The Seaforth News, 1919-10-09, Page 6Thanksgiving Found
mnbut scniethin always broke up my
Through the deep silence of auto g „
dusk,the ,wa on, overflowing with its; plans. I'sn tired of it all!
load of dewy -'lucked Dorn, rumbled, "Bei: this year our crops are the
up the road 'to -wind the house whose) best in the neighborhood, and you
1
whitetre'3s stood out strongly against: 1:r,ov, that everything else has turned'
'h blackness of the grove that lay' out 1 atter than we expected," she
to k
beyond., ;The load wad heavy and the gent' insisted,
incline abrupt. The driver, a well- "That's no credit to anybody but
built young man, dresse.1 in overalls" ourselves, Each time we climbed a But pow the minister's voice broke
aial - blue shirt _, hand -1 little- way out cf the ditch, we were ,
•But I'll artake in on .Farrae's thoughts. The words
place, was devotion and rest. Reside
her snuggled
the Loy,
his eyes roving
g
over the ,,congregation, apperantly not
listening at ill Regular boy, Billy
Was, teyiag to count how many of his
sckrco.'-mates were preset t. Then John
Farr; drew back and lowered his
head fox B,!lly's eyes .tight find him
out.. He vesnembered that the hog's
eyes had shown hate for him the
even' ug before.
Tl. man felt lonely. Marjorie and
Billy were net his family. They be-
longed together and he was art mit-
shier, alone,
kerchief knotted about the collar, pus lea we 00010 again. dart ex -
of
moodily over the long stretch it yet, u1 spite of all, Only "
ofaco Y eat me to be thankful! 1 deserved all
of corn field to 111e west, where only p A hint
the rosy afterglow told of another day the luck that came my way!"
at had passed into the eflucing of the desperation that had haunted
that
oblivion of time. the man during those lean years rang
John Farrar loved this season of the out in his voice.
. year. The haunting thin rustle of the "])illy' --he wants it so," murmured
evening wind through the ragged the mother timidly.
ranks of the yellow cornstalks filled{ "I say no!" cried the man impatient-
)lint with a sense of gnietne5s, with I'Y' "I'm going to husk corn to -mor-
row as he spoke, he looked
the peacefulness of nattne. It s -timed tui and sa y a lash of hate in the eyes
to be the living voice of the tvvii.ight• his small son. The man 'turned of their inure tbled prosperity, their
The breeze,moaningthrough the of simple friendships, and of their family
aiiwas lteeu and away uneasily and frowned. Billy had life. The gray-haired leader of his
flock spoke to them is they talked
with each other, and as he finished, a
l : ritcntal behz�,£- i e rs n e gleam of terror carne into the eyes
the sense c, y is fansrt-, anti this Uemg thankful on of the man who sat alone in the rear
The earth had been too unkind to T.hankslrnin� Dov for what's no call of the church, Was Ite petty and
him, he would not be hared by it. He
rang out clearly. John Farrar bent
forward.
"To -day a whole nation gets down
on its knee to thank Gcd for its many
blessings. All of hutn`enity--exeept
those ind:ividaals too petty and mean
to realize their benefits. They should
be glad et least that they are alive and
well, with the power of going on."
Then the niinieter changed his tone
and Farrar listened as he told the
meaning of Thanksgiving for them,
weeds at tole roans no right to look at him that way.
nolle the blood tangle with a sense of "And what's more, I don't intend to
life.
to shake of
pamper Billy in a darn fool sent{
Str11 he rebelled tried Lif 1•f .- and 'fancies
1 heaut that came to link
The Country Fair. — ,
It is a place of memories, of happy' U Pl1 `e Upside -Down " Day
gone by, P Y
l
I
Eke heads against to sky..
Of Aotump clouds and chilly air, a
hint, perhaps, of snow—
Of frost niptmaple with their torch -;I
t1 l
B
of bei tr:::sfi�l for is plain out
mean4 Whatyif he lost Marjorie—
.: bad Leen !r- ;t, and it had fettered m the boy! A sob clutches'. at his
f t reel
las mind r` ery*all-, mating Elm throat. But he hadn't! and that was
roughly euenrcioes. The cl r.r 1 -t had Tin have di of that far so long:' agreat reason for beingthankful.
