Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-12-04

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Ing their familiar faces again, genia
with the feelings peculiar to such sea
sons-lhen home again 10 dinner
where every ones capacity for eating
IL taxed TO ls fullest extent the great
open fireplace, with its roaring blaz'
Of hickory logs-and tho evening
game OF blindmansbuf, In whicl
they all join, from tho oldest TO th'
youngest. really believe that ! lool
forward 10 1t with rs much pleasure ~
the children do"
Tho expression Of her face, as sh'
rapidly spread this Barnecido least
piling on the agony without single
twinge Of remorsc, fully corroboratcC
the closing remark aud again | wa'
hopeleSsly cut adritt from my moor
ings aud put to SEA, The vivid pic
tuW, so faithfully drawn by my CHI
thusiastio friend, brought me to the
recollection that this was exactly tn,
kind Of Thanksgiving that, to use 4
homcly phrase, ! hankercd AFTER and
IL saddencd me with its very bright
ness,
The boy who had gwen me the un-
welcome information, began, in &c
stasy, to train n chair in the way il
wouldn't 90, to demonstrate TO me
how they were to get TO 'danpas !
aud Sally informed mo that they were
all to wear their new dresses, aud ma
was in such hurry that she had cut
them out wrong.
81 could not wait for the dress max.
er," said Mrs. Dcllorby, laughing, "and
| am sure that you can give the one
or two ideas you are the very person
| was wishing to see"
/ was warmly urged to take oil my
things, in which case should have
been expected TO go regularly to
work H.; but / confined myself to few
necessary directions, and an assurance
that the dresses would do very well.
Mrs. Dellerby was fully acquainted
with my talent in this respect, and 1t
was probably some such recollection
that induced her to say:
"What stranger you have been
lately! DO come, after Thanksgiving,
and spend day or two with as; you
know we are always glad to see you.
Where are you going to spend
Thanksgiving Day."
81 have not yet decided, was my
reply, as though invitations were
pouring in upon me from all quarters.
"Excuse me for not coming down
with you," said Mrs. Dellerby as !
took my departure. "Wherever you
are, l hope you will enjoy yourself as
much as we shall
The whole family were lavish OF
smiles, for which l felt savagely dis
posed to make faces in return. One
thoagh, remained to me;
even t,vo swallows do not make
My list Of friends was by
no means exhausted yet, aud all of
them ceuld not be expecting company
Dr. going away themselves. Still, an
aupromising beginning rather takes
The stiffening out of one. and it was
with u much less assured feeling OF
Welcome that | rang the bell ct No. 3.
This same No. 3 had always been
IN object of covetous admiration with
ne. l felt that here, if anywhere, l
could find my proper spear" The
lame of "Naxett" was on the beli.pull,
which represented two Misses Naxett,
'pinsters-and one Mr.. Naxett, bach
and brother, who lived
ogether in such deli lightful comfort
hat it always made my mouth water
o look at them. TO be sure, l could
lave selected a livlier household, one
hat suited my temperament better /;
or everything here was done by rule
md compass. But l was quite will
ng, under the circumstances, to make
| fourth in their Thanksgiving dinner,
md | thought certain that here, at
east, I would not be met with disap-
continent.
1t was not encouraging, though,
Wien l entered, to see the parlor fur
,iture at skies and sevens, and the
'arlor carpet being put through a
course of tea leaves; nor was the as
,cct of Miss Naxett, as she emerged
rom the further end of this confusion,
what might be termed hospitable.
She had no hoops on, which always
gives woman a terribly business-Hke !
,ir, being equivalent, III q man, 10
.olling up shirt-sleeves, and, in both
Eases, signifying dogged determlna.
ion so 60 to work, with no margin