, 1875-11-25

LII o!y lor tAe nannM HlTluE OF thanks
! has arrived, md nil Of our renders who aro
| not ungrateful wrctclcs will take this occa-
zion to display their gratitude for tho 1nercies
which have been youchsafcd thom during the
ycar. The motive for the Puritanic obsery-
ance Of this day WIS the exhibition of the
plenty which lind crowned tho year and tho
pouring out Of blessings from its cornucopia.
Their purpose wns to be of good chcer, and
our grim old ancestors never failed to exhibit
that good chcnr,-.if not in m uproarioua, ut
least in substantial manner. Out Of this p,,r-
pose las grown the cnstoln, which still exists,
OF lllling tho lor1er to oyerilowing md Of
milking the Thanksgiving table groan with its
wealth Of turiey and chicken, Of vegetables
and game, Of pies aud puddings, aud tho
cheer TINT comes iu bottles On other tlara
tho Puritan WIS naturally nbstcn,ioun On
Thanksgiving Day lla was cheerful Since
his time tho country has progressed. Ills
descendant, even on ordinary days, ia dis.
posed to he cheerful In tho c,,linnry sense ::
on Thanksgiving Day, to expross his gruti-
tudo by gorluandizing. 1u tho ordinary
course OF things, therefore, it must eve ntuate
tint au over this land Tomorrow tho physi.
clans will bo busy in correcting tho effects Of
tho surplus Of gratitude which will afllict tho
average American to.tlny.
Whatever n,ny be tho purposes or effects
OF Thanksgiving, whether peopla have reason
to be thnnkful Or not, and without regard to
prospective dyspepsia and dootors' bills, there
il ono episode Of Thanksgiving Day which
should cndear it to nil. II Is the occnsion Tor
family reunions under tho old roof-trce. The
currents Of American life are 70 diversified,
and How In 30 many divergent cilounels, that
it is only Oh some such OCCASION as this TINT
the scattered members Of families can got
together and renew those ties Of affection
which nlay haso been weakened by distance
and absence. For this reason, IT. for ,,o
other, should Thanksgiving Day bo sacredly
observed. It cannot bnt mako every 1uou
better.
In making a retrospect ot the year, thero
in great reason for thnn1fu}nesH First Of
Ill, lot us he thankful for MI Of Gods bless
ings, for i'll every year, it we should stop to
mako the calculation, NO should 1iutl lint tho
average OF nlcrcies exceeds that Of nlisfor-
tunes. Let us ho thankful that Brother
hloopY nnd the meloliouy SAsgEY are over
whel'ning, one after the other, tho strong
holds Of kin, and nre bringing hardened sin.
ners to realiGing sense Of their condition,
and TINT they havu .lisinfcctcd BROOKLYN Of
the otiors Of tho UEEcnEH buBiness Let us
10 thanEful for m abundant harvest, and
that oil tho crops have yielded richly to tho
Anshandlna1., filling Lis garncrs with future
wealth. Let sls le Thankful tint the country
u blessed with good llenllll, mud that no
l''Asae Or ptstileace prevails within our bor
aefs. Let Iii bo thankful TINT We have
'A1sey recovered from tho effects
o. the financial panic which grow out Of tho
war OF the Ntoe!tiou, and that We aro beeiu-
nlAs 10 9eailza tile importance OF pationpl
economy L"t us he thankful TINT the pco-
pie in November voted to bo honest md ~
pressed themselves in favor of tha ,,ora,,
made by the Almighty rather tl,aa tic NOV n,
tho paper-naill and printing. press. Lot us DO
thankful that in our own city tho paonla
shiyered an infamous Ting, defeated tho
ganOlers and thieves, anu redeemed tha
county from their clutches. Let ia he
thankful for Our exemption from 1re
ind Hood and great catassrophes Ict
us be thankful for the city's growth iu
al tie clenents OF greatness. Let liz
10 thankful that tho Mayors term
ia 10 nearly expired; that fro insur-
ance is SO cheap; that tlore IL q Kleam
OF hope that the City aud Coonty Architects
n"y aKFee upon Some uniform plan' for
Guy Hall; that ths taxes have not eaten up
vi our property; that tLs river doss not
suan bad that We are not ~ wicked a st.
4''aia taas aznsa ~ not uoa4u Itsaea,s.