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Barber creek onthe shores of CapoCod the party eat down and dranktad at Mount records in his Journal

storyWe Were heartily glad and drakefirst New England water with as

much delight a ever we drunks drinkla altour

Thus with Blskct and Hoiland Cheete and a bottle of aquavlto

dinner eaten on the noon of Novem-

ber 26 1029 around a fire of uassa-

frafl juniper and pine which smellodboth sweet and strong

Later these hardy adventurera Iwere able to feast on wild fowl and j

venison In plenty as have those whoame utter them even unto the pros

for the forests of the capewith game and the waters

with fishes very much as ttt the daysof the little Pilgrim band who In theMayflowers cabin signed the first

England charterAlthough nqt set down In the lawsreunion test became an Informal

function and there can be but I

to us of the present had itsIn and was Inspired by the 1

of the pilgrim to soften the I-

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lection of the last week of Novemberfor day of feasting and prayer

so looked for and asas Christinas the

Tear or Independence Day The day of thanksIs moro a national holiday than Is artyther It fs American and unique Every

has ope or more days set apart toIndependence or the granting of some great

boon to Its people that may be considered a stepstairway to liberty but the Thanksgiving

day of the United States Is without a close com-parison In any laud Thanksgiving day begins

winteryojt find an American you will as

the month of November wanes find ond whomore of being at home or at the home of

intimate for Thanksgiving day Clubs ho-tels Institutions all see to It

members or inmates ore provided witha sumptuous repast for the one great feast dayand whenever nod whjBroyer possible a great totturkey grafs board

Ha or rather was everywhere In a wild stateand helped the coloniststotheir families It has tor 300 the cbleffeature at all Important strictly American ban-

quets and may be safely called our fteatest natl6bil food delicacy The Spaniards JIL Floridaflinch in Louisiana In Capp Cod and

ot the Virginia company all found thewi turji6x ready fob the sport and table In thistheir new home and the American of today fromthe president of United States to hum

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Khe folks at home Who wets gettingready for Thanksgiving dinner but

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and they are Invited to ouriection for a family reunion and that

are to furnish their own share ofJ e

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blest citizen of thewill enjoy the Thanks-

giving turkeyIt would enjoy a

good old fashioned Thanksgiving day at Its besttrue road to the feast liesin the country Thanksgiving on the farm is

to be rememberedThere the whole family Is

taken Into consideration4 and It Is safe to say thatrj each Individual member

has been preparing for theday almost ever since thecelebration of the last one

Stores of mince appleand pumpkin pies havebeen baked and range onthe broad shelves of thostore room apple saucepreserves with

nrmonths before required foruse stores of grapes ap-

ples pears and nuts care

7 fully looked over a goodlyham freshened In cold

water 24 hours then carefully wiped dry andplaced In a pot of cider to boll 16 minutes to thepound a loin of pork roasted to a rich golden

brown to be served with applo sauce and thefeature of the feast a turkey faliened o about

the 20pound mark tho pride of the farmer and

the Joy of his wife

The turkey hatched on the farm and as care-

fully watched as any member of the family tattened on grain and meal with a mixture ofchopped nut meats to give It the proper flavorkilled one week before the feast arid hung in anouthouse where It Is kept cold but will not beInjured by the frost Is brought In the night before for final treatment before being consigned to

the oxen

The great bird Is carefully picked and drawnthe Interior wiped out not washed whlch woulddestroy the flavor and filled with what Is known-

In the country as tho sluffln a thick mixtureof sausage meat bread crumbs and eggs withjust a faint touch of sage and onion When pre

and placid in the hugo oven to roast Itthe ot cook to watch tho oven

and the roast until It is evident to the praceye of the heroine of many such conflicts

that the turkey is ready to be served with freshmade cranberry and a rich gravy in whichall the giblets have been stirred with some wellbalanced chestnuts Now everything being ready

