Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-08-21
NOliliseellaneous Selections. :
A T1sa nix sgbving Scene.
A THRILLING STORY.

~ r.. owo fir,si,Ie circle. She was, indeed,
.;.h.., .., in tbat circle. When the long
,..,.. w.,. lifted from her ever-changng cheek,
80, co.Id look into the very soul Of the high
,n;nd-d. sunn y-hearted girl. Sx years before
III. ..a .,ood in her fathers low parlor on
Thanksgiving eve-she had stood between that
father and mother to whose faces she lifted her
. soul -speakipg eye, his bride Of an hour Ana
as the good mothers raspberry VINE, carefully
bottled Cor the occasion, went ropnd. she dream
ed not that in that cup lurked demon that
should yet overthrow the alter Just erected. Ca
,l.b Reynolds was now drunkard and DESERT
er from his house. II, had enlisted, 1t was
thought, in an hour Of fintoxication-but his wiie
was left 10 learn il from other lips. lie went
without on. word Of farewelI, TO the plains OF
Mexico and never since had she heard OF hIfn.
Poor Adelaide carried her crushed heart back to
her fathers house, longing only TO lay III the
crave IIav. YOU ever tree in our west
ern forests blight-d by "g,rding' as the woods
,,.p call it-cut off from it's connection " th the
Iife-g,ving earth, and then left to w''hrr Tor
years1 I never pass such IA tree without thnk-
ing Of the slow death Of the heart, TO which
some writer has sIikiogIy compared IT, II was
shus that Adelaide stood among the other plants
ol he, fathers nurture. Have you ever seen
such a y,rdi.d tree young shoot spring out, and
strkinp down it's fibres form feeble connec-
ton with the bark below. aud sustain sure
though, sickIy life in the trrei 1t was thus that
little Robert came to bind few broken hbres
from her early hopes and dreams on earth
Bnt we are forgetting thanksgiving-non
Of In. auntirs forgot il iowever-or the cousins,
and by the time farmer TaIbot's 'bg sleigh
ia. 4 salt iIk led
.,ou. steps. all we're brought home from church,
and all were there
au-.xc,p, two unaccountable straggIrrs,
s,he boys" two stripilngs nearly SIX 'trt h'g"
continued to be called, who were cuiiivhting tht
science, in a college not many niirs away Ana
wby were thrv not ihrrel so questioned every
one; and grandniamna did not an@wer-onIy
wi,.d her sprctaclrs every few minutes on her
apron, and pccrrd out OF the southwest w'ndow'
M.anshilr the new com-rs were all clustered
iu th.. .s,tting room making merry use "t the
iutrrluoe -twcrn service aud DINNER. mere
wa. Robert the eldest sou, with his romp'ng lam
iIy aud anxious looking wife. There was Char
fot,r-po nobody knew her by that name
J.otti blooming IN her prime; aud managing her
I'M. ones to a charm. There was Philip, ''the
obi bachelor" though by no means a sty one
My, To him sata pale stiff looking cousin from
the nearest factory vill,ge. Last, but not least,
though in truth she was little one-was The
school u,a'nm-thc youngest her fathers fiock,
the laughing. fun-loving Susie She was not
beautiful. rs Addie h,d been, but there was such
word OF good nature IN her low broad fore
head and dinpi,ng checks. that you loved her al
first sight. will not attempt her portrait, Tor
do not know that she ever sat stili long enough
to have it taken, except in church. Thus day
sh. was here, aud every where. among Tie chii-
dren, kissing one, romPlng with another, and
then tossing up Roberts baby, 10 the terror Of
its mamma and the delight Of all others
"You must let me go and help grandnama
take up the turkey, indeed you must. cred Su-
san, laughing, she pushed through the door
way, followed by the whole scamperng troop.
One had sprung from the top Of the arm chair
20 her shoulder. and sat Growing like parrot on
his perch.
As she advanced towards the kitchen. tina out
er door was thrown suddenly open. and -
merry Thanksgiving TO YOU" burst from the
lips Of the intruders, amid the renewed shouts
Of the boisterous brood
"Blrss me, where did yOu drop iroml" cried
the mother, dropping her ladIe into the Goals in
her surprise.
..Why, brothers, never heard your sleigh
bells" exclaimed Susan. throwing If her encum-
brance, and heartily welcoming the young col
tegans.
IL dare say not" cried Edward. as he knock
ed th. from his boots. I'VE chartered
other sort OF vehicles. hey, Willl'
..The f,ct is explained W i'll. ''that we start
ed with the sunrise this morning. but met with
L
not to be cheated out of our Thanksgiving.
footed it through the drifts. We've lost Parson
Woods sermon. but we're in time for mothers
dinner; and assure you walk Of eight miles
has given pair Of appeti,es"
So they sat down 10 dinner at last, all the low
ing ana the merry ones. Grandfather hushed
them for a moment. while he lifted his bronzed
bands over the huge platter. aud invoked boun-
aiful Heaven in IA Ieng thy but fervent. blessing.
Then followed the usual gathering. and-but
need not describe il all, you see 1t as well as |
do
The ..w'sl bone "a great prize that fell TO
the share of the shvrst one, little blue-eyed Nell
ly, who carefully wrapped i, in her white apron.
a sacred treasure.
"Cox, may break with you.' screamed her
cousin Harry. from tue other end Of the table.
mo, am going 10 break
"With whom shall like to know
"With aunt Susie, them said the little dove
Nesting tmdly to her side
"Aunt Susir-ha ha aunt Susie would look
finely breaking wish bone
land why not, Master Harry said Susan,
merriiy- 81 assure ycu | have broken more
than one wish-bo at this very table
"And did your wish ever come 10 pass-did
they ever, aunt SUSIE" cried three voices a,
once.
Eyes. did they ever, aunt Susiel'' chim.d !,
Edward. casting up from his plate a side-lo,,
demure glance, that brought bushes and dim.
pies TO .her cheeks.
Susie had seen some quiet, little firta,ions
even under her faiher's Arcus exa Sill,