The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-09-14

her face hidden on her aunts knee.
~ didn't mean to-" spologixsd Hezekiah
bu, even then his face was in glow with
something brighter than the genial sIine
OF the fire.IiRht. .,ri q. sl.a. .'. :i.l
= Il was eyiden, tina, lIezckiah wa: glory.
ing IN tho mys,ery Of some wonderful ~.
crct. And never did any secret struggle
90 desperately for disclosure a. ilezeliah's s
on tina. Thanksgiving eve. But he kept
Il. For the honor of mankind le, !, be rs-
corded that Hezekiah Underhiil kept his
secret. ."- g. ..r'I
- -. o.. sa'sshH' .
or course It's no use trying. Soyer him.
sell, even wore he gined with the dcscrip-
tive powers Of the wizard Of Waverly,
never could have given you any idea OF Mrs.
Underhill's Thanksgiving dinner. The
brown, cracking turkey, unetious with
stufiing and o'easinous with iy,'le.s OF gra'
Wy the pyramids Of quiver'ns Jel'lesl the
green crisp pickles the battalion OF pump
kln p'es spesa'ng IKE amnera ake'etsin shores
OF rus'et crust ahe pudding triumphant
mystery OF eu'lna1 art the whole diction'
ary womb taii shotoi expressing the p'en'
tious glor'es OF that feast OF fainess
Hezek'ah disappeared soon after break
fas'-whether no had gone nobody Knew
Tor al' the explanation he vo,'chsafed to h's
wife wns that he was goin" to bring com
Pany homo to d inner" But punctua' to
the noon-mark on the kitchen moor nc re-
turned, but not alone. ar..rf...
Jessie was in her own room' thinking
sorrowfhlly and crying little between
whiles, when Ms. Underhill came up with
flushed cheek and . voice strangely tremt'-
lous. 81. .a,rl 80 q, r."-. Fl.
q Darling, your uncle wants you to come
down stairs" a -.o,. r.r,N .'.r' .r '".,..
aIndeed aunt. | had rather not" and
I,,.;, ,hr.nL, ;nyot,,n,.r;,v into ber chair
uRn, h. has ,,ro,,,,Gpb, home n friend. ;,lear,
.,a ,,,,,B EL.n ....., W. n. a,
.Ob n, ,,,,, Please Ia, me ,,,v here
=, b.vs s,,cb n dre,d of .,r,nye fsoss ;u,, s
,ow" .. '. '.slro0si .a'1 ! ..
=" Mo d.,r.., h,,, yo,,r mr., uncle p.rtic,,lar.
To- u;.h.. IT., Conn. ,bsr,,. , ,ood r,r,-
-, ~. .,roo,h vo,,r bo;r and M, ON YOU, q, !,
n;rL r;h,,or how, Nov Won look ,wec,Iv -
Mr. unde,bill'. hand shook and he,
.v.s o,.rAoved wh,ler sbe fastened the
,;un,. brooch IN Jes,ie's collar! =. 10 .r. ~,
q Whv. ,un,v. what's the matter ?" ,s",
.No,h;,, Js.,,e-no,b;ny Come. arc
vo, ,..dv ~
H.,sLi,b TJnd.rb;ll stood in the middle
Of the room as thew eu,erod and beside
him Jessie, tew;,dsr,d vision took eogui..
snce Of v., auno,ber figure. - - - -" %. '
She s,opped with dil.,o.l eyes and pallid
check, her brain seemed in a whirl b,,,
when the mis-, cleared from her sight she
was cia'ped 70 FRANK s'ee'es oreaS'-'ne
noole breast 'nat naa oo'"e '"o p'""' ~
battle nerce't ude' inc orea't 'na' s"o"'o
eve'more 'e he' s''e''e' ana "e' 'e'""s
pace ,la, 20
Jessie w'' you ,.,, 'sne me- '''e' an" so",, ~,
red' ana s,cH'y' WIN you 70 n'y w"o
VIII love you ." my h'o ''"s !
ina'wssa. 'nsy ''''-"'' v "a' e"o"s"'
"b"' FRANK 'e" INC no" " q" n'ppe"'
d'rrr .4l nrg' ~, - '..
was your uncle p'ot 'Oys. !y..''h a"'
lying IN the hospHa'-sek' "ounoe@ ayhs'
~ ithougnt-Wneh h's sotos came' to""B
me OF your iemoso /" WhA''you. m"c's'
WINS your uns'ndnsss. II was written WIN