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the back and that she tucked herscolding locks up few minuteswith a slender hand

And these were to form our familyparty V

I was studying the peopleGenevieve an Inventory ofour supplies

on with your Invitations Iand If they are accepted I

look the tableii lisle and

beg pardon she began but Iwant to Invite you to come to our

dinneryour share ot It

Thank he looked up andsculled as ho lifted his hat but where

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rection are to haveily reunion

Where is your family Ills smilebroadened

All In this coach who will comeHere the young man In the sweater

turned round the addressed blabWill como too And

assistanceYou can assist by furnishing

toward the dinnerHe pushed his hand down Into his

pocket I hube a1 piece ot chocolateand two sticks of chewing gum whichare at your disposal he smileon the face revealed notendency toward freshness the

a dlaeV on and I could eoIn

No no Interrupted Genevievewe dont want to go intq the diner

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turning to the young man Chocolateand chewing gum are acceptable if-

they the best you haveThe roan With the children lied been

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ha m and there are sure to ut Country at a country Thanksgiving din

ffer troop Into tho long dining room to findrepast not only ready but served with all thepomp and state the feast deserves

The turkey U placed before the host whiletho roast loin of young pig graces the oppositeend of the table with the boiled ham In the center flanked with mashed white and baked sweetpotatoes turnips and cauliflower with boats ofgravy and bowls of sauce within easy reach ofall Now pass your plates is

end of tho table and the ottener this repetted advice Is followed the more the face ofthe good matron glows with satisfaction Thegreat pitchers of foaming cIder pass along theboard and the diner at a farm Thanksgiving feastfinds It all so nojel and good that the visioncomes up before him frequently while strugglingwith a compllcatedmenu his club or someor mincing through tho series of problems pre-

sented at a French or Italian table dhote dinnerOn every Yankee warship In the hot lands of

the under the flag thatfloats consuls home oroffice Thanksgiving day will be celebrated andlike another stitch In the groat bedquilt of libertyand independence will knit the fabric closer

We do well have Thanksgiving feast Wethank the great Creator for our being our sturdyforefathers for our great country ourlab ancestors for our love of country and goodthings to eat our bustling energy for rapidprogress our wives and mothers for domesticalmosphera that makes enjoyable and successcertain and the rulers we have placud In powerfor unparalleled prosperity

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Is Thanksgiving and we are allfrom home so sister and I decidedto play that and everybody elseIn this belong to our familyto invite you home to our section fora Thanksgiving dinner

He the meant and thebaby out toward her as If It

understood too took thelittle one In her arms You see thatthe baby Is willing and a little childa

we glad toaccept your kind InvKplon 7 H jnychildren wont party

No Indeed the assured him weneed children to make a Thanksgivingdinner complete and the babyIn her arms she walked down to thegoldenhaired lady

Will you In our dinnerpatty

Thank you returned theI dinner with me

Very good We want you to putyour dinner In with ours and from thesize tot your basket I should Imagineyou havo more thin all the of usput together f

But i am going to Chicagolady protested must

lunch do for all the wayOh I see you are afraid we will

eat too much of 11 She laughed sil-

ting down beside the girl and stillholding the baby In her arms If youWill eat with us you wont need toopen youiv basket It Ja notwe want but you k

The girl still hesitated Mytold me not with

people fear some

trip aloneA you afraid of mo and this

asked GenevieveOh no Im not afraid of ladles

but mustnt speak to gentlemen unleas I am introduced to

Well my dear girl wo Wont enjoyout party just behind you heroknowing that you are eating all alone

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I saw the young man In the sweatergive the girl a look thatmade me Wonder It he had noticed herdainty appetite and silenceer he was glad to have her present atour reunion I am getting back to

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not to speak to a gentlemanwMouran Introduction But she

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Lord what have I but empty handsAnd aching feet from hopeless quests

