, 1874-11-26

Itle t11n8 for everyone oub turkeys huu
chickens to DO thankful has again arrived,
with ali It's ploasant associations and NOM
orics, and, in looking over. tho results which
hnvo been oonstmnated Bince tho turkeys of
1873 woro roasted, there appear to be Bomo
reasons for gratitude. We should al DO
thankful Tint the city has beon rebuilt, and
Inns enjoyed largo degree Of prosperity, not
withHtnnding tho panic, fires, md Peoples
Party. Wo should be thankful that tho Com
mon Council, County Commissioners, and
other official Boards havo not beon ns corrupt
rs they might have been. Wo should bo
thnnkful that the Tax Collectors have finished
up their work, and that there Ia
little something loft ovor for an.
other year. We should be thankful
that the Communists have boon Hquelched,
md that Hoffman and Kings lavo disap-
pearcd IN the wreclt. We should DO thnnkful
TINT tho authoritios have walked up to renli-
zation Of the fact that the people won't stand
Mike Mcdonald much longer. We should DO
thankful that tho police have ut last found
out that there are burglars mud thieves about,
Wo should DO thankful that the people have
crushed out the demoralizing Butler element
in politics. We should be thankful TINT
tho general health Of tho city has baen
so good, aud that the doctors and
cof1ln-rnakers have had go Ittlo to
do. Wo should DO thankful for Gen.
shaler and the reforms which ho soeka
to mike to insure protection against fire.
Wo should he thankful TINT, with winter
close ut our doors, fuel is cheap and charity
abundant, and that no ono will sulfor. We
should bo thankful that Mul1ett ia out, and
TINT Sturgos Ia likely to be. There aro many
minor causes for thanldulncss, Us, for in
stance, that the Good Samaritans are once
more divided; that VIC have got through
with the Boecher scandal; that Prof. Patto1
is the most popular preacher in Chicago
thanlss to Forsyth, aud, in consideration
of this, TINT the Hahnomann Hospita
Fair is over; TINT the Pope is agitated
and that Gladstone is stirring up Manning
TINT fanatics are discovering the folly o
sumptunry 1aws; that the Recorders olic'
has been moved; that turkeys and chicken
aro cheap; that the man ut the crib will soo'
be our neighbor by telegraph; that the Og
don Ditch nuisance is to be abated; that Gen
Washington played euohro and drank porter
TINT the hIasons hnve not disemboweled an,
Of their apostates and scattered them to til
four winds Of hoaven; that the ladieB' Int
nro no higher; and that we can still see Iii
tie by South Side gas, notwithstanding til
air in the pipes.
It il not difficult to find causes for thanh
fulness, aud therefore wo commend our reat
J ars to their various sanctuaries. Let thor
1neot their ministers with thankful hearts
and join their praises to tic Giver Of a
Good, mud lift up thoir. voices in holy psal1
and anthem, and not lot the paid artists in til
choir-loft do MI the rejoicing. Then let thet
70 home to their well-hlled tables and Ell
, and drink with devout thanldulness. Ii
them close the day in mcrriment IN
0 pleasure, thankful TINT things nre Il
worse thnn they are. Tic duties {
! the day aro simple enough. They al
: only to hear the minister and CT
: turkey. Those who can't hear the mi,
t lister Gun be thankful. They may hay
= escaped dull sermon. Those who can't CT
! turkey can bo thankful that they won't ha'
" indigestion tomorrow. There is no one
!" poor to-day that he cannot afford to |
thnulrful.