Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-11-27

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EN-" the poor woman went on, abut
whatever possessed 'em to choose such a /
day, I don't know. Aud what on earth
can L give 'em for dinner? The stores
are all closed and those four children are
getting Jest hungrier an hungrier every
minute
Its too bad, cried Ars. BrOWnlow.
II know Just how you feel. always
said to John, If Pm going to have a sur
prise 1 want to know it beforehand.
Now about dinner. Perhaps we
could
81 don't want yOu to rob youseIf." in
terupted the other eagerly. "Only that
you we're tellin' ne yesterday that you
were goin' to cook up a lot Of things,
SOS to have 'em cold for two or three
days, an I thought If you could Just
spare bite here an and there, to help
me out the least mite, Iu do the same
for you, an more, too, If 1 ever get the
chance"
Mrs. Brownlow looked as If she
thought she saw herself ever getting
caught in such away as that (there were
always small bits Of cold meat and a cut
pie or a slice or two OF plain cake in her
cupboard, you may be sure); but she
only asked her neighbor to be seated.
and started for the rear again to see
what could be done.
'YOu see j Ohn, % she said very soberlv,
| ''she is a nelghbor, and so longs we have
enough wholesome food to eat for our
selves and the children, seems 4 the
right way was to do what we can for
them. There's the chicken" she went
/ on soberly indeed, for such a round,
/ CHEEKY little woman; i'We've had all the
fun Of picking him out and cooking him,
hes most dOne;-and there's the sweet
/ potatoes and the rest Of the nuts, and
and-that httle Dutch cheese. I am
/ afraid there aru't many raisins, for Su-
san would eat while she was stOning 'em
and 1 cOul dn't bear to stop her -"
Here, she herself was stopped In the
most surprising and unCermOniOus way.
Mr.. B. put his arm about her, and kissed
her, right there in the kitchen.
"YOu can have your way dear, all b--t
that cheese. I know how much yOu
want to see it, with all those scallops
around the top, on our table ana it
shan't be sent away. AS for the rest
Wen do the best we can Christmas to
make up for it."
"And it viii be all right, John, any
way. Last night We had the thanks
and now We viii have the giving and
at dinner We will have the whole of it
together" She glanced up into her
husbands eyes, with a look bright and
grave at the same time, as she made
little motion towards the room where the
three happy, healthy children were
| shouting and laughing oven some new
] a-Ia fUErraa E--E-=- q E1H
been a sad one in that home. A great
many people had gone in and out Of the
little parlOr, stepping softly, with bowed
heads. The air was sweet with flowers;
the house was very still, and tO-day's
wee high-chair stood back in the corner,
empty; for the baby, like the people
across the street, had gone cup to the
city. the new city-to spend Thanks
giving.
Mr.. BroWnlow pressed his Wife's hand,
and after a moments pause she continued
IN her old CHEEKY way: Besides Wen
have a good dinner yet. There are the
little pies for the children, and the
apples, and, oh, lot Of things. Don't
let's leave out single coarse. And
John, it's lucky I've quart Of molasses
in the Jug, and by and by well make
couple of pans of candy, both kinds,
pulled and fat"
Half an hour later, Bob, having stiaed
his regrets, and fixed his hopes on mo-
lasses candy, sailed forth to the neigh
bOrs house, bearing the big basket
stocked and steaming with a large part
of Mrs. BrOWnlOW's long anticipated
Thanksgiving dinner. Not even Gran
berry sauce for the chicken was forgot
ten. And at Just o'clock the entire
Brownlow family gathered around then
feast Of corned- beef and potatoes, and
Mr.. BrOwnlOW after the custom Of his
father and grandfather gave thanks.
1t was merry meal, after all. 1t
. didn't take much to make the family
laugh, and every time Mr. Brownlow
} alluded to the great lump Of beef as
''the turkey" the Joke was received with
an uPrOar. Then, too, they had a good
deal Of fun over Bob's ginger
bread cOW-gOCse, which Mr.. BroWnlOW
declared was a sunHOWer, and therefore
3 accused Mrs. BrOWnlOW Of being assthe-
3 tic. The red cheese, too, bore of no
/ small part Of the hOnOrs, the attention
% and ingenuity of the family being con
centrated for at least ten minutes IN an
effort to restore its lid, which, having
I been nicely cut out at the market, in a
p delightful pattern, came Of with the ut
p most ease, but utterly refused to go on
f again, some one tried it with heI
/ eyes shut, when it instantly yielded, and
settled into its place as quietly as If
] nothing had happened.
= In the midst Of the dinner, their merry
g talk and peals Of laughter were sudden
q " hushed by a sharp ring at the front
o door bell
J, The BrOwnlOws looked at each other
= IN dismRy. "Well," said the head Of
{ the family gravely, "Ehere is a consider.
able amount Of beef left, and two pOtatOe.
=, which though cold are nutritious. i
s you must give the these things away
2 Clarissa, at all events don't promise the
b mOlasses candy"
{, AEs. BrOWnIOw laughed with the rest
D but looked a little anxious as she weni
D to the door. Presently she returned tG
r. the dining room, followed by a mar
g whom Mr.. BrOWnloW recognized as the
= porter in his employers store.
{ 'HallO, Martin % he said, ssWhat have
you there! Guess you've made a mis-
] take this time, haven't your For the
t man was busily removing the coarseI
f outside WraPpings from a gOOd-sized
b parcel, which gradually resolved itseli
= into number OF smaller ones, each neat
{ " tied up in brown paper.
p Matin kept steadily at work, and In
g sisted that he had made no mistake
D 1t was q little present from his employer