T H A N K S G IV IN G A T H O M E .
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O. It'* ear'y id the roomin' that a feller must
be rlsln.'
Thankxgtvln* O at. 4ke Christmas time. It
cornea but wunst a year.
The birds are stuffed an' roastin' with an
odor anpetiain'.
The pumpkin plea are bakin' an' the cider
flowin' freer
There s piles an' piles o' cookies, an' there's
doughuuts till you're dizzy.
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There's mounds an' mounds of Jelly, an'
there's biscuits browned an" light.
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All th? m.»ruin' In the kitchen mother's l»een
most awful busy.
O . you bet I'm m ig h ty t h a n k f u l th a t 1 own j
an apfetlta.
Two lonely, solemn turkeys, sole survivors
of the flock.
Are a-strutlin' round the yard with a kind 1
o' anxious air.
The sort o' sudden absence of their friends
is quite a shock.
An' they're searchln' fer their late lament- ;
ed cronies everywhere.
With spread In' tails and feathers fluffed
the>r quest tuey keep pursuin':
They don't suspect their fate will be the
others' gtoemy lot.
They notice how we're fr.ssla' an' they won-
de- wiiat we're doin'.
O. you bet I'm m’gbty thankful that a tur- (
key 1 im not.
The folks they keen arrivin' brlmmln' o'er
with tun an’ laughter.
Blnff uncles shake my baud until the bones
begin to crack.
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Girl cousins shyly kiss me—Jes' exactly what
I'm a lte r—
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An' with prom pt'tude unite llghtnlng-llke
I gayly kiss 'em back
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But one of them, the fairest maid of all my |
fair relations.
To steal my hea-t by wltchln' arts some- ;
hi w she does contrive.
While In her eyes 1 read a tale beyond my
expectations
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O. yen bet I'm mighty thankful—mighty
thankful—I’m alive.
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K eep« th e h p ir lt « K iiovant« tlie l l r n r t A C a l i f o r n i u n ’ s L e t t e r l» r e w ( r < t w < la
t o t l x * (•<>!<!“ h i<al«la*
Mini F ace Y oung.
O w ing to th e u n s e ttle d « ta le o f iitTuira
“ 1 prs’MUUie If w »• la u g h e d m ore we
sh o u ld all I m » h a p p ie r am t lie u llh ier.” In V enezuela. I «l«-|»iii't••«! fo r B ritish
w rite s E d w a rd W Bnk in th e l.adia«' G u in u u , w h«*re life a n d pr«»|M*rty w « t «*
H om e J o u rn a l. “ T ru e . w<* a re a busy s o ure. O n a rriv in g at < ¡«-«»rgetow n. th e
am i a very p ra e tie a l people.
Ami b e a u tifu l c a p ita l o f tin* «•«»b»ny. w ith
m ost of ns p ro b a b ly liml m ore in thia a b o u t six ty th o u s a n d In lia b ita n ts. I
tnlu«*:'*
life to b rin g the fro w n Ilian tin* sm ile. fo u n d a tm ndre«l I ’a llfo rn lo
B i l l , n e v e rth e le s s, il is 1 pity D ia l w e s tra u d e d a n d fu ll of In d ig n a tio n . Tb«*y
«Io not lau g h m o re; tiia l w<* do not bad »»«•«•n lur«-«i to G u ia n a by a le tte r
b rin g oiirs«-lves to th e lau g h , if need w hleli h ad fo u n d w h le «’in illatio n in
I m *. I'«»r we all a g re e th a t a g«M»d 11.«* new »pa|*er* o f th«* ................... .
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la u g h la tin* best ine«llein<*
in tin* m an w ho hail .-••rv«,«l a s e«s»k In a • ali-
w orbt. P h y aieian * h av e sah l th a t no fo ru ia m in in g « a m p hail g one to G u ia n a
o tlm r fe e liu g w o rk s so m uch g«M»l to m ill ha«l fotiinl a g issl |sis itio u a s m an
th«* e n tire h u m a n body a s th a t of m e r tig e r of a jila«’«,r m in e on th e B arlin a
rim e n t.
As a «ligeslive. it !•« u n e x itiv e r. E la te d by bi- g isal f .rtu n e. he
c e lle d ; a s a m e a n s of e x p a n d in g th«* w ro te a g lo w in g a«*» «»nut o f hi* pro*
lungs, th e re is u o ih in g bett« r. It keeps pe«-ts to his wit'.* in t ’a llfo ru ia . S h e
lh<* h e a rt am i fa r e y o u n g
It is th e sh o w ed th e le tte r to th e «‘d ito r of th e
b«*st of all to n ies to tin* sp irits. I; is. local p a p e r, w h o p u b lish e d it a s an
loo, tin* m ost enj«»yahh* of all s e n s a Item of im p o rta n t m in in g new s.
tion*. A g«MMl la u g h m a k e s us b e tte r
T h is le tie r w ith in a sh o rt tim e h ad
frie n d s w ith ourselv«** am i ev ery lm d y tile effect of s ta r tin g g ro u p s o f m en
a ro u n d us. a n d p u ts us in to closer from tin- co ast m in in g tiehlo. som e of
to u ch w ith w h a t is best am i b rig h te s t I th e m ev en from B ritish C o lu m b ia. It
ill o u r lot ill life. It is to be regl'e!t«*d. ‘ w as a tim e of <b-pr« ->i««n In tin* m in in g
th e n , th a t such a p o ten t ag«*n<*y for lmlu-tri«** o f tin* P acific «•••ast. an«l a
o u r p«‘rso n al gisnl is not m ore o fte n g re a t m any m iu e rs w ere out of e m p lo y
u sed . It «‘«»sts n o th in g . All o th e r med- m en t. T h o u g h th e w rite r of th e le tte r
leln es a rc tiiore o r I«*ss ex|M*n»ive. ha«l no inti-ntioii of a tt r a c t in g o th er*
’W hy.' said an <dd d o cto r not l«»ng ag«>. to Ills El D orailo. th«* C a lifo rn ia n s, w ho
‘if ptsiple fully r«*aiize«l w h at it m ean t h ad a ss u m e d th a t it w ould I m - a s e a sy
to th e m se lv e s to lau g h , a n d la u g h e d to pr«»s|»ect fo r gold in G u ia n a a* in
a s they should, uinet.t |n*r «•«•tit. of the C a lifo rn ia , reganb*«! him a s th e a u th o r
d o c to rs wouki h av e to go out of b u si of th e ir m isa d v e n tu re , am i in d u lg ed
n e ss.’ P ro b a b ly w hen w e get a little fr«*«dy in th r e a ts of vengeam -c.
No
less busy we sh a ll lau g h m ore. F or. h a rm «•aim* to him . h o w ev er. Is i-a u s e it
a f t e r ail. th e d iffe re u c e b etw een glootn is not a light (p a tte r to v io late th e la w s
a u d la u g h te r Is Intt a step . And if in B ritis h G u ia n a . A - th e s e stra iid e il
m ore of u s sim ply t«s>k a ste p a sid e m in e rs h ad no m oney th ey w ere u n a b le
o fte n e r th a u w e d«». am i re s te d tm«re. to pro-jM i-t. whi«di r«*quir«s a m ore or
w e w ould lau g h m ore. By la u g h in g 1 less ex|M*nsive o u tf it; &n«I th ey co u ld n«*t
do not m ean th e silly g g g le in d u lg e J find em p lo y m e n t in th e d ig g in g s fo r th e
In by som e w om en a n d «<• man» girls. re a s o n th a t w h ite m en a re not e m
T h e re is uo out»var«l m a rk w hich detu- ployed uu th e placer*. ex«*ept a s m ali
o u k tra te s th e w om an of shallow m ind n g e rs : aii«l lu fa c t n e a rly all th e m a n
ao u n m ista k a b ly as th a t of giggling. a g e rs . like th e la b o re rs, are «ol«»r*-<l
T h e re Is uo sen se in the giggle: no b en im u.
efit to I m * derive«! from it. It m ake«
T h e C a lifo rn ia n * had g re a t difficulty
a fool of th e i*er«<»n h e rse lf, a n d re n In g e ttin g a w a y ; som e of th em re a c h e d
d e rs ev e ry «»tie a b o u t h er uucomf««rt- hom e a* s to w a w a y s : a very few o b
ab le.
