River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1872-11-01

And now mlHy'H NC lcil g Wlun look or
delight
Frank looks at his four, and his hand shuts
tight,
And but four on the masters palm lay.
81 gave you how many2 Now, speak up, my
boy,
We will see if you cannot know more!"
And for once the stern look was exchanged for
smile,
As frankie, his hand in his pocket, mean
Cried out, "You gaze me just fourl
"That is right! Now give Willie his marbles
again;
They have done us good service in this!"
"Ah. no Idon't think had better,
Don't you see I'd forget all about it again,
I'm SO stupid, you know!" said Frank Bliss.
How Sadie Learned to be Thankful.
BY MARGARET LEE.
This is story of little girl named
Sadie, who &C didn't see why people
kept thanksgiving" Now wasn't it
comical for Sadie to speak so? Why,
Sadie herself had ever so much to be
thankful for Just let me tell you all
she had. In the first place she had
kind father and such good mother;
then she had two little brothers, and a
baby sister Just learning to walk.
Then she lived in nice house with
large garden around it, where flowers
and fruit grew in summer, and where
she played with her hoop and sled in
winter. Inside the house were bright,
pleasant rooms, with. thick carpets on
the floors, story books on the tables,
and pretty pictures on the walls.
Don't yOu think that Sadie had
great many things to be thankful for
do. Besides all these she had pair of
bright brown eyes, with which shecould
see everything about her; pair of
hands with which she could dress her.
self, sew, dig in the garden, and make
all sorts OF fancy-work; and pair of
strong legs that carried her just where
she wanted to go. in the shortest time
possible; you should see her running
home from school, or up the street when
she heard a drum beating.
Sadie was quite good scholar, al
though she "didn't see why people
kept THANKSGIVING" She studied his
tory and geography, and conld CIPHER
| in fractions. She knew that the United
States was in the central part of North
America, and that Columbus discover
ed America; and yet she had never dis.
covered why she ought to feel thankful
and say so.
1t was very cold Thanksgiving Day,
and | think the weather had something
to do With Sadie'signorance. You see,
she was coiled up on a sofa in the sit
| ting room, reading Cinderella, when
her mother walked into the room and
asked her was she going to church?
1t was verv cosy just then in the sit
ting room; there was bright fire in
the CRATE, Uncle Fred had brought her
apaper of caramels, and Cinderella was
Just about to dance with the Prince.
Outside IN the. street the snow was
lying on the ground, the keen wird
was blowing the branches of the leaf
less trees against the frosted window
panes, and the sky was dull, leaden
gray. No sky blue was visible, not
ray of sunlight warmed the cheerless
/ scene.
So Sadie looked out of the window,
shivered, forgot what was surrounding
her, and wondered "why people kept
Thanksgiving
Why, Sadie!,' said her mother in
surprise. Grandma, who had come to
spend the day, shook her head at
sadie, and remarked, "For shame,
Sadie." $500 M,
So Sadie hung her head, and her
cheeks began to burn, and she felt like
crying. esfa .l.
WHO is that fumbling at the gate"
asked Aunt Kate.
Sadie looked ont of the window
again, and saw a girl about her own
size entering the front garden The
girls feet were bare, and blue with
coid her clothes hung in ragged folds
round her thin figure she had an old
'aiico hood on her head, and corner
Oi =, shawl pulled across her shoulders
one was carrying basket on one arm,
ne other was stretched out in front OF
ler' as II she were feeling her way in
The child must be blind |" exclaim.
y oadle's mother: and followed by
aunt Kate and Sadie, book in hand,
ne went to the door.
Perhaps this little girl is also won
'e;l,ng wbvpeople keep Thanksgiving"
aid Aunt Kate in low tone. Let
ny to make her feel thankful,
Wnen the poor little girl had sroped
ieg way into the warm kitchen md set
per basket on the floor, she pressed her
umoed fingers together, and with
-14nnling lips told her piteous tale.
ner mother was too sick to 20 around
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