The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1873-11-21

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said
"I'm just as thankful as anything.
I'm glad the bird didn't find Florida"
$50 am l." replied Miss Alice. "I'm
glad that God has given this dear land
to Bible-loving people. And couldn't
help wishing this morning that all the
children of our country might be as
well instructed as ours were to-day on
the real reasons for National Thanks
giving Day. / wished that they might
be taught the real secret of our coun-
try's greatness, and the only hope of
the nations prosperity and perpetuity,
after the same plain and delightful man
ner that our minister instructed us.
enjoyed every word of your discourse,
Mr.. Selwyn."
1T adds to my causes for thankful
ness to hear you say So" answered
Mr.. Selwyn. For my part, am
determined never to omit the i'm
provement of any opportunity of
teaching our children the truth, that
God has made and planted this country
of and with the best material III the
universe, for His own great purpose,
which is nothing less than to aid and
hasten, among all nations, and peoples,
and countries of the globe, the coming
of the Kingdom of our Lord and of His
Christ 1t is great thing to be per-
mitted to live in this country, in this
age of the world, only to see Gods
hand so plainly revealed. Every bridge
that spans our rivers every new and
branching railroad that links our dis
tant shores every merchant ship that
leaves our docks, seem to be indel
libby inscribed with Holiness to
the Lord ;; for the Lord is using each
and all of these agencies to send abroad,
to the ends of the earth, the Gospel
the good news. And from the East and
from the West, from the North and
from the South, the millions of the
earth are turning their eyes, and ears,
and hands, and feet, towards our coun-
try, to see, and to hear, and to take
hold Of, and to possess, the blessings of
our goodly heritage. And, because
Jesus is our King, and His salvation is
free, they shall not turn away unblest. :"
Robby, who was placidly munching a
stalk of celery, rounded off his fathers
period with, That's why the bird
didn't find it.
"Robs person of one idea, ="
laughed Mr.. George. 81 think I'll
supply him with few more, in the
shape of slices of turkey, and duck, and
oyster patties, and all sorts of vegeta-
bles. Don't starve the boy on celery,
Alice. Help him to cranberry sauce
and salad, and all the rest of Aunt
Poebe's good things. Those are ideas,
now, that boy of Robs size can en-
JOY"
And Rob did enjoy them and so, in
fact, did all the rest. 1t CHANGED to
Robby, during the dessert, to be helped
to nuts, many of which contained double
kernels. Robby ate philopenas with
the grown people, on Yes or No
plan. 1t CHANGED, too, that Robby
gained every one of them, and claimed,
as his !" love-gift," a story from each.
So, the after-dinner hour was most
delightfully."- spent in storytelling. Then
came the ride on old Whitley, and the
game of "hi-spy," in which not only
, the minister, but Mr.. Ashton and
, Cousin George, joined and the barn
and corn-crib, and stable, and work
shop, rang again with merry shouts Of
laughter and glee, as the merry chill
dren dsrted hither and thither, eludine
, the pursuing grasp of the minister, who
|, was almost always " catcher" owing Il
! his failing of being so easily caught
= But, by and by, not only the minister
but Mr.. Ashton and Cousin George, al
declared themselves downright tired
, and begged leave to rejoin the quietel
: circle in the sitting-room.
J The sun was sinking to his rest whei
r.. f,,1 90 ha -.
Z his dumb animals, came out to super
. intend the feeding and watering. Tn,
' children were enjoying a sober see-say
in the ox-cart.
, "Tom," Maud was saying, "hasn'
. this been gay day? ] think minister
are splendid, and Thanksgiving i
: splendid, and Robin Forest is splendid
and three such splendid things, all 4,
one day, is enough to satisfy anybody
), And, for my part, I'm perfectly salts
, fled. Aren't your
"Well, yes, ;" said Tom, somewhat de
Z liberately, CT guess so-pretty much
But L think 1 could manage anothe
piece of mime pie.
81 never saw anything like boys !
said Maud, contemporary. Who
) thinking about pies Can't you eve
consider your mercies, and be thank
: full? I'm ashamed of you, Tommy Sci
wyn I! Such great boy as you are
e too-and minister's son ?"
e "Well, now," said Tommy, VIII
: isn't thankful? Does liking pie hinde
d anybody from being thankful? Pie is
d great blessing. I'm just as thankful a
a you are, too.
J, $50 am L, said Billy; and goin
b to be still more SO when the supper-bel
!, rings"
e "Me, too" shouted Rob, THROWN
t up his arms, as his end of the cal
e came up with a sudden jerk. "Why
II hurrah there it goes now Come
" Mr.. George, Aunt Phebe's ringing tn
II tea-bell. trent you glad the Dir
Il didn't find Florida ~
1t When, after the happy evening meaI
% Mr.. Selwyn led the hour of family woi
it ship, as he offered the sacrifice c
e thanksgiving and praise-not only fo
L the mercies and blessings of the year
N but especially for the pleasures an
p privileges of the day that had jus
lie passed so pleasantly and delightfully."-
IA Maud felt, and was not alone in tn
feeling, that of all the dear, deliciou
s. memories of the happy day, this one {