The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-11-28
uET Us BE rHANKrUL
For the Rulers Of the Land Have SO
Ordered and Decreed.


There is one day in the calendar Of
this country when the American eagle has
to get down from the mountain height,
tuck the talons and the tail feathers OF his
majestic form between his legs, and forget
his identity. That day is the day when |
every American and the stranger within |
the American gates, sits down to mediate |
over what the Creator has done for this |
particular strip of land; and dilate upon
the turkey that has become apotheosized,
and is greater upon this particular oc-
casion than was the boar's head in the
carousals of other times over the waters
on Thanksgiving Day! A man can eat
turkey every day in the year when his
appetite calls for it. and his pocket war
rants it. There are some hotels in this
land which hold to the belief that their
boarders yearn for turkey every day in the
year. To such people there is nothing
pleasant in the day in question. You can
feed man turkey for S64 days and he will
never murmur. He may admit that he
likes it. But he will revolt when you
place the same dish before him on the
365th day. Many man has been placid
as summer breeze for 1854 days. and has
won golden opinions from his wife, his land
lady, or his neighbor for bis smoothness
Of temper and his sweetness Of disposition.
simply that he might transform himself
into a dynamite on the 365th day, and
make himself terror to the community
where he lives. Such a man does not bow
down to presidential and gubernatorial
behests. He does not acknowledge God 8
mercy to this land, or if he does, it is with a
proviso. The proviso is that the Creator
did all that could be reasonably expected
for this favored spot had He stopped be
fore he made the turkey. Such man has
no rights to be respected, and further con,
sideratlon of such one il abolished from
this point to the ending, There are a
great many things for which we might be
devoutly thankful tomorrow. We ought'
indeed, to give thanks for life and health
for bountiful harvests; for loving wife
and children awaiting our coming for the
thanksgiving dinner; for a larder well
filed, and the winters coal paid for; for a
Sweetheart that's true. and friends that
don't 60 back on you because you are poor;
| that fne-cut is still sold for 10 cents a
paper, when it might be Is; that pat
hand with nothing in it will sometimes
scoop the board; that Rock Island has
been honored in honoring Hawley with g
cabinet position; that there is some pros.
pect of active measures looking to the i'm
provement of the upper Mississippi; that
no evening paper will be issued to-mor-
row; that Porter was elected; that Timm
came very near being; that the U. S. SEN
ate is almost persuaded to be democratic;
that Harlan is not confirmed; that Sharon
would rather be in San Francisco than in
the Z. s. senate; that the next president
of the U. s. will also be democrat; and
the next governor of Illinois may be; thai
we are not as other men, ungodly; that We
have lived to celebrate the centennial ami
versary of the republic; that many of u
will not have to worry through toll anC
trouble to witness the next; that instead
of being better, things are no worse !; tina
we have the most stylish girls in the west
and the bandsomest deputy marshalin thl
country; that the last of everything is tn
end of it; and this brings us PERSONAL.
, down to the point where we desire to ex
tend our thanks to our friend, Geo. w
Henry, Esq, 1.-The whoe-souled, wide-awake
energetic citizen (grocer) Of the first ward
whose honest T hundreds Of his daily Wis
. itors are ready to endorse-a man whom
e it can be said of as Jack Bagley lin th
e White Fiend of Lost Gulch said of tn
. deceased Bill Slocum, when summing u
a his virtues-"he never put sand in hi
D sugar" Many may think there is SOM
g soft soap in this. There isn't. It's tur
g key, and nice one, too, Finally, some 0
r our readers will he thankful that thi
article is brought to an end,-as will b
d many fine fat turkey tonight and tC
e morrow morning.