Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-12-17
asoF LILIES THANKSGIVING.
A Story for the Girls.
BY ANNIE.

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BY ANNIE.
a ,"Day after, Tomorrow will be Thanksgiv-
ing" said Lille; land mamma. how / do
wish you would let me make something nice
for dinner, all by myself and you not do
anything TO help mel I'm seven now, and |
should think might make something be-
sides corn and wheat cakes and such COM
mon cooking aAEsNF
-"What would you like best to makeP Y on
know you made nice cookies last summer 10
carry to school. Wouldn't that be enough
for your share in the dinner?" .a sf.I.
4, 'Ol will make pan of cookies. bat /
want to do something more, and what l
never did before can't make n pieP o!
I've thought of something splendid! and I'll
begin them tonight. Mayn't try to make
some mince pies. mammaPh .ft
''Surely you may, but Lille it is great
deal of work for n little glrl to attempt"
That's the fun OF Il"
And, full of her new plan she ran for a
candle, and went down cellar for painful
of the sourest apples she could find; then
she brought out the apple-parer and fast
ened it to the table, to pare them.
"What for Is ThahksgivngP" inquired two
year old Tot, soon as the noise had subsidized.
"Will he come herep"
80, the little goosie' laughed Lille. "He
10 thinking of Santa Claus. No, it is day
to be thankful for lots OF things, and espe-
cialy ehestnuts besides dresses and play
things and don't know what ALL"
Tot said "Oh" IN bewildered manner
and wandered off TO build n marrow gauge
railroad with long blocks, while Lille
washed the parer and found knife and dish
for trimming her apples. She worked away
very iudrustrioasly for au hour. Then, in
no way discouraged, she went to choppinR
with vim, and soon meat and apples were
reduced to the required lineness. Then, with
mamma not far of, she placed 1t in q pan
with the necessary sugar, spices, etc, and
soon had them we'll stirred together and
ready for making her pies in 'lt corning.
You may be sure the disht5 were never
washed and put away sooner, and j Rnl
afraid the dust flew some when she swept
In spite ofthe dampehed broom. For was
she not to make her first pie on this event
full day? s. f.r. ...s...-........
"Forepaw," the ohildren's 'circus cat
Iuhuo ~ uoi SHpcChal Stuuy 70 keep out Oh the
way Of the revolving young pupil of the cul-
mary art, and cautiously watched around
corners for developments. Seeing busi-
ness SO brisk in all directions. she evidently
thought her usual performances useless,
Such climbing after plates and getting
together everything that could possibly be
needed. She found IL as mamma had said
about the work part, and her arms were
very tired when she had made the crust fol
halI-a-dozen pies, and rolled Y for three
But she was we'll paid when she took then
from the oven. .'dons to u turn" with the
''little snow-storm" Of sugar, which. with
her neat marking made them quite pretty
She barely got through her lessons by din
ner time, but no matter for that, so that she
only don't miss her INERT" at night.
The afternoon lessons were gone through
with astonishing rapidity; no time TO dread
the long spelling lesson, and whole page wal
spelled as readily rs half one usually is
Then the painful Of cookies were made ant
proved excellent, rs usual.
Never was child more anxious far com