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; Jln 1nspll'ca ib : nHSgl\'H1g \ ' I
1 ProcMtttiitlon.
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. . mi1llt )0\11 ) \ ' ' ' noise UIIIO t1 ; EOflj
aU e fitnd5. Scr t the lord \Vlth OIJd.
MU , come belorc his rmnc wllh
slnBing. tnow Vt 'hit' ' ' tht [ ord lIe Is
{ lolh It Is ht who hath made liS , and
110t we ourulvu , wc iI"C " his ptoplt itnd
tilt shttp of his pasturc. Enttr Illto his
9ilft $ WillI ttlmlanl\ih'j ; ' } , and Inlo Ills
courts \\1l1h p" " llse , bc . 11 it 1111 1111 unlo
IIlnl nnd blcss 111 $ ni1lnt. iur tht tcrd
's ' Ot-Olt. fils , nmv Is c crliUlllIg , and
hit trulh cnlufeth ! to nil cnmUlclIs.ff
- Ft.1hr. 100 (
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THE SPIRIT
AND FEAST OF
THANKSGiVING
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Shlo h ' aldo with till' "Ion ! ; , un ,
llWIWII tllUtOIl1 hllnllucl dowlI to UB by
uur forefalhers" oL' 11t11UII IIIJ11rt an ,
nually 11 apeclnl dllY fill' 'l'hIlIlksgl\'lnJ ;
111111 IIJIJO dwell wllhI \ the Illellhnt
WO lI1ust ha\'e liB IWIII'I ) ' 1111 Jll"lIclhablo :
1 Ill' anJ lehul of a f ( IHt UB lhul ell'
joy ( ! i hz ' l1Io flrsl l\OllIeru IIpOIl thcllo
i hJrl'g. 1'l'om ; a SIJlltllIW1I11I1'Iow ,
I 'Iolnl ' thla theOl' ) ' IH IIndunhledly COl"
: n'd , nnd woulll 1'1lIlIr ! worl , oul heau.
{ lfllll ' w < 'Ire Il not Jm' I'qrtllill chansell :
I ( ! OmliUOnfl alTecllllg (1\11' Hllilpl ; . ' of Hcn.
! HJtlllblo pl'o\'IBIOIIIJ , rl ( ulntlol\ plan
I of dlreclionH for gnltlllH Ill' ' a l'rollCl' '
: 'rhaukiglvillj ; dlmwl''ell tllll1 'eul'
woulll tllg nHI. Ow pi o\'hllll ; ; of OJ' '
AtUrs. I. lrJWYH. ehlckl'1I I'I'hlc1wn \ IIe ! ,
i , wHh Vl'gotablm , fl'II11H , 1'1\1 \ ! laBll'los ,
: IIul dcIlcllclcs Jn nhnuih1UII' : . 'I'ho Illea
is to nrrnngo ! L compoBII 0 III en I which
Ahall cOIl\pl'lso liB lIell\'lj' \ aa lIIay Iw
i fhl'orlolls fl'lIlls nllll pl'ollIcls ! oJ' th'J
( 'al'l h. Aud n goo1 ! 11I111 11I'IIio\\\'thy ! ! \
idea It IH , too , If ollir u\'el'j'lmlly had
tht : ' wh'rowlthal to 11111'chlllw tlle iI'
fl'UUH ; lllllnfOl'tllllall'Jj' thlH lI1uIIl ho
:11I oyatcrl0311 1U1I111 tlll'kl'j'leSH 'I'hanles.
; h'lng 1'01' 11111.I1j' leI'HIIIIS ) , 'I'ho cause ! !
( ollll'lhuting to thlll Htatl' of thlngtl
; ( ' : tnnol ho laclIssed hf'l'l' : 1101' doc ! !
it milch lIIattel' to the 1IIall who cn.
, fel' IL meat 1IIal'l'l 11I111 Iwell a turkey
I
wlllch ho 10ngH 10 1IIII'cl1ll60 I'or his
famll ' , bllt which 11l' ImowlI ho eltIllol
: afroI'd , jllst wily the ICI III II\ml \ II r , with
I 1Ilh.1I ' OUIOI'S , Iu 110 t'l\I' \ lcyoall , : hlg
lI1 ) ans. ' } 'ho thing Is ho Imows it Is
h 'oml hlH lIIellns , allil thol'oforo ho
: will IU1\'o 10 do wlthollt It. 110 1IIusl
i 10 SOIllO oxtcnt give UII the Idca of lr "
j illS Lo Imltato t.hut.JlraL ' 1'huultsylvlnl ; :
\ dhmct"ln lh'e forust. "
! III fomo reslects ( tlJ ( lu'ol1ll'nllon of
1 thut feast , or the ohtlllnhl 1I0 nl'lI.
j des comllrlaod III H , IJIUHt hll\'u IICOII
J U ( > omilllratlvcly shUlllo mnllol' , ' 1'ho
! : mlUel's hnd Imt 10 tak" duwn the
I f\wllll pleco , go Illto 111 ( ' wOollslInd
I 111'Ing homo lho wildlne. : . Well filled
;
! oyster Imcls Iny 1)lIltl1 ) near lho shore ! .
