Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-11-20
Thanksgiving Day.
From good Housekeeping.

Our annual national festal day is near
at hand. Plenty and prosperity abound
and health and happiness are ours to
enjoy. Let it, then, be made genuine
day OF thanks.
Day of thanks for the blessings of
heaven, in the varied contents of "basket
and store;" for the fruitage of the orch
ards; the holdings of the granaries; the
friends that are with us and the tender
memories we have of those who have
gone on beyond.
Day OF thanks to the lofty and lowly,
for the freedom of thought and action
which is their heritage in this land of
liberty; for the protecting care that our
national, state and local governments
afford us; for the safety and security af-
forded US in our favored section of the
homes of the world.
Day Of thanks for those who have
plenty-of thanks that they have much
to enjoy, and thanks that it is their pri-
vilege to give of their bounteous store
to those who are less fortunate, and
thanks again that it is not only those
who receive, but those who give who
are blessed.
Day Of thanks to those who have but
little, that that little may be made the
means OF comfort and enjoyment by the
mingling OF what little they have with
the leaven of content.
Day of thanks to the sad and sorrow
ing; to the needy and unfortunat to
| those who suffer from wrong doings of
their own, or from others, that dark
clouds often have silver Innings and that
the gloom of night is always followed by
the light of day.
Day of thanks for the life that now is
and the hopes and promises of the lite
to come; for the life-giving, health-giv-
ing and Wealth-giving elements so posi-
tive and plentiful on every hand; for
what we have and for the much more
that we may have, of our own choice, in
the way OF careful, conscientious and
prudent living.
Day of thanks for the precious mem
cries of the past: the tenderness of
home affections and endearments of
the present and for the rich promises of
the opening future of the home life be-
fore us.
Day of thanks for the loves of our
homes and the endearing ties of kin
ship; Tor the occasions of family reun-
ions, for the opportunities of mingling
together of the old and the young; for
the loving embraces of parents and
children; for the ample means afforded
for the bestowment of blessings of the
aged sire and mature matron upon the
children and children's children OF
their day and generation; for the giving
of benedictions by the grandsire and
grandame upon the little ones of the
FAMILY flock; for the privilege of being
recipients of such blessing and bene-
fits.
Day of thanks for The enjoyments that
come from the gathering together in cot
| or in palace-wilh plenty shared royal
| ly. or limited resources lovingly divided
where is "better dinner of herbs
than stalled OK and hatred there
| with"
Day Of thanks for the olive branches
that NAV gather around the Thankseiv-
| ing table; for the circumstance that
brings 80 many who have strayed from
the old roof tree back to the embrac-
| IS of loved and loving family circles.
| Day Of thanks .or the old who are
still with us, as we reach one hand back
ward to them and another forward to
| the little ones who are the connecting
| links OF the lives not only of those who
| have gone before US, with our own, but
of our own with those who are to come
alter; for the duties that these little
| Ones demand at our hands, and for the
lessons of lie that they teach us as we
go on our way from one THANKSGIVING
Day to another and making each one,
| as it comes In it's turn, genuine day of
| thanks.