The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-12-26
HEPsIBAH's THANKSGIVING.
BY MRS @ q. ATWOOD.

tA ''os'O Is Ply Drown! Although y
was the night before Thanksgiving, and q
very lovely night, too, she felt anything
out happy, and very httIe inclined, fear
TO give thanks for anything.
One would think thar Hepsy had a
great deal To make her happy and CRATE
full. Grandmother Brown had been busy
lall day getting read far he great faaity
dinner party; and besides the Tong rows
Of haky pies and plumy cakes-such A.
10 one but grandmother can make-and
the two huge turkeys sufftd and trussed
ready for baking, here stood on one sspe-
cJa' shelf = row Of ten little puffy pies fer
the tea little cousins. The insid- Of these
pies was profound my stery to HeBsy, as
grandmother Brown had l,cked the
XII chen door during their concnctlon s.,
b, SIDES other aDtlclpatinns, WHICH shculH
have been delightful t., a little girl twelve
years old, there was mystery tn be IN
yelled &~N afl ia e fa Gil 1o Sos
Besides this, the dear little psle-facsd
mother had been busy up stairs for two
Gays. all Tor Hepsy, to-; and 20 night, the
last stitch hid been taken, he last bastiag
thread pa led, and bright blue plaur
dress, with dainty, crImped rnfflss IA the
neck and sleeves, hnng In the wardr,he,
and pair VI brsnZe button boats, lay on
the closet shelf a III aa n'a4}
So why should little Hepsy sit by the
gate with her head os hel hands and
sucn a sorrowfut look 90 her face!
Only gear ago-Hrpsy was th3 nkjng
as she locked ia the bright coal R,s-"nly
one little year ago she had 4 strong hand.
SOFAS istAer 70 keep Thanksgiving with
her. How we'll Sue renlem hcred how h.,
pulled he wisib"ne with her and crack
e1 auts, and t Id f6,tunes,aad dnaily how
they had flashed the day with sucl, .
royal r"mp hat they brok. oae # mama S
vases; then how papa caught htr,in h 8
arms and RAN up stairs prrtsnding tina,
some dreadful punishment was cpiniag.
It was oaly Il lIttls while after hat hrr
father al gone abroad IN business. At
Il st there were letters fnr mamma, with
sometimes little one for H"psy Such
Jolly happy letters. full at mysterious
hints about huge French dolla boxes Of
dainty ben bons, and little N, 5 kid
gloves, that NIGH crRle hoEe to saue
b'dy, if s'.nehHdy were very god Then
there caFas the haPDlsst GnS Of all, savInw
that he wDuId sail IN . crrtai,s steamer.
ami thar mamma and Hepsey must come
To New York Jn lmeet him. d,"'o 80 y
Hepsy remembered VERY we'll tho ride
to the city With her mother, that ride So
full OF pleasant anticip4tions, comm need
so J'yluiiy, ended Sd very wretchrtly;
tor though the steamer CAMS there was na
papa upnnit. they wsited aA"thrr week
for the next one; sill M papa. Thea til y
wrO'e tn the IL ta,iir, ~, the IT, the bust.
ness firm; out All they c,uld discover wax
that he had hidden them goad by in ex-
tceilent Letith aWi spirits aud aimee EhA!
day norhiBg had beeH known OF him.
Then th y haa locked NJ the draI lit
tie home, and o0ne up among the hills t.
Grandfather's. And though the little
nl"her never gave up all hope, and said.
Wften and often: IL know no viii come
back tn as, Hepsy dear; feel sure the
dear God hNs not taken him frnn wsl
I-Stil' the hope deferred which Maketh
the heart sick paIed the sweet face, and
brought white hairs amsng the wsviax
brown lecks. SO someIimts HAvsy feared
that Gid Was going tO take her mother,
tor and leave her alone Ia tho world.
Do you wsnder nov that Hepsgs Hacs
was 30 aarrowful, or that when she crepr
away TO bed her little pillow was vet
with her tears!
But you kEow though SORROW may en-
dure tor n ghr, j y cnmeth in thr morn.
ing" So, when Hrpsy opeaed her eyes
Thank giving IN 'rrins, and sAw the sun
cleaning through the trosr pictures ol
the windows, her heart b ,undrd with the
natural JOY Of childh eli, and all the dis-
NAL forebodlngs OF the I2ht before pass
ed away. G
Il feel SO happy, mamma" che said, u.
sac was dressing Tor church. II :esl g.
sure tina: something beautiful will hap
J pen to-day; perhaps Uncle Tom will bring
uS letter from papa .I.a 1t
perhaps so, my darling abe answered
with smile and smothtred s,gh.
It was such pleasant ride to church
Grandfather always drove his OwA horses
and Hepsy always Eat by him. To-day
after many furlive locks at the ba, seat
to be sure that her mother wasn't noticing
Grandfather Brown put the reins in Hep
sy's hands. and she dove into the church
Iysrd in grand style, her cheeks as pink
as blush roses, and her blue trataer wAyins
trlumphantly. 1t was all the grader bs
cause Upcle Toms Int Tons stood On tn,
church steps watching her with on giou
eyes
Never you mind, Miss Hep" he whis
pered, wi h sly pinch, as she prepared
tn sail by him, I'm a-going home Will
Grsn'pa Brown and hntl you bet b,
don'E let me drive all the ways'
Il don't bet IN the church steps, chIldi'
I she answered with - dlgnlfiee air, which
was entirely wasted on young To.n
Church was very pleasant place II
Hepsy that day. The huge square pcv
was filled wltL reta' ives, Lnd the ihau
mSrabIe little cousias we're distributed Il
Z the aeig hborinU aea,a