Iron County register., 1888-11-22
IRONTON. MO-. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 22.I8 888.7
smells. And now all things are ready,

smells. AMI now all things are ready;
the company walk out, two and two,
and take their places; all stand behird
the chairs until some old, grey-headed
father asks the Lord to grace our feast,
if not with His presence, with his spir-
it. and make us truly thankful for all
his goodness to each one of US through
the past year, aud that he has permit
ted US to- meet together to enjoy the
bOunties he has bestowed upon US, and
that we may feel our utter dependence
upon Him for all these good things and
comforts. After all are seated. how we
watch the one to whom the lot falls to
carve the turkey! To carve turkey
as it should be carved, look upon as a
science. To know just where to put
the knife 81 as to lift the joints apart, q
person should know just where every
Joint is, and keep cool and not get ex-
cited. While we are watching the tur-
key how quickly the time flies as the
older people are busy talking, and how
happy they all seem. Yes. it is good to
give thanks unto the Lord, for His
mercies endure forever.
After the dinner is over. we boys feel
we are free, for now we call the hours
our own for the next two days. On
that day my mother had told ME if I
would he good girl and help, might
go TO Enfield to visit cousin about my
own age, and I was very aaxious to go,
for there was no boy in those parts that
could set snare for pertridges better
than he. AS soon as dinner was over,
I had permission to go. for I was to
walk, and it was about five miles to my
aunt's house. I reached my aunt's
about sundown. I have not time to
tell you of all the good times we had
together, and with young ladies who
were good deal older than we were.
The next day We walked to carpet
factory village named Thoms opville.
What great big brick and stone nuil'i-
ings, and as we were shown through
all the different rooms, what wonder
fui things we saw in the carding room,
when the wool was made into long
strings of wool and wound on long
spools! Then to the spinning room,
where men stood behind large spindles
that spun from fifty to a hundred
threads at time; then to a room where
the yarn was rolled in skeins; then 10
the dying room where the yarn was
colore1 ia all the most brilliant colors;
then to the yard where were vast
frames where all the yarn was hung to
dry, in all its bright colors; then back
to the weaving rooms, where were
hundreds of looms in long rows, reach
ing from end to end of these rooms, At
EACH loom was man who wove, and a
boy stood on a box al the side of the
loom nn one foot, aud with the other
worked the treadles. Over the top of
each loom was large card--as large as
terms or design. and as the by work ed
the treadies the men tllrew W the shuttle,
and as often as the c.lors were to
change little bell would ring. 1t all
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stand it at all. After we had looked
at the works as long as we cared, we
walked about the town; and such beau
titul towns as there are on tie banks
of the Connecticut River! Such wide
streets, such beautiful houses and yards,
such great rows of elm trees on each
side of the street! And in my old ma
tive town there were three rows Of
those great trees, like long avenues,
with rustic seats among the roots Of the
trees, and velvety grass around them.
How it makes me, as think OF those
boyhood days and that old home
country, wish I were boy again!
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