Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-06
MN THANKSGIVING TREAT.
BY DELLA TOWLE,
(ARS. ELLEN X. BRADFORD

thought we were not going to have much OF
Thanksgiving, q real turkey one mean, but
do believe that shall have the best one evel
had for earned it all myself. Last September
when Aunt Carrie came home with Maud and
Irotty. We left Uncle Silas's house. and father
got place in one of the departments here, and
We took a dear little house on Q street, and
moved all our things here from New Jersey
Just few weeks after we had moved. Aunt
Jane was taken sick. One morning Fred told
ne to rap on her door and tell her that Gener al
Butter was elected, and il made her sick. for
she always lived in Massachusetts, till she came
TO I've with u5. Fred tried TO comfort her. He
told Eer ii would be good fer Massachusetts,
for it would do iust what the doctor said his
medicine would do f6r iIcr--silake up her liver
and then she d feel belt But Aunt Jane got
well though she said she should never rally.
just &s soon as size was able to cat her bread
without toaStiDg. another dreadful thing hap
pcnei. When father went to his work one
morning. he found paper on his desk telling
him that lie was dismissed; when he went to see
the commissioner about it and ask him why, he
salt ne mad heard that about ten years AGO. a
man had made Z pair Of pa1talOons for father
which didn't fit. and father had told another
n'an and so that man didn't go to him to get
his rantaloonS made. aEdthc tailor was friend
OF the commissioner and SO he put father CUT
Ii seemed dreadful to happen SO near Thanks
good fer Us. and mother only looks patient and
GEAR grandma is just the same always. One
day when was up in her room, said to her.
Grandma. do yea think ! could earn some
money in any way. before Thanksgiving"
She took off her glasses and looked at me and
smiled. :i.d said. WHY don't you send soi,c of
your little verses to tie paper. dear? They pay
for such things sometimes" and she put her
hand on my head in that way that always max es
me think CT the words. in the name of the
Father ard Of the Som
WHY. grandma. said l. lido you really
think they would ray for my verses
Il think some Cpe will pay you tor them
some day" she said, lard perhaps they may
now fon bring n3c those that you wrote when
Your little brother came and your grandpa
ded. and we'll PIT them in an envelope and
send them to the ChyU1itje. and we'll have that
Tor CIR little secret. until shall see what will
come of it
''0h. grandma said !. vel! buy Il turkey
and have a Thant Sssvifg. We must have
Cranberry sauce and celery. ant squash pie and
liice pie and eycTytGg." So / got these
verses:
TIE ANGELS VISIT.
AZ. angel came down osa Heaven.
Last night as went to sleep:
h3d sad nay M W Icy me-
Praytng Col my soul TO keep"
had iolde:! my hands on my bosom.
AStCd fOTg iVen2Ss iOi all my sin:
so that eff should die before shout! wake"
The angels would let me In
The stars twinkled high in the heavens;
The moonlight lay Oh my ilOOr:
When heard a sound IKE fiuttering WINGS
Near grandpapa's open door.
know now It was the angel:
And I'm glad that heard him COME
For they told M IL. the morning,
mat he'd taken dear grandpa home
And knew that my darling grandpa
Had long been waiting to go:
AS sat on his knee, il the twilight soft,
lie had often told me so.
But because God thought we'd be lonely,
In The house with dear grandpa gone,
He sent by the angel. n baby,
To Keep for our very own.
SO We clll him little "Stephen."
For that was dear gr:,naplS name.
AEd his birthday on earth, ana grandpa's in
Heaven.
VIII always be the same.
Grandma helped ne get them off all right.
and two days after had quite forgotten about
it. when pOstman met ne at the gate lust as
was going to school and handed me q letter.
flew back to grandma. for 1t had Tie
thTO.itc}e on the end of the envelope and |
knew II must be something about nv verses /
opened it. and q little strip of paper fell out.
which grandma said was a check for five dol.
lars. was so glad ard so surprised. that 7
just pat my head down in grandma's lap, and
cried and she only said. Il thought So dear,
/ had to tel neither. Of course but no one else
knows what 4 good time we are going to have.
for mother and | have been to market and
bought the things. and she is going t. let ne.
help her get the dinner, and it will be nv
treat OSGJTgOtiOHGtiSt.