B ut Ju»t a s t)
g iggle is the ta in I s itu a tio n s
O ne of th em w as
o u tco m e of a sm all u ilu d . the h e a rty eiigageil fo r six m o n th s a* m a n a g e r of
la u g h Is th e reflectio n of a h e a lth fu l a ph»iM*r-miue ««n th e I’o ta ro K iver.
n a tu re . W h a t we w ant Is m ore good
o w n ed by a sy n d ic a te of colo red m en.
la u g h e rs in th e w orld u«»l m ore g ig
w hich p ro d u c e d from th re e h u n d re d to
gler*.**
fo u r h u n d re d o u n ces o f gold a m o n th .
sto rjr « r « D og.
H e fell ill ju s t a s his tim e w as up.
lu th e flush d a y s of si earn b o atin g , W h en he reco v ered he in v e ste d his s a v
b e fo re th e w ar. the c a p ta in of a Mio- in g s In a n ou tfit, a n d s ta r te d up th e
slssip p l riv e r boat h ad a dog th a t C u y u n i Itiver. but fo u n d n o th in g . A n
could d is tin g u is h tM*:weeu th e p a s s e n o th e r m an se c u re d a s itu a tio n p a rtly
g e rs If once he h ad h e a rd th e ir naun*s. th ro u g h th e fa c t of his b ein g a fre e
T h e m a tte r w as uieut'.oued one n ig h t m a s o n .— C en t urv.
in th e sak»on. a n d a 1 »si's^cujrer
W hy H r l l o u g h t H I » ( i w n C l i j a r * .
ed a t th e idea.
"T hank.-, but 1 n e v e r accep t cigar«
“ B et you file huudr«*d d o lla rs th e
fro
m a n y o n e." «aid th e m a n w ith th e
«log ca u t vlo it uiicv in thr»*e tluie*.”
y a lle r w h isk e rs, a* he w a r e d a w a y th e
he said .
“ D one." re jo in e d th e c a p ta in . “ W rite ca*»*. “ It « an idiom o f m ine a n d I
a n o te to y o u r w ife a n d I will w rite bope you w o n 't be offende«!.”
•'A fraid of poison?* q u e rie d th e o th
one to m ine. B oth a re in the ladies*
c a b 'll
W e will give th e Dotes to S nip er.
“O h. no. no. I h ad a little a d v e n tu r e
a t th e sa m e tim e, a u d if he fa ils to
d e liv e r th em p r o p e r lj the ui«»ney ia w ith a c ig a r one»- upon a tim e a n d 1
d o n 't m ind re la tin g it. O u r firm in C h i
y o u r* .”
T h e p a s s e n g e r w ro te
m erely
hl* c ag o w as a f te r a big c o n tra c t d ow n
wife*« p e tn a m e in sid e a «Up of p a p er, th e S ta te a n d 1 wa» *cnt d o w n to
w hich he folded a u d a d d re sse d , The S p rin g field to w rk a c e rta in m an who
w ould throw th e jo b o u r w ay. As luck
c a p ta in 's m issiv e ran
“ D e a r W lie S end m e w ord at uce w ould h a v e it. 1 m et him on th e tra in .
w h a t S n ip d oes « hen he CDUles □ to an d a» we w ere s m o k e rs w e talk«-*! o v e r
o u r c ig ars. 1 a c c e p te d on»- of h s on
th e c a b in .”
H e d e liv e re d b oth sli|>* to the log. th e go off an d w hen w e ha«1 finished
sa y in g a« he han«1ed o v e r th e pa «-»•o- 'em I h a n d e d out my c a se T h e re w ere
g er'» n o te:
Ju st tw o c ig a rs in it. O ne w as th e last
“S n ip , th is 1» for Mrs. M-----. wh -at o f th e box th e o th e r h a d l«e«-n giv en
b esid e m e a t su p p e r. G ive it to her. m e by som e a c q u a ln ta m -e to try . By
th e n ta k e th is o th e r n o te to y o u r Miss th e tim e we lig h ted u p a s«*cond tim e I
C a th e rin e ."
h ad m y little sc h e m e w o rk in g a ll rig h t
S n ip ra n aw a y . T h e tneu sa t sm o k an d wa* fla ttin g m y s e lf on th e b ack ,
ing a n d c h a ttin g . V ery «oon a w a ite r b u t w reck a n d d c so latlo u w ere on my
b ro u g h t a sc ra p of p ip e r to th e p a s tr a il.”
sen g er. 11;» w ife h ad w ritte n :
’T r a i n ru n off th e tr a c k ? ”
“ W h a t doe« it m eau. y o u r se n d in g
“ No: not th a t. T h e m a n h ad sm oked
me a n o te by th is little d o g ?”
a b o u t o n e -th ird of th e c ig a r w hen th e re
S h o rtly a f t e r c a m e th is n o te from w as a »-w-l-s-h! b an g ! a n d sh e e x p lo d
th e c a p ta in ’s w ife:
ed on him
If w a s a to rp e d o ciiBir
“ S n ip c a m e In a n d ra u a b o u t snitfing w hich «time m ise ra b le c u ss h ad put *»fT
a t all of
us. th en Juuij*ed In Mrs. on m e fo r a Joke a n d it w orked my
M ---- ’a lap. d ro p p e d a b it of pai»er ru in . My m a n had his m u s ta c h e a n d
th e re , a n d c a m e to m e w ith th e o th e r e y e b ro w s sin g e d , th e end o f bis n<*se
o n e.”
b liste re d a n d hi» e y e s flll«*d w ith ash e s.
T h e p a ss e n g e r offered one th o u s a n d ¡ " V he ,ros«* in h w ra th a n d fell upon
d o lla rs fo r S nip, sa y in g luck w ould m e.”
n o t go a g a in s t h«tn If he ow ned so w ise
“C o u ld n ’t you e x p la in ? ”
a b e a st. B ut th e c a p ta in w ould not
“ W hen he had m e by th e h a ir a n d
p a rt w ith S nip, w ho lived a n d d ied a
w as b la s tin g my bloom ing e y es? Not
riv e r dog.
m u ch ! E x p la n a tio n s w ere not in o r
d er. H e punch«-d th u n d e r out of m e in
k n e l p p C u re l o r H o rae»
a b o u t a m in u te a n d of co u rse w e lost
T h e K n e ip p cu re, o r th a t p a rt of It
w hich co n sist in w alk in g th ro u g h th e th e c o n tra c t an d I lost a good sit. an d
dew y g ras* In th e ea rly m o rn in g , h a s th a t 's w hy I buy m y o w n cigans an d
long been k n o w n to h o rsem en .
A d o n 't w a n t to m ix iu a n y e x tra « .” —C’hl-
H E w as not a bad
u a c a t h eart. B ut
th e very q ualities
n t i u / moved some
" H r , '00. had blue eye.».” he m urm ured, natious and extending its iufluene«
•people to call him a of apples in its m outh. On each side a
| "jolly good fellow ” fair, fa t turkey, d re s s 'd lo r ’he oven, lay w ith * catch of the b re s ’h as for a brief throughout the world, with m arvelously
¡w ere identical with’ . in state. L obsters, in th eir scarlet coats, in stan t his own eyelids closed and he bit m ultiplied appliances for use and pleas
ure which su rp ass the wildest dream*
thoa* which m ade th ro w n quail w ith heads tucked under his lip.