J ' ] 'h ( . harr-cst wna fl'ultful ; g'rnln , wild
; fmitE , slIch vcgotables nB lhoy kucw
I ] 10lo mlso wore nbundllllt : nuts of
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, 'arlouu 1ln.ds were rllc.mtlrul-wlmt ,
1htlll , wnll to IIh1ltol' lh6 IIInfn ( I'enlly
IL feast thnt shouhl fitly sllpploment
C ho Jlubllc 'l'hnnksglvlng rOl1l1ored unto
HI < ! Lord ? 'l'hero Is tho'IJOlnt ' , 'rIll'
f IJ.'lt , Is but lho outwn1'd algl1 or token
o [ that which unclerlles the whole
'l'lumks lvlng Idell , It Is the feclln
I lilt lho , I\OIU't \ , the , SCItlmolIt ) , of grall ,
tllllo rOl' oed recelvod , that , arloI' nH ,
constitutes the 1'0111 ' } 'hnnksgl\'ln { ; ,
'Vllh this fooling IlrlJlent : ; the nbsenco
or lito turlC ' , oven though ho In ovorr-
"lIero nclmowledsocl to be the king
of UIO feast , I\oocl not be counted u
mlstortunc.
Wo uro 100 allt to forgot jnsl how
things worp wllh the llettors. ! Wo
tnlce the Iden of lhnt gl'ent hlslorlcal
( o.11lt Inlo OUl' mhHIEI , alld wo O\'CJ'look
the dnrk shadows thlll must have been
In that. first Thalllt.'IglvIJlg . plcturo. It
, , , uuIIl bo a good llilllg Ir wo wOllld lJ' '
to.rcmomber , the "little HI'Il\'e 'lIrd by
the WtttCl"S edgo. " alld make un olTort ,
\n I'ecull whllt lho record su ' ! ; , lItlLt
mil ; 0110 household In the Now Mnssa.
htlHells cOlollY but hM recelllly beell
vl lted h ' death 01' sC\'oro nlld IIro.
tracled Illness , But Rtlll the IlrOill1l'a.
ti < ina rOI' the Censt wellt 011 , 11I111 I\t a
cOl venlont tlmo the ) ' "tlolomntzod : \
clay or thanksgiving \\nto the Lord , "
SlIj' lY wo enll l l\J'l\ I , lelisol\ from
( h ( Hll1Iplo fnrth of these Illous SOli Is ,
'ViJ : Lro not cnllell 1l11U1I to.clay 10 suf.
fot" the 'Irl\'aliollH ' which Wbro the lot
of .our forofalhm'lI , hilt UIIY 'car IIIny
hl'lng chnnged coudltiollN which ma '
1IC'l1csGllato mora 01' less l olf'llImllll on
( JlU' [ llut. Ir the IIIlIn who Unda him.
Hol [ unable to hu ' mnlorlnl :91' IIn
< ' II'nslvo dinner Imows thut hla fam.
lIy elrclo Is complete und unhl'okon.
mid everybody In hOlllth ILlld rull ' IIhlo
to. enjoy lho dhlUOl' when It Is 111'0'
) lIlrCd , ho surely hns good und HUm.
cl mt cause tor lhnllleflliness.
AFTER THANKSGIVING.
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How Johnny Green Dre3med lie
Looked.
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W r 'KSGIV.1NC. - , - DAY ( R. . ,
" L ; : . -L-nau. : . . . , IS NE.AR : - : HEIGH.HOIr . - . " " " " " - _ . . , . - . r
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Il"f'Jf { jp
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Hale1 TUI'lw ) ' Orrnt to 1'1I1II111n ( BIg :
" " ' : IIII\'u I IJcen , my frlenJl ,
l\llll : or Ilia har/1yal'lI , hul my relg/1
J\lu l R'III ( CIUllO tll nn 011I1 ;
1'lIlUllall'l\'llI Unr II ! IIcnr-hehh-Jw ! "
' : Iulll PUIIIIIIIII BIg"ru : : ! , thut Is 110. "
Hulll ) > UIIIIIdll ! nil ; ' to 'l'lIrkey Greal :
' ' ' 1'hu 1"I\'hl'lI jlIrlclI'H flul/cn
I lilli , u/1tl 11110 IIWI'O hC'nuUful ,
1'111 HUn : , WIIH 1I0vcr IICO/1 ;
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A/1d y.t , 'i Ilh you , I'll ha\'o to ! to , "
Salll 'l'ullwy Grent , "Yes , thnl III : : to. "
"Bul 111111 , " said 'furJC } ' Grcat , "when
Cllolwt' ,
1 lngoC (110 fcasl I'll bo , "
"Awl 1/1 thu Illes , " said l'ult1pl.ln Birr , '
"Will "l1Ino my royalt } . ;
Our fnlu mlghl bo much wllrllc , } 'ou
1/111\\ ' , " ,
A nil ( hem ( hl' ' both slshell , "Thal II ! 80 , "
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APPOINTiNG THE DAY OF THANICSGIVING
PROCLAMATION FROM THE WHITE tIOUSE IS ONE OF THE
MOST SERIOUS DUTIES THAT DEVOLVE
UPON THE PRESIDENT.