(Had tit r,en li-tenecl, he might have
in clue coarse of :lite emended to he L t f n ocltery Rather timidly, he joined in the last
Leon ct r- l 'y a .race o hymn. A hush, while the sin le bene-
tr.:.urr. man in hie t ie • s time. However, he made Ym
In the 1 rr,'t,'on of the hc,:n•_ ' doert u and abru tly elation was uttered upon church,
gemmed. v n alp 7 later, the earl 1 `'°' v `" bin go p p At the side of the church, where
1 1 t 0 ue-n: Rob and the new buggy stood, John
gate ells tswing,: (.150.0. No••:t ,:,cr..1ug at five o'clock,.l0vfare
+•c;t1. ..y 1 it. . I n'r, t ...1.01 1,4,1 ave 1 co shed the eke, 1_tr- Ferrer waited. At last Ile saw them
tvlri?e y ..'ra r1;' .1:,..1 { :1 coming and aitch a dremi seized him
ro, Ix :1t work Wiill the farm chore'-,• that he would hale lilted to run from
Ivo lei, T_, 1 1 0,l l's ha made three rho place. But he remained, with eyes
I•:,rt•:, i' a h4.; ., ?is. •• :u0ds un.i n.'a: 1 the roadside once: downcast. Ile wetted a long time.
1•e ; l: ..
1•;, 1'i te, c it." o.1
me.e. St , (t
il- to ate a turn. ho Then he looked up end sac; Marjorie
- ..l :. T, :ma e t ''rl i71:r ca.twn by sleek her :*s wondering
t e:: n }.,;ung fault ':;(1 iimrth All they regarding him with steady wondey ware eye.:, while Billy cletchod her hand in
t'.),• Si 11u; cid lipo,i there to
evident di=:vast of his father•. Farrar
5 ,1. 1 ole ' saw a cbanee to',
PC' =n -„ . :.tared up t 1t•o";\h the leafless Manch-
n.., ,
-t, h 1.: f.,,.1.'0 tilt farm.!
ut what did anybody care at Rock -
ton, long Tgo?
1 had W'ash'ed the buggy, rubbed
the harness bright as new,
d polished up the old bay .tare, and
Cleaned the lap ug, too;
d ,Sarah Jane sat by, my slide—the
whole Nemec) seemed to .glow,
weresohappy, she and 1, at Rock -
For
An
An
We
Every Thanksgiving Day since Elva
could remember, Aunt Clara, a neigh-!
bol who lived alone, had Brought her'
a Thanksgiving surprise—a small pie,!
a salad, a dish of marshmallow ice
ern) merit
Great West P a
The l
G
Lean Coanpany.
Toronto Office 20 King St. West,
4% allowed on 8avings.
interest conlputecl quer•tei•ly.
Withdrawable by Cillegue.
tl%2% on'Detnnitifi!est
Interest payagle half yearly.
Paid up Capital $2,412,678.
cream. So when on i'hankngiving
morning Aunt Clara left a pumpkin
and a large apple on the table, Elva' pumpkin;'nver. to' the hospital children,
was distppointed. 1 who screamed with delight.
True, 'the pumpkin wars trimmed "Better'n turkey!" one boy Said
with a green, fiuffy paper hat and red f with ta. grin, es the. "mills distributed
toll, long ago! • roses an its yellow heaol. It had hate the gifts.
eyes, a'g'ed nose and a mouth stamen' Selle'•s mother efterwar''ds'tnade ems
Ve watched the spee"'1" in the'track, YIP crayon, and dough stuck on with' from the urn;" mains, and such goof] pies
and saw the jude•e decide Lp • p>c)
„
The merits of the sheep and cows, and pills for ears and teeth. Think of it!, they were tooj,
1 - 1 c' ' t l z spel; oe of the tame about them.•
r I n tot , in th.•t maybe y
ee
then we bravelytried It had wavy strips of yellow paper Thinking Elva obroulsl discover the
h under the hat for hair and a green, luncheon atilt note wheat she illayecl
The charms of all the Midway, where fain y paper (oiler pinned below its with Prinky and ate the apple, Aunt
vve wandered to and fro, mouth. For arms it had twisted rolls Clara had bijou •ht over.!lva'e Thanks -
And smiled to see the world so gay,g
at Rockton, long ago) of red paper, which were pinned giving dinner because her mother was
where its sherali'ers should be, and sick.
