, 1870-11-27
the WORLD Of ANfUeEMEHT.
An Episode.
The Shadow on Thanksgiving.

The Shadow On Thanksgiving.
Sccbnc1.,
And Her Personation of Gretchen,
cuscAao, Nov. 2s-
To fht Editor u 7h< Chicago 1tibun<;
1pruE oee to Eclate 10 you very horne1y aud
simple incident which observed on Thapke-
giving morning. Tho actors In this little life
tragedy belonged to the lower osders OF lifa
Here: perhaps, they Will belong to the higher,
These, since Ices. and ei1xs, and diamonds
have to be left behind when you go There. l
never saw them befo1o. mty nerer see them
agtin. and get they cast = shadow oEer tho
brightness Of Thanksgiving, and I think l
shall remember them until 1t comes my turn
to ssy good night to this. world. and good
morning to the next, whare, ! trust, great Joy
will be youchBafed TO them in compensation
fer thur great sorrow hele-the greateet sor-
TOW which can oyertake poor humanity-mo
poignant than physical pain, keener than death
itself.
Az went from my residence to the ca.s
that morning, I could not but wonder if peo-
pie wonld he thankful for the day itself; for
the bright, warm sun; the clear air, and the
great beauty Of nature. Nts there eror
more perfect day? 1t was one OF those d.ye
in which the bare fact OF existence was nat
lar 5or s,,,arna or..;tuda m ,oa, t,,a t,ooa
~ ~ 'uf1o'o sA =" teo' 'ao ''ooo
coo1e'a6 III 5ou1 feiae, ~ oleatne, 10 Walk,
we're ecstacles, and, before teached the cars,
l L&d es.tLlial.ed such harmonious relation.
with evers thing in nature that it was enough
10. t1 Jw =. Aao~ 'a". .t, vas lN.us ano osestn
iog- L'e ~aa ah1nH 80 beautiful that it
brought perfect peace and contentm ant Aud
I Wondered II, III i'll ths churches, and 1t all
the feasts, this fact would be recoen;zad
md tlis grand henison Of r.ture von,S co1,n
down viii such nerfeet;on of b,ss.;na ."'is =. =.
csu,a tn ,oa 0~AA pe'''ss4'n - olesstn6 as II
c@mn Is,,, ~ ptan ae -.
11e "n5u clMe 70 tne cars, az l haze
-ui,s u sa". nuuuea ~ aaaaG* swept ofer tue Whole
.hsSn,r -. Guo. "nsu LEI you nave req that
.1,sn,,'. totaa ~ soa hn WIN mo ihat it
sss,e1 n ~ ~ ese seo Wy We sapu!c g'se thAnks
pc1;csman - ~ ~ Cd. VET Two young girls and
m"., .4,a auoa. tonceman a. he Vas tall
IL IN ~ an, ,.n. W. no. onklholg iaes.
,at;a a.e mo dne zane cah9as, hsra, Pr!'ng look
w.. ~ a. sn,; Pnnssen nase, ana "9ico sro*s
~. ,m. " ene ;nae!a' ousaaess. human na-
ana ciine .oon 80 qqcxly tns' m,seT
m,n a. 1e9 no,h.nag ;ie.a senont , apoat rouco
fhcfi. M nrnh.hir worI3 hsra es.eo.t &.
,nest nres.,,,r a,nns, "ou ~ ~ nse !asea 9oe
,n;sn,r II . nnra1E hns;nns. s"t. Ss1.n
Il eremo1 t. rne th,t h. rar.-sssI au ,i:5
charge viii somoTh.t = Of % tender % snj;c;t,,3" iI1
mi hava ernendsd mar !rirni,sia shen 1ie "ou'o
T. nn1r Inp9"Io naS"d @ mp'u t. G.s.oa,s' -
,,..+,o 15 ~ nu - o Gne E.aaee ~ taese I've
{se1, s,16,ste ~ NJ e 'oasEpa I'M tney nAa
10 htsra rran N H. h-nr Tt'as ssaa5n
in thc;T faca. hns nety.h,o as1nss "as ao,h ,nl;
Of elsneholy sneh II n"ver i;f,sa H. s,Gda LIZ
~ ~ tha sr.u ca.ea - never n!tea tnls aloe
~ st,,t sme ta s5sso one .. tnem was apparently
81 % +, 10 ses ssr ~ ~ ~ we esaeF, pssnapa
.-.,;.., &c, a;si, ~ seo st euTy were Nor
~. sra.o ~ -. a..u e,s:9ts: 4ne younger
a We oesu ~ 1 = usnsy rtaau ena#t ana coatse
81 .ne same matef9at, and both wore hats
ii11h ILL.,. "..sen oeEenoea Ieasy Grape fells.
,1 r;. 1ne ~ me M thama ~, Wa weeping onteflJ
nu t'sHus ~ ~ VIZ iuF "neteE IN IN al1a!ese
Ths n1no ,sn 81 wy, LOW ano Ilen soobinE aloud.