“ Say. m ister, you’sc got a b:g fam ily of those who first w ere moved to set
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\ oth-i’ people conaid- i th e ir w ings to swell o*V the pitiful little
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er him a bad ei:
asts. and diver-
■ and to-night, su re!” w as the com m ent th a t re ap art a day of public thanksgiving and
praise, are ours. W hat shall I render un
' *nd, w ith the usual accessories of th e culinary a rt lent color called him.
em pnasia of people an d suggestiveness to th e tableau.
"Yes. and you must eat all th e turkey to the Lord for all H is benefits tow ard
who tak e the downward* view, a very bad ' And th e b reath o f th e children made you ca.:.” he said, with a gayety th a t sur me? 1 will take the cup of salvation, aud
«•all upon the nam e c f the Ix»rd.
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b lu rs on the glass betw een, dotted prised iiimself.
“ You bet cher life!"
W hen his wife died h» seemed to aw ak e j w ith clear spots w here w arm noses and
ODE T O A GOBBLER
W hen th e soup w as served—“ W ait a
w ith a sudden shock to th e issues of life chins had pressed.
and th e ta c t of death. l i e had loved her
T h e m an stopped. A tiny fellow, about moment."’ he said, li e la d a vague no A ll b a ll: a ll b a ll' O h . ra re aud antique bird
T h a t la te ly on the v e n e ra b le tree.
w ith ad th a t m arvelous depth of tender- a3 large a s his own boy xould have been, tion th a t some sort ol grace ou ghl to be
I d a ball <>f sleep, the cblll w'nda
ness, ih a t inconsistent fervor which some- but ragged and d irty and shivering, as by asked. Sw iftly hi» thoughts dew back Itoll«st beard
tim es lrd erlies the w eakcet n atu res.
G o d 's m ercy his ow n never would be. lift- to th e New E ngland h«me of his boy
M -ta n ln g In m --a m f.it gnats th in e e le g y !
rn-.r * th«- »nil w in g ild th e y red c ra v a t.
In the new ness of his grief he foresw ore ed a new spaper up to him and piped in a hood. H e rem em bered to e bowed bead of
• •r rip p le on th y »ring;
his m«uher and the subdued voice of hi«
his old w ays and habits. H e knew him shrill little voice:
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tim e h a th cau ght th«-e. even aa th e cat
“ Buy a paper, m is '-r. to help me git a gray-haired fa th e r asking the divine b ess Catch«-«
self to be weak. H e fancied th e way to
th e g ra y aud a g ile w h is k e re d r a t .
ing. Oddly enough, he rem em bered, too.
stre n g th of resistance lay along the road T a n k s g iv in ’ dinner!
A nd now th y p ra is e w e sing.
“ la thia T h an k sg iv in g ?” asked the man how ne used to kick unde: the table at bis G a th e re d upon th e ts*ard. serene a nd gay.
of seif-exile to stran g e scenes and un
F p . n T h a n k -g iv in g b a y .
b ro th er to m ake him laugh
S om ew hat
fam iliar faces—th a t road wall worn by th e w ith L dull surprise,
restless feet of those w*o fly from th e
“S u re!" said th e boy “ D o n 't j" see dat unsteadily he rose an 1 1 *xned heavily up w • h J-
• -■ - » n thy back.
on the table. A atrangs giddiness was
In
T h y chaste.
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itru in i
k» s tic k in g
b attle w ithin to w age an unequal stru g g le lay-out in de w inder?
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creeping
upon
him
w
hich
required
all
his
w ith the allies w ithout.
T h e man looked at *h* window. H e
T h y w tn g s In «w eet peace Folded a n d . a la c k ,
H e left his little son. m ade doubly d ear had not noticed it before
H e stared at will to resist.
T h e Incense o f th y »tuffi ag. p u n g e n t, ra re ,
“ L>»:d bless us. and m ake ua-----**
to him by th e sense of loss, w ith his w ife’s th e children.
H e put his hand in b n
Filling our «ouïs w ith h< ave u ly tueiody
T h e w h e w ith fo rk a id k n ife
H is mind w andered, b* could not think
cousin, gave to h er wha* money he could tro u sers pocket and felt the sm all roll of
h y d a rk «neat and th y »rh *e m eat fo n d ly w *
sp are for th e child's support, prom ised to bills he knew w as the-v. H e rem em bered of th e next word, ’t « -‘•med to him be T Suffuse
w ith g ra » y In oui revelry.
seed more a t reg u lar in terv als, and de- approxim ately th e am -unt.
B rushing had uo right to address ’h e D eity—w h at,
re r ife .
A nd th e u w ith pieaaure
p
ast
th
e
pleading
child
a
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his
feet,
he
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w
as
absurd!
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p arted w estw ard.
Fp->u Tu anfc-gtv lug I »ay.
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w en t abru p tly into the r -stan ran t. A fter tated tw o of the children, thinking the
M ore th an a y ear later he roused him 3 brief interview w ita the m an ag er he re benediction done, cried vut. “ A m en!" and
r th a n the can »a»'*ack or g-x-»e.
fell to eatin g th eir so-.p with a c la tte r of
self as if the finger of fate had touched tu rn ed to the door.
«rdiv shanghai or the ortolan,
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min«:rei that la loose
spoou and dish and d iv trs oth er noises
him. H e rem em bered, w ith an anguished
ib-*«.» to ('a p e M a ry A n n
regret, th a t he had fail*-! ag ain : th a t for he ask?d. T w o or th ree voices said “ Me!” of th e m outh not heard .□ polite society
th th e « th e woodevs k la a m era
W h at if some of them put th eir plates
m onths he had d rifted from place to explosively, but for the rest an incredu
> be th y peer,
er
place, ce him self sca.-cel» knew w here or lous sta re alone responded. until on* boy np to .h eir lips to d rain the last drop«:
nd »«-er
he e p i
how. H e rem em bered »1 a t his prom ised ••*’1- * J ° * 'T .an<Z vepvo*’
w hat if some of them a te w ith their hu
ger» and su rreptitiously stole choice bits Th«»u a r th e b ird -*f free d o m , a n y w a y .
rem ittan ces for th e boy had ceased. H e g w ay: Yon’re givin ns guff!
A w.tn sm ile crept over th e m an s face. from heir neighbor's dishes; w hat if there
| > n T h a n k s g iv in g D a y .
saw him self broken in stren g th , in health,
arose occasional outer.»s and incipient
in sp in t. H e felt suddenly overpow ered H e steadied him self agx.rist th e door.
“W
hoever
w
an
ts
th
e
‘inner
<\«me
with
riot* which the oew ddered w aiters T H A N K S G IV IN G DAY IN E U R O P E .
w ith th e consciousness «u his own w eak
prom ptly quelled! In spite of these thing»
ness. and. a s a drow ning m an’s arm s
th e d inner w as a com plete success from K ake.I K e a n * . G l a c e , a n t i ‘K o a n k in
reach wildly ont to w ard any illusion of
I i e ■ I*.» u s e r 4 c » i*»«.**
th e stan d ard of its purp. se.
•
help, his th o u g h t w a il cu t tow ard his
N ever were guests m<” e appreciative!»