When all the sight:, west: over, anti the at the end of each arm five paper 1 "The day--everything—has been
pleasant day. was done, . fingers, - full, but not of upside -downs,' Diva de,,
We 'turned our faces homeward at the "Why does elle think I want a pain-, clamed happily, after giving Sally the
sinking'of the sun, kin? Ugly old tltiiig! 'We have PIMP -1 money for a thrift'stainp.
And kissed each other shyly, as the kine and apples. And mother is sick,
stars began to show besides. If the pumpkin were set' on Alituniri.
To crown the day's dear happiness, at a round, wooden body, with sticks :
for legs, I'd have it .pum-kin doll. I'll Apple -green west and an orange bar,
And the crystal eye of ,a lope, lone
star .
And, "Child, take the shear.=, and cut
take her something -I don't want the what you will,
fair earth takes. of her brt?ltlered robe Ugly thing. Then I won't need to take frost to-night—so clear and dead -
Of flowers, and croons a melody; hot' any of my impel, (lolls. Site may still. "
Nekton, Ipng ago!
—Nina' Moore Jamieson.
Tice Festiwal.
call her Prinky Prem." Elva almost
smiled. "I Jaime! Pall take Prinky.
to lame Sally. Mother likes me to
Ah! soon in Autumn's great abode think it's pretty, and her mother can
She'll join in rare festivity, }make her Prinky pies:" Then 1 sacly forth, half semi, half
Elva felt cross because her mother nt
She sees the azure-�ho -'a sky And I come to the velvet, imperial
Since at her; and the ,...s.:ng hours was Birk ani) %heyor could have no crowd,
Gaze with e deep astonished eye Th ml :egiving dinner.
dl •1
To see her doff her gown of flowers. After the maul who prepare lamb -
To the pies),
colt had non away, Elva carefully The dahlias that reign bythe g:.rden-
Her maid. the 1110001, sines of the joy carried Prinky Prem three blocks to gn
Ring Autumn gives to earth each Sally's door and gave her to Sally's side.
. ,year; mother, a washerwoman. "P11 not go Ttte r',ahliao I might not Zouch till
No sounds unquiet e'er annoy, in," Elva dari,lcd. "Sally is tiresome to -night!
There nine but priceless •.less gowns and asks so many clue.=.tions! Agleam of the shears in the fading
apliear,
The aft : n0°n was ion and wear]- light.
In T''I nth the time curie fel Elva And I 1 .1 (1 them all—tyle splendid
Th t rem" will dont
The wine -red, the gold, the enitneon,
.o e. .. nu gat 1t
The leaVCll z in prenar, h .tipper of tree and \ thio I .
And moon') -,.r:,. ,., ,. en on hi eel ter ielcrn•013 rant\; rt• enihy.
And an unc bear '1 [,are theta
)nacos:, i 1,.,1 i„ ^lir.
If 1051 .,In a week ytr
f.0. 1 „o )lore and t i, c n1, p me u t lin•..
„ , femihy tats v.t .t:h more to me than; The v ril eP1 sr ='I Neve oil, l lcntliik 1, a ll: enm• l!- zr van t
m
! f .1 r " Th r:as ° m lcrn crap l uk I'm pretty sure of IL!ca login "s. rs 0.1 1,1. vest. h to"ht1 I just d r d it. IT
i t ith t... ., s
, .1 which T'. ,! coal �•uld fm•"e
vc7,t for Yee!" S71h' c•,1 , m l,i
ea. •, t •" ,: � , Sit cr::
c na ; i Oh, what. the .
,.,,� . i •, Try a of ,liri cull. .,. .:,r't; weal' to -
1' t i he °nm;tle•1' "._ cited. , •c v ice I heel) ii vt e •r t i .htrit.0 t,:; Iionr
.1 :::r:rly. - t tac'.1 lit Li semi, ..;e h:nuble and "P,•h.v4, list tui nir:tn'i Yes. "Frost n .te .. ...