'rite olll ' picco of really Jluro Illera.
tlll'e o\'el' omclally ISIIIIO from thu ,
:
Whlto house Is lho proclunmllon 11(1' ( I
IlOlnUng IL lIa ' of lhanlsglvlns , All
. olhol' 1II\IIerS wI'llllm by lho p1'esl ont
111'0 huslnos ! docullllmts , the phrnseol.
ogy IIr which la technlcnl ; hut this nn.
IIlInl ml1ssago to lho I1COplo Is ulwa 's' '
IL IlI1lnstaldllgh' wOllled allll ( ; rateul
IOllllJOIIIUOII , A fal1'I ' Illuslratlvo ox.
alllllio will bo found In Mr. Roose\'elt's
Iroclamatlon ) nelllng asl o 'Lho lust
'rhltr/i / : ay of the IIro3enl month for the
Thunlsglvlllg o [ IJOG ! ,
Ills the dut ' of 1\11' , Looh ( who runs
lho mllchillorr of tile Il1'osl ent's husl.
l1eS8 , m'l'ullglllg all his ongngements
for him ) to call 1\11' . Hoosevoll's allen ,
tlon to lho fuct umt Thanltsglvlng. :111' :
IJ\'oac1ws , an Lo 1'omiud him tmt a
lll'OolumaUon lIlut ! ! he wrillon. Of
CUllrse , It requires consltlorablo lime
to do tlII , anti uo bus ) ' a mun as the
chief cxeclIlh'o of tlto naUon might ho
excusable If ho Il\ndell ever the las .
10 SOlllo slIbortllnRle , conlenUII hllll.
self Wltll , alllxlng his shnature. But
cuslom dOlllnnds thnt the work shall
ho Ilel'formod by the lIresldont hlmsolf.
AccordinglY , when the IIl'ocllnnatlon
hos 10 bo prepared , lho prosldent de.
voles sOllie limo to t1lliikln out a now
shnllo In which to lJUt lite more or leJs
: ilercol'lwll Ideas which aru to lIe ex.
pressed , nnCl , as ho docs so , jots down
1\ few memoran u In poncH on a paper
pad. 'l'hen , touching n buzzbutton , he
sUlllmons ono of the dozen stenograph.
ers who nre nlwars In alten ance , and
dictates to him careull ) ' the wor ing
of the document. It Is short-not more
than .100 or CiOO words-hut dalntll ) '
und tersol ) ' I1hrased. 'l'hls , how ver , Is
only n rou h II raft. It is copied In
' ' b ' the wllh
t'llOSCl'hlt slenorapher ,
IIneR'twlce the ol'lllnar ) ' distance apart.
50 ns to bo con\'enlent for corrections
and intorllneatlons , nn In this shape
III hntHlod hncl. to 1\11' . Hooscvelt. He
altorfl It u hIt , mo lC 'ing It. scntence
here 1\1111 changing n wor there , until
It suits hhn-wheroupon a fair COlI ) '
Is mnde , aaln ! submltte Cor corree.
tlon , und finall ) ' : Jent o\'er to the de-
IJlH'tment of slale.
At lho Oll1\l'lmont of tltate the llroc.
hllnntlolIs beautlfull ) ' ellgrossed Oil
.
Il great sheet of IIlIe , ) larchment hj. a
clorl , hlghl ' sldlloll In tIlls Itlnd of lCn.
lI1allshl1' ' . I t Is a ( 'onshlemllo , tasl. , und
occuiliefl 50mo da ; . . . . . ut lho end of
which the docllmont Is sent hack tII
lho whlto Hou80 to recelvo lho prusi.
ont'H Hlgnllture , alld is thoroulJOn 1'0'
turned to the dOIJn1'tmel\t to bo signed
by lho 81'1:1'01111' : ) ' of stale anll sealed
wllh lho greal seal of lhe United
Slates.
'l'hls twnl , b ) ' the wa ) ' , Is a sort ot
( mlcrnl fotlch. It Is the most sllcred
of nll things thnt belongs to the ov.
ot'ntnf nt : IlIltl no print of It Is 0\01' nl.
lowed 10 bo gi\'on awa ) ' or sold-
thQuSb , o [ course , it Is attnched to all
miHtary ulUl nn\'al commlSllioJ18 , nnd
lo various othol' exocutlve dOCUIllOllts ,
It wns made by a Now Yorl , jeweler n' '
n cost of $10,000 , fUul is kept In u
beauUul rosewood box at lho slnle
dOIJlrtment. In onlol' thut It ma ) ' lJt
used for 81amllln the 'l'hanksgivillp
IJI'ocltUlII\lIon , iJl'lnted order to tlllli
effect m\lst bo 81gned b ' 1\11' . Hoose
\"clt.
