Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1852-04-28


of dinner the lifting up of the white cove
from All aijp;ning table. aud bringing to viev
such a wealth of good things they.had nev
or seen before There were pies. tarts. cakes
apples, nuts. and. and singular looking d~l
with something very large upon it; but sill
carefully covered. This iwsri placed will
an air OF mock gravity before the bride, int.
whose face the deepest color mounted rs al
ewes were upon her.
Take of the cover, Susan. and never 1ntni
all the Young folks VIII have their time .
blushinr too sail Mrs. Norton. kindly. Bu
Susan dil not have courage to do as she wa,
told. and her husband. any husband ought
coming TO her relief. raised 1t quickly am
found q beautiful loaf Of wedding cakei Hear
tv laughs followed the discovery. and Su~sn.
with rceainei conf lrnce, be ran 70 distribute il
among the happy party. What different day
this was from her anticipated ride from her
place of service, without friend, 10 the minis
ter. and then away. with no memory Of happy
faces and kind eyes. 10 blend with that hour,
when in the future she should reach for it amid
the TREASURES at the past
Bat the wonder Of the lsy was vet 10 come.
\ loud knock a. the door attracted the attention
of ALL IL WAS obvious that Mr.. and Mrs. Nnr-
ton knew nothing of its origin. Nor ~a~ their
surprise At all diminished when Mr.. Norton
came back from the door brin ging a large box
What is il? demanded many eager voices at
once.
That is more than | can tell, answered Mr.
Norton. cycin, it in every direction. It's paid
sent by ,Npres~-ani from Boston. but We
will soon see Br.n, the hatchct Edward In
OF flew the cover in much less time than WAS
taken 10 put it and there appeared nothing
but straw.
It,. hoax s,il Mr Norton, turnin, an ri '
away.
4 glorious hoax, too, father, SAID Edward
who had been pulling up the ,trtw With hi1 tin
gers: many such may there bc in it-ani he
lifted one fine orstn re after another. unil tw"lty
four l,y ranged out upon the table. And here
--ch three cheers fnr c.nd, whoever saw the
like Nuts, too Upon my word hoax
Sweet potatoes y tfle krs Of something =
Slow there. Grapes, white grapes }Iach sllh,
enough for a dress, red WOODEN. mrrlno, inter
rup.cd Marlh calico broadcloth- ever saw
such hoax: And here's a letter.
Now fprit Let me read it. May ia,her.
Edward had gone on 50 brcathlcssly from one
triumph % auo,Icr, that no one had cither the
time or wish to interrupt him; :" he went on
now, breaking the sea! OF the letter and a he
opened it, a bill dropped to the lloor.
Martha IT, and picking 1t up exclaimed
Twcatv Dollars. Edward commenced rcadin :
the letter.
M DEAR MorutE- am afraid You think
Your son Samuel has forgotten YOU, because 4
Is 50 long since, he has been down to see you,
or has written to Won; but indeed | have not,
and wish | could find time to down and
see Won, altogether and tel YOU that am proud
to be one Of YOU but have many cares and
so much business that | cannot be spared even
for few days; with my wife and children S
will reach YOU in time Tor your Thanks giving
dinner. ~,
Thank nv little ncicc Martha-for little
suppose she is--for her pretty letter
Ia'l MI
rynL | remain
Your attectionate son
For few minut he company looked u o1
one another in surprise. At Length, Hannah
said:
And its just as handsome thing as ever
done.
houri>hing the twenty dollar bin oyer his head.
Not too boistcroas my boy, sail his mother bat
it too late
Three cheers for Sam, and three more for our
Grand old Thanksgiving dinner, shouted an cN
cited uncle Long lfc to the festival, and many
returns of it to our dear old mother.
Poor old lady il was too much Tor her: and
her pale face soon checked the noisy rirth-
Hearty but gentle were the remaining pleas
ures. and at an early hour they all dispersed to
Not one but was better and happier for the
social pleasures thus enjoyed: and when. upon
the next Thank giving day. the old armchair
stood vacant in the corner, not one but looked
back with grateful remembrance, TO this last
Family Thanksgiving, w;.l The dear old grand
mother
\ CAPITAL "GoosE' SToRY.-A correspon
dent of the Ncm York Spirit Of the Ti'ncS
tells the follown.-whch is very good
Away down in the ''smart village OF Gin
cinnati there yege'ateS a certain lfotel-keeper
who. for cutencss, is some you may depend
Having been frequently imposed upon while
SUPPLYING his bountiful lar!er with the artcl,