And memories of barrenAnd days and years of sore unrests

The censer that I fair would awingHolds neither herb nor spice i

There are no firstfruits I may bringTo heap in thankful sacrifice

Shall I amid lifes stubble glenTo find the the harvest loaves

Then contented end sereneThe while my neighbors count their sheaves 7

There Is no gold nor house nor land 5That I may thanK Thee It is mine

I may not measure with my handThy tithing of my and wine

Had I all these then might I KneelAnd pray with fervent easy speech

i That wore an echo of my wealOf all that was within my reach

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Bow down and play the hypocriteAnd my prayer in Thy face

With not a heartbom word in ItNay not in money let me count

of that I have hadNor mlserltKo tell the amount

Of what rich gifts have made mo gladThough I have of defeat

have I left the strength to riseThe tempter or the foe to meet

newer courage in my eyesSo thus I pray with empty

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DAY OF FAMILY REUNIONS

Thanksgiving Not Complete If a FaceIt tho

Gathering

During the first long winter inonehalf the little band of pil-

grims died The winter snow coveredtheir leveled and when springwarmth removed that friendly coverIng the survivors planted grain abovethe graves that waving blades otwheat or corn might hide the colonysloss from the cruel eyes of the foewhom fear alone restrained from openwarfare The pilgrims hearts werestout and though their eyes mightgrow dim at times In looking over thefields where only mysterious patchesW8 brighter revealed their

Knowledge tb Becrefbf abtodengrave they dashed away the tearsand only strove the to carry onthe task those tired fingers had letfall And when autumn came with Itsabundant harvest great thanksgivlug feast they held was In communion

rejoicing with thempey thanks for home forfor hope

Bric then Thanksgiving day hasa day of reunions The

distant son returns tbo grandchildrengather around the table the old pee

take pleasure fn welcoming thefamiliar faces that changingand the new faces added to widening family circle It Is a day of careless mIrth and thankful gladnessSome go to church to find an expres-sion tor the feelings which find themvoiceless and otherrs feel only vaguely If at all the need of more than thetacit acceptance and enjoyment of allthat the day brings housebold games and the sports of winterand If the great conteststo overshadow more spontaneous di-versions the actual figures would showthat not one in a thqusand of the

of civic or political conditions ree-sonlna that the show thank

for public blessings is tomore of them Not evert these

serious thoughts can turn the character of the day away from that Im

upon It at the beginning anoccasion for feasting on what Provi

bestowed In reward forcourage The minorstrain through the music otthe affections la heard J y those whosehearts once thrilled to voices silentnbw but tho spirit ot the day Is tq ro-Jolte i

Val what Is secure In memory fortho blessings of andthetor the promise of the future may webb truly thankful

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SET APART FOR GRATITUDE

Thanksgiving the Day of All caWhich We Should

Our Bleulngs

On Thanksgiving day most of uswith deliberate Intention and perhapsno little effort close the door bjrwhich grumbles enter and open widethe other door that lets In praise Foronce gratitude has the right of wayand wo are just a little bit ashamed-to be the dullcomplaint At the Thanksgiving 6errIce it we attend It we give ourselvesto a deliberate enumeration of ourblessings and remember perhaps howmany there are less favored than outselves There not time for a com-plete smoothing out of

wrinkles bf perplexity

laden table but on tho wholeready to enter Into the spirit ot thentime Is Thanksgiving then asal or an occasional accentuation otthe proper habit of a Christians liferIt thero must be rusty hinges shouldthey be upon the doors of praisewhile the other door of grumblingworks With constant ease The un-

disputed right of way In the Thanksgiving season ought to be the tight oilway for all the year

COMMENT COURTEOUS

Now good digestion watt on appe-

tite as Shakespeare says saidlandlady when the star boarder begancarving the turkey

Shakespeare also raid that all thiswprld is a tare Mrs Plhchem butdont you think It la carrying theBhakspearean Idea and the stagesimile a trifle too far when you try to

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