A few ». j r - ag«- one of the diplom atic
child.
hu n g r ; never w as ho»‘ m->re careful to corj>» in I ’a ri- <v>uipltuient«-d some A m er
I t seemed to him th a t the love of his
supply his guests^ thoagg it must be «on ican »i- to r- by giving a T hanksgiving
boy could save him. T he m iracle of sal
H e tuade —>uir elaborate re
fes«ed be him self a te little, and as the dinner
vation becam e to him possible, w herein a
din n er progressed h.s eyes grew dull, and searches regard g our national custom»
little -luld. stro n g in lo^e and innocence
__________
as appi.e«! to th« lay and with help of his
and faith , should lift th-» fainting, failing
t hef -ffe red ansoug "ih e r thing« baked
m anhood of the man.
bean*, well thinne-i with <-u»tard and
A passionate yearn in g seized him to
I
I
frozen The <-r»«w uing gi-*r» of the feast
fold again to his h e a * *he little form, to
was a pum pkin pie. It» < rust w*» shing
feel aoout his neck the clinging arm s, to
ly pufl {a -te fu ll; an iuch thick. T he
h e a r again th e lisping w-.rda which came
pum pkin w a- merely s himy glaze upon
to his w eakened memory like d ista n t
the j«s-te. w ith a taffy-like consistency
echoes in a dream . And then he rem em
that made it cl.ng to the e a te r’s teeth.
bered th e day w hen firs* the child w as
T he vhef m ust have iuii*arted the secret
laid in h is arm s; be rem em bered the
to the uatiouat pie. at least in p art, to
th rill, th e wonder, th e firvt pride o f f a th
l!
oth er- of hi- < ra ft, for a little later a
erhood. T hen, in b ro k ’o glimpses, as a
vvell-kn >w n re s ta u ra te o r announced on
fa ir landscape la seen 1-etween blurs of
a little placard at hi* e sta b lish m e n t;
m ist, th e re cam - to him *n*mories in sw ift
F<
“ B ounkin Pie a la Amerii-ame.”
succession, of th e grow tn. the incidents
In Berliu the trav eler will find, if he is
of th e child’s few years.
th ere in N »»ember. au addition to the
“ I m ust go to him .” w hispered the man
L E S H A V E BOFE.
m e n u o f »-ou« pia«-es of refreshm ent. T he
w ith a gasp, a s he lifve I his head from
addition 1* a flourishing announcem ent to
his hand«. H is face w as flushed, tears
“ Do y* m ean itT ’
A m ericans th a t Indian pudding*, ts-an
F o r an sw er the m aa opened the door,
stood in hia eyes. H is resolution was
puddings, pum pkin ta n s , and oth er delica-
carried out w ith feveriab haste, and he and th e children, w ithou’ m ore ado. clnm-
ca_e*. w h n h the w aiter will affably say
tu rn ed hia *ace to th e E a s t
gjiy shuffled paat him. All save one. a
are for the Ameru-an *Dauk»givmg." but
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•
•
•
•
•
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girl w ith an accordi >n slung from her
which only resemble the originals they
H ia w ife's relativ e had little excuse for shoulder and the black lock» of Italy
“ D ID Y O V B XXO, S IR “
im itate a» the mist resem bles the rain.
him. She had long considered him a arraying from under th« r«*d kerchief on
Foreign re s ta u ra n ts pride themselve*
hope!«^s vagabond. So when he appeared her head. She pa use-J w th a look of in- from tim e to tim e his head drooped slow
ly fo rw ard till he caught aim self like one upon catering to A m erican custom ers’
saddenly. as from th e possible, and. in Quirj-
h er opinion, better, dead, »he w as not pre-
"D oes de girl come • a s k e d a boy. fighting again»! an over » helm ing druw- tastes, but their tra n sla tio n s are striking
and worked out laboriously from the dic
p ared t«» receive him with especial cordial- "S h e's a p urty good feller—fo r a giri.
itjr. The story »'«»
told. T he boy
"Yea. come along." said the m an. with
At last, when each child had eaten tw o tionary. One B« riin hotel proudly put
had died m onths befor-. H e slept by bis »n affectation of cheerfulness.
• piece s ot
>f p*e.
p.i even to the last crum b, the upon the meuu. “ F olse hair sten « d Amer-
m other. No one ba J ku wa w here to ad- tim e She th is fem ale tu ffrv g e goes
m it ii -.»^e to his feet, - lut hing at bi» chair ¡«•an fashion.” It require* s>>me ¡».-netra
d ress «he fath er, who v.aa supposed to
T hey w ere led by a grinning w aiter to for auvi>ort H e bru»be«t his hand aero«« tion to discover th a t a dish of »mothered
h av e forgotten he bad 1 son. She ».as a p riv ate dining-room w here a long table his t
S tran g e light* danced before b«*ef known to us a» mock rabbit is
gold; «he air wa« popu m eant.
really not mm-h surprised a t th e ap ath y stood shrouded as w.*h new fallen snow
him. vr.miHi
A Bu»«ian of w ealth ami position h av
vn shapes, w eaving ir
w ith which th e fa th e r listened. It w as and whi e the cb ldren w ere tak en to w a 1 loll» .vith «
co n sisten t w ith h er estim ate of bis char- th eir n-«nds aud face», the man. whose •Ion m azes: —>fi m eloii *« sang in hi» ear» ing gathered ««"curate know ledge of In
acter. She had u ) t «- i m o f know ing head tnrvbbed afresh as he came in from as fro'u infinite distaure«. thrilling, uncer dian corn and the w ays it should be serv-
th a t his fatalities were stunned. B ut she th e o u ter air. took in « glass of brandy tain. ri«iug and failing as w ith the »wel. ed M a e year* M » - j n *‘ted M t E nglish
and Ano rican friend» to dinner and. a fte r
w as astonished Leyond tre asu re when, in t wo
*he pow ders from the package in of an invisible < m * s .
”C!»*ldren." his own 'c ic e «oun led re a little prelim inary boast of the su«'cess
a mecuani<-al way, he in«*eted upon giving his pocket.
k e r money for the expense o f caring for
It w as a motley crow d th a t huddled to- mote and dissevered from hi», “ good his g ard n er had made iu cultivating the
vegetable, presented hi« gue-ts w ith tiny
sn d burying the boy.
g eth er in one end of th e room when the night H ave you had a good d in n er?”
T he .«Jciferons a»»e *» recalled his s tra y im m ature col«« an inch and a half long,
“ la -hat quite all?” be kept asking, and children
returned-
They
whisper«*d
then, ab ru p tly but quickly, he said: am ong *hem»elve*; they eyed w ith open ing faneies. lie saw hia guest» multi- boiled till ten d er and served like a sp a ra
gus tips with a ri< h cream dressing. An
“ Good-by. I'm going b a 'k .”
m ouths th e room, th e w aiters, the table. plie«i a» in a r<*<>tn wa*led w ith m irrors.
Being of uncereru «Dions habit, they Ameri<-an present found it difficult to
H e knew th a t his hope w as dead: be and the m an who sat a t it» head,
felt th e certain ty of tall now th a t nothing
T h e m an’s face glowed, bis eye« shone: «tood i»ot upon the »»r«t*-r of their going m aintain a circum spect gravity when the
an«l soon were gone. As the little ne»vs host»*«» asked him if it w as tru e th a t in
remain-*d to him to ear» upon. B ut be he aeem«*d to have forgotten him self,
tsiy all 1 don n fr<*m hi« c h air the mail laid Am erica thia corn w as alw ays eateu w ith
th o u g h t of o th er tu«ngs.
“ B rin g us a real old T hanksgiving din
A sleety m ist filled th** air. sparkling in n er,” he said to th e w aiter “ and plenty of a hand on the «hild*» tangled bead and the finger*, for iu view of the dripping
th e s tre e t lights lik- a mazy show er of it. w ithout too m a n / frilli
Some soup gaz«*«] n his face with a bmk of y«*arning ears »he w as daintily lifting, one at a
brilliauta. T he particles stu n g hia fa«-e a n d —some tu rk e y -----" lie paused aud tenderness. T he boy fonked startled and time, upon her fork, he had to assu re her
th a t she was eating it in the only projwr
like elfin arrow s.
H is featu res were looked archly a t th e endureu. who caught hurried aw ay.
