Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1888-11-29
0ue Thanksgiving.
4 NEW ENGLAND >TuEN trrRurEIATF 70
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We had comc-ny father and Ito
Elm"""d 70 spend Thanks Wing with
Grandm"th'r ami Aunt Egni"c Elmw ood
Wa quirt country town. wing back
amidst the hills. In summer hen it was
gay with visitors and birds anl flowers II
WAS a lovely spot. bu, th,-,. attractions
were all Hitting and disappeared II about
H." sam" time ahd n"". the latter par, IF
N"'rm ''cr it Looked like au Arctic settle.
m"nt
winter had begun carly This Year Al
ready a deep suos, had fallen. ana a. sam.
-randm"thrr~ man drove u up from The
station Id Her comfortable huu~, On tho
outskirts ni the village. We noticed deep
drifts on either >idc of the road. which
The last time | hal seen It. vas har,lcrc,I
VITA hut;.foup> aud daisies
"H->jr-'c, ans" cred sam. in reply tp
remark ~ papa> winters begun in
airn,>i- Mines M ui fh, IhanA>.i,ir,.,
when Wa but and well have more
snow before morn. or IA a putrhuau
Now sam booked iiAc anyihIn., hu, 4
Dutchmau. for h- Wa~ & genuine Yauk..,.
long. ltAu aui Dnmlcal W., wcf,. >u,,r AZ
the Lester faru auI n, tlr-ry welcome.
We received from grandma and Aunt
EuuIcc, and ny pr,-tiS cousin Clara u3lr
who had Ju~t arrived. na,lr M forget all
about the dr-af, weather outside
Perhaps | should Introduce tn. famil, In
dine form. First thcrr wa> darling .,raud.
mother erect and stately. despite her >.y.
eniy winters. her softly tinted far,. look.
Ing out from under her snowy whlr. hair
and the lace rufiic, on her cap. like som,
rayr. Old time portrait painted ON pnrr,.
lain. Then there WAS her son. M own
handsome papa the ouly one left Of six
noolc boys that had been born ta her and
Aunt Eunice-thc old maid uf tn. family
a She laughiugly called hcr>rlf-fort,
year, Old and vet not looking a day r,or
IRA, ia H. Few would guess. looAIug at
h.r uaW. that sorrow had ever touched
her. nut those who remembered her y hen
She wa, twenty. knew of u,r brave soldier
lover who fcll i,-for,. r,icr-bur. Ia the
cruel war-the war was over htfur, | " a.
born Ihcn tl,rc wA~ ml cousin CiaIa
Holt. Aunt Annie, daughter. beauty and
4, b,.u.. -AWfutly stupid -h,. whispered
to me. Ito spend Thauk-gi,iu. al Elm
,,,nI but mamma made M, come for She
had 10 20 and ~,-,- i-J.r licltn~ new baby
Lastly. th,r,. vas |. an insignificant girl nf
fourteen. lan.in. fur tAc time when
could assume, the ypur. lalN air. and
grace, nf my cousin Clara
Nv mother wa~ an invalid So had
conn. with nv father. for he aIwag> made
. rnjpi. of ,p,l,,iiu., Thauk~.tyiu. with Ms
,,n,h,r
'rn,.day pa>>.,I pleasant, enough The
,lI,.r, .at liz The. uarl.f ilr, and tai ed over
f,n,tl, matters. amt cara and amused
,.nr.,jy,.. hy ,xrur>int~ tn the kitchen.
: vl.r. lI,,>inah and the small assistant.
SaUy wcr,. prrpariuu for tomorrow :
f.a., yari.d t,y ruu,u,a4sju., ih, chambers
auJ o,rr,., and pla,iny duet, on the piano
. h.,v,.n while.
Mon, ,l,r,.. ,,l,ck in the afternoon.
s,,, ,,r,li,.ti,,,, .,,ro,,.d rru.. for rb,.. snow
,E',,,nl,,,,.d Ia falI aoajn AID M. wind to
49,, clara I,,,l,l ii.rnr.ola,,.
.,,,arria rbnr,,, ur,ni..,I,n IA r,l; his
evening She said in a low voice. To me
..,L r,,,, M nr,ynLiu., .tnru y,ill Keen
him a,yav
rIa,ti. rborn,. was n, you,to man Of
rin,Yn,d and tlsr, hayin,. mel him The
i,r',i,,,,. simmer va. u,,d .nouph +,
ratrn = alimp>c Of him A. she arrived al
,t.,,a,i-,n Tho, la, .rL invited bi,n !,
'.nn r,.,,,i,,., rInl.I dt.u,Ii, .nnnyh
,ha ,irI inrrns.,.J and /, M. VERY cold
Snrh weather at that season had not beer
lnnwn >jnrr arandmorber va, airl. w,
oil .,t arnnnJ the omen nr, listening I,
ill.,. Storm hnvIjuu outside
r'.m,'nh,r tn ,li, d,v how band,om,
NV. ann looked She w.s AWAY. careful,
't.'...d ~, ana to.ni@bt ,br w1r,. a hlacj
IN. TIL. ,,,,l, Iar.. rnttl,. in mn. meek an,
SIX dress Win iaCe Iuiic> III the hcth any
~ ,cari., g,.rsninm rhaf SCI of her briIj
ia,, hr,n..trn FACE. wnndrrfnllv
To me- >b. WA, much pretijer than tn