1 [ -1 a , i e, I 1 0. :led c 711
I t 1 1,
=un1 the ,art ere; A. bre:Ash cl {t ,. n.,. he
r. ,'end _ ! ,.iflt rhe! ,;1. ma ulna, ]:Iva yeas 11eiim Y tv add -1••
1;.1:led to his - 1 leans. , L of s e!, half p•rcdd, n},y ,ns: 1 fit
.,old, n. i hi 1 , et -tie,! mai Ali l to ce .her in "'hit
_,, lr lit; ;not Sally had topped i. a :ii
t) '
vc lei to ll li rn i, et fl : last year.: 1 l -' . in.;de by t ]t rude o' lI' '+ 1 ti S.13t5 Mena? Ins et
re of t:re tr, 1
t :iii up •kith t •1,t .1 .l:0 1 vairel far )Date tint0.
ue 1';111'x" =+_on; _ i
(..:1y with IY f I 1 e that
11ei ' r -- l0 ?1 d •spacullti:eI• •at
his on. : o of i n -e only sit
tae • l ut;u a 111y ,
1 hal1 :-1 ei.: cf til tach i order to • 1:•. 1 r, i, b :'',;re ecu coil) get Proud Autumn, with the: Earkh his
.._ .. + .1ai.1•111.5 oil
The nneet gates of 1;c 1 ::..:us hue
1
Roll etient hack and there ie seen
3i
. ,
lle' would it l ,a•:, he bean quiz- Reenlendeet. to our eager view
temeeh. i.'1:•
releamee
11 '.1 a,-
ap.ll•
In 11'1.
l : l ut .i n,ed familiar too. from the mother, but 10010ing up. Far"
- tit,. + a• -• e ale hewn 1 ,,.,••^e.. For a long t..., stood as one hyp-!
"' lar saw that her eyes were glowing
Far -
ea. til<) ai . ci '100rlt:11 tee ': t:nl,-o mat!;:od. •.Garin i n.o the distance. It with eagerness.- For her the light of
to the 'tense. the 110:: r1-acll n o-tarl'ly couldn't. have )leen thein! It simply romance was gilding the 'vista of the
.:;t can?_.' ,.Ice :.1.0003 and fix upq ueell.
t t 1 .alarr ucaught
Et ,v Was tar,ma �h c _boy to hold'
1, -• }t a bound he
b""I h' 10"
i yr.:. at his father', , !,tc, plucking ex- With gold my )rutile are pave.,.
r 1 , " r i 01 n r'0ove. • citedly at his sle=eve. "Come on, Purple is mine attire;
71 i, i, 0: It had certainly. Daddy!" he cried, "we cam fix it. Why My broad and billowy hill crests
R , . ra<• only horse he I esu Parry 'bout a hunched pounds," Are lit with crimson fire.
cs-•1," 1 r r' -td I. it 1 1 11: that morning,1 There was a eo0nd of a stifled sob
Mane is a tniumph music
ea el ille r pet tE ;,1l:.e
• a , h. A , ^:' 1 a; a ihlre T haul:,. i am. Jin;ler. But—"
The Empress.
out 11711 1 that,11 ,
tt>. the li la I h.utd el' the . m 11
who etieelvely eeeerted the .vitiroele-
thee
A the door opened e ideilt from
the -j!ar l lg lite„p rercvaleil a small,
room, w.sh a tal,le in the centre .seta
fee the eyenire lural. Over the tteetto.
littoied t ynun1 roman v1io turned
ci .le .1i they ('1,00' cd She had dark'
lair and w1.ie eppcahntr ey • 1 ,tike a
Boy's, 'hut the "oft rtrun3ed cheeks;
r l -!ti': e month entirely
itq°
"Ger a ;mei ti Iced. John?” ..he last ed
With ma emeiens emile.
'GIs, fete." he tmented „ver his t...51
sf til; 111't00 his heavy shoes ,.,The e-,
1.::011 tel 15.5(1 ll:. mem) to the 'store
mice vd,.' , '.l1 man drew of
lids t ,.t.. ;rot to 1,1 therm into l
t rn
•P •1 o t1 'a:• 7 eii rat one t mt.
'11,e lime in . , i e of hi:. 4.'5,1i'100n
r: e, til �ete.l abut,,,
1.-a•.•-.1:- hsv
11.'° to his 'Cativo'.