*lt w as a great success.” said the man m anner.
teii»e and rigid
H is eyes were hot and the sp irit of his glance and shouted: “ Yes,
to the x alter as he laiJ a hill on the cash
dry and his head ached with a dull, in- yes!”
“T ickletooth pudding” wa* the name of
T e a . some turkey with cranberry ier’s tray . H e ottered h.s words with hes the Tbatik«giviug pudding of ««Id colonial
sisteuL m addening px.n
H e passed the
itatin g precision
colored gioLes of a d ra y »tore and s opped. •a u c e ---- ”
days. It w as only a tuemory of the great
“ It - • is — the — om y—good thing -I — progenitor of th at name which the pil
R ed. vio'et. and green th e sh a fts of light
T h e tiny newsboy bi’gy<-d him self and
ev
er—
lid—in
-m
y
—life,"
and
(lieu
he.
pierced the dark. T he people about him m urm ured: “ C ram b 'ry sauce!”
grim s had left at home in old England.
seemed -h ad o w i, the «onrid of th eir voices
“ And some scalloped o y sters." co n tin laughed aloud.
T here w« r«‘ no ten |Mttinds <»f solid fruit,
leagues *.way. Dimly he rem em bered a ued th e m an. stopping a fte r the mention
T h e w aiter smiled couiptaisautly; the tip no tw enty lusciou» egg*, rich l«eef suet,
p rescription for an opiate he had used for of ea -h delicacy to w a'ch th e children, wa« large enough to cover uiauy eceu- nor wa* it <iami«en»*l w ith choice brandy
head a he* like t h a t
Fum bling in his wbo shivered w ith eagerness and punctu- tricities.
and 1i«»me-brew♦•«! ale. But it wa* prob
pockets be found t
paper and entered ate<j «a oh pause w ith approving nods and
“ B ri’ig me a bottle of brandy, »«im«* ci ably more easily digest«*d.
th e store.
m urm uring echoes, “ and some sw eet p«*- gars. *nd an evening t-nt»er.” said the
Every dn> i- a «lay o' ;hank*g:ving for
“ M ase tw ice the au m n rr ot pow ders.” tatoes. aud plenty of bread and b u tter, man. «’ill in the sam e u • aaured lone. “ I
he said to th e clerx. “ i don’t w ant to an d —ah. pickles-----”
will ring when I w ant any th in g m ore." C h rl* : in n s . They «I » in *’ wait until the
crop* have b»* n gathered *»efore returning
b o th er g etting the stuff so o ften .”
“ Ah-h. pickles!” repeated the children, he concluded, aud the y a 'te r w ithdrew .
T h e clerk hesitated.
*AnJ pie—sha!' it be m*nce pie or apple
N early an hour later nc cautiously open- thank*, for they are th an k fu l f«»r ere ry
day s blessing. Still 1
a eommi-ndahl«*
“ N ousense,” said *ne man
“ I'm per pie?” ue asked.
ed the <l«x»r and peej«eJ in
fectly tam iliar w ith th* use of it. Give
“ Did you ring, s i r ? ’ h** asked diplom at cnstoiii for a nation f** offcially recognize
T h is question requir-*-! pondering, aud
tne one of them now- x itn a glass of a y outhful A lexander <-wt the G ordian ically. T h ere w as no r.*sponse. and he m an's dependence, and ’c. ask its people
w ater."
went sw iftly to the aver» < chair, fin th«* to unite in s <*«>nimon ’h-itik«giving.
knot by saying: ” L<* « have bofe.”
T hen he went into the street again with
Not N e e d e d .
“ R ight you are." sa.d the man. “ B ring table ’he cigars were untouched; one
th e packet of pow ders in his pocket, aud
glass cf brandy had be»n taken from the
bo»u!
already the m ere tak in g of th e drug had ua Wh-'U
thev sat down there w as some b ottle; several sm
wh te paper wrap-
som ew hat soothed him. H e felt hushed:
pers lay on the cloth b* »ide the emptied
his mind seemed to «-tear and lift itself little confusion owing F» the com pany’» glass. In the chair. wi«fi his hands still
into a curious, im personal attitu d e. As ignornace of table etiquette. As it was. holding the paper and ids lo ad against
he w a'ked he found him self quite willing the bigger boys »at first with as much of the high leath er back, »nt the tn a n —but
to contem plate calm ly 'lie sodden pain at a cb*»''* of io«ation *1» the haste j»er- his spirit bnd gone too f i r on a long quest
his h e ir t, th e u tte r hopelessness and use m itted.
“ H ere, here." said the man to a hoy to be recalled.
lessness of bis life. W ith a mocking per
who
scram bled for th* «<• ai at bis right
T h e F r o w n in g o f (tie Y e a r.
sistence th e m any resolves he had made
to him«elf. th e efforts »0 change, th e ever- hand. “ W hen th ere's only one lady in
T h is » the festival v b icb the Pilgrim
succeeding failure su-ged up before him. the company the seat of honor should be fa th ers in augurated, which New E ngland
and hi* lip curled in contem ptuous scorn long to h er ”
has annually celebratt«! f ir two ceqturiea.
And so the d au g h ter of Italy took the atid which the n a tio i t.as adopted and
of him self. N ever did a m an hold him self
ch
air
reserved
for
her,
shyly,
but
with
up to more m erciless «•••utiny, more in
sanctioned a» a day of public th an k sg iv
eyes sparkling w ith pride and mouth ing to God.
to leran t judgm ent.
It ex alts the home and
W itn hands th ru st deep in bis pocket* curled dem urely.
strengthen# it» sacred ami tender tie».*
“ W h a t’s your nam e?" he asked.
and bead a little stooped, he strode dowu
It b righteus the shadow s which have ,
B efore she had quite answ ered, “ M ar g ath ered over it. It dignifies prosperity, j
th e street.
g’rita
,”
a
boy
a
t
the
oth*r
end
of
the
table
“ Look out th ere! C an t y see a feller?”
It prom pts men to reach out helpful !
I s b is ab stractio n be Dearly fell upon a cried c u t. “ W e calls h -r Billy!” aud in hand» to their less fo rtu n ate neighbor». 1
stan
tly
leaned
back
w
ith
his
hand
over
his
group c f w retched children of the street
It rem inds u» afresh from w hence every
who stood clustered abr ut a re sta u ra n t m outh, abashed a t the ~<>und of his own good g ift com«’*. It it seemed good to
voice nnd th e general gigxle which follow our father» in tlie midst of tiie hurdship»
w indow .
And such a window! T he light of mel ed, while “ M arg 'rita ’ g n w rosy red.
, of this nt w world to give public thunks
T h e m an touched her Laud reussuriugly to God for blessings, how lum-b more !
low globes flooded it. It w as decked with
holiday greens. In th e «enter, ou a plat and tu rn ed to his left, w here »at the little reason b a re we to follow their exam ple?
te r sprigged w ith p ar »ley. reposed brow n newsboy. I» n g and t ’eadily be looked A bundance of fooo aud clothing, happy 1 “ Weil, T hanksgiving is enough for me
, homes, a free country at peace w ith all w ithout medicines.
•n d cri>p. * roasted pig, with the reddest into the child's face
h o rse tr a in e r a n d ta m e r co m m e n d s th e
tr e a tm e n t fo r horses, to k eep tu ? h«*ofs
In good co n d itio n . “ 1 do uot believ e
In p a c k in g a n d so a k in g h o rses' feet, a»
m any h o rse-o w n ers do." he says. " In
th e su m m e r tlu ie I w ould h av e th e
h o rse to be tre a te d led early In th e
m o rn in g th ro u g h th e dew . T h in k of
It y o u rself. If you a re o u t w a lk in g
In th e early m o rn in g , even w e a rin g
th ic k boots, you w ill re m e m b e r th a t
In a few m o m e n ts th e dew p e n e tr a te d
th ro u g h to y o u r f e e t
Dew p asses
th ro u g h th«* b*»-t w hen ..rd iu a ry w a te r
w ould not. 1 his w o rk s th e sam e w ith
horses, n a tu r e h a v in g p ro v id ed th is
sim p le p re v e n tiv e a u d c u re fo r d is
e a se s of th e hoof.**—N ew York T im es.