'rho tlC'llRrll11enl of stute III the lieI'
1111lnent doposltor ) ' ot executlvo Ilrocln
lIIulions , All the ' ! 'huIIIsglvlng Irol'
lumnUonli ( I\or Issued b ) ' the 11\051
donls or the Unltod stutos are nl1
nwu ) ' In Its lII'chlv03--haol , o\'on II
17Hi ! , when Oeo1'o ! Wushlngton 601
asldo the lHh ! du ) ' of I'ehnmr ) ' , In lhn
rear , ns a duto on which the peoph
should "lhanl , God for OXOIl1IIt1on fl'on
fJrol n war uml fl'OIII Insurroetlon ,
Cousell\lOlll1 ' , lhe ell\'u ved Irocluma
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lion IJ rolalned by the departmcnt "COI
l'ell5 ; , " and It Is n COllY thut 18 sent
hy slleclal messenger to the gOYOl'n-
ment llrlntlng ofllco , to be IJUt Into
t 'IJO , Printed copies are lvon lo the
nowsIIRllois , or to aIl 'bo ' who wants
them ; hut there must bo tnlOwrllton
cOllies for the governor of each state
an territory of the union , nnd these
arc mudo at the 'Vhllo House uUll
mulled from there.
It will thus be seen lhat lhe Iss\llnt ;
of the annual Thanl.sgl\'lns proclama.
lion Is , from beglnnln ! ; to end , quite
an eaborate ! pleco of business. 'I'hel'e
Is no law to compel the president tl'
make It , and : \11' . Hoose\'elt , If he had
gO chosen , might 11:1\0 : olJ1lltc d It this
YOU ! ' OJ' Ilurlng his administration , 01' ,
If It should seem prOller to him next
) 'eal' , he might choose another dar-
sar : , the 1st o [ .1anuary-lnstead of the
Inst 'l'hursdar : , In I'\o\"cmbel' , But It Is
l'casonabl ' cortaln that ho' will do
nolther of these thlngH , for cuslom
hollls fast In the bOllds of usage the
chlcf maglslrale of the nhtloll equal ! -
with lho Illalnest citizen.
As e\'erybody Imows , the cellhratlon
of 'l'hanl.agl\'ln ; ; dar : dates buck to the
Puritans. At Irregular Inler\'als , after
lhell' ,11I'rlval.ln lhls countr ' , they , se
dntes h ' lIuhlle anuouncement fot'
pra 'or and feasllng , In recognilion of
blessings vouchsafed from au high.
Following this example. In the earlz '
hl8tor ' of the rellllbllc , days of thanks.
giving were nilpoillte h . 'the llresldent
Cm' speelul reasons ,
But Iomohow : ! the Ilious custom foil
into abe ' and fOl' '
'ance , many 'ears
tbore was no nallonal 'l'hanksclvIns ,
until , during the cl\11 war , a woman ,
Sarab Joseilha Hale , who cd lied a
woman's paper , and who had been
ehleU ) ' Instrumental In rllising $ OOOO
to complete the Bunker Bill monument
-took up the malter , and llerslladet
Abraham Lincoln to take : m Interest
In It. Thus It came allout that : \11' \ .
Lincoln Issued a proclamation In 18&,1 ,
appointing the last da ' o [ NO\'embe1'
of thut 'ear as a da ' of ) Iray'r and re.
jolcing. Since then Iho custom has
held , ancl there lilt ! ; be < : n an nnnllal
Thanksgh'lng celebrallon for the en.
Uro nation , at the Instanre of tilt ) prt s.
Iden t.
At the \\'hllo lfoue , Thanl.sslving
dar Is alwa 'N'Ir ' qnletl ' pcnt , with.
out an ' spDclal eclebratllI-harl'tn
the fnet that each married 1111'mhm'
of the oUlclnl staff
, tnclllCUng the 110-
IICutllCII who guarded the Ilromiscs , r
ceh''g a fille turlC'j' . = 'eurlr 70 fat
hlr s nrc dlslrlbutl'd h ' Col , Crook.
lhe I'Xl'clltl\'O pa 'mastl'r. who ts him.
Relf UII Intol'estlng Ilersonaso , hll\l ; .
much liS ho hns l ) ( en attached to the
Whlto HOllso Rtarr , In111'10111' capnci.
tics , sillco Lincoln's time.11' : . Hoose.
volt uSllnll ) ' has / ; 0ra : I turke"s
, which nro sent to 111m ! l1 glfts-He'n
Uacho , In llrookh'n ln ; I ( ' .
Miles Standish's Triumph.
