Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-11-13


And next week hes going to have a
man put a new roof on our house" added
Rob, when he had told abou, the COW.
" lie savs he had hard row to hoe once,
and little helr dOcsn hurt and he feels
ike showing his gratitude to folks that's
been kind to that motherless baby"
As il to make Sadie's Thanksgiving a
perfect success, such magnificent sleigh
ing snow" fell that night had oever before
been known in Budgeton. and .he day
brok. pure aud "et, ara still as white.
sunlight lilly. The people thronged TO
hear Fa her Sieen's sermon, and he had
ever so many hearty invitations to dinner
but he aniwered every one with,
Thank you, thank you I've promised
to take dinner with little Sadie Willis.
And there he was, standing by Sadie's
shining table when she and Rob drew
their mother out in her great chair, 'just
to see the sunshine, and when they were
all seated, he bowed his white head aud
thanked the Lord that He had given His
, only Son to die for their sakcs, hal given
, them life, and love and health and strengh
/ and had saved them from the calamaties-
$ of FIRE and flood, drouth and pestlence.
+. After dinner Father Steene sat by the
e fire and held Kit on his knee and talked
= to Mrs. Willis about olden times, till some
" body stopped at the door with big dou-
: BILE sleigh and two lively gray horses, aud
a bells enough to drive one crazy, and moth
n ing would do but that Father Steene and
e the whole Willis family, even the little
/, white-facei mother, must be tucked under
l. the ample robes for grand Thanksgiving
y ride.
le When they came home (wlthort Fathe
it Steouo this time), Sadie kindled up
,r great roaring fire on the hearth, and said
with radiant face, as she helped he
" mother take off her wrappings,
ID alt sn't over yet, mother" " An
wi then johnny brought in whole pee
al ai AC ct Of f"ap apples, les and Rob Went across t6
ad street after little George Green, the 1t
,e. tie shoe cobbler, whose legs had lost a
lrt their power of motion in some terrib
IS. sickness. Rob carried him over IN h
in strong arms, and he brought his "mou'
led organ" so they might have some musl
,ok Theu there was little half-witted Llzz
ace Longdaffer who thought the sermon tn
dav was meant for funeral, and couldr
ind understand about there being no proc'
)ne sion she had few enough happy hoa
ma and Sadie brought her in When tn
be we're all sltting quietly around the
the picking over Johnnys nuts, Georgie ST
he thought they ought TO have some
her ries. and then Sadie told ever so ma
and out OF the Bible, about things that ma
and people thankful. There was one abb
.sed the Israelites on that long journey fr
mll- Egypt how, when they grew hungry
ou weary, the Lord sent delicious mama
on the earth with the morning dew,
glad every day you could gather just eno'
to last till the pext '.And qualls,
with nice, fat quails: and you didn't need
ring set any trap for 'em, and you had all
the could eat, and did MT need to be pat
for, lar about saving piece for baby"
ming Davy's eyes sparkled when Sadie
good them that, and he shook his head
.ord, smacked his lips, and said cage
anne, VISIT the Lord would make 1t
time down whales now days." You see L
tn a never could say quails.
alled BY and by Johuny and Davy and
wanted some music, and George u
reach brought out his mouth organ and bie'
Tell the tunes he knew, and it really se'
quite beautiful to the listening ones ar
they him, if there was music teacher a
they doors beyond. who stopped her ears
rmon, shuddered out, '' That hotrid, sque,
souls thing!"
anoth' And right in the midst OF the
somebody Knocked at the door, and
ething opened it, and in walked Nancys
after with Nancy herself all dressed in thu
$ and ningest braided red merlno, and g.
ll after with little white muf, linid with
' over silk. and the dearest little white
hood, and she had two splendid do
-. her arms-one for herself and one i
ID 10, real city dolls, just form Clnc'
along Nancy's uncle was rather shy at first
nod hy there with his big beard and brown
there : but by aud by Kit coaxed him into
and before he knew it he was tellir
,.h;,. iolliest stories about hunting and ira
,.o,, and all sorts of delightful things. :
49, !, At last, when the CHEEKY good
lad :; we're all given, and the little childre
! ho no. all in bed, Sadie kissed her mothe
barself said, ~ 'ila
Roh and :. Has Mt this been good, good