J o h n I*. H a le 's l >le a * -a n trie s.
In sp e a k in g of th e M exican w ar.
H a le re f e rre d to th e W e ste rn uian
w ho said be “ got c a u g h t by op|»o*ln<
th e la st w ar, a n d be d id u ’t tneau to
g et c a u g h t a g a in ; be lu ten d ed now to
go fo r w ar. |M‘stllen ce, an d fa m lu e .”
N ot less a m u s in g w as h!s "eferen ee
to P re s id e n t F o lk ’s b ack d o w n on the
O regon tre a ty . In w hich he sa id : "T h e
P re s id e n t e x h ib ite d a C h ris tia n m eek
n ess in th e full s c r ip tu r a l d e g re e : b u t
he d id u 't In h e rit th e b le ssin g of the
m eek he d id n 't get th e la n d .” T h e
C o n g ressio n al re c o rd s ab«»uti«l lu such
e x a m p le s of Mr. H a le » p le a s a n tr ie s
tr u th
T h ey a lw a y s em b o d ied som e
w hich could th u s be m ore lm pcr*sive-
ly told th a n In th e form of a ***ri«»us
a r g u m e n t —C e n tu ry .
I t a l i a n 's L a m p In v t-n lin n .
A new la m p w hich b aa Just lu«cu in
v e n te d by un Ita lia n will, if all th a t I*
said of it I m * tru e, b rin g Joy to th e h«*art
of th e h o u sew ife. T h e lam p, w hich Is
de«iar«*tl to be no h e a v ie r th a n otic of
th e o rd in a ry kind, g e n e ra te s Its o w u
gas. T h e cost, h o w ev er, is only one-
fifth th a t of th e o rd in a ry gas. w hile th e
illu m in a tio n Is a s b rig h t a s th a t o f au
e le c tric la m p am i m uch w h iter. A s in
gle lam p fi«MHls a la rg e room w ith light,
a n d aa. In ad d itio n , it is d e a n a n d
odorl«***. one c a n n o t w o n d e r th a t lx»tli
th e e le c tric Ugh, a n d th e ga* com«
panic** d re a d it.» riv a lry . B ut un fo r-
in n a te ly th e p ro m ise s o f Inventor* a re
uot a lw a y s c a rrie d o u t to th e le tte r.
A R e m a r k m l>le E c h o .
O ne o f th e mo»t re m a rk a b le ech«M*s
lu th e w orld 1» th a t pro d u ced by the
»u»peu»lou b rid g e a c ro ss th e M enal
s t r a it s in W ales. T h e so u n d o f a blow
w ith a h a m m e r ou one of th e m aiu
p ie rs Is re tu rn e d lu succession from
each o f th e cro ss b e a m s w hich s u p
p o rt th e ro a d w a y , lu u d d ltio u to w hich
th e so u n d is m an y tim e s re p e a te d be
tw een th e w a te r an d the ro a d w a y , a t
th e ra te of tw v u ty e ig h t tim es I d five
ssconda.
c a S°
l* r e h i« to rlc H o ra e o f ( h e Ito c k lc « .
P ro feaao r H e n ry K alrtleld O sb o rn , o f
th e A m e ric a n M useum of N a tu ra l H is
to ry . iu th e C e n tu ry d e sc rib e s th e re
m a rk a b le fossil re m a in s th a t a re fou n d
r e a r B rid g e r la tk e in th e Rockie*. li e
say « :
¡ j w e leav e th e la k e «bore, a n d p a ss
lUto t j,e J r i e r u p la n d , w e d is c m e r th*-
p jev er little fo u r-to » d horse, sw ift, a le rt.
in te llig e n t. H e is. to une th e m od ern
m e a s u re , onlv fo u r h an d s, o r s ix te e n
.ncil,.B hl>:b
he w ould not rea. h the
k n e e o f th e V ln ta tlie re . a n d e o n ld be
d e v o u re d at o ne s ittin g by th e P atrio -
fella. H is lim b» a re at* sle n d e r a s | m * u -
cll*. H is la rg e e y e s a re m uch f a r th e r
fo r w a rd th a n In th e horse. H e could
read ily h ide am o n g th e ta lle r sta lk s.
r.nd It is p o ssib le tlia t he h a d th e b e
g in n in g of p ro te c tiv e strijM** im ita tin g
reed s h a d o w s upon hl» neck a n d m ane.
In his h a ir a n d co lo rin g , h o w ev er, we
p a ss Into p u re c o n je c tu re . H is well-
w orn ch isel-sh ap ed fro n t te e th In d ic a te
th a t he w as a lre a d y a c ro p p e r o r
b ro w se r, a n d th e e v id e n t se c re t of his
tr iu m p h a n t p e rs iste n c e o v e r his p o n
d e ro u s c o n te m p o ra rie s is th a t he le a r n
ed to b ro w se Ju st at«out th e tim e th a t
g ra s s e s b e g a n to a p p e a r.
An V iitin ts h c d P o r tr a it.
T h e uuMtt Im p o rta u t p a in tin g execut-
ed i,y V elasquez, th e celebratevl S p an ish
p a in te r, toward th e eu«l of h is c a re e r,
a n d by som e c o n sid ered his m a s te r
piece w as th e larg e g ro u p at M ad rid
k n o w n a s "T h e M aid* of H o n o r.” In to
th is p a in tin g V elastjuex inir<*lu«>cd a
p o rtra it of h im self w o rk in g a t a u easel.
K ing P h ilip w as m ig h tily In te re ste d
in th e progrea* of th is p ic tu re , a n d v is
ited th e p a in te r d a ily d u rin g its p ro
duction. At le u g th iu th e c o u rs e o f oue
o f th e se v is its V elastjuex laid d o w n p a l
e tte a u d brush«*« a n d d e c la re d th e p a in t
ing fiuish«*d.
“ Not q u ite ,” said th e k lu g . ’*Oue d«‘-
tall is la c k in g .” am i ta k in g up a b ru sh
he b eg an to w ork ou th e p o rtra it of th e
p a h tte r.
W ith a few touche* he sk e tc h e d on
b re a s t th e cro ss of th e O rd e r of
K n ig h th o o d of S a n tia g o , one o f th e
h ig h est hon o rs It w as iu hi» p o w e r to
b e sto w .—L ondon G lobe.
M u tu a lly
S a fe .
He—I n e v e r m eau w h a, I say
su m m e r girl.
S h e - A ud 1 n e v e r b elieve w h a t a
tn e r m an say» to me.
H e —G ood. T h e n we m ight a s
be en g ag ed w ith o u t f u r th e r Io»» o f
—New Y ork W orld.
to a
su m
well
tim e
A T r u th .
T e a c h e r -W h at Is “ to lie?”
Jo h n n ie - “To lie" 1» th e im p e rfe c t
form o f “ to fish.”
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r t r» te a m th e v » v e r t»<-kl«-d
»l.ey t.«-<! bent 'em f a ir an*
aquae*.
Eli>»rty Jolittkoti w iix th* «■»«•
t'ln aster work for <»r m an
Smith.
/« é
B ip m <•«>« I m » v d o w n In T«-in «
*>>nl«tu*t
do
t«>
u io n k e r
i h
' ' ’•• lege
».-'1er. th e , In ten d e d fu r to
b ra ta e ;
t.ey c o u ld n 't keep frota
h n e k lln ' w tien they t«»ought
h<iw th e y 'd «a »has y
' .-an a-r>>»» th *n ) college fe l
ler«
Ik e th e y
ow ned
th»
ri gbata way.
