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

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"Dont lock NJ INC !" was her first
exclamation, ~ am u perfect sight
this morning, having put on this old
dress 40 that | reed not be afraid OF
spelling II, cannot tell you what
places | have been In to-day ! uneS-
plored corners OF tho house that have
not beer visited for weeks, In tho hope
Of fishing up some unknown stores OF
bedding, and the thousand aud one
things that are needoa for M unexpect
Cd inundatiOn Of visitors, Such a
Thanksgiving M We expect to have !
| told Mr. Vendermcer that my Thanks
giving, would come tho day after
when they had all departed !"
Mrs Vcndermeer had ratified on
without cesssation,but here she paused
to take breath and | ventured to IN,
inquire who was expected
"Ask mo who Is not expected" she
replied with a ready laugh, "and l eau
answer you better. Almost every
one seems to have taken II into his
or her head to spend Thanksgiving
wihus. Some young friends ofLizzic's
whose home she had avery pleasant
visit last winter are coming-Dick re-
turns from college aud brings friend
or two with him-Ar Vendermeer's
mother and sister--and one or two
cousins OF miue-and really cannot
imagine where we are to put them all.
! am very glad to have them OF course,
but often think it so strange that
our house is so very popular"
1t was anything but strange |
thought with an inward sigh for the
aspect OF affairs was certainly discour-
aging. Mrs Vendermeer cypati a,ed
gaily upon the pleasures they all an
ticipated in being together and Lizzie
who passed through the room Tor a
moment, was also in tlutter OF dc
light. All this was very pleasant for
those concerned but | appreciated
it with the same feeling with which
hungry little boys inhale from the
street, the odor Of savory viands that
are being prepared for some rich mans
table.
No one seemed to think OF asking
me to take off my things; but when
arose to 60, Mrs Vendcrmeer declared
that l must come and spend a day
with them when Thanksgiving was
over, and they had had time to breathe
Il could not go anywhere where l
w's more appreciated than there. ohe
had been holding my hand, and gave
it another affectionate squeeze at these
words, so that Notwithstanding a feel.
ing of emptiness, I was oblige to de-
part with the convictions that Mrs
Vendermeer was very pleasant
woman.
Where should / 90 next Mrs Del.
lerby was not likely to be overwhelm
ed with company, as she had several
young children, none of whom were
old enough to bring home friends from
college, or fill the house up with a
pack Of girls so 1 rang the bell with
the feeling of having come to anchor.
"Just in the very nick of time"
exclaimed the young mother, as l EN-
tered the nursery, "by particular re-
quest 81 am so glad to see you"
And her face beamed with an hospi
table smile, in which read the warm
est kind of an invitation for Thanks
giving Day. After all, it is pleasant
to go where one is so cordially well
coined, if the attractions are not so
GREAT as off some other places.
"Are you going away on Thanks
giving Day ?" inquired the eldest girl.
"The very thing l want to talk
exclaimed Mr.. Dellerby and
I thought she was going to add:
Snow, l will take no denial; you
must certainly come here and help us
eat our Thanksgiving Dinner
"Are you going to danpa's tor
Fhanksgiving7' shouted a boy who
had scarcely emerged from his petit
coat chrysalis 81 am! And SOS Sal
ly, and Dotophine, and ma, and baby"
"These silly children" said Mrs.
Dellerby-with smile that plainly
asked, "Are they not cherubs p
have persuaded me to 60 to grandta-
TIERS for Thanksgiving; and grand
father is just as crazy to lave us come.
After all, think it is the true way to
spend Thanksgiving; for my father
has capacious country-house more
than a farmhouse, and
yet countrified enough to be delight
ful change from the city. All his
children and grandchildren are to be