-Sap f ,l s. a know o.t day.
it is to—mien)'? I•vhy, it's rhar'.s•'
grcilt'---an' I ;=:asflaw, to mike it out
of the 011001e .fam'lyl There's ;mini' to
le trii,r tunes at everybody', '1011500i.
I bet. Why, y'ought ,' seen folks drive
past school this afternoon. They was
Strra.m' tt t' teem ce' eteff t' eat-.
Cranberries, a;t1 p.;, a11' peanuts, most
everythm' they got in the ,tares, And
what d'you know, Me," he turned to
his mother, "The Stanleys are fixity'
up t' have a turkey! A tun poondee,
Harry says!"
"That's natural," greeted the man
heavily, "they're the most elliftiess of
all the neighbors."
"An' Teacher tole) as all a1,o tt
Thant:salein' too!- cried Billy, re-
gardless of his father's interruption.
"An' eeY, u'r.: n't we have Thanks-
givin', Leo? All the feldo's tire gain'
t' have ler" The bay, .his face flushed
and enrimete pleasthee air a Thanks-
guvine brought n happy light into the
eNas of his mother.
"Let's celebrate to -morrow for the
first time since we were married,
Jahn." Her tone was vibrant with
feeling. "We have so much to be
thankfulfor:"
"iviuoh to be tlanicful for!" The
mean repeated the words with bitter -
gees. "I can't see where that comes
in," his words tumbled out violently.
"There's a lot of things I can feel
unthankful for, you mean. For five
years atter we wore married every-
thing went to pieces on my hand's. The
crops failed, the hogs died `of the
cholera, we last three ])Drees in a
etinaway'and not once was it my7;ault!
Wanted to make things nice for you,
-:hewed that he was allowing that ab
surd satinet -ion of the preceding even -I remaining years. With joyful hearts
ing to lurcher him. tUo little fancily turned to a nearby
But it wee with a sense of re ug- score window, a window that contain-
ed cranberries and nets and all the
11311,.0 that Farrar looked over the things that help to make people more
yellow field of cornstalks that shiver -1
ed with a thin thankful on Thanksgiving day.
nlurnlur in the morn-__•__,.*,-
ui ).nose. 'With a growing uneas-
c s, he felt that his wife and•.boyl The New. Harvest.
had really asku.l a small thing of; Goldellis leaves from the. trees down -
hint and that he had played the part) • drifting,
of a senseMse tyrant. Oh well, he' Hazy sunlight through branches :sift-
vculd drive home when he had com-i ung;
nla:cd the rev., No see working this Sweet scent of pine
way. In the air, like w111e,
A,'rivl•1 1111re:he tied the team to Silver mists from the valleys lii'ting.
the lei: ht) '-pmt and went into the •
Reddening apple and ripening corn,
1 1-e Tn..'.: 013 was dim, with the
e x111111' deem.He called one once. bo fields sun'kissed by the autumn
" 10.1,1-'0' u d•to hire. Th .sit- merit;
e n -e of the c 1l..,; rooms seemed to A blackbird's throat
r1':• him iib a sense of loss. The Sounds a ..appy note,
•
toot .u11 in the centre of greeting the day from -the wide haw -
;le, ,core 10" a 1,m10 time. Then he ' thorn.
,' r1 ile hurr'isd
til.• t1111e Rob's place at the
menger waai entiityl
With a host- that made his fingers
furr,i:?e, he placed the single harness
upon the baek of the yr -mg horse he
had hurried to bring in from the pas-
ture. Then he hitched it to the old
buggy and t:eened out of the driveway
into the road that stretched away,
einslulating, southward to town.
At the village Farrar tied the colt
to a hitching-po.t and then hesitated
for a moment. Suddenly, from the
(little white church a short distance up
the street, came the sound of slow,
measured singing, mellow and pleas-
ing in the quiet air. A strange ex -
I pres010n flitted across the man's face.
Swiftly he strode up the street.
Inside the chinch, the minister had
,!use announced the sermon, so Farrar
• .,lipped into one of the seats in the
rear where it was dim.
Once ace rstomed to the shaded light
that strained through the leaded win-
dows, T .,l•ar lobked about him, Far
ahe•od he saw the Stanleys, the entire
family wedged into a small pew, look-
ing decidedly comfortable and happy.
