, 1881-11-24

nf The now sympathy and cordially between
l,cs people nlld our nwi., tho former are be-
gitintng to nppruclatn MIL respect republican
ideas as lhty never hayo l'eforc. lilo cleo
lions lit France 1nvu shown steady tcpl'o-
l[cuu growth, md even In Gurnlahy thoy
slow tl,st tila people nrc determined to have
noroacllye aud MISREPRESENTATION III Tarlla-
n,ent. Republican ideas havo also becn
strengthened tn Spnlu and Portugal. Tur-
kpy IA powerlrss fur further "tnfiun,anlty to
,nar." The Car Of Russia stt1t cllngs to
tta divine right ot Kings a,sl tn tin .lespot-
!. Ism OF monarchy, but Western influences
are steadily though silently n,nklng progcss.
Duth II, Africa md Asla new forces arc at
work which will soon Let IN the light Of tho
Christian religion and civilization. Ill oil
this nlso there IS cause for tlannkfnlness.
The Individual Inns rs much reason to re-
ioEce rs tho Nntiot, upon tho optimistic
ground tint whatever his condition may pc
il might llnyo been worse. There nrc per-
SOUS undoubtedly 50 harsllly trented In their
struggle for existence, so wr0nged by their
! fellows, 80 unfortunate In their strtvtnxss
10 poor In their surroundings, 80 hope-
less III thotr outlook, tint to give
| thanks seems to them like grim
| saitre but these arc the exceptions. md tho
most OF lis llnvo 80 much ,norH t1lan wH tle-
| serve TINT We cannot be too thankful. Lite,
health, home, happiness, sunshine, the power
10 culoy, tic multitude of things to be ell
| 1oyett, tic beauty 0f tic world, the conipait-
iol,shipot friends, and huoks, anti pictures,
and music nre> TIC common property OF ail, III
grcatcr or less ttcErec, but are so taken TOT
granted TINT 1t docs not occur to Us to bf
thankful fnr than, 10 tliose who cnu1loi
easily llnd tho wuy 10 gratitude tho va,
should bs opened, md thosc who have more
thnn they Gun be thankful for can OPEN tllt
why by aiding something from their store Il
tho scanty stuck of the unfortunate, 50 tin
there sIall bu M silent voice III the genera
chorus Of Thanksgiving. !.
From tho sentimental siio there Is mitch
that might lie sattl abont Thanksgiving, bu
after NIL Il sunls 'ttsclt Mp iii t!le beauty 9
the ttny as II tlu,e of reunion. Around Mll,'I
boards Tho ctreln will be complete. Otllor
will show yllcnut chaira, but thusr re
mining will only cling tllu nlDre closely to
gc,iicr. And yet, wllO shall say tint MI I'll
circles urg nut uuup!etc, anil that those "li
lave gone on before tlo not return to tl1el
, old places, Unseen Ut tis but sElurln9 til III,
happiness mud gratitude: The gathering tt
gell.cr Of tlst,se long separated, the rest ft'
, only one tlay from tic cures of tho WORT
{ tl,n substitution VI tho Qlliet, personal II
, turcoursp of old friends for ita fnsat!at
demands, Its s..splcinns, dlstrusss, joalous'es
and prejuliccs, will better enable us to tak
| in the burden TOMORROW and 10 OIL with
: And, as gratitude dues not always procee
/ from tho fullncas Ut tic heart alone, b
, also from tho fNllness OF tho stomach, I'll
!, TRIBUNE can l,uyu Mo butter wish for enc
/ of Its readers than that they nlny sit dow
@ tottay to abundant tables. prefnced VII
i tllui,kful grace allll supplemented with g0e
q digestion.