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

... no. ,' 'f
Il was the evening before THANKSGIVING.
The great naples in the door. yard tina,
had blazcd 30 long in russet and golden
fire had showered the last wi,hercd leaves
upon the pa,h; the creeping vine on the
piazza columns glowed scarlet in tho misty
autumn air, and the woods in the valleys
were stained with the bloody footsteps Of
many midnight frost. And yet Hesekiah
Underhill standing pensively polishing his
spec,acIes hef6re the irv, was not satisfied
with natures great Kaleidoscope ofcolor-
SIt don't seem lust right" soliloquized
Hezekish. Z" no, to have a genuine snow
storm uiorr Thanksgivin."
.Tske things ss you find 'em. father said
Mrs Hezekiah, stirring body who never
Stood III long enough to give wrinkle
time to settle down ON her face, and whose
coaee-colorcd cap-nbbons owing to2 per-
Pe'ual 'notion," were like brown birds
continually on the wing. Elder Jones says
there's no,hin" but what's for the best!'
awell there's no harm in wishin,' ]
spose, said Hezekiah, augumentasively.
"Na" said Mrs. Underhill; but i'll was
goin' to wish, 'twouldnt be for such little
thing Us the Gall o. snow. ! know what I'D
rive , b;v annie for" .'., ,u
.Vh.,," questioned HezekiaI,. rather
urpris,tl ut his con,en,cd lelprnate's 3 ex-
pressipp INV unyntified desire.
The little woman flut,ered up close to
him and there was . liquid slimmer in the
49,. a.. r,;s.d n b;s face. u.. .,.t
Th;,L or,bs nony.. many emp,y sea,s
,h.,rr, h. ,r,,,nd tho Tb,ni,c;yin f;rr,;d..
., n,rr,x u.,.L;,h, n IN cou,d have
NV wish IA br;ny ,em MI boek from the
graves upon the battle field, and from the
weary bospi,als. Think of our Jared, keen.
in guard along the Potomac; think of Hi.
r,m s,e.l,'s brnye bov wounded under
a.. ,.,v a.. +. c,,,h, ca aud dv;,r !, +,
$50. ,.nd,"
ano Won ,h;,k h, will, die. Ann, M.uY
A .,;.h, s,,,. .,;r,;,. ~ p.,.l;,b,s
.r, ,nd , M, ,r.,,v f,co with hand. or
,b;n;,, b,,ck h,;, and wild. startled ewes.
WINS turned upwur,, in brca,blcss suspense,
"Tbcre. now. I do say for III never
meant she should hear! I sposed she was
up stairs!" calculated the flurried old lady.
mo, dear. hope he get better any way
its our duty to hope for the best. That's
what Elder Jones said only last Sabbath
day" ''I ' e. 'r' ..,
"Uncle, tell me do they think he will
der repeated the g'ri' turning TO the old
man, as u she had ne'thef heard nor
heeded her aunts woris' 'g N.
"Child, how should ! know? You've
asked mo that self:samo question forty times
this last week if you've asked it once said
Hezekiah, good. humoredly. 'SPosin' he
don't get well, why should you fret about
IL? When he went away, six months ago,
you was f'rin win marry mossinor'
and playin' with his ieel'n . JUST exactly ~
our cat leases mouse. Didn't hear you
with my own ears tellin' Frank Steele ne
was notbin' more'n a friend to you, and
wondered ut his presumption in ever sposin,
ho could be anything moro 2" 40
eel never meant il, uncle - sohbcd the
girl, never! 1t was that mad spirit Of CO.
que,ry thar possessed mc, scarcely know
how. The words had hardly passed my hps
before would have given worlds to recall
them. hut o. the punishment '' greater
than can hear. Tel me, uncle. do they
believe he will diea o, IL i could dio too =
"Hs is in Gods hands, my ehild,r said
the old man, solcmn'y, "and no who raised
the widows son at Main, and brought Laa.
aris back 20 life, will not fail to do all things
well. Trust in Him, Jessie, and pray to
Him" ,.o,.t -,
Jessie Underhil scarce heard the old
mans words she had resumed her seat by
the window and was gazing sadly out up.
ON the soh and incarna.line Of The sunset
rs il famed above tho western pine forests
Ekening il in her owa mind to the flash of
cannon and the dreadful stains Of blood up.
ON the hattie. field. And with the throb.
binps Of her heart rose aud fell the treas.
ured bi, Of pspcr cut from the lis, Of
,woundcd' in the daily Journal, and con.
tanning b,,, one line-armncis Steele, Pri.
y.,e. d,nrcro,,sly.,
u.,..;,, ry,,I.,h;,l looked n, hi, n;eco'.
dr,on;nr f;,u,c Will, strange con,or,ion.
n....J 90 ~. w.,,h.,.hc,,., G.,,u,c.
Ono, or.,w;ce he opeued his mouth and
shut !, 's"'" with click IKE tho spring o'