The Dawson journal., 1883-01-11


to the Dominican and not let the
custom-house officers at ST. Ar
mand collect duty on the frag-
ments of mothers turkey and
mince pie"
Thanksgiving came and went,
and every year at the Draper
homestead they talked over that
snowy Thanksgiving when "Jen-
MES beau" sat down to the feast,
and wondered who he was and
what came Of him and what kind
of an opinion Of q New England
Thanksgiving he carried away.
Last year at q convention where
there were assembled In Christian
fellowship people from all parts Of
the world, a French gentleman
said to lady with whom he was
converting:
81 have never been in the States
but once before and then | had a
curious experience. l landed in New
York from French ship with only
a slnattering Of English. / wanted
to go to my friends in Bedford,
Canada, bqt through carelessness of
officials / was sent to Bedford, Mass.
| found my mistake there and was
started for my proper destination,
but my money gave out. and being
young and strong and resolute
determined not to be discouraged
but to make my way on foot. 1t was
late III Che fall : had no trouble in
obtaining food and shelter at night
and pushed on brayely until a snow
storm overlook me. Oh, what day
that was! called at many doors but
was not invited to enter. At last.
when almost wearied but, I reached
house that was to me like an entrance
into Heaven, pinched myself to
see II 1 was still in the body. There
was warmth aud feast and laughter
and jest aud song and little children
aud yoang ladies' in bright dresses.
/ vas welcome and a plate waited for
ne. After the feast ] was taken
with all the guests on a huge sled
drawn by oxen to the station. 9th
er similar teams joined ours in the
long wide country street They
escorted me- to the station and into
the cars and was sent to my friends
free Of charge
"When recovered from my fatigue
and wanted TO write and thank nv
friends, knew not the town, the
State nor the names even of my en-
tertainers and preservers, as l may
cali them. / knew nothing of it at
all no more than a baby, and now
viii ask you as I have asked others
do you know auoht of such q country
festival, where long strings of oxen
ere driven about the streets carving
guests from house to house, and
where it is the custom to 30 bounu
fully provide for any stranges that
happens 10 come in on that day?
wish I could know, for [ never have
seen such picture of happiness, CON
tent and plenty as the Lord led me
to look upon that afternoon. Ali
these years have carried those PEG
pie near my heart and prayers that
the Lord would lead me again into
their midst
II was one of the girls at that nota-
bic feast" said the lady, and she en-
tered into the necessary explanation
to the surprise and delight of the
now woll-to-lo, Intelligent, demon
strative French gentleman.
Farmer Draper said the other day
as he met this niece IN railway train.
Eyes Lonise that young tramp, as we
called him, you know, turned out to
be our own little old maids been after
all. Things do happen strangely
sometimes. You mustn't fail to come
to the wedding Thanksgiving He
has furnished satisfactory credentials,
and Dick has taken run up to
Montreal where he is in business,
and there seems to be no reason why
they shouldn't DO married. But
Jennie don't know a word of his
tarnal lingo aud | tell her that isn't
the worst Of it sbouldnt want to,
for now he can do his scolding ia
French and she can take it an for
love sallics."
This would be good time for some
enterprising follow to start baby
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