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i. tlx: 1 1 f 1 si. 1 V -A i -.a i ; f .1 i 0 2 1 - Hi ' ! i, , i;-,- J"." ( a - "il " I: i r 1 1 "I . : H , .? :; 1 J' t i If 1 i S - ' ( ' V !:! '1 ; i 9 I i in Mi J 1 .f'l BY PKBUA MINEB WHITNEY. .Gra'ma is the one that knows " How us boys likes thin's, 'Spec'ly at Thanksgiving time Oh! then's when fun begins! Jes' as soon as it is light Brother Ben an' me We gets up lots to do 'Fore we start, you see; Cap an mittens an.' big coat, Fur robes tucked in close, Horses prancin', snowfiakes flying Now we've got there mos'! Halloo Gra'ma! Halloo Gran'pa! See 'em in the door! Oh! we know what fun we'll have, We've been here before; Great big turkey, nice an' brown, Cranb'ry jelly, chickun pie, Fruit cake, apples, nice sweet cider, Nuts to crack Oh, my! More good times than we can tell Such lots of fun an' jolly noise, For o'ur gra'ma she jes' knows What's good for us boys. Meg's A Thanksgiving Story. Meg sat upon a low stool by the win dow with a sad little pucker o her -pretty face. Near by sat Mrs. Thompson, Meg's mother, sewing, sewing away, for times were hard and with father away off doing duty in the Philippines, the pal? little mother had to stitch steadily day after day to keep thejtiny tiome in comparative comfort. I "When did you say father might come home, mother?" The question "was asked timidly for thare had been so many disappointments. "I hope he will be with us at Thanks giving time, dear." A sigh was stitched into the long seam, and Meg did not notice it. "Mother?" the low voice had a sug. gestion of a sob in it "I had a beau tiful plan, but I am afraid I must give it up." "Never mind, dearie, there are other plans, you know,, and you are only ten years old." "But this was such a beautiful plan. I was saving my pennies for a Thanks giving turkey. I was going to surprise you and dear, dear daddy, r had twenty-five cents in my bank. I began, oh, dreadfully long ago. but I had to take the money and now there is not a single cent" There was no mistake about the sob this time. "What have you done with the money, daughter?" Mrs. Thompsou lay down her work and drew Meg nearer. , "Why why " with an effort at self-control, "we had to j have some blank books and pads at school and I just would not ask you, o and and I bought; them myself, and I hate them, for I did I want the turkey so. I wanted a truly Thanksgiving dinner, for I know father hasn't had one since he0 went away, and, of course, you can not affdrd one, mommy darling, and so, and so M The curly head went down in the mother's lap and Meg had a good cry. "Now, never mind, dearie," said mamma at last. "You are a brave A NEW PBIENIX. little soldier girl, worthy of dear sol-dler-daddy, and I am so proud of you that nothing else can make me cry just auk. "Listen, I have a plan. We may not be able to fill the bank with money for a Thanksgiving feast, but; we can do something better. Every time that we have anything to be really thankful about we will write it upon ,'a, slip of paper and put it in the bank. I If father should be with us t when we j expect him we will open the treasure bank; together and I think .it will make him gladder, than anything else to know we had so many blessings when he was far away. Now bring the bank, dearie, I ' must slip in a thankful thought right now. I am thankful for my brave, unselfish little girl. Meg's tears were dried as if by magic, and sue rah and "brought the little iron bank to her mother! "Why, I could fill it right up," she laughed merrily, "when I come to think, I have heaps to be thankful for!" ' -ir -V' - So that was the beginning alid many were the white slips that found their way into the Thanksgiving bank. One, the very best of all, had these words upon it: "Daddy has really started for home! I am the gratefulest girl in the United States!" . A 1 Meg wrote very well for such a small girl, but her happiness made l?er hand tremble over those words. Notr, about three weeks before Thanksgif ing she had a wonderful experience. It was a warm day and her mother had given her permission to go for a wafk in the park, which was not far away. Why she took, the bank with her upon the walk Meg really did not know; perhaps she expected to have a thankful thing happen that must be recorded at once, r mm -a who can tell ? But she took the; bank and a pencil and paper. Suddenly, while she was running along the; leaf strewn path, she heard music lojvv, sad music, that somehow brought tears to her merry eyes. She ran to thfe road nearby, and there, passing slowly, was a long funeral procession, and by the flags and soldiers In uniform Meg jknew that a "comrade" she always galled them comrades because her father did was being carried by. j j The sight made her lip quiver! and she ran back to a seat behind some trees; then the thought came "Which brought about the experience. She took the paper and pencil and wrote slowly, speaking the words aloud as she spelled them: - H ' . "I'm 'shamed, to be glad 'bout; such a solemn thing, but I am thankful it isn't my soldier-daddy who is 'going by!" - : y -j Then Meg tore off the slip and began to push it into the narrow opening of the bank. ' - "Where is your soldler-daddyj my dear little girl?" Meg jumped to her .feet and almost screamed, but when she saw the ikind face of a comrade gazing at her from the other end of the bench she changed her mind ,and smiled. He was a jvery splendid comrade in gold braid and shining buttons, but his face made her forget to be awe-stricken. It was the friendliest face Meg had seen for mapy a day. 4 Sit down, little maid,' the deep voice .. N"- s. '""'!CS?alF ..'