Miles Standish , t.ho redoul * hlo cap ,
tuln of PI 'll1onth. loolpel complacently
ut the \ . ll roasted tU'kC ) ' , ' flanliCli
with gl'lland ( 'mnherJ' ' l > aUcl'-1f
, crallhCl'I' . : ; I\UCO hnd Ind'cd ( ' ( ' In.
\'ented ,
.
'l\tohltuhll' . " ho talll to his , 'c'nnr.
nhll' houllokp'IWr , "prithee nn thl6
'l'hullksgl\'lnj. ; da ) ' elo 1 ret urn thnnls
fOl' mlln ' b11'SI:11I18 : , I t hilI ! lu'el1
ypal' , IIIIH II 1I0t , shl(1 that 'OUlII : ;
. \hlnu mlll'rll'll the Prlse'llla Woman ? "
"A j'lll' : UHI sc\'cral moons : ' sam
. the bouNelcollel' , as sllo holtit'd him
to tHII110 IIf the c1reasllls ,
"I NOli D ) ' the Colonial Thlilldl1l'Bl' : '
IOUtlIlIlCll tilt' stI'n olel wlII'rlol' . U8 ho
balullcCll a roasted cl' < mtnul. IIn his
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fOI'k , .tl1l1l AIII11 hnc : ! aplllilHl fol' II
dl\'CII'eo on 'tho gl'mmel thnt HIli ! Is a
com mUll Icold : ! , 110 hnun't hoon alJI
,
lo apeal , Cor hlllHHJIf Hlnl'o th'j' were
IIHlI'rlcd-New ) 'lIl'l , I1cralrJ ,
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THANKSGIVING ,
HOSPITALITY
Thc wanlnl ; 'el1r rows brol\'n ll/1d gray
nm1 dull.
Alul ) } UetH IJIIII ; l\o\'crnlJcr blcnk nnd
/lero ;
Uul fl'olll lhe bounteolls , ; nrncrctl hnr\'csl
Iflnrl' ,
Willi ; l'IIleful hearls wo c.lrnw 'fhl\uks.
1I1\'lng clll'l.'I' .
ccnHlonnl1 : . ' , thc : o duya , Wo get a
glhnpso of I'enl old fnahloned hospl.
lallt- ; , the Iellld Ihnt creelJa l'lht { Intu
tile mlll'row u [ 'Olll' lIonus nnd makes
'OIlI' hJoo1 ! lingle wHh Lho true ! ! lIll'll
of gooll fellowHhlll ,
No\'ol' Is this 1eollll ( ; more unl\'crsal.
Iy 01' } Jolc.Utly eXIlI'essod thnn IIn
'l'hnlll'3slvlng ; the occnfJlol1 for fes ,
lIve hOlllo gntllorlngs , 1'0UniOllH , atHl
whel'o stl'angenJ 111'0 made welcolllo
nil ono oC YOIII' OWn 1ln ,
L1Ick ' IIl1d blons d IH the woman
who can extend hospitality on this
da ) ' , alld 1IIcl ( ' , too , Is the host who
cnn pl'osldo at hl8 uwn honrd , nmong
cOllsenlnl ulllrits.
Il Is n'ery aCrl us mlstuko to lteep
roUl' suoals at lho table COI' lhreo or
Cour hourB , I1S is frequcnlly 1110 ease ;
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though , to be sure , IIHrt of this lime
Is talCn " 1' at the cOllelusion of the
dlnnol' , an lIll' Ulon lingel' o\'er thoh'
coIToe and el I1rS , and with lho Ine\'lt.
able now or gossip throughout the
meal.
'rho foundallon o [ lho IlInlll'l' COli'
nlsls or an allpolzel' ! , SOUil with relish-
( IS , tUl'I\O ' with vegetalJles , a salad , a
Ilossert of plCs-PUII1IIIln ! , mlnco and
nllllie-to which , Uln ' be adde an Ice
nnd a sleamcd IHllhllng If desll'cd ,
matH , mlslns : nul eolTee ,
Three Indlspensablo Illes arc PUIIlII'
1.ln well seasonell with bn\lld ' , nlnce
and allllie with cheese , Steaming hot
Indian pudding or IIlnm lIuddlng with
11. . slllT , sance Is equall ' approJrlnte. )
An Ice Is sometimes served , snch as
lemon 01' orange. CoITee deml tasse
follows , together with assorted lIut8 ,
raisins , dates , figs nnd 1I0nbons , For
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a fOl'mal IHnner Brie cheese and hard
toasted ( 'mckers aceomlJlI1 : ' the blacle
coffee.
An unlqllO name card III gi\'on In
thlf ! arllcle.
