Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-01-01
THE EVENING STAR.
TAX EN- By ST X At Z q Y.
Thank sciyin: Story.

r,,r f. Tor u suns hiLy Thanksgiving Day
y by ,one might as well ~ We Thanks.i, Ing Hay
without a turkey, as without its keen wind AMI
fu.,ering drifts of scarlet lsaves making their
moan amor the dimpled hollows OF tae lone
by woods!
rc--e.siun Of both these necessary acijTuct% ~
The day of national gTatitud-: and therefore j.
Was that his brown, wrinklrd fact woTP Such
au aspect OF conten tm. nj as NJ stood b-fore tl'
hooking glass tying his checked elk .i"ckcT-
eli !
ave amt rich people, lIuidy," ne slowly
sBurc;a;' d; 'but don. srn hu; what We We AZ
nurl: To keep Thanks giyin for IN most folks
The tary. 81 has been middiiU' good, and 'flsgs
tar gone pretty prosperous, "cnsiderin -
The deacon's lit,ir wife interrupted ta;s i:i-
surely tax IN wifPliEP fashion, by etsn'h"S on
tI:c- ~ Jerk out The clumsy k;ot th3t her
husbands Knobby brown fingers had c+n-
structfd and tying II trinity anew.
There" sad she, com plscrntlV eyein. her
work, "ti:af's something like ! You always
tate hold OF a crsyat a. though is w-r- the
EanGlr OF a picw, Ja"cbr'
Ire Gea. on locked down upon the bright
ey'sSSG plump cErrkS OF his hciDJaatf with n
broad sInii- that wa5 not unlike sudden
r!CaT OF autumn sunshine one CO mis- own
kfTe harvest field, she stood ttl-r,I n the
.-gc-to meeting tame Of .oi,-r New Eng
innd-a dras satin hennet. with dark hi :pws
inFiac, and n gray shawl wrapped c1zity
sIcTS Der shoulders.
..Eaybe our righ;, Hubby said the deacon;
'out some-we shall be late TO meetin'.'
Well, TT; ready responded Mrs Marble,
Er:skty. ." Is ssy. br sUrr you watch the tar
iey, ard keep il Veil baated-and put in the
pumpkin pies when the brick oven is hot-and,
y, the padding-and the stswed apples,
"1:h-re, there.' interrupted the deacon.
tuSEirg his wife undrr his arm a!d walking
ley Of. Vet in the full tide or leI directions.
. R-ss Will DO We'll enough she wouldn't Ia
po"r daughter if she wasn't smarter nor steel
trap
How you do talk, deacon ~ iaculatad Mrs
h".hr, looking urrasiiy over her shoulder.
II didn't n ms niHr ~ tell her ::ho::t the
chick u plcs. aTt'r all. Shat ttir -l:". DRAGON.
10: Cirinir>' COWS II he liz rat;r' the tops OFT
every chr >anth. mum I've got. l wonder If
the minister IL preach any thing about the
deacon, dent you -
Ard thus. divided between thoughts tempo
raj and spiritual, tie worthy nlarran w.rt on
Der way urGFT the wing OF the deacon butter
nut { oiOred coat, towards the gray old church
that nestled a;ar off among The dasoIaa hills, ITS
sT;r" ALREADY UbsCuTeG by Il dizzy mist o.
Stow fiaErs.
E'ssy Marble, thus left general in -rhicfovcr
TIE we'll uaarsEaled forces Of the lartler. stood
quietly before the fire. tapping one dainty foot
on.thr polished Ted br.ck hearth. and thought
fully piayIng with the string oi coral that en-
eli; c;;d her round. ~ IIit throat SII. y-.sS 4
diT:p'rG. rosy little body, with lips like tFia
scaTbt grr:niUm in The window, and ,iIrs-bIue
ryrs fail n rocUish sparkiCs-a daInsai, in
short. whom You would have fanci:d created
Ter the special rurpo>' OF being kissed and
made much OF. She knew II. too, The demura
fairy, tor there was coIuetrY in eY-ry fold OF
the CRIMSON GPlainG dress she wore, and s<p'.-
Cleric inGrscrihablr III the fitting bows OF rib
bcn that fast ned i'll Right over thu mantle an
Old leo ;Ing- gias S-DracOu Marble would have
starsd if you had called it a mirror reflected
every dlmpl- and IAe-tint the ptachy
cheek, Yet Btssy never glanced at its hgtteriag
Transcript No-she looked gray-ly in the
blazing heart OF the fire with an unwoated dew
g fcTe the blue eyes and penslHe shadow on
her brow.
