The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-11-26
JACKS MISTAKE.
A THANKSGIVING STORY.

1--WE must try to keep Thanksgiving
Day after a fashion," sighed Mrs.
Spikenard to her daughter Florella;
though TO be sure. two poor chickens
aid a, bofht pie won't be- much of a
allow different it used to be in the
country, where we used to kill the
fattest gobbler iaita,e llock for Thanks
giving dinner, and made pumpkin
pies with scuds Of. fresh eggs and rich
'milk>in 'em! An fur vegetables, we
had sweet potatoes, an squash, an
picked cabbage, an But, law it's
different In the city--that .issif you
amt made OF money! The markets
are lined with turkeys an fowls OF all
kinds. an 4 vegetables by the wagon
load; but It takes q fQrehin q to get 'em
Almost. l give thirtyfive cents fur them
two pore-lookin' chickens, an ,ten
fur that little measure of turnips. I
did want TO git.a.few cramberries fur
sass, but Jack had sot his heart on
havin' pie, so l got one"
Mrs. spikedard shook, ,her head as
she turned over the contents Of the
little worn market-b basket on the
kitchen tablaa..'.s II ,'--.
"Oh, we can make quiet. nice din
ner of these,s ,s'safa Fiorella, lifting up
,the4chickens; sand 1; have a. nickel
left, We can buy dish Of jelly with
it. Iwalkel home tonight, and saved
7 # qn purpose." ,.t.f:s J.: !:
but il won; seem quite like. a
thanksgiving drnher unless we have
some one to help us eat it" persisted
Mrs. spikenard:: '.rteallus been used
to hayiass the. house, fullson Thanks,
egi9lng Day, ana itdont seem jest right
| to set down an eat what we've got all
rbY. ourselves" W. -. s~.S
~"Thefe's gold Mf,+Barber. that; lives
t.up. in. til tie III 1t;pi1. sfory,s suggested Flor,
ff.ella. .'"Ha'Eas..Door,a we are, If not
poorgsi i,svtpA9seA we :aA him to eat
! dinner With Us @ i H. {
!. ";Why WI ss.suts.: SAID her n mother,
ightenins sAap. sNli.send Jack up
to ask him as Soon as.hs comes in"
The .Spikenards: eccppiad'two tiny
rooms in the back part Of arespectable
/ three story hesae.in. Gaee .Brilliante. I.
The rooms, q were smsp and, not very
|. .ceMtogtabls, .tollA- s.ire. but they were
decent an1;. oieap, and poor as they
were !. tsa4 ,aR9gt all Eierella could
earn as asafesiady," in a commercial
| soassdowlAo& o&xytd paythe rent and
.buyfeed, f,sel and clothing for herself
6er. mother,. and eight-year-old Jack,
Who went to schosesand wore out
hae Jackets and trowsers than he
/ Mas. worth, ,8 his mother declared.
/ ..Jaek. soon. came inifrolil the bakery,
+ where he had bees s:isat for loaf Of
ssbread, and was atsionce dispatched tt
ipyiteAld Mr.. Barber to.the Thanks
giving dinnet.thesnextsday.
Mrs:..Spikehard .mas yetting the ia
! Die for .sapper. and Flsfshai:was cut
T ting ths~loaf-of bread, when he cam'
funniiig back. =. !, $50. =.
|. =. SAIL, righsr mother r. Mr. Barclay
! says bell -come..i .---.~-.
1---..Mr.- -Burczd5r cried Tlorella. :
t;Mr. Barclay Iisslgiekss the widow
1"oh. Jack, yod heyer asked him P.
7 ""Yes, did," declared Jack, boldly
"why, you told me to ask him 70
81 said Mr.. Barber, you dreadful
boy! And now, what are we going Il
doP"
Florella began to cry.
1.-TWO little chickens as big as par
tridges, and few miserable turnip
and a pie. Oh, Jack, Jackl wha
made you do such thing9'
"Well, shall 90 back and tell hin
/ - - o,x,, . %, oelrad tba hnv ,ror