In Illaco of the ) Jnmpkln ) lle , IIUIl1P'
kin fachollcttes , IInstry slwllH with
IlIlmpkln filling , make a novel snbstl ,
tlltO. And a chestnut comllote Is equal ,
Iy Illeasln ! ; uUll out of the healen
tl'l1el , . An oxeollent 'l'hanksglvlng
cnlw , which may bo HC1'ved with tou ,
Is made of Hilices , a enp of Hlrong ,
hlaclc coffee , chollped ralslus , nuls nnd
melted marshmallows , eoveled : wlUI
Icing ( vunllll colored with rosc walor
or ornng. : ) and halved [ Iecaus or piS'
ne 1n nuts ,
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KING OF THANKSGIVING.
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Tlw 1.lnl > of 'l'1..11JIUlgl\ I II ! ; !
Bol1ohl hIm In 1101' ) ' !
110 tellll to hohuldcl" > >
A wonlll'rtul IItOl' } ' ,
110 tl'lill how lilli' fllt hN' ! ! ,
A hra\'c IIttlo IJI\lId ,
1I0\\'CII down III thanIHf't\'ln ; . ;
On n'achln { : the land ;
How Crom ( hat time to thIs
' \'e huhl ono dtL ' Il 'l'II1'
Apart fl'oll1 lit ! Celluwl' .
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Cheap Thanksgiving DInner ,
YveUo GnHhcrt , the famous I"ronch
nltr : ss ill'alsed al a dhul ( r In Now
Yot'l. the fcslh'ul of Thnnksglvlng ,
"It is n 111ensul\t Cesli\'nl , " 8ho said ,
" 1 m11 SOI'fr that III I'raneo we have
no auch tla ' of ratltlltlo teu' the 'eal"lJ
hl1l'\'est. Il Is a gt't'lll dn ' with j'on ,
YOII ha\'o nm'eIH , tlllplI , am'cdotes aUII
Iloeum hased lIlOn It.
"An actOl' tllls mOl'lIlnl toJcI IIIC a
'l'hunksI\'III ( : Ilnecdote. 110 slIld thal
a Ilonlllless 'U\llig lIIan ( Jntered II
cheall restullrl1l1l llIlO 'I'hl1nksI\'llIs ;
d . . , ' : flnd , 'fIn"l :
" 'Whal do 'Oll chHt'lIu . fm' a IlIa to
o [ lUflier' ! '
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" 'A quartel' , all' , ' the walter unswer'
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" Allj' chun o for hrcatl7'
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" 'The1lbl'llI me IL IUI1 e Illato or
brend nmi grll\'j' , ' ' '
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IHJQ\\N ( JK : @ y M\@cdl \ , !
1rIh1illlrrnIk @nwnrrn@ ,
. IT ( [ . ) ) ] f 1Hl IF IF lli ( t Ih1 If . I
IDrmcdl lUll1l n Wnlln
Allhough ! l \,11111 , hrollzo 'tllrltc '
rUHtlel1 hlH tOI'gcOUB f athors In n
cOITal. 111111 there Willi It IJlJX or Cl'IIlI'
bel'l'leH IInll sunil ! I'lIlslllS unll oth l'
"flxlllm ; " which ! Jhowl'd IlI'epomUon
[ 01' a 'l'halllH/I\'llIt' / ; dlnucl' , Knt . 1Iolt I
J.I'CW thoughtful IJ\'cr ) ' tllllo thllt I
'J'hllnluglvlug ; WIIS mcntlonell , She hud I
a lal'go seheme Oil h:1I1I1 : that needed
tact , cOllrago allll good luck to CUI'l' '
It tl 'ouglJ.
'rom Holl. her futhel' , wus a gencr.
01111 mall. hllltilltllhle. frlenllly allrl
squllro , bul hlH lemper wm'Iolcllt
and faflh ( : ' . 0110 yell' : ago , whclI
'I'hanlgl\'llIg WI1H drawlnJ ; near , WIl.
lIam Holt , her falher'fI enl ' brothel' ,
had heen her father's partner In the
Hcd Dog gold mine. In SOIllC wa ' II
quanel , the fll'sl of t Iwlr lI\'es , had
ul'lsclI belwoen the two brothers. 'rhe '
did nol Cllt theil' 'J'hanltsglvlng din.
nel' logelhel' , bllt wenl angl'l1 ' IIlJUrt ,
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\\'IllIam .Icedl' . hit ; lihal'e III the Ho
Dog to 'rOlli , and 'rom have ImllCrt ! to
\\'lI1lam for a shal'o In the Goldcn
\\'ondor mlno , on the olher sldu of the
mountain , sOIlle miles awa ' .
Xo more l1:1rlner8 : , both Had at
heart , hut hoth tOIJ 11)'OllCll ) II acleuowl-
edge that he was t.ho least In the
wrong. they f1hool < hands colcl1y n.nd
: : cparated clvlll ' enough. Since lhell
they had not IiCln ! OIHJ anothel' . Katy
Holt lelssed the girh ; at thu scbool
good.b'l" toolc her bool.s in a grip.
sacl" tUl'lIccl her hack on the classroom -
room with sOlllethlng oC a chol\lnb
' : ensatloll , 1'01' she IIkel , study anll the
association of the -onng girls nt the
school , unll the lIext tiny hOl' father
was fmrllrIlie to see her just al IIlght-
fnll come Into his camp. .
