The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-29
THANKSGIVING EVE.


WHO TCakIED AND WHO DIDN'T.
No man looks happier than when he lie con,ented No
one can DO coDeDted than when he has good din
In his nt&i perspective No have better
dinner than roast turkey, Derry "ssss' and the
usual surroundings, especially when they paid for;
and certainly enjoy that event better thau It
that opportuoe moment wnen every New Eogauder cse
brates bis gratitude for hts last gears blessossrhanks
giving. This sort of step isdoer logic hut never
tbcless very good way Of arriving at very agreeable
conclusion.
Many outsiders who DO not understand the scuiiAr
institution. may think feast QUEER way VI express ug
ones COO vicious Providence, bdt submits all
human nature whether not capable u doing
his thanks upon iaxurtousy rotund stomach than upon
empty vessel fua OF bile and misery. Then
thoughts are forced upon M not only BY
remembrances OF the past, but by oontem p,asions
Of the present and auopasions OF the future When
cay .fu.ure," oil that period OF time embraced
between and the sounding OF th genuine TO or
soul the dinner bell Who there upon tho street
last Eight thsi od indulge to tho reflections
more or ees dIiGted7 Who there ttAt walked by
market or josted along the avenues, dodgng market
BASKETS and dangling poultry and did no. read Individual
peaoc plenty written the couutenanoes OF the pas
ing crowd ~ plainly % ever old BeishazEx say the
mysterious handwriting tho wall We venture 70
say-oot Even she poor could not forget "rnAnks
gvog and hard earned pennies we're bestowed Gu the
little uif,s Of provisions thai at other seasons arc
locked upon ss uxures 100 expeosive TOR DAILY TX
psnai,uro tan r..psm saaxed good dsal BY sosai
status IL one can't sGord turkey he comes down "
s'n ,es further, and ,.ss. ss E.su Tor fer hi.
bHthfRht beefstsas" snd n this s yet "steepn
he must conc tsoeDd pcr feo~ 70 dried spps beaeah
There thoe' howev, who look upon Thank
~ AZ annisesssrJ OF n.reot cnAracIer-asA holiday
meet with . punrtGaly that 10 almost reIisuus-~whes
apu daughters gutner srouid tue family altar
p =. ne nn % .a0.n.a Year Inc cry returns
the lam y CIRCLE beg inning With the little babies the
hrs, stage Of n'sne ~eaSness and opons vita tue tot
te'rg srsposue, " refof met old associations
nswro, ana heart ohtrds vibrste with home melody
that heard utder roo! treea but once year
10 seas q wIeb, ~ the poci ss,s,
'fis pleasant =, draw 'rouad ths table
When upels ana ciusins are there,
And grardps, ~ho scarcsiy 10 aoie,
Yes sits In piA did oasen chair.
Tt pisArsni 70 SAT- Tor the blessing
With beArte IRE iron malice and strife,
Vneu . turkey all pofdy ~ih dressing
Les mcs ny awaiting the knife.
ss akins 81 the alter csest'oo, Sho did not "tur
ses" written upoe The iscs ~ every man, woman and
CD BIZ encountered sat night
h The stsees tou wsked through army, not Of
"oabpers," but Of haskeis nl.d ~ttovt every DO ~
H o~s What; Je,ssynan would call II trick la the
sou o.esations OF people with SObblers
dngiing ilom he,r arms cuckegs 1ruIuipg their egs
surrr'ocsIy ,, heath tee iolos o. srssn pspee par
rosa. ''ihs mar With tue bur aie' Ubiquitous He
enone resp 1dent every here, and Il required no par
kets the ,csoe wA, # possible, su more positive Up
tcsn you might have s,sn 'Jci,r,onp and "rompkns"
fsuiy Awe. The rsosd vas im2cdse, DOT 81 ssr
"tfemenjuus" Az Topper remarks. H was Q eom
mingn9 % rich aud yoor rom gave " gar, from lively
tnnves ana all marked vito turkey 10 w tosn the
piciure might have been oo,ersed bat With this
cfcfcrce that While 90 the wet side tha par
io's o. ihs sristocf.tc tendencies OF tue locality aud
toe ssrvoni often followed Der master Mistress tue
lover mafkcs aud these the dc vere q rcpre
seItaIioa OF the hard dsed workers ~ the cy--ihs
moscie ma sed ~omen-~ho old their cxa AMP
PuG and do 10, too, the most eclcntidc
nAlrsplutns bssu kno~n 70 economy
The rars,t men ~cre In their proper elemcntpo,te.
Ina bg ADD sGc~ty--wreA,hed IN smtlea ant smut
WHITE dol,aIs novsd stock 90 in . carrent
s,rscy controlled ny cncnsntcrs waad.
liuc. temlsnc ard reuter- IL !. needless SAY ~ort
Toe trene IL az Old orc, svery body hsA seeu Il.
ON. es'sus u.rs we're over vhisa " would %
"an cdur sicse With voapiuocs smeif 8yron) 20
very snetut iost ko ~ obituary roice oat ia Jers,
II served 10 Indicate here uss bad esr /" 10 TACT,
pzny ~ toe 'ovs were hardly sppropos g. tbs aud
pace, being sescss u spectre tcScy, whco IKE ola
inny pc,ues se,s berg % 'er snos sna NOT nor use
ooleo india rub sc- esby
~. &c, cor ,n,snscn, horerer, 70 90 through the
tnp,,a the urbourded stmschs o. the cro-d. Il 10
fpy shorsh 10 ssy toa, cvcrJ b,dy and bis rife seemed
ior' a ,he cou'tr cay, pr,tarlts e we're, " vosas
maximum o. dinf e. INTO minimum Of space
D. the lime thsfe runntrg nepte fnauksx wing
before eyes Of reaoers the day WITH ce upsn
them let II b. well kep. ny rhn ana poor. n Ma
greet uns 10 have cue dsy IA the year ~hea You are
s.rs ?, ssns .s 1sa wherever 700 e. sni q s.yug
ton Irving sa,s, "An,d the general call " nAyp.
Fses, toe bustse u he splrts and tho stu
o. ale aors Which prevail at ths psio. wrst bosnm
feusn inseosbi.f I. h indeed The FOR res-ne
rated eers th- ssscn fov ktr orr merely The arc
Of boerssAty 10 tie hail, hot the eeeia rsms charity
within The beat rue ct cs.iy tore rises agaia
rtetr 70 memory beyond the strsile ~ ytsrs aud
ths idea ~ bone frsnght ~ith the fragrance o. nome
dssbins lofs rcsoima~s the droop ~ spsr he A,A
bAr h'ttr- v sometimes ssft the frcshaces q the dn