Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-12-04
A Singular Thanksgiving Pres
ent.

A Singular Thanksgiving Pres
emit.
NrssEs. EpiroRs Your humble sery-
ant dwells among kind people-a people
who now aud then, let hlm know, by some
valuable tokens oiregard, that taxes paid
are not the full measure of interestin their
pastor. Possibly they might live through
Still farther extension Of their kindness in
Gheir special shape But let that pass.
IL leaked out laiely-and the PASTORS ear
got a distant and FAINT sound inereof-that
he was about 10 have Thanksgiving pres
emit The idea set him to musiug He is
really leornI 10 have a token, a special to-
ken If his peoples good viii on or about
thanksgiving day The intimaiion Of the
fact was SO decisive that doubt was out of
the question. lie had seen showers come
quite nigh him before, without getting a
drop. But there would be no mistake this
time
Wht Ia ;he creation would the present
be How could a man help having a
Thought struggle of in chase of that kind.
II is NOT DO human nature 10 prevent it, es-
pecialy Il man was compelled to give his
NIN iIIAf n ~ lhNI I''- AN lftAU UP AlH i'NZ
roue-by period of a friendly donation A
thanksgiving present. There is horrid
chasm in the library 1t would take large
party 81 doctors OF divinity and several les
ser uuiuaIles TO I'LL it, Wonder if any
thing viii be done IN that line. The ward
robe, alas for it The cloak was farther oil
than the one Paul left At Troas - and
other matters in that direction would not
be hrued by little money Wonder
moreover It ANY body thinks how a brace of
chickens or a ten pound turkey would look
upon ue pastors table; or whether fine
spare rlb would alarm any of the inhabitants
Of ihe parsonage
Now the mans thoughts would start oil
in these various blame him " ho
can. Iflhey went too far, there would be
Chase doubtless alter the lruauts, aud the
fupltyes would be brought back
But poser started up to some Of the a.
boye iaucies ia the shape Of an omtnous
saving of one OF the Pensioners, that the
present To- the pastor was 10 be something
oGrct Tins swept the deck of a large
amount Of pleasant romances, and narrow
ed down the field OF contemplation. 1t be-
came a fixed fact that the forthcoming pre-.
sent would not be a luminous folio. nor a
fat octavo--uellher would the parson'.
wardrobe be a gamer, and certainly the
dear people would not send him anything
atre tor his Thanksgiving dinner They
would dress the pig and pick the fowls
surely, ere they made the pastors eyes glad
with the sight of them
The present of something dirc : And
"a leaked uut that II would be the most re.
markabh present ever offered to a minister
of the gospel M that parish. Guod men, not
a few. have mlnisiered there, but had died
without the sight Of any such thing. Your
humble servant, Messrs Editors, became
more puzzled still He was at his very
wits end He "sort Of" put out feelers
here and there to see if he could penetrate
this mystery. But everybody kept dark
{ The squire, the captain, the Judge and the
doctor, all seemed for once to harmonic
! and that the thaksgi,ing present was to be
/ sOmethiRg dHUe and acknowledgement
= espondeut was Ia total ignorance.
! But there are those who cannot keep q
secret The new vine will burst the Ole
bottles. They cannot live under the bur
/ den Of pent up news secret. They have
, unurerable longings to cut the cord that
) had held the struggling bird, and the pastor
t owes it to this feature of the character o
his pensioners, that he Is now ia posses.
sion of the secret.
And it is not IN him not to rejoice in hi:
prospects, lie is perfectly satisfied with the
> intended present, aud whhe be heartily
r commends the proposed llberalily of his
t people, he could not iorbear to give all
reading this account, an opportunity, BY
( the hint the disclosure implies to take par
i'll similar operation in their own parishes
"Whal sight you will see on Thanks
: giving day !" said one of the ancient o.
our DANES, dropping her specs and rubbing
her hands with glee. "The people are go