The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-12-01
BEssT's TWO THASKSGIvINGs.

The day before Thanksgiving, 1859.
Dir. >tsrs t-ove his mother 40 % the
little Mountain House. about twenty
miles from -Own. They told the neigh
bOrs they were going % look At the late
change II foliage in the hills. but the
old lady knew very well that she was
beinC taken 70 inspect her future
daug Eter-iE-law, and her son knew that
she knew T. They were people. how
ever, who never tribbled talk on seri-
Gus subjects George Scar had not Vet
asked Elizabeth 20 be his wife. and II
his mother did not approve of ner he
though be would never ask her. Moth
lng, not even his happiness, should
come letweeu his mother aud himself
But she could not help paying homage
and affection On Elizabeth, She was 80
sincerely ceFuut a Cirl-his mother vas
strict in her religious opinions: she was
inteLeciuL, simple-maunered, gentle.
unaffected, and the most unselfish hu-
man being alive. When Mrs. Sears
saw how the girl had sacrificed her life
% The care &C that morbid, hypochOn-
criac old father, she must regard her
- household saint. George would
have added herb beauty as q recommend
stiOn-i- certainly had it. due weight
with himself. but Elizabeth made so
Light u il, 81 other worldly advantages.
thal be was ashamed 10 show how much
he valued H.
They arrived az The Mountain House
in tie forenoon; and af-er MS mother
had warmed herself be proposed, with
. painful. attempt - carelessness. that
they should yak over % his friend. Dr.
HOyt's- -" / know that Miss Hovt has
procured q nurse for her father TO-DAY.
that she may have a holiday with Us.
she has 20 few holidays, poor thingl
She VII ask Is % dinner, no doubt. and
have @ .ltt.e ieast; and IL will &c a real
Thanksgiving for her"
81 hope she viii, said Mrs Sears.
% am Tey hungry, 10 tell the truth. -
George was not az al afraid that the
dinner would not satisfy even his moth
er's critical eVe. Elizabeth had drilled
herself IN all hOusewifery, from princi-
PIE. Indeed as rley walked through
the forest t0 the How farm, he could
not think ~ "a flaw which his mother
could End In ftat Admirable Crichion
q woman. iet be was silent and
ANXIOUS. with a vague sense OF discom-
fort and alarm. Mrs. sears, on her
part, felt matrouly sympathy for the
limId country girl, about 20 be put on
view, who was, doubtless, trembling
with anxiety and, perhaps, Dc1rlt5.
hJnte.
Jus, at that moment she caught sight
% p e., thin Young woman, sitting
under al oak reading. Her Zee was
delicate md purely cut, with a peculiar
expression II cslmness, 81 distance
from surrounding objects upon it. Just
such face a. belongs tO many Of our
reacer--rlous, refined American wom-
On be- villages or the country who have
passed Che first flush " youth.
"Ol- you are here, - cried George,
ioycus-v. Mother, this Is Aliss Hoyt,"
i+ring ~ Pie hands II the two women
be loved 1ess together. Tie old lady's
tremt.ed .It-le; bat Miss H0yt's was
quite firm and cool. She smiled cor
cia-.y, ard brushed the leaves from the
old .o-- for her guess 10 sit down
% md The airaud scenery u the fall
more e.eya-ing to nay thoughts than
chose ol any o-her season. she said.
- and, therefore, ] spend every uossi-
bic minute cut Of doors THOUGH.
really, ue ought % keep the mind ms
open ,o religious emotion from one