W h en the C i l e .
It*
>kv
;«, r i
-
\n • .«y t..t their pl«*ki-h«rs
takln »ü * «tändln* la
***u t snv more
•Wipe Ile- otti
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tn
he »««ter I
ilk . a tiiiu g r,
It-id F a r n e r «r IS tt e o u n r 'e r
tie he., s iiti« I te d out W ea*
T e k e tile fl«t a ll’ h it s « T itte r
a « ' th e t.u t> b e r d o ne (lie
r e s t;
T«t* 11 K vim « * itz th e ir
fu ll
ha«k. m i' he w u z
m ig h ty
tie k J to tn-at.
A « ‘ th e h a lf h o t .» th e y • «
. | > e e « I r « hen t h e , - ' » in th e ir
.»...-kit»' f.-e t.
A ll in »11. the
P lu m
t'rl« k
'»even a uz a dognab'«, gau»e,
set.
V o te r prn«-tis a ll d a y S u n d a y ,
a u ’ » uz nev«-r ««verhet.
T h e y '* •>«> n*e< 1 0* b re a k ln '
t»r->ii«*t»«”* an a l«ein kb-ked
. I J V .
N
t h
j
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■
a » /
T h e y could »«-r'uitnage 'cr«>«*
«1 ir r id ir 'n aft
he fre » L at
kh k ln ' gools.
A r t e r » w ip in ' a ll th e 'le»c*<s
l het
w u z p la y in ' on
th e
« rh-ka
T h e y >-on>-lu»te«t th e !
th e y d
ought
'« tea*-b a «-01 lege
te a m »on»*- tr1<k»
What wuz i-ollege fe lle r» g-»<»4
»«e '.-epi it w .»z fu r gro t* In '
h a ir.
P in t» < rh fc eor.'.dn't help be
lle* II»' th e y OMlid ‘to
eB*
f a 'r a n ' square
ho they got a g am e T t»an k*
g lv m
» ItU a e v lle g e (hey d
b e e rd o f;
B*.tight aouie b lac k a n ' blue
s ilk rib b ln f u r th e ir frie n d s
lw w a v e a b o v e :
F ix e d > y e ll Up f " r th e 'cs-
»biin. prs«-tl» d r e g 'ls r ev 'ry
day
E v ’ ry fe lle r it» the leven took
hl» g irl to »ee h im p la y .
A 'i th e g irl» th e y w o re w h ite
dee»»e* w ith ro ze ta o f blac k
and blue.
A n ’ «hey w a .k e d roun d to w n
a ll m o r u la '. '<*-pt one g irl
wh'»»e shoe» w uz n e w
Xu' th e fe lle r» b o u g h t fton»e
pegn nt». a n ' «»m e p e p p er
m in ts to c ru n c h .
T H A N K S G IV IN G S O N N E T .
T v G od g iv e th a n k » :
F ro m e ve ry
htl*
plain
T h e f r u lt « v f ju iu n .n e r v » b th e d y in g y e a r
T h e gtkOCT v f flo w e ry Hum m er b*»ver» n e a r
A» I f r e g r e tfu l f j r her
-rten ed re ig n
T h e ba. veal o f th e y e a r rev o lv e« a g a in —
T h e ■ .< f
:• Is in th e a ttn o s p h ere
F v r th*>»e tv « bvm h e a lth b o ld * h e t c h a lic e
1 be froct-fflword strew* the leases ou e\ery
hAOd
In <* u»t»a* w l:b th e »un’ -eatn»' ra p ie r» d'.oi
A nd b eard t h r * ^ ig \-.u l e a rth *»
»*-ene»
vf
b e a u ty g ra n d
T h e g ia te fu * to lle r» e b a n t th e ir h a rvest
hym n
T H A N K S G IV IN G
DAY.
O r ig in o f th e C u s to m A n te d a te d
th e F e a s t o f th e ta b e rn a c le « .
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by
forefather» tv
■
I
I itlj£- i t 1»
no doubt anted>T«nl
by th e Fea»t of T a b
ernacle*. o r the i n
gathering
of
the
Year, a celebratM»n
condacted by the a n
cient H ebrew s. an*i
known »aier as the
festival »-ailed H a r
vest Home. Thi» wa»
established a» an ex*
pre»»iou of religious
gnu»
,h a ,.U o h .„ .
( .0
prohne h a rv e s ts
T he sam e spirit moved the Eng»«»«*
G overnor of the A m erican colon»«?* to is- '
»ue a pro la m at ion in the ful!ne*s of h;»
g ratitu d e for a plentiful harvest, and
we date our T hanksgiving from th a t
m onth of Indian sum m er. 1GJ1. when
G overnor B radford gave the day its first
»ign.fi.-stive for th an k fu ln ess and good
cheer.
“O u r harvests be.ng gotten in. say*
E dw ard W inslow , “ our G overnor »eu-
four tn.-n fowling. •*» th a t we might re
Joice together. T he four men iu one day
killed as turn h fowl a» w ith a little help
beside served the company nearly a week.
At which time, am ong other recreation*,
we exercised our arm*, mauy *»f the in
vlians coming among u*. atuoug the re»t
their g reatest king M assaooiL w.tn some
ninety men w ho for three days we e n ter
tained and feasted, and who w.-nt out
and killed five deer, which »bey brought
to th e plantation and bestowed on our
G overnor and on the «-bptnin. Mile»
S tandish, and others And although it !►
»-
not alw ays »0 plentiful w ith us. yet by
the goodness of God. we are so fa r from
w ant th a t we often wish you partaker*
of our plenty.”
T he living of thvse pioneers w as by no
m eans devoid of luxuries. T urkeys of th e
wild variety, which we are told ofleu
weighed as much as sixty pounds, and
wild geese as fat as b u tter, w ith nearly
•Jtkt different s>«rts of fi»h. Including
«lams, oysters aud oth er shellfish, gave
them an excellent m arket at th eir own
doors. And of venison they had a surfeit.
T he ludian» taught them their rude *ci-
en<~e of cookery by inducting them into
the m ysteries of the clam -hake tun) the
toothsom e succ«»ta*h. blessing» of the
lard er which they hcqccMthed to th eir
posterity.
D uring the revolution T hanksgiving
Day w as a national in stitu tio n , but it
ended w ith the geueral T hanksgiving for
peace in 1TM. In I . *5* Washitigt«»n. by
r»*que»t of C ongress. r»-conimen«led a day
of T hanksgiving f«»r the adoption of the
C onstitution. In 1*1.’« P resid en t Madi-
sou. by request of C ongress. re«*v.»m-
mended a Thank-giving for peace. A fter
the year 1M7 T hanksgiviug w as regular
ly appointed by th e G overnor of New
York, and its observance w as m ainly <<nn
fined to New E ngland. In 1S.V» G overnor
Johnson, of \ irgiuia. suggested a day
of T hanksgiving, hut tw o years la te r G ov
ernor \Yi»e. wheu asked to issue a procla
m ation. publicly declined, on the ground
tiial lie wa* not authorized to in terfere
in dom estic r« ligi.ui« m atters. Fre-id.-nt
Lincoln pro. laaucd for tw o coii*ocul;ie
years, l* t”2 and l»«;i. a general T hank*
giving, and since then he has he< 11 su»
tained by th« action of succeeding P re s 1
detits, aud the custom so long fluctuating
has become a i«ertnancnt «me. T he proc
lam ation is issued annually by the Pr**»i
dent, and confirmed by the G overnor« of
the different State» and the day is fixed
a* the last T hursday in the mouth of
November.
It is custom ary for the foreuoon of
T hanksgiving Day to be observed in a
religious way.