Fararr could not help feeling that
there were some pleasant aspects ,to
being shiftless like Stanley.'
Past,the .Stanleys, his eyes searched
every pew. Finally they rested in a
corner of the church opposite from
his. Intense relief came into his face,
There they were, wife and boy, and at
the eager gladness in their eyes, the
man turned his face away. A great
humiliation and shame possessed him.
But he could not withhold his gaze fox'
^long. What a soft, dreaming look
:lay in Marjorie's eyes! Ile notified
that the dejection had gone and, in •itp
Over the meadow and theati5h the lane
The. harvesters more in " are; ry train;
After long years
Of g7•ief and fca.i e,
Joyful the harvest they reap again.
Autumn Days.
The feathers of the -willow
Are half of them grown yellow
Above the swelling stream;
And ragged are the bushes,
And rusty now the rashes,
And wild the clouded gleam,
The thistlerpow is older, -
His stalk begins to moulder,
His head is white as snow;
The branches all are barer,
The linnet's song is rarer,
The robin pipeth now.
THE CIEEtt.E'UE stilERUI5
The world is full or
lovely things.
1 see th.e.m. every
place 1 look
And allmy l'ik'e 1 Feel
2,8
Ty
1 n woalkirogg
through e.
picture boola..
RMaeatel
That sets the blood aglow;
The marching pipe and tabor
Before my footsteps go.
idly amber Clad battalions
Approach in gleaning line;
No olden pomp or pageant
Was mightier than mine.
Tossed by the winds of morning,
My flags are far unfurled;
I )gold within my storehouse
The treasure of the world.
Far in the dim lost aeons
I had my royal birth;
Behold in me the Autumn,
The* Empress of. the Earth!!
Fading -Leaf and Fallen -Leaf.
Said Fallen -leaf to Fading -leaf:
A heavy foot went by an hour ago;
Crushed into clay I :-tarn the way; of toothpicks tnat could hardly he
The loud wind ealls me, and I cannot. seen, "Why, here's money anal a mete
go." inside the apple! 'Look on the porch
Said F<ulur .-]caf to Fallen -leaf: at six o'elocit. Use money for two
"Death lessons life, a ghost is ever thrift stamps.' "
wise; Rant Clara had plaeed them inside
Teach me Dewey to live till May the apple, which had been scooped aut.
Laughs fun wrath fragrant bps and "It's six u'elock now!" .And Flva
loving eyes." rushed Home to find a large tomato
Said Fallen -leaf to Farling -leaf: and another pumpkin decorated with
"Hast loved fair eye, and lips of flags. It did not take Elva long to
gentle breath? find the cake and ice cream inside th
Fade then and fall—thou hast had all pumpkin.
"Patriotic Pumpkin ice
cream! Enough for two mammas,
Sally and me."
The insicle of the tomato had been
scooped out anti filled with candy and
nuts. The top of the tomato had been
)telt) in place by small flags, the staffs
of which had been sharpened at the
end.
Then such a hustle and bustle! 'For
think what Elva and Salty dad! They
cut out paper dolls and dresses, pic-
tures, stories; they made toys, such
as paper windmills and small rag
dolls, which they put inside of Prinky.
:filled her full; they popped corn,
while ;Sally's mother made molasses
candy. Then they cult eyes, nose,
mouth, even ears, in Patriotic Pump-
kin, and filled it with pop corn, candy
and hickory nuts, with. a flag stuck
clown the centre, for they left the
top of the pumpkin off. Then think!
They put a stick of candy into each
ear and eye, a pickle in its nose, and
a sandwich into its mouth. How queer
it- lookedi Then they carried the
tool: Err Dry 10,11:11 10 h^ 1151. ri
u
11"1:4 hal.•sl Prinky into ;u;: Tr t ay
hots "een fall of upside -downs. 1'11
t o e hiss Apple Sauey and livid, ;lith
Sally in the pumpkin lunch:'
1i -hen Elva had harried to Sally,
what do von think she found? Turkey,
sandwiches, tarts, two nip° peaches
and tiny mince pies inside of Pinky's
wa'hbly, yellow heat)! It was from
Aunt Clara, who had prepared it. ,
"It has been the thankfuilest day!"