. ""n.v"":'--, went on. "I ws too weary to go fur ther with xny regiment, so I dropped out to' find a little girl; being thankful for a daddy who is not being taken away. Since I cannot follow my dead THEY OPENED THE BANK comrade, let me hear about my living comrade." And then, strange as it may seem, Meg told the entire story of her simple little life, even to her turkey disap pointment, and the Thanksgiving bank which was to be opened when the soldier-daddy came home. T.he comrade beside her listened and nodded, and once he coughed and was obliged to use his handkerchief, for the coughingmade his eyes, water. ! "Well, well," ; he said, when i the sweet, brave tale was ended, "I think there is , a regular nest of heroes at your house. It Is really too-bad that the Government cannot afford to feed such patriots on turkey at least once a year. Dear me!" ' , I "Oh, I do not) mind the turkey so much as I did," Meg hastened to say. "Mother happened to remember! the other day that daddy is tre-men-dous-ly fond'of corned beef." Krdbare, t src day i..cri5p xx6 rdrc, Ard for away, He Kuifer gun Sends cckoes Slair, A cro ile brool . ' are Hrcd5 Tre tec kroJ5 wcav- r?5 jpun; TKecowrorjc Atd loifer t tte TTc blue nole liot- VJ t rurTur Key lur! The comrade got up just then and walked quite around the bench before he sat down. Finally he said: "Is there any objection to me putting in a thank ful thought in that magic bank?? v:.;; "Oh, no, sir,". Meg was all dimples and smiles. r I "I should like a comrade to know that another comrade is proud to have met his daughter. And you must tell me where you live, child, for I shall want to welcome yttur daddy home by and by." j j Meg, in a flutter of excitement, pre pared a slip of paper and the comrade walked again around the bench, while he seemed to have some difficulty in settling his sword in place. The slip was written, Meg was told to turn her head away while it was put In ithe bank, and then, after a little further talk, the comrades bade eac?r other a cheery goodby. That evening .. Mrs. Thompson heard all about the experi ence, and .later, In the excitement of looking for her father, the affair was forgotten. Two Mays before y .Thanksgiving, Meg's soldier father came home, and you should have been there to see the fun. Never were three people happier. All the clouds disappeared and it was sunlight every minute. The evening before Thanksgiving the banlw was opened andi the slips read by daddy amid screams i of laughter and merry jokes. - Suddenly Sergeant Thompson stopped laughing and said In surprise: "What Is this V9 Am "Oh! that's the comrade's thankful slip, i forgot to; tell you,, daddy," but just then Meg gasped in; surprise, for out of the slip dropped two crisp five dollar bills. . 4 "Read what he wrpte!". cried, mother, her face very pale. ; : ' "He says," Sergeant Thompson . read slowly, "I am thankful, comrade, that you have such a noble little daughter and thankful that I have had the priv ilege of meeting her.jp "Please have turkey for dinner on Thanksgiving'Day. It is more patriotic than corned beef! !- ; - "I shall drop in to bid you welcome home upon that day !" and then was signed simply the name "John Stan ley, Colon-el Fifteenth Cavalry." "Colonel Stanley !" gasped Sergeant Thompson, "he was wounded in Cuba. He is. one of the bravest soldiers in the service. Tell us all about it, Meg." So Meg told the! story jthat had had sq beautiful an ending, j And the .next day?; Well, I will not describe that) day, for it might, make you just a wee bit sorry that you have not a soldier daddy and a great, splen: did comrade-friend in the person of that fine old warrior, Colonel Stanley. Harriet T. Comstock. Flowera For the Table. If flowers ! are to decorate the Thanksgiving! table, choose them from the hardy varieties of the season.. Tha chrysanthemum, of course, heads the list. Any scheme of color may be carried out with the aid of this flower, which offers" the decorator snowy white, pale sulphur and brilliant yel low, all the shades of bronze and red, delicate lilac and pink blooms, in clus ters or feathery pompons, or tightly curled balls. But unless willing to have a tall centrepiece, put the vases of chrysanthemums at the corners of the table, or use another flower; "these proud blossoms are sorry objects when arranged in a low, compact mound; they are then as characterless and un lovely as a crinkled paper mat. Cos mos, roses or carnations are also ap propriate, , and the autumn grains, ber ries and leaves. ' !Mru forTK&TKaft'wirvaDWr " iGreipe Ffuir ; Oysters or tte KU aKeU ' 'Soup ;' "i Celery j K5Wes Sirtdlmctvd . ' Broilei nusHroon9 oi fowl Cre&n sorrel wiH rrd- boiled e! "AVfce or purrpkjr pe Oyst aVwitK toented w&ters r .' ICotfee V JQuitt fjnily Dither " f 'Oijsrer aoup. ; - i ' ' rVrturKes iWulKiCTHerni "jellu UHI poMbca VBrowived sweet pWoW AbW wd Celery '5 spite of the clamor against soft w ii. RuviH every Dody. mm1 ' . Remarkable Ph One of thft rv,... hc3rt... Ings ever .charabv : erflr. Mr. Pred E Wft oi- tcgrapher. He aepictsC ; ft 3 from the -.tage wt,! twfg until tho yu. 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