I ’hurches bold service
during this time. au«i the occasion for
T hanksgiving is dw elt upon with a g rate
ful spirit. T he rest of the day is given
to rational am usem euts. and to feasting
All absent luem bcrs of the family are in
vited to the dinner, and it is made a time
of family r,u n io n , when
From f'orth and from South cotue the pil
g rim and guest.
I. lk e lie « n e w Tnore te»u( se<k
*.izn> «r than the I'lu m «'rick
leven d re a tn 'd ;
A f t e r th a t the ¡evens lined
up. S h o rty Johnaon paaeed
th e b a ll.
W het» ’ be people In the g r a n ’
»tan d e ith e r «.-.-i, o r neerd
him fa ll.
A rj ’ he «-«»Lt ge bed a
do w ft h.iig
fo re
• tr u c k th e grou nd.
1 . n th e P lu m < ric k
k i k»-»l »,ff. an
the
tooch-
Mhorty
fe lle rs
c olteg*
A .1 i he q ita r te r trie d to »top
•it», an th e y aent bin» np
P -d i.
•- d
bln
fu r
a -.t a id up
g rs v lta tlo ft
m .n g
tn«
I f en th e Plum Crick ’levea
g iv e up. a n ' th e g irls hid
th e ir rozets.
Au
they s ta rte d
back
fo r
P lu m C ric k a it h o u t le a v in ’
th e ir re g re t» ;
J . St b e fo re th e y reached th«
S horty Johhaon tm
C<>lne to.
* O i l ’ll. 1 te ll Jest What bed h it
h im . a»k d the fe ier» I f they
knew .
\ o w (h e p um f'r ic k
'le v e a
sever
knew
the k in d
of
w h o o l th » y ’d m et:
S h o rty
Johnson tho ught It
o v e r a f t e r w a r d an sa»d he d
het
“ The?
lege
k in d
Bout
b u r,
If w u z a preach er-cot-
— (b e t's
the
m eanest
o' »cbo»l;
ez hand y a t
Q ueens
e z t h e , a re the h u u l r t
Ru'e.”
H ut th e Pintn Cri«-k 'levea
never
tr ie d It a f t e r th a t
th e re ga me;
T h e y decided tb e t aame e v'ft-
In ' rhet th e ir schwuiia* w as
to blam e .
A u ' th e y greed am o n g each
o th e r th e t th e y 'd go a w a y
t**r fe'Liuol.
F o r th e y 'd neen th e ! «duca-
sbun helps a heap to k ic k a
gowi!
bowls. Loave» of »-»ft. fra g ra n t ginger
bread are stored aw ay until one w e e k be
fore the time, w hen a q u in t» pie finds it
way to the bre-akfast table. E or a weel
before and a t oue meal of the day thep
• a a T hanksgiving dainty until the gran«
aggregation on the day itself.
AS A N A T IO N A L H O L ID A Y .
< lear.
And b e t li Q i O ’n ie * fro m b re a th o f r.p**n»-d
c .'a ia
N o w u’e r th e
y
»rated l>od
The g ra n o rie » a re fllie fl frv tn ba»e to b r im .
e lie r k icked
(h e r th e n It
T b a n k f t z » r i n g O p p o « e d a « a M ia » e r g
o t O l f l r r F a r o p e a u l u * tom *.
F o r more th an e.*U’ v years the ap
pointoicnt of Thank»»!** ng was mure ot
les» erratic. A» a vegularlj institute«
S ta te festival it w IS •» plant of ok»»
grow th, nut taking Drm rout until a fte t
the ciu»e of the »even-eenth cen tu ry : hut
w henever the m:*- eiivne- u» appuintm eota
w «-re mad«*, the d a , g»nerally cam e ia
the ripe autum n. wb*n tne rich gifts of
boant-oua nature were gathered ia and
-to ri-h ria a were o-erfl- w ng w ith ripenrC
g ra.n . .ind fruit» .aid ap tor w inter use.
B oth G overnor» and pastor» agreed .n
‘•eir *-»|»e« tive S ta .e - n procia.m ing a
«lay of («-»ffiriry and pra: «*. but a»»t ««-idom
th e app »intmen:« fell up*»L different dates
in d*T -rent & ta m . wb«c** wa» a m atter
••f sm cil com (»a ra ti v« mom ent at that
time, «hen »’earn ha I wet bridged •¡wee
w ith it» rapid tra n sit, and fam ilies who
w ere -eparated by l,»ng dhttancea could
not fl »-k t«» The old n >n e-tea<ls aa they
!eari;«d t*< do later.
in the antu u in of 1. <♦ a re *.-!u fi« *n was
• *;?**r>d in the H ouse *-y i ’-.ud n*»t r»-quea:-
ing the l ‘resi*!«nt to appoint a day of
tbankss.n ing. to be kep* .a ail the S ts te a
io rev »guiTioc of the ' in. ny signal fa*
of A lm ighty G ad. a n i .'»pet-ially fo
<»iq»<»r:unity afforded *fce nation to 1
lish a eoustitutional ^.ov-rnm ent.” v
man su{«port«d the motion, but B urke
-’ l . - r -
;•
• ... . .. r>
• Eurve'
pean custom s. T ucker, in a truly con
servative spirit. adv«*e»‘ p«M>tponing the
expre *R«n of g ra titu d e till a fte r soma
exj«erict»ce of the <'on*titution and it*
effects. B ut in spit.* of opposition and
hot deoate the motioo was carried by a
large m ajority.
G ra titu d e .
In some i-ommunit;«a /‘^ o b se rv a n c e of
T hanksgiving D ay
judieiou*!, com
bined with an oppogfuuit; fo r giving o u t
ward » xprevaion to inn- r g ra titu d e Mere
sentim ent may deg en era’» into sentim en
tality . w hereby the c h a ra c te r is not im
proved nor the life ma b more -teriin g .
T h an k fu ln e ss w hich does not »trike dow n
into the roots of a<*'oc snd as<eud in th e
-ap of vital purpose*, t«» tdoseum and m a
tu re .at«* fruit ,a t g lc ld ra * m an and
<lo«l. 1» but -pit«- ous. T he L-*rd’» ¡**>r
and u n fo rtu n a te a*.«! -h« cause «»f H is
kingdom ought to app*-a to no C aristusn
iu vain on T h auksgivm g D ay. B ountiful
giving. a<vwrd!Ug a s at»: it, ha« L-en be-
«tow et. the sw eetening of the lot of the
bon.cle-«. real th a n k '-g .v i.g . -b u*d l»ut
th e »tam p of gvuuinen« *- npoa the p m s e s
• *f all g ratefu l pe«*ple. n»’d th»» not merely
when life's stream is flowing along
sm oothly, with it» p!ac'*J su rface ruffled
by no wind of anxiety.
No
W s «t one.
It may 1>e new» to the girls and hoys to
learn that neither the T hanksgiviug tu r
key nor any o th er turkey ha» really a
w;»hbone.
An entetpriaing Eve m ade
this diacuvcry and called atten tio n 10 th*
old conundrum . “ W hy is a turkey the
dullest of birds?” T he an sw er io. “ Be
cause it ha« no m erry-thought.” as the
wishbone is often called.
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W ednesday: “ I'll knock the stulfiug
out of you to m o rro w ."
In New E n g la n d «
Much tim e and atteu tio u is bestowed
by the housew ife on the T hanksgiviug
linner lu New E ugland the feasting doe»
uot begin and end with the day. as it
Joes in the Middle and W estern S tates
There great baking* take place many
lay» before the time set for T bauksgiv- j
ing, aud the broad shelve» of the pantry
are covered with tnin-.v, cranberry, pump
Kin and quince pies, t'ra u b e rry »auce
T hursday : “ J n a t w i’ Y u»» knock th«
ind stew ed barberries fill molds and stuffing out «Í him .’*