"Oood old , 'ad ' , " she said llughlng
ga 'I ) ' anll saucily , "I'll het that we will
ha\'o a lot ur fun here together. I ha\'o
been n.wfnlly lonesome awa ' from ) 'OU
and J lwo" , thnt yO ! ! wanted to see
me all lho time. J hn\'e brought m ) '
hook1l hOll1o aUlI will study when I
am not IHJUllckcep l : . "
Tom Holt mnllcll , the IIrst lime In n
month , and felt bult { ' % ' alrendy _
Three dayu hefore ThanksgI\'lng a
Ilargo packuge Wa ! ! bl'CJIIht ! Into caml )
h ) ' In lan , Jaek. It was adf1rcmod to
1\1158 Knly 1I01t. She took it and
gave orllers that no olle'as to open
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"What Is It all about , SIH ? " asltcll
Iwr father , .
"Somothlng fllr 'fhnnl.sgivlnr-tho
host of nil , and 11 sU1'llrise If I can keep
It 60. "
'I'hon the next day n leller came for
Katy , which Hho opened hurriedly and
read with boating IlCart. It was fmm
her Uncle Will , As S110 tm'lIed thu'
llUges-thCl' wcrc many of them-a
lwellty.dollar bill rustled out. On It
wns pinned a Blip or pallC ! ' wJth the
WOl'dH , "Fol'aty. ] : . "
A slldltOIl IIghl came Inlo her eyes ,
SIll' called hm' fathel' and tolcl him
that she wished 10 I'ldo to the town
at once alld wll llld ! Illdian , lacl. to go
with hor. COIII > ent helng gl\'en , she
was Roon ulldpl' way , galloplug o\'er
the trnllH wllh specl ! .
"Such It IIl'clty' tllpII , " she uald :
" :1nd : so romantic : , Whf'l'o dlei 1 ct It ?
Wouldn't the girls lhlnk Il too sweet
for anylhlllg ? "
Part way to lho tOWI\ the trail
forled. One fork wont to the othel'
Hlelo of the 1I10\I11taill to whm'e hol'
Uncle Wm'M mlnlnr ; cnl1lp wns. She
turned hCl' hol'so I h\t111 ' and rode In
that dlrcctloll , illdlan Jnek followinG
close nnm' .
"Hello , Uncle Billy : ' "ho erled , as
Rill' 1'1IWhed the CIll11ll , " 'hen Mho wns
purtlCularly fond she alwars cnllod
Unelu Will "Billy , " and he IInderstood
ntHi liked thu IIlcltname when tdlu
siloke it.
She lallcll f\'om hl11' hOI'Re , full'l ) ' ,
draggcli Urwle Will Illto his cahln nntl
lhel' ! ' tnlked with hhl tor n Ion , ; tllI1l' ,
110 slwol , hlH heali rCllCnlcdlr , stmllll'
ell two UI' tllI'IO IIml.i : ulld woultl hn\'o
said SOIllU hard words hut lhat Kalr
each tllllf ! eo\'orl'd his lIIouth wllb
1IIIHl'S und III en ! ihc hussed hllll and
salli :
"Now , Uncle Billy , 'uu Itnow you
will make ' . IIttlo .
'Otll. girl the nail.
degl Ir UIIY 'Ouo In the WOJ'hl If you
aa ) ' 'no : ' ! \Illl nho will bo the hUlllllet
If 'ou ( , . will sa ' ' 'l1n , ' "
"WolI , " aUllwol"el1 Uncle Will , "It Is
the hlttorest 11111 o [ lilY life , but I
\\111 do It : but mind 'ou , Kl\t ' , It Is
all fol' 'IJU , "
' ' 'l'hllnk 'Oll. d'lIr ; ; " 011 01'0 the best
Ulleln BIlly In nll the wurld , "
"Bul mind , nol 1worll to 'rom , "
"N'll II worll , 1'1l1 ' "
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Thtm she went In lOW11 and U\oro
hOllltht two GollI rings with her 20. I
dolllll' hili Hlld InBl o or eneh Rho had I
l1\o wlml > > ellgl'l\vell , "Duy or 'j'lmI1ks. I
1\'lng. " \V1l 1 lhoso rlllgl3 aho went , :
IlOnw , and en the WilY 11I11110 Indinn
,1nc1Ilroll1so : lhat ho would .110t , say
" , heru they hnel hcCn. ! I
Who II she ranI ; the hell for her
Cathel' tu como III llc stooll 61100ch.
less Ulld III uUrllrlljo tn see that t.ho .
table waH el for three ,
"How is lhll ; , Kilty' ! " ho n3kec !
