Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-11-26

Thanksgiving times have cYur HuI l..u.
There have been family gathering a'I H,rr
the land Parents aud children hayr n.n
gled their joys, brothers and SISTER, hatr
renewed the associations uf hlelur iHIs
and have gone back tu their hume. nr stow
ing places-many SON and daughter hHs
only a staying place in lieu " the 90 hlui.
and now the old homestead hls settled
back into its former calm and shallow OBJ.
hall and the staircase echo nu mHra tH OBJ.
rapid tread Of young feet. The LAUGH of ths
children"-they were called ''tle .hiIlrrn
they are bearded men and matrYult wHmsn
who took their own little one. hy the hand
the whistle and the song are hushel frr
broad -shuuldcred aud the 1.-the forms srs
gone. Even II death has not broken Hf IHf.
the circle, and NO great SORROW hrHsiai over
it, still these gatherings have in them fUn.
Of sadness To father and mother fh.r
bring up the long past though o. iHs.- n.f
seem long-whcn the little lHy. aul boob
girls were home and needed un Ilauk-.Ir
ing or Christmas to bring them back a hsn
the home circle was complete Ihr contrast
is sometimes very bitter now Father auI
mother miss the good night kiss nui si-h
that they could gu 1p and tuck the rhH
dreu in a. they nestle laughing Iu fHr.r
beds they miss the druv-N rrtIit- fH thr.r
morning call; they would IKE the IsHI. a..
come to have their urcktics puf u Unl"r.
and the girl, 20 have their ruiI- arrange
it would seem guud IL they Uuull Hu.t ..fII
the boys to black their .hor- pr ths -ir.- t.
get forgotten handkerchief is.f.rs Co.,.
went off Ia schpol they wuuh h. .aI f.
send them back 90 their ruuu- tY tpk. HH
the torn dress or the pant. vs. h0-e kur.s bat
given out but which had nut i--au uHfHaHI
the night before but that cam newer Ia.
again The bpys and the girls 1r, .Hus Goo
ever Sometimes father and mHfher ta.k
Of it till they find their haurt- grHu ara
and they think it best not ~ MAX" esrh ofh.
er sad and then, while p"rhaI- neither
knows IL of the other thpt o.. -I.lr Is ...It
with no crib IN hich -le,f.- htfl. Hu.
near-and hot tears roll upon OBJ. rI.Iss
till Gods blessed sleep hides no, present an.
the past in it, deep oblivion Alb thr .hI
dren are sometimes humr.ick o.. thrt r.ru,r
Der the old home aud it, llr>-,slu,-. hHf
there are hearts that are -ndd-r that haE.
not gone out from it
1t will be- well for the children o.. reui.m
Der this when they ar, away Thank
giving brought them home. nud thr r.ure
al Of the home life wa. like -uf.ru- hrattn.
they went away with swelling heart ami
dimmcd eyes. but the rush and vurk have
well-the sorrow Of parting Lut th., uu-f
not forget that they left hehiui th.m tsH
who do not feel the stimuli. of thr vufIi
and whose thoughts are more apr 90 dwell
ON the past than un the present THERE boz
the old home are two who talk trrt often
through the day aud far into The night aIsslf
the absent The pct names are u-.sl Iu.f
"a they We're years and year. ago. auI often
they sound TREMENDOUSLY aud that u.f I.
cause age or week.-mrs. make fh, t.a.r f.
| ter-and deep.tone,i prayer iHlIHv sith un
utterable longing.
Children away often forget th.- IH..
| do not feel % necessary tH Dol. U...iIH- .HH
munication often with th, HII ia's. lf H....
| So. while Thanksgiving Be- fresh uI-.H tH.u.
| / will whisper in their ear that th.r. - .a
casion for thuughtiulur~, and anr. Ilsf af
| this spot
Some Of them do not come bonn, often a-
\ they might Il might cu-t littI, Co hr,sk
away from bushes, aud run hum, fHr a
! few hours hut the lu~, would me- l.. -.r.aI.
and need not be- felt Moth.r anil father -
kiss the boy name sounded o.. 90 wa. 90 .f
30 years ago, would be- worth q lou- lnar
ney 10 feel and hear tn, book. at I.s-
the grasp Of the hand the hug of thr ..dsn
time. would be- good to receive. o. auui.
| be a thing of JOY for YOU 90 .'-s .uIA.- ami
hear word, of delight from lp- that hat,
| kissed yours thousand time. Nhrr tuu il.I
not know or were tuo small 60 care aislut f
Some If the children do not writ. hHui.
often enough. To write a letter vuuA col
gross only half hour or $50 of time. hut %
would ill days with gladnc,s iu The hum,
where father and mother arr. They -smr
times wonder that a letter doses u,t e.1ue
have known father and mother wait thruu.i
weary months and years while l1nF al-..n'
son sent no word To- cheer their lYn,ln...
or still their foreboding, and have know o.
that son come home pennies aud wuru O,
be taken in again. The SONS and The iau-l
tiers who read this will not do that th,,
will not permit the years % gu hy vIthHu'
sending letter home. but they may aIlus
weeks and months % pass land pass all uu
consciously before they write SOFT b. that
| ask them 10 remember. with AL the l1v.u-
and tender associations that come with tl,
close Of the year--and have come viii
thanksgiving about flaW-that little talk
even though 1t hr ou Ia.sr. and only 70 f,'
loving words Wi. make laln.>, and hriu-
return that none, and check. eauuu'
measure. Let visits. and ~ uot they a'
least letters, make Thanksgiving 900 ths Hl
home all along the year Bee. un. .tH
man ia Christian IHiua.