated
(but It seems ye Lord, who assigns to
all men ye bounds of their habitations,
bad appointed It for another use). And
thus they found ye Lord to be .with
them in all their ways, and to bless
their outKolus and Incomings, for
which let his holy name have ye praise
forever, to all potsterltle."
This was the spirit of remembering
and forelooklng gratitude in which
Governor Bradford brooded on the
project of a common time of thanks
giving. The harvest time had fully
come. "They begane now to gather in
ye small harvest they had and to fit
up their bouses and dwellings against
winter, being all well recovered In
health end strength, and bad all thkacis
In good plenty; for as some were Hrts
lmployed in affairs abroad, others w
exercised In fishing, stoute codd Ihil
bass and other fish, of which they took
good store, of which every family had
their portion. All the somer there was
no want And now begane to come In
stora of foule, as winter approached,
of which this place did abound when
they first came (but afterward de
rrpnsed hv ii,.oriipsi. An,l helds wstep-
fowL ther was great store of wild
Turtles, of which they tooke many,
besids venison, &c. Beslds they had
aboute a peck of meale a weeke to a
person, or now, since harvest, Indian
come to yt proportion." No great re
serve, ont) may think, against the bitter
dnys of cold to conic, pitifully small In
deed In comparison with the holding
of a single modern prairie "elevator"
with its stores of wheat, but enough
to form the basis of a very real Thanks
giving. WHO NAMED THE TURKEY?
Thanksgiving Bird Does Not Owe Its
Name to the Mohammedan Country.
How the turkey came by Its name
has been a moot question for a long
time.
The Thanksgiving fowl is an Amer
ican bird which was bitroduced to
Europe from the new world and had
nothing whatever to do with Turkey
or the Turks, The name turkey, how
ever, was originally applied to the fowl
which is now known as the guinea
fowl, and some authors hi the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries con
founded the two species.
As both birds became more common
and better known, to quote the En
cyclopedia Kritnuulca, "the distinction
was gradually perceived, and the name
turkey became restricted to that from
the now world, possibly because of Its
repeated call note, to be Byllabled
'turk, ttirk, turk,' whereby It may be
almost said to have named Itself. The
turkey, 6o far as we know, was first
described by Ovledo lu bis 'Suniario do
la natural hlstoria de las Indlas,' said
to have been published In 1327."
Thanksgiving Ode
By JOHN CREENLEAF WHITTIER.
a
NCE more the liberal year
laughs out
O'er richer stores than
gems of cold;
Once more with harvest song and
snout
nature's Woodless triumph
Is
told
Our common mother rests and
sings
Like Ruth, among her garnered
sheaves.
Her lap is full of goodly things;
Her brow is bright with autumn
leaves.
O favors every year made new I
O gifts with rain and sunshine
sent I
The bounty overruns our due;
The fullness shames our discon
tent snut our eyes,
and flowers
loom on;
tlt
We murmur, but the corn ears
fill;
We choose the shadow, but i he sua
That casts it iho.es Le'.iii.J us
still.
God gives us with our rupred soil
The power to make il Lr J( a f.iir
And richer fruits to trc.ts oi r lai
Than summer v, Cci-i ii .!..
bear.
Who murmurs at hn let today?
Who scorns his native fiuit and
bloom
Or sighs for dainties far away
Beside the bounteous board of
home?
Thank heaven, instead, that free
dom's arm
Can change a rocky soil to gold;
That brave and generous lives can
warm
A clime with northern ices cold.
And let these altars, wreathed with
flowers
And piled with fruits, awake
again
Thanksgivings for the golden hours,
The early and the latter rain.
Causes For Thankfulness.
It Is worth while In this Thanksgiv
ing season to contemplate the marvel
ous privileges enjoyed by all ieople In
such a land as America not simply
that plenty of all abounds, that la
bor is employed, that harvests are
abundant, that prosperity sings the
song of contentment uuil hope, but that
all t!i!ngs arc working together for the
bet.crment ' f the i.mdiiions affecting
the weil b !. g of in uiU':,. !. Chancellor
S. B. Mccormick. f.tU'-urg'a.
Two Kin;!s of Turkoy.
There u.e two : .ih.s u turkey, the
North American and Hie smaller and
more brilliant la:
mala, Honduras,
wild turkey is no v.
the southern v'bi
il !'.u:i;,l lu (iuate
etc The northern
i.Uiiost extinct, and
i :n!;e- Is rnr.
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