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and then God help the poor man feel as if
could not help myself, TO any purpose again
still, we always have kept Thanksgiving and |
always mean to.
yes but John, want, for mothers sake, to
keep a regular old New England Thanksgiv-
ing You know mother is very Id and feeble,
and may never live to see another. Let MS ask
all the famiiy here-chldren, grandchildren,
and great. grandchildren.
why, Hannah you are crazyq There is
forty or more of them, all told !"
"Well, it's no matter il there are fifty--I
have no relations in the world, you know: aud
mother would 50 enjoy it,"
but where could you get anything for them
to eat2"
ooh I will engage TO give them first rate
dinner aud that too, without diminishing very
much from our comfort"
"How, Hannah, howf don't see how you
would begin. There are pies and puddings aud
turkeys and chickens, apples and nuts Why
it's impossible where could they all come
fromi"
81 know, John, it would he pretty close plan
ming; but | think it could be done. ] have
been thinking it over aud over, and am quite
sure if you don't object, | can do it,"
"Bnt only think Of the folks You would
not ask Sam down from the city, would youi'
Eyes would ask every one, said Hannah,
"but it is five years last August since he has
even sent to enquire for his old mother, so ]
don't think there is much probability that he
will come, or any of his proud family"
"The more shame to him." answered John,
waxing little warm "to neglect his poor old
mother, and he rolling in gold, as he is"
"Never mind the gold, John, said his wife
soothingFy, che has that, and you have your
mother, and ! am sure she is worth all thai
ever was dug; and you kaOW you wouldn't fol
the whole world, change places with Sam tbi
moment"
mo. that's true only one would ike to SCI
him little more kind TO his poor relations"
"Aud then" pursued his wife. "there i
Susan, who hasn't home in the wide world
ami has to 20 to the minister's to be married
Well have her here and the wedding shall bt
where grandmother is; and now think Of it
suppose we have the baby baptized as the min.
ister will be here; and there is James child
lust about Bessie's age and mother has never
seen it. Wen have that christened too; and
perhaps we could induce poor James to cone
NY heart yearns after that boy, heis Just the age
of our Eddy, aud who knows but Eddy would
have been as bad if he had beeen thrown SO on
the world. If you and had died, as his par
ents did-yes be Is Susan's own and only
brother. He shall be groomsman, and our
Martha bridesmaid. She is almost fifteen, you
know"
ooh, stop Haunah--stop |" exclaimed John
You will frighten me to death Have you been
making this plan for one or two years, that you
have got it all cut and dried sos"
Hannah had indeed quite forgotten herself
| II had been her design to unfold her wishes one
by one, to her husband, as she thought him in
terested 10 her, and prepared for them, but
having once fairly commenced the subject, her
own interest and enthusiasm carried her away
and she now began to be little alarmed
lest so many things might destroy the charm
with which she had hoped to invest the plaT
in her husbands eyes, She was therefore glad
as the clock struck eleven, to make preparations
for Immediately retiring to bed; but there wa
little sleep that night for her She was walk
ing through large poultry yards, singing out
now this fine rooster, now that white turkey
and daring even, with bold hand, to snatcl
from his dignified position the head gander 0
the flock. And then when her merry eye lid
drooped she would lose this scene, and anon b
putting pie after pie, miHce, apple, and frs
and best of alI--deep golden pumpkin, upol
the white shelves of an interminable pantry, an
when her feet refused to bear her there an
longer, she was iu the ample kitchen, aud sleig
bells were ringing merrily up to the door, an
then such shaking Of hands and meeting {
Inns. that door Hannah fairly wearied, at La
fell soundly asleep. With the morning ligt
came again the host Of ways aud means, tht
were to be compassed TO bring about the desire
end--never was busy mind more weighe
down BY cares than her, and never kind,
heart more willing to supply in happy cxped
ents what the head failed to suggest.
Il wanted now but three weeks to Thank
giving, and what was to be done must be dor
quickly. Hannah considered the content
, her husband as having been given, aud the ne
thing was to consulg with the old mother, Il
aged people sometimes fear that fatigue mo
than they expect to enjoy pleasure from sue
scenes, but grandmother had always possessed
warm heart, aud a lively, sunny dispositiO
and often the last thing that is chilled by Il
touch Of age, is the heart, and the habit Of loo
ing at the silver lining Of the clouds will ke
7 the souls eye bright long after the natural vi
! ion has become dimed. and so happy, and maj
ing happy, Though with feeble frame, the O
lady had sat for years in her old arm chair |
her sons fireside, and the growing infirmiti
and deerepitudo Of age became beautiful, al
holy lessons in reverence to the young gran
| children.
They were early taught to feel that wo
J Of reproOf. or, Of approval, from grandmoth
was the hightest reward or punishment til
could be given them. And to attend to all h
little wants, the greatest privilege they eou
: eujoy--and thus, in this farmers quiet fami
+. met the two extremes Of life--and the rosy liz
! Of the morning was softened and mellowed
the fading rays Of the sinking sun, whileits dee
a ening twilight was made beautiful by the laugi
a ing light Of the small golden clouds, whit
: Law around it as IL sank to its final rest. Oh
' the influence Of the piOus age upon the hear
!. Of the young, can never be too highly value