"I say Rrssyr"
Sh" had rot heard The door open, yet she aid
not start when in th.. lnuking glass she saw
InagFC: another form beside her Own-tiiat ola
tail, sfaiwart yourg man, in blue uniform,O
lined with curves ofvivii scarlet. He was a
handsome fellow. tco, SarS-avpd and sun-ena-
brow %, brown hair thrown careIessly back
from his open forehead.
."Ctarirs. you hrrc!' she asked. haIr-ro-
prCacEfGiiy.
s.Ncv. don't srnld, R.ssy: there's a darling,
i tri'd - keep away, upon my word 1 did, bat
you might Is well rxrrct hungry bee to keep
away from Il bunch of honey-suCkles-i
couldn't s'-uf u, and 20 here am
And be- pa>s'.'! his arm ahout her waist, ana
lcoksd, with species Of laughing defiance
down into The blue depths y! hrr eyes.
.'ois'I. Ci;-?rs - she said. ,I0s>iblv aIIudry
&c Kiss. which terminated his words IN :.I.t:l-
Err NEST satisfactory Ia himself. When YOU
kEow LAT my father has forbidden You thr
housF -
"Kuaw il, of course know il, and that's
the Trason | waited IN the hail cops- un:Ii
say the COOS; deacon well N his yray IA church
tcfcr" walked III But, Bessy,'' L.. 10 led, in
grayer tone, -''you must own yourself that il
Il unjust for yOur father 10 dislike me simply
poo re WAS a poor boy himself
when he marrIfd your mother: I've heard him
say :" do2cn times. And as for Mark Ecr-
nor;
"EUsh. Charlesr' coaxed Bessv. placing
her little Eand over the Young soldier : I0uth
"1ou know that l never would marry VI ark
Vernon. were he richer than Crcrsus fIiIn>elft'
"Heayrn bless Won for those words, love-
said the Nonng man earnestly; land yet some
times Il 4
"Hush.' exclaimed Rpssy, lifting her iingcr
al thought heard the gate shut"
rIx-I
Rat tat-rat, rat tat tat Numbered a pair OF
vigorous Enuckles the dOor-Ciick. click!
sounded The irresponsible latch, which Busy
had secured after the departure of h.r parents
.'lt Is NY fati:rr-I know his knochr' gitspcd
Betsy, IN hrfaihless trepidailon; If ne
should ind YOU here, Charles. What can
bring him hack Conceal yourself somewhere
the pantry. quickr'
II can't! its full of preserves and apple
barrels, sad the fugitive, hurriedly survey
ing the premises.
"The kitchen, then. Oh, do make haster'
"Hang II. i wont hide like a BURGLAR ex-
claimed the Young soldier, half: Tau chin :" half
defiant. What have 1 done to be ashamed
OFF,
"For my sake, Charles - pleaded the girl as
a frrfh shower of knocks descended on the
stout oaken panels of the door and the dra.on'.
voice was heard clamoring for abundance
"QGlTk he Is gong round 10 the window
Charles Nellen looked around in a sort q!
desperation; the clock case was 100 small 10 get
into-Ihr wood box too narrow-the t;t-kettIe
decidedly mpracticasle-and, spurred by dire
emergency, the valiant of siars dropped
On hls knee, and scrambled nimbIy under the
OLD -hlOned chihtz-covered lounge or setrec
mat occupied the vacant space between the
wlnCoWs- There h. lay, shaking with sup
pressed laughter, behind the ample balance
OF blue-and " hite chIntz, a sort OF externpor.
.'masked battery, while Bessy fastened TO un-
bar the GOOr.
Thought You was asleep growed the
deacon. ~ was Just agoIn 10 try windars,
mai ON earth made you so long acomin'! p
- thought did not know stammrred
BrsSy, turning white ANA red alternately
"Oh. you sposed was a r3bber - said !ha
deacon, breaking into a genial laugh ss(iai,
Goes get the queer"st notions IN their heads
sOfn.tImeS. I've come back ar-er nv specta-
cies- tor don't rightly feel III if | sensed what
hs pdrson sald without could look him full
In the face. aud besides, i like TO follow the
psalnl-sIngln'- Where do YOU s'p1sa 1 could
ha ieft en- Lat l remember havin' en- !
was sIttIn' on that lounge, reIdiB' that paper
mo, 10, tn v are not Ih-re-' falipred ReSSv
turning scarlet as tie deacon ppered about the
cIlntZ drApt rles. "PeIhaps YOU left them Oh