Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-11-10

tIio btDlt, VI COuTS1. hnQ tncy fnWnHVCu
slyly to have one plate and one chair
too many, and by great deal of ma
npuvring m seating The company, this
plate and chair were left beside Jennie
for the long-e pected beau.
"He has ~ come yet, and that ISM t
the worst Of It'll hope he never will" )"
said Farmer Draper, looking affection
ately across the table at his daughter as
he bowed his head TO ask the blessing
Il believe he is coming now, uncle; I
really do" exclaimed Louise the mo-
mcnt the good farmer had re opened his
eyes, aud sure enough, rs they looked
out the window they saw stoutly-built
you & man bravely breasting the storm.
yet showing certain WEAKNESS rs he
walked along the slippery way.
The weather had changed again by
this time, and the air was full of great
featlery flakes, rs If all the feathers of
all the fowls that graced that days din
ner in New England had been cast TO
the four winds.
He is coming in!'' "No, he is going
by!" ayes, he has decided TO callr' as
the young man, who was evidently a
stra ger, looked again at the polished
windows that even on the outside gave
hint of warmth and good cheer within.
"Bow-wow- -wowr barkcd Pinchcrs,
the houso-dog, in n decidedly equivocal
welcome. especially when taking into
co sideration his huge proportio and
savage air. and the stranger was turning
away rs the piazza door opcned and
John had called OUT
"Down. Pincbers. down. Come in.
come in. sir, out of the stormr'
al tanks YER. said tho STRANGER. oiv;no
his hat and coat hakc. thus diyestinS
them of their burden of snow. and fol,
lowing John directly into the dininp-
room. and. with n graceful how to the
company. seating himself by the fire.
1--WE were expectinp you.n said
John. We have the table set for you.
as YOU may see. Sit RIGHT up.n
Yes. ves- assrnted Farmer Draper.
"sit right up. Won are cold and tired.
of course, but that isn't the worst of IL.
YOU must be HUNGRY. too. You can Get
warm and rested and filed at the table. ="
Louisc. to carry on the Joke. and To
treat .Jennie's lonp-expectcd bean with
due cordiality. pushed back the vacant
chair, and Jennie. not to be out-done.
glanced up and seeing n come)y. neatly
dressed younp man at her elbow. gaye
him one of her sweet smiles, motioned
him to the seat beside her and passed his
plate to her latber to be helped.
The stranger evidently understood
very little OF all the merry talk going
on around the hoard. but he sot down
in the proflered chair. bowed his head
for n moment as if invokino n 81 on,
blessing, and then proceeded with his
meal.
"You haf LARGE familv.n he said pres
emily to the farmer. carefully studvino
his words, land YOU haf much meat 4
looking around with evident astonisb.
mept at the proaninp table for Motbe,
Draper and Aunt Catherine held to the
old fash ON that everything belongino
to the THANKSGIVING dinner must he oT
the table before the fam lv were seated
| 1--WE don't live like this RIGHT n long i
explained the farmer. .and that isn't
the worst of tive don't want to. Thi.
is Thanksgiving. y"
All this TO the dispust of William who
was expostulatinp: "Oh. goodness. faith
er, WHY must yoll tell him tbati Wb,
don't You make him believe that this i,
only picked.up d nnerPn
The Young people all ioined in n lang,
at this, but the stranger repeated:
Thanksgiving Thank you! Thanl
Godp / see! / know. I hear abou
it. l mot knew it today. Every doc
l call | find good smells. like Christina
at home. No one saw come in Her,
dog say Walk in You saw .Wel
come,''' - and the Young man locke,
gratefully at Johns smiling ia Q, ant
Then went on with his dinner with
hearty relish.
"Gracious! See him Law in for sup
Plies" said John, passing the onions
Don't iniict such a stow-awav mo,
us, Jennie. | verify believe it is tb
Robin to bobbin, the big-bellied Ben.
that we used to read about in the Moth
er Goose book"
Choose! Goose!" cried the stranger
nodding toward the skeleton of tn
turkey, ~ understand, think, this b.
Yankee Christmas
Something of that Sort said TIN
farmer, "but that isn't the worst of i
Christmas is yet to come"
:" " here are you going?" asked on
of the boys, and after the question ha,
peen irameh IN various ways, he said:
10 oahada; Ihere hat friends
A mistake made: L come to the wron!
town yom call 1t! L write letters
spend an my moneys. go walkin.
now u canada and find my friends, m.
orother Now now many mllesP
=" 100 many Tor fellow to walk thi
shPpery traVeiihg' saiu John.
say, u ck' OLD BOY, to his broth
er' 'wlat DO you say to putting hin
III ,he caooose ana giving nm lift''
All right SAID the good-nature'
young ireight cohdmctor. 1t woul'
be good deed Tor thanksgiving Day
i VIII transfer nm at the Essex juno
,n .'on .T-morrow morning II l don't g
through anu nc VIII DC IN the do
N''i',on % po'ore he hhows II,
"fIt nm up lunch, mother
enough TO last nm out OF the country
ana save your tears Jen, he will un
aouhtediy return when he gets bette
use OF our language. 1T would be love
max ns under d,lhculties at present"