The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-11-29
HIMtLES THANKSGIVING.


Must lick up chips9 it, Saturday,
sald I'm ilpiepouting II trihc.
Al 'iie MOO reason, said Aunt Patie, |
hr1ssly' I9atalay is baking dqr, and
| want TO heat II oven "
And next week Thapbsgirino N,sla !
Dimpe, clearing UP. .Goln,s - y'al.1 /. |
real big pumpkin pie 4 can stone ra;e.
| ms, grandma, seeing 4 ox ., fbo taI,lo !
Dimple was rather prol1 ~ ao;no ~ :
the niue req schoothouse,Ae hked to /
talk of having to study, an s1tnTday /
being his holiday, when he dis MI want |
TO work.
Now, being refreshed by the t.,,ob+
I Of the Thanksgiving dainties his T;ns /
were going u help cook, he trudgei If |
to the woodsAei, and was back aim, /
before grandmas apron was tied
II was trial that she did not acecp,
his ready offers to help, and he pouted
again when he vas presented with six
raisins and requested to take himself
away from the kitchen. lie did, and
was gone an hour, Wncn suddenly he
rushed back.
.'Abner says II you'll come and look
over the turkeys, because he has his
piniou and be knows you have y contra
y one
Aunt Patie hurried from tire Kitchen.
Her mind was fixed which gobblcr was
to be approved as iattest for the feast
Grandma followed, and Dimple was left
alone i'll the kitchen. The huge pump
kiu pie stood on q side table; it was large
and deep enough for pudding and DIM
pie looked at it with satisfaction.
Il don't believe It's sweet enough;
Aunt Patie don't like SO much sugar as
grandma and me- and Herewith Med
d'csome Dimplc plunged IL 4 hcaping
spoonful ot White powder from the ,oA
nearest
Nov, Mary Vail needn't brae how she
helps bake, said Dlmple. II know some
things as much rs she does. s'pose put
some more cinnamon, too''
Grandma came back just ii tlmc to
prevent the contents Of the red pepper
box from favorug the mince-,Qeat, ami
Dlmple conveying sly pinch 10 his
mouth, got his deserts and ehoked and
sputierei, while the tears rolled down
upon his blousess
Il 'spected It was cinnamon-lools
red Just the same" he walled, while
grandma tried 10 comfort him with an
apple, ami Aunt Pate smiled grimly.
Maybe you'll be taught net to mod
de sald She
"ldont believe | shall, sobbei Dim
pie Next time | shall take little
pinch, though.
DimpIe thought the days would ncYcr
dfag away and the tcast-day arrive.
But II did, and 10 chips to pick lib
and his best suit on. Dimple vas happy
Ne I'D not 90 10 church. Aunt PatieI
remained at honeto look afteftltc DIM
me- and sac knew that grandma would
not ktep Dimple iIem filling oft sQat
a,4i talking alout..
The minister came to dine So did
Mary Vail and her mother. Tie little
tla3en- haired maiden looked nhlter than
ever in her red plaid dress
And asked .Iakcy Brown; IN saii
they hadn't any turkey, and He never
tasted any. | guess here hc is, ana lkcy.
too, said Dimple, running t. the door
Aunt Patie tIowned, but grandma
looked kindly at the shabby boy, who
came ~ awkwardly, but looking 80 eagcr
and hungry
i suppose they never did hay. a din
ner like this, she said, softly. we can
make room, Patience, and you see they
are clean,
Il told them - De All washed said
Dmplc IN q loul whisper. "9h, yes,
we can crowd up, and I'll sit by the table
leg
So there was . place for every one, and
every one looked pleased. How the
Brown boys did eat, to be sure! They
had never had such chance before, poor
things. Finally the pies and the pud-
dings came on. and Aunt Pate said 10
the minister:
First, want you to try oar pumpkin
pie, Mr.. Millman. It's made after the
recipe my grandmother had, and We al
ways have 1t cooked III just such a dish,
and just as large
The pie looked very nike, and Dimple
nudged Mary Vail under the table, and
smiled.
ITS just as sweet he whispered.
Nf n ! I.