Selly cried joyfully, "How did you
think- of it? Mother and I planned
to take Prinky to the hospital for the
children to look at; and when I was
looking to see 'zactly hove her hat and
hair were macre so I eauld tell the
children, her stat fell off and I found
the lunch."
The top of the pumpkin had been
cut off, as when jock -o' -lanterns are
made, and the stein -wrapped routed
with paper, over and round which the
top of the hatched been gathered.
Paper had been pleated'round the edge
of the etre-off top, which had been
carefully placed on the pumpkin again
with two new wire hairpins etuee
through to hold it in place. 'That was
the rim of the hat, and it concealed the
place where the top had been cut.
After a jolly luncheon Elva was
peeling the apple, when she exclaimed,
as a slice dropped from the bottom of
the apple, where et had been telt, al-
thicugh it was held in place by bits
That life can give. Ask somewhat now
of death."
•
"A Fernier's Thanksgiving.
For forty wagon loads of wheat,
And twenty tons of seed,
And twenty blood -red yearlings,
All good enough to breed;
For corn—a thousand bushels,
A hundred tone of hay,
For hogs galore and then some
mote—
We thank Thee, Lord, to -day.
"I know not what the future hath
Of marvel or surprise;
Asgurecl alone that life and death
His mercyt underlies.
Arid eio, beside the silent sea,
I .wait the muffled oar;
No harm from Him can coarse to me
Ori ocean 01' on shore.
1 know not where Ilis islands lift
Their fronded palms in air;
I only know I cannot drift
Beyond Ills love and care."
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For light and heat and rain and dew,
For life and food and raiment too,
For (blessings great and not a fent,
We give Thee praise.
For heal and strength and vital air,
For peao'anl joy and love and care,
For morn and noon Iliad evening, hair,
Qua' hymns we raise,
Lev! of the •seed -time, hear us now,
As we besii'de Thy footstool bow,
Entreating that Thoupwilt endow
With gratitude •
(lir favored lives each passing day.
And teach our slothful •hearts to .pay
Due tribute. to Thy tore, and say
The words they :should.
Lord. f the harvest bright with gold,
Who, in the ages dim and old,
Didst bid the willing fertile mould
Sear fruit and grain.
Teach es all ;selfish ways to shun,
That we may seek each needy one
Beneath Thy free, impartial- sun,
In mart or. lane.
Ana while :we find 000ln-earthly need
Supplied so well with fruit and seed,
Lord, in Thy grace we gladly read
Of bread above, '
Conferring life that cannot fade
On those ...who from Thy presence
sta'ayed;
!Nance grant that Wo whom Thou hast
made
May prize 011&1 lova,
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When the sun -16 hanging low;
The harvesting is over
And our hearts are all aglow;
The p•+oslamatlion'a sounded,
Thanksgiving'e •o;'ing
And already cones the losiging
For the ol.t-time pumpkin pie.
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When we hrnve,tel the corn,
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Like haply maids in :m,.11_ne lts gay.
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Gave regal lino to Watery tree;
While graceful .maple, btu 1n n,; red,
Attention challenged full and free.
And others darkened where they stood
In tints as deep as dragon's blood.
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Give Thanks.
the race that the faithful feet
have run;
the bitter strife, for the battle
won; '
brave deeds planned&.iaml brave
deeds done; •
Far the truth that liveth forevermore;
For mercy's graciously, open door;
For the light that shines from the
other shore.
Give thanks, give thanks! Lo! the
Spirit saith,
'Let _verything that hath voice or
breath
Give thanks for life :for life and
death.
Autumn Days. .t
Are these the "melancholy days,"
These days of balmy weather,
When sunshine Balls in gentle rays
Upon -the ripened field, where plays
The bracing breeze and autumn haze
O'er meadow, woad and heather?
And share in loveand gladness,
The old -lame pumpkin pie.
So'l'et us lilye for others,
The golden rule our guide,
And always have Thanksgiving
Till we reach cite other side;
Then glory comes to greet us, -
Right here before ' we die,
Because we shared with others
.ie,
Our Thanlesgiving pumpkin pl
Let us be thankful, thankful for the
prayers
Wlhose,gra'ciaus answers were long,
long delayed, "
That they might fall • upon us
unawares,
And bless us, as in greater need we
prayed, estee