, 1881-11-26

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Ses-asdsys uAsths = = - hnes u
CASE "a es hare rins1 - = y vssr
thantf.a - fh1,t slivt Dsv sses ase
of the sslsblihft sss1as a - U.issA
States. ~ is = .esh ! aH 4 rejoicing .
Of prayer ~ thanifal praise.
Thanksgiving dnys are tequents OF past
welfare Thss,besomss ihetrt ihetr sl,sstss le.iSds
during sbidkt& dis,se sessowl of rEfhe
! and private >tis sss;is- sratefsgy sscoyniiz-
ed Their history irt:is past Of America
begins as early .e the yeat iceI Thspecn-
Lar e1ream - ners ul ieh T. d l.. The setting
apart of per;,.i ni .:.rnk giving by the pil-
grims are d.scrit, Il by Edward Winslew IN
letter Gafei riy;nontii, De sb.ber II, IGN.
| OF the l02 eIimi.r;nts who had landed on
the llth !cid styh1 u December. 1920, on
the bleak coast OF Cape CD Bay. almcst
halt of that number had sickness and died,
and nearly all # the remainder had physic-
ally suiierea'lrom dssttution and the rigors
Of the first winter In the new country Tbs
prudence aud industry Of the few persons
who were not Disabled were SO greatly bless
G as to call forth the thankfulness Of the
favored people I'm q special manner.
"You shall understand that in this little
time that few Of US have been here we have
built seven dwelling houses and four for the
use Of the plantations and have made preIar
otion for divers others. We set the last
spring twenty acras Of barley and peas /; and,
according IL the manner OF the Indians, we
matured our ground with herring', or rather
shaa. Which We lave IN great abundance and
take with great ease at oar doors. Our corn
did prove well and, God be rrlised, we had
good Increase OF Indian corn, aId our lar
ley indifferent good, aud our peas hot worth
the gathering. for We feared they we're too
late sown. They came up very well and
blossomed, but the sun parched them in the
blossom. ..-
GRATITUDE OF THE PUKTTANs.
The manner in which they manifested
their gratitude for the blessings attending
them during the first year Of their settlement
at Plymouth somewhat detracts from the
popular beiif that tn, Paritans We're sccu-
larIY ari reigio"sly a very serious and sohor
people. F
'Our harvest being gotten in, our govern
or sent four men on towling that we might,
after spe ;ial manner, rejoice togetherater
We had the fruit Of our tabor. They foar,
in one day killed as many fowl as, with
little beside, served the company almost
| woek At that time, among other recrea i.'ns
we exercised our arms, many of the Indi1ns
coming an On . Us, aud among the rest their
greatest hing, Massasoyt, had some nlrcty
men. whom for three days We entertainad
| and feasted, and they went out and killed
| FIVE deer, which they brought to the planta-
ton and bestowed on onr soyernorand upon
| tie captain and others, AMI although 1t he
not always So plentiful as it was at ihi' time
with us, yet, by the goo,iness of God, We are
so far from wan. that We often wish yon par
takers Of our plenty"
! ESTER TBE TURKEY.
The great abundance OF wild tarh'ys
| aboandng in the neighboiing forests no
| Iou!t Supplied the Pnritans with fowl sum.
| cient for their hospitality. The turkey SIN h
now is SO highly prizej by the people oi the
United States for Thanksgiving dinners hay
have in this way obtained its peculiar prom
inence among the vands Of the table.
DUTCH PgoCLAMaTIoNs.
The people Of New Nrthrff1nd at a very
early date observed days of Thanksgiving.
Among the Dutch records at the office OF the
Secretary Of State are preserved pr"clania-
tions Of Thanksgiving Days in lGiJ and ldJl
of the Council Of New Nctherland. William
Kielt was governor in ,6I5of the colony aud
Director General Of the Counsel On the 3ist !
Of August, l6i5, the Counah, sitting al Fort
Amsterdam, New York, 80. "
Resolved in council to proclaim general
thanLsgi sins, Whici. thanks giving shall take
place on the 9Th Of September next IN all The
dutch and English churches within the limits
of New N, therland."
The proclamation reads:
Whereas it hath pleased Almighty cd,
in His unbounded clein,ncy and mercy, IN
aad;,iou 10 MANY previous blessings. to suffer
| rs To reach long wished for peace with the
| Indians; . --.
Therefore is it deemed necessary to pro-
claim the fact to all those OF New Netheriand
TO the end that il all place within the aiore-
| said country where Dutch and English
churches are established God Almighty may
~ ,pecially thanked, praised and blessed on
n,xt "Wednesday forenoon. being the 9th Ct
Sestember. the text to be appropriate and
,b,. sermon to be applicable thereto
..Your Reverence will please announce
this matter TO the Congregation next Sunday
| 50 that they may have notice -O'. "...@A se
| rely" ..h..~,
This p. p.ocllmation, as set torn III 'h' teN,
| ,,, ;ssn.d on the ratification cf treaty oi
,re INT srrn the Ddtch and the Indians
| The forenoan Of thu dag ~as set apart iof
the religious s.rviecS, AMI 1t is hheiy the
| ,fr,.r,onn was gwen g social pleasures -s
A RruoR OF SMALL-Pox.-Word was re-
ceiyed b, Stoit 4 Feldman that a ease "i
small pos had broken oat out IN "altsoarg
Int not .lv:ng the naa,e OF the a'ty "ho II
. claimed was taken. The message VAS
! cont. LIZ , merchant af that place who had or
| ,,rsa n hill Of goods and Who counter manded
| a.. oraer for the fact that he WAS g"iHg 10
I the nlace. Mcssrs. Stott fe:dman
:, once uo,,tieI the Mayor and he has tele.
nr,,,be.l there for full particulars, and Is also
,n,l;,g arrangements to take precautionary
e,sures in relati"n to allowing citizens OF
,b.,,,,. =. eone here. Assoon rs the TACT
s. ar.,cv v;lting there is established the
s,,Y,t.,v uiI ami Ia its r"aa'ers with the
! iuio M.
| LA.EI--
S;.oe tn. above was IN typ, Mayor Nc
.r,;ff has han,lei US tie two following DIS
I ,atn 8: