Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-12-09
AUSTIN MOWER COUNTY MINNESOTA THURSDAY DEC g. 1875
GORDON DOANE's THANKSGIVING.

without III, to-day, Harry" said G'VdOn
D'ane. bu,tn'ng up MS Nv, rcoas, ''licic L.
opr'sl c. Of Sm. ,h'> re ting ab u. again
for wr. ks. pr1h"ls mon h<, and nus, sec
a' u that ten. MEN. pr.l~ry. ! wish I
:w,ss wtlI rid "l l:.' 49, L. ) 80
"M"n.y sinking, ii, :" asked Lis ncpll.
ew.
Yes, aud IT, ,ublest;mc. | would have
soId l. III l'hg a.o, Lu;-" And tie gvn
:l.lnan h: SLATED.
Mis- Ev.rcr', his sister, and Harry
mo. her, spike IL" him.
''i4ut >"u til ugI't - har>hcr landlord,
White i'e nla.te ni'rc la''.e,, would bring
sill ~ 'e ni>er! into these cruw.ic<l
hous. : Have l not guessed light. G"r.
uO. :"
"1"u are always rishi,' was the fond
reply, .'ltis now lwu months since IN,
agtlu ...s bc.r III, aid h re has been no
.l>'Eaiu III dc tor leni, =, it j. fully time
tor Inc /" ST aIout l"e matter. 1t will te
~ lard vi 'ler r The poor, and wish t.,
Judge ot's ~. "f III, tenants wants my sell.
3, 'nc VA, H.rr, |" making up the D INK
n.'',,t> t. da.>, leave o:.t tiv. nu &ireu un..
lars. iO-nt rr"w is Thanksgiving, aA.l
,hr Gle: Ks amt sal,snl.u u are 10 have 20 q
dhn,.r, "s veil Us .>e., campo, Z vi D,.uv
y C''., aiiu ! want IT, pc.d u u .,atIuu IL
tIc sULp hou>e."
"-Aii''gn.. SIR BY the way. Uncle Cor
d"". d " ~. al IL: rcnl y.'u Collect
upon turk y> i"r your t.naI,ts. AMI take
care o. you' heart, tor l have no d"un'
tier arc IL MY "1 pretty >ram >tre>ses ana
hiilimr r. l" Fl,awa. c 'urt.'
"My h.art is sucil an odd fossil, II is
w.l: l.r Lcrled. l should No, c.r, to tru~.
J. H., LOW. Uu you nccu MI fear tor me-
IN" lac wa> gone, aud Harry, looking
rather wi, full alter ninl, said:
"ll .s ID |, III tn.r, s., soft aid warm a
he.rt as L .cie G.'id>I.'s lns found IL p,rl-
nr. Il i,"'.r 81, Is H., n0l:'
JUS ST.. "iiI vii you his love story,
DW y nlusl II, Vel reter . it, t.,r ne d., q
Nj gu IS l kn"w II. lie Was abou. IL
"l'e" 'hc itev Jaluvs Ai.l,le.on came l..
.hIlii'"V.n.' u county i.o:i'c, AID olOuyh;
" c:.ii.., uaue ht. /, Ma, Sue VIA, :.
.ir, >M..t girl + Ii, vuuc..cd IN !. CIT,
sc'A''a:., a..u nioie ietiue., ana gen,l.
;".n lac iii ~ 4l.l, ;4.Ou,.u Us. SA
.hg"scu III, 81 1t ln l"ur f.lAer, aid 1t ina
nave u CT ~, own love Ihu III de ut
4n" I" read G'r.lun's. But from the
"r>> 1t seemed a h"plvss attcc ;,l,. W.
we're ori'l'an>, With Il >cry -mal, farm, uu,.
u p''"r as ~ coul. b. an,t escape s.ar."
tioh. Wh'n ma: rivu. Gordon camc 1.
'l' y, after selling Tic larm and giving
nall III" proceeds 10 M. Iknew hc Cam.
20 Work i'r MAY. knew that Ile w..uiu
"tV'r ra>k "er I" SHARE poverty and toll
"lit = 'rr""rd cl'IH when she married
aJ Jonn5 the 10, ical stu.leu a friend ul ne.
f.th'i'". Snr-"rnl from NJ IILavc.., uf: cl
htr Ma'Ila-e, with Tna.lurus Nj ,ort. and
never Ii q of ;1er again. Il WAS man,
ears later when our fathers d-ath threw
me ag tin up II Me w'nld, p ,or and grleI
stricken, that Gordon srn( for me- ln keel,
house t han | came lady. thou-h
d:d not k'ow ill long at'erward tl.a thi,
house was b H. ht an;l fi,rnishe.: express
~ :" be Il h ME tor m. aud for you. VIVA,
Kindness We have met Eere YOU kn W a.
well as l d.. But !;ur uncle told III;
'"'y once thS | need never fear b.inr
ief; homeless. lie said he would never
marry, bu ii >ucn 4 remote i,oSsibili., ,
did "arpc". this house Was secured To M
t"i life. knew then ,lla, The love Of his
hHho ii had ben The love ut his lie.
.A''S' rl'rd i'll bu>in: IS, he hal gained grea,
wealth, hu' Iii. heart had n.yer hardened
i" property"
."D' YOU think May Appleton guessed
his l>e!"
~ know she did not. We were CLOSE
friends att Gordon left home, and though
SHE liked him well. she never knew h,
loved her. Sac Was engaged I" 1hai:ieus
M"'re before she Game amongst us "
ut Is pretty s'"r.. mother. But
must be of, if am 10 H.. alo..c in The Of
ti.'e. >
Ii the h'urs that followed, G ,rcl y,
J"ai"', viii, lii agent lists il his hands
Was bu>ily Employed visiting his tenant,
!" FIya~ay court |, consisted nf q
double row OF small ll'u>es facing each
ether in a C. 'ur' leading from one "t the
main streets of The city. Some Of tlles.
h''u>es. in 60 d r'iair. were inhabited
by "nl, one ar two fam lies, uthrs were
crowded with il r".rcr class If mccAan.
les.
But Ii ugh there was poverty aud labor
re. r s n cd there. Fly away court had II
YET sunk t" ;Ae l.'v''l Of crime Suffering
met the l"ndl I'll in many an homes, home
where want ofe plo> mcnt it'd the brca'
winners hands. but there was no j .sul
for him, no mplaint against his ju%, d >.
M m'hdS. And ifthe prayers "f gratitude
may h"lp to waft soul lie .senwarl, Cor.
'on D"anc's nam" went up from many a
'i:h: enel heart that, day toward tha,
bourne.
With all his g"ner 'u> impulses he WI.
j'"Iici'us and tn ugh 'ful, and while l,r
extended present help I" many IA L. spair
ing heart, lie also took list "f names for
f'':ure work he hoped t" be able t., pro.
cure or provide.
The long forenoon vas ,.enrly oyer wh"n
the l*nilold kns ckcd al the d sor "f "s3. ."
s. 'c'nd floor. Upon his list this d nor " a.
m't'd, MIR. More, mo,i.er aad sister,
anil opposite the n me, 'p"sc'uat." l,
was neat house, and when Tie door Ot
the sitting r"' m ~as. Op"ntd i've landlord
saw ut once tina, the tenants here we're pet,.
pie 9: refinement, even if poverty c"npell.
ell them t" set up their Larcs and Pcnates
in Fiyaw"y court.
a" OPP N piano, n few choice plants, a
canary III gilaed cage. a b''ok-casc Of
we'll selected volumes. and some incxpen-
sive but tasteful ornaments. relieved the