The Easley messenger. (Easley, S.C.) 1883-1891, 1883-12-14
[From the Constitution.]
ARP'S THANKSGIVING.
A Day full Of Thanksgivings and Joy.

a way AulOA AMAuASglVAHESA ana JOY
Thanksgiving day was bright and
lovely. The blessed sun; gave !, us a
warm. and genial light all the day long
The fields SO green with tender. wheat
seemed happier for the day and made
a beautiful contrast with the autumn
leaves that still linger upon the trees
that adorn the hills and mountains
around us. Dame Nature is very:kind
to us.for even in midwintcrsh spreads
q carpet that does not fade and is. al
ways grateful to the sight. 1t was a
good day to give thanks III the country
as well as the town. We dident have
any turkey at our house. but we h I'd a
good dinner, nevertheless, and Mrs.
Arp made an old-fashioned sliced DO
tato pie with her own. little numb Der
two hands, and when she makes a Die
it is always fit for. a king. At least it
is salubrious and respectful to say so,
and always it. Thanksgiving day
is one Of the mile stones that mark the
journey of life On father Time don't
stop. but he makes his mark-he cuts
another notch and goes on. His tally
sheet IS never closed. Like the song
VI tllV UlOON Tic Ctl SLY
"For men may come and men NAV 90,
But 60 on forever"
Thanksgiving day is tn, day for the
nation to observc-for there is 10 sect
or class or color who can reasonably IT,
fuse to be thankful once Il year. Some
folks do not respect the Sabbath, some
have no reverence for Christmas. some
care nothing for the 4th of July or st.
Patrlcks day, or the passover, but
any man or woman, or child, who j.
out of Jail and has enough to eat can
afford to be thankful and ought to be
thankful. If Il man does not believe
in God or immortality he can still be
thankful-thankful to nature and her
bencficcnt laws thankful for sunlight
and air and water, and the seasons that
come and go and bring us food and
clothing. thankful for liberty of con-
science. and the capacity to think and
plan and enjoy. A poet wh> loved
nature said:
1.-The world is very lovely; Oh, my
/ thank Thee TINT livr.."
And it is lovely. 1t was made to
picaSC US dS We'll iS 10 sustain us. |
don t know where in it could be bet
tered, unless we were better. 1t would
ent exactly suit angels, who don't eat
anything nor wear store clothes, but
it suits us. [ never see a rose or lily or
4 beautiful evergreen or bird OF bright
plumagc, never listen to the sweet
trains of melody, bnt whit think that
all these thugs arc extras, something
thrown in and not down in the bills.
something we dident deserve and could
hive got along without. And then
there are pearls and diamonds, and de.
licious fruit and oysters, and silks and
satins and women, beautiful women,
all extras and made especially for man,
that is, at'frst, But woman was made,
sh, came in for SHIRE, Of course, and
monopolised most all of the pretty
things and captured man besides.
A man don't have to be rich to- be
thankful. A poor man with good
health is better Oft than most Of the
rich men that know. Hcalth;::is
worth more than riches, and the ac.
co,int is pretty: equally balanced all
round. Il. Aman Who is. squeezing along
and makinga comfortable living .has'iio