The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-11-18
MEMORABLE THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving week NRs always 4
busy week at the Gates homestead. hut
II seemed 10 Dear thst 4 was bus ~ this
year than ever. She couldn't quite un.
dcrstand H. either. for a. hey wc-r
coming home from church On Suudaf
she heard her mother say g. AEni Ma.
garct. with \ little break IN hcf voice.
that she hal mo heart for I~hanksgv-
ing this year" Dear knew uhy. and
she though, they would have a sorrow.
full Thanksgiving. or, perhaps 10
Thanksgiving Al an
But Tuesday mo mig ihcrc eoaid b.
M doubt that they were 10 have Thanks
giving this year. for there wa, what
Iiptop called a ''bonhp made In the
great brick oven in the kitchen. uhich.
since Dear 5 remembrance. vAs opened
and heated only during Thank giving
week. np,op moaated = char % that
he could sce Into the oven. and shouted
'.firef' and danced In ecstasy til. iar-
getting that he bad only = chair-hoiiom
Tor q toor. h. danced 90. and bruised
NJ. a1Se. and hal 20 BE- comioried hy
Tear jgst when she va 50 busy seeding
~raisins.
Roundtop and S%quarutop counted il a
great privilege 20 bring In the long
sticks q hickory wood 10 heat the oven.
each holding an end. tuggn Il along
with great gravity and an occasional
fall on their toes. aud. II they wene al
lowed 10 thrust q small site into tho
oven, their satisfaction wa complete.
Dear paused. In her hurried trips through
the Kitchen. 10 look into the lla,ing
depths and think Of Shsdrach, Mcshach
and Abcduego.
Then they all stood around 10 see the
Goals drawn out and the o,e on swept. and
whcu their mother. holding her hand
far In 10 test the temperature, sulemnly
declared II was Just right" they
watched hreiihlessly while thu loaf.ca, Q
and spicc-calc and cookies were care.
fully put In. and braihed \ deep sigh Of
relief when the oven door closed upon
the good things committed to rs keep
Ing:
"Wednesday morning the oven was
heated again, and hllod with mincc.
pios. which came out so delightfully."-
brown aud 80 dclic.onsly fragrant that
the Gates childnn grew desperately
hungry. and thought Thanksgiving
never would come. And then surh
pumpkin pies. aud apple-p.cs, and
tarts. and At last. - the evening drew
~. great patches Of brown bread and RE
bread and wheat brad SLED the ovca
10 the door.
When the ehicken.pie and turkey
wcre ready for the oven next day. The
tired mother dropped into the low
rocking char. aud taking nptop on
her lap. looked YEARLY into the FIRE.
Let me hold fiptop. mamma"
said Dear. thinking how tired her moth
or was: but her mother made answer
only BY holding Tpsan with = elo=cr
arm. The ehildres gathered souni as
the twilight came on. and sitting there.
waited for their father 10 cone Gr.A-
rally silence fell upon them al. broksa
only by the subiued roaring Of tee fr
In the store. and the loud tickiag q the
clock on the mantsl-shelf
A Dear listened. how vividly cane
back that sorrorfal night uksa .As
stood and heard the COX tickiax hal.
CT Aad louder. - Tiny gpn;ly brezsksd
her life away; and Il seem~l 10 Dear
that she would nsseE zgzla kf1s ~
clock ticking in the night -ahss; ikaak-
Ing q tha' scens She giasced a Asr
mother. and did no, von4sr skss -
had no heart for nsnks.iunx tAs
year. Indeed. she ihaurhi ihef - -
morc u for complaint ihaa iAask,-
giving.
Hall blinded by tears. she started IN.
and. going TO tho window. locked oat
II was q frosty. starlight night Iheru
was no o OF tho ground. but here
and thcre patches Of Ice we're forming
over the pools Of still water left by the
heavy fan rains.
WHY don't papa comeF' said Tip
Top. frstfully.
"He win come soon." said the mother.
soolhingly. and. In obedience 10 an old
habit began sbscntmindedly humming
GrvcnviIle. The tuns he knew. and
BY whose aid she had year after year
hummsd the uatcs babies "a sleep
is papa u the shopf' asked Dear.
In he lint lnll In the humminr.
mo; he went down 10 ~ cotton.
mill With . load Of bobbIns. and he
ought 10 b herr BY this time"
May g . little way and NEE.
kimff asked Dear.
"Yezn-rrmemberinr that Dear had