haslilr. "Wholll have YOII usked to
C0ll10 to dlnnol' with liS' ! "
ICat . IlretoncIod to bo husy toldng
sOl1lelhhlL out or lho myatoliouH
pnckngo thnt l11dllll1 , Jack hud brought
III SOllll ) du 's earlieI' , Su llenly she
- . .Id'h : ' , here Is a lettol' fl'Ol11 ,
Irondmu , tHldl'OIJ3ell tu you , Ilad. \
"And suy , lIud , just lIeo whnt grand. . " '
ma has sent to 'Oll ! Don't yon know
how 'Oll 1ItJetl lo uay that. when you
WOI'O a bo ) ' , 'Oll Jlaed to go to grand ,
11m's pantry and find un earllicn.jal'
full o [ RUa ! : ' cooltles that she had I
made , :1I1 how YOII tlsed to hook
sOllie or thp.n to curt' ' away tll your
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bah hl'othm" ;
"Hush. Katj' ; 110 moro or him. lIe
11M gOl\e hlH way ane ! I have gone
mine , No more , "
"AmI , ! Jar , dad , " went on Klll - , no\\
bravely .lhoeylng ! her father , "nnd
on't 'on 1' " nember what 'ou said
{ ; r:1I11Imothcl' tullI ) 'ou ono lImc , t\fter
you hl111 stolm : the coolles IIncl she
founll out th t 'Ol11111 not cat thcm ,
Lut glYO them tu YOllr baby hrother-
'r shall look tu 'ou t ( ) cam Cor
Billy ? ' "
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"Kat , cl'ied hal' father , " 1 see It
all now , Was lhh : what madc ) ' 011
lea\'c the school , whot'o .01l WOI' : } so
tnppj' :0"
I atr nodded , hreat.hIesH ,
"Well , " salll hm' father , "if you dill
that ) ' 011 IIcsCl've n. reward , but let
mll . como to me. "
KaljW'IIt. to the door and called \ .
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1"1'011I the creek helow Uncle 1I111y
came towUl'l1 the hOllse. His foce WHH
a lIttl red , but it WIlM not more reli
than IIPI' fnlher's. "
She sll(1pf'l ( out of the house 10 I't
them meet when no ouo was by. She
lIIade a proteuse o [ being hnoul ! : ! -
side. Whcn she came back to the
cabin she flaw the two brolbcra sitting -
ting on 11 wooll n beneh , ench willi
an arm uhou' ; . the olbol' and lovellght
In theh' cycs.
'What a din ' Umt ' '
net' was ! 1'hero
ne\'el' wall such a turkey efol'e. And
m ; fOl' a lJOusewlfc , 'fom sn.ld . there
no\'el' WUS ono II1w Katy , CXccllt her
moth 01' hefOl'O her.
W1aen the turkey hud been nttendCd
to and the olher dellcacle3 , also , Iaty
! mld'h : ' , dad , hero is your Ictlm'
from gl'lludma. DId you read , It' ! "
"Yes , I ut . : IIII It will sUu1d rea '
Ing agnln. Read It alond to mlly. "
" 1\1) ' deur 'rom and nllly , " so read
the lottet' . "I am happy to-day to
think how hl sed you rc in the love
of ono tlnothol' . I sand you ( \ jar of
sural' cool(103-Ruch as mother used
to nmko to help out. "
"OUl' love for uno l1JoUlor-tha Is
just Il , " Hald Tom. " 'It ill IIko n mes ,
sago that wo both nended.
" .Just the thing , " ugrcet1 BIlly.
reachin out hilt haud.
'l'hen there was u call Cor UlC sugar
cookies and lhey were ) J1'oducell-jar
nn all-just lIke the old times ; in
fact , the old jl1l' .
"Aud now , " crloll Kaly triumphant.
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"Such Idea. "
a Pretty .
Iv " 1Iero arc two gold rings , mactly :
lilw , nxcolll for slzC ! , J.'o'r my e.
weut' thom always from uow on' In
m'omor ' 111' this dn ' and of } 'our lov.
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In ! : ; Kot , '
Thnt WIIS the crowning moment
as Knty hunclell ever fhe gold rings ,
nnd hCI' falhel' aUll Uncle ml1 ' nc.
celltod thum and Cound lhut they
would fit.
"I lhlnk , " RullI 'rom 1I0lt to Iat . ,
"lhat WI' can afi'OI'd to liolld } 'ou back
to school agnln , "
"Yes , " Eald Uncle BlI1y , to ( 'Ollege
too , "
" "l'hnl1 ! ( 'ou dcar ! ! , I woult ) . IIko to
learn some more , "
"lIl1t. " uthlell Uncle BII1 ' , "it lUlIsl
ho with the agl'oemont that ) 'Oll lUust
eomo hOlllu to hehl us culehrale
'rhunlst.l\'hl e\'ery 'ear. "
"It 111 II go , " suld Kilty , In trllo mln-
"r fashion , UII sh\ extended ono hand (
10 1101' fathC'r atld the olhor tt ) Uncle "
BlIly-Dwhl , : 11 , Wnlker lu Snn Ft'an ,
cisco { hronkle.
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