1ne otnet ~ upt1sat, 1oohtnG straight before
i;e. he, With gls1ss eyer: IN Thicn CLEANED wild
vt it vas sealed '' book d eto"'ss; to anyone ane
nj, oh
n.a,,,na. smu o s,,o tro,,;a St. s..t 10 feao II.
s~aIn,, ,u7n NJ ,ha %a,1 .1un VIZ, net uses ",.a
lnsw .bn ~. ,,ot ionI;n. aun ~, t, ~ aou sea
=: w III to9 .. ms, pat 'tnoue1
ne, ..a ~ ,s; s;eas'nus ~ ~ tsouJi ot'on soae
a,ns s,l,ansg sasion woven IN sae Wn'tr o1 hef ola'
ttior ,,s "5 ;nh na .nst ~ ksea ~
.u . ,:s a..o ,ustsnt "neu os!ypse ~ .uls eiasa,
| E uEon sou!sta'l,H ~ pesouu !ne !l"ats OF oui
| uo1et ss.ion' 1neie Was strange iasclnattoI
| ~ % nei iaes- Vtoe1 passengers eot IN alet
| .aA.a ga. Gs'ate ~, ~ eaen otaeE. "omAt
e.mS ns,ana ~ ~isa r niue aos. aoa ihe dog VA
| ucoeEeont. 4No !1lsnmen followed VIII
great L9ndlee, and Tiled the whole car with
tne @ s.a.e .! ,aeE u1oeues. group q chill
olen cane nsAs, Eosn6 someHheto 10 Thanks
ENnE, au9 tuey "ese as !uh or pratt!c ~
oloos s!"s1ns eve. tae Stones; But, IN Tue
nst ~ =. ~ tas y p1t5 nie n ne car, and IL.
this Young gil sat with tho same fixed look
except ~hen some one tonched her 6y accident
which hrou6ht momcntaty expression Int
neT 1nee hke tnat o. startled animal
Iohceman 40. ~ vas not very communl
eat1fc, wherein to'iceman No. ~ ~ right
to know. The two young girls we're a.stars
They we're both insane, aud they wore stran
EcEs in = strange land. They were going t
the astlam.
Insane! Going to the asylum! Sisters
aGd 20 young: otrangeEs, and a;one II
l
Of all days IN tho year, WHEN friends ioi1
friends, and home circles arc reunited! 7
these sor1oRful two death had come frat sn
taken tho father and mother, and then cau.
| the cloud which IL worre thau death.-tl,
blow which e1nitea every string Of The Tyre .
hereft them Of reason and Of knowledge, iea5
ing iust reason enough to comprehend Ii.
some great calamity bad oyertaksn them; iu,
kno1I ledge enough TO know th.t their litc v,
to be forever clouded. for it is this IN. anity {
melancholy that entails the uuaudins he1itag
Of woe
AID thus, I thought to myeelf, whi1a mir,
| and glaoueka crown the board to-t1ay; viii
| VIC feast, aud eipg, and dance; while fsth.
| aud mother etaiers and tfoihera, and tt
little oncs, ercn to the third generation, u
once more reunited under the old roof.t1l
which Las seen 20 mauF come and go; viii
We & s,ve 2 thanks @ for The !, 5lessings ot Tue ye,
WINCH ;c ~ c,ossns* Ana ass iof olesa'nEs u u
year Wnteh L. % come; while We cougr.tula
ourselves that tae family circle is still n
Huaeui An!s We een9" our ptedses Of ane
t,om a'oHno t.ai 10 !ama's 5feo; while tio 81
;A ,t.;s fnoee hH,u anu Ill nature fe1o1c'
IN. LUIS nn =, Inass th.sas tnese tTo POI
sSa n.a,... 1eeus Ha a.nGtiess anu motherles
/ a.@I...s .s;'i, 9H ~ aS,.,a, SfoIlos ~ nent
; WIN ,us snaooS O. au unhstefab
; 1;",.e. l4.s ~, wv, sGh aau @ tna! ncseE 9:
1 h!e4t so0A Nes; II
ut 1so. ~ HI, ~ n". ~ souI eneeflnl hom
sian, nn soul nus on0s a9ou. 5on' ana psase II
nh' i.,hcT % n;,5 Saf ,ba ,'nsain1 - 1en hos "a.
e.r,a "tn,,, 49, ~, tne 1c1eSe ~ " ocantiil
. ;t;.ort .';ss -. tne sAt.oA t4e 11th
"Muul1 . ~, soua Sl;,, 70 a.m ~ pfoepec.sF Il
s ~. .sus w Gnu. oa.&e1ang 11pm pleasure
= p.easae. .a;s.,s s"aout care or a gr1
! ~ ~ u.slato !ou. ~ not "a
. LauS: tscn " eonTa1son VIII Jour glide
hoi'o* ihe Ii II not sad. Thou Btggsr, ev1
! in COMPARISON WITH tug rags and thy lniser,
~ u oos tau. on i'eatt, and Last thou N
! 'b'nE more terrible ID thy most cruel ailo
meniss ISL not sad, Oh God. Father Of =
loving Al, bending doHn in infinite compa
sinn to all. and how shall We interpret Thy il