The state herald., 1889-11-29
TIE OTHER Side OF THANKSGIVING

lhanksgiving VIII be hero next
week, cried Mabel, dancing into the
sunny kitchen, where Prudence Hayes,
the 'help." was ploddlng to and fro, us
though her feet wero shod with lead.
why don't you say something.
Pruc?" the child cxolairhed-impaticnt
at the stolid expression on Pruo's
homely face, and vcxcd us she saw II
deepen into frown.
IL don't keer for ThanksRivIn'.
Mabel" snapped Prue, setting down n
plato with bang. and dashing the wa-
ter from her mop over the floor, on
which Mabel was executing piroucttc.
Get out OF my way. wont you?'
Mabel reircated 10 tho big Boston
rocker. which stood In tho south win.
dow. and curling herself securely on
the cushioned seat watched Prue's
proceedings. The wind was IN tho
cast with Prue this morning. decided
". But why9 What was there In tho
fact OF the very pleasanicst holiday In
the year. when all tho elan Of the
llillycrs would bc gathered 10 hold
carnival under the old roof-trec, what
was there In this to mako Prudence
mad? That was the word Mabel used
Ia herself MS she shot keen glanccs ut
Prudence. who was dashing aud splash
Ing. with her black brows bent. hor
forehead puckcred, and hor lips grImiy
set
''Wcll. what nre you starin' at?" said
the girl at Inst. pausing In hcr work.
and feeling the plying wonder In the
soft childish eyes.
IL am puzzled, Prudence" answered
Mabel. Everybody Ia happy at
Thanksgiving. aud this house win bc
crainmcd full Of the jolliest people,
and we're TO have games In tho pnrlor
after dinner. md tho lovellcst times.
and tho thought OF II only makcs you
look glum aud horrld. think II must
be dreadful TO have such bad temper,
Pruo."
III you hadn't hardly any folks OF
your own, Mabel. md whom holidays
came tho only difference was. you had
10 work bnrdcrn ever. wnshin', dishes
nll day long, md stcwin'. slaivn'. boil.
in. so't other folks could dance an
sing an' gnlllvant In line clothes, you'd
bc cross too, Maybe bad temper
means beln' perfectly slc, o. llfc, and
wishin' you was doad aud gono out %
the fuss. nnd good tampers only
another name for hnvln' fnn. and pretty
dresses. md lots o friends, and icclln.
strong nm we'll
And. tired with thls outbursi, prua
fairly broke down. ANA began 10 cry.
hut the storm WAS for n moment only.
Presently she brushed away tho iclrs.
mud went on with hcr work. Mabel,
In the meantime, escaped 10 her own
pretty whlte-curinlncd chamber, the
wonder still In hor blus eyes
Nobody grows old 10 inst ~ n woman
who does housrwnrlt Ia nn American
family Where had Hhc heard that
romnrkp Ali she rcmrmbcrs now. the
Minister'S wife had said no, In chat
with Aunt llelon. tho other day.
When Mnbcl began 10 think OF II,
Prudence Hayes was no Older than
Sister Elm or Cousin Kitty. but how
she WINS aging, hcrskin growing coarse
aud rod. hcr stop losing IT, spring, her
whole form settling down. ns II tho
daily drudgery were loading hor With
chlinH.
Mabel ran up tho narrow flight "
stairs Tint lcl 10 tho attic. Prudence
slept np there. 4, WAS clean and COM
iUrinblo. nodoubt but that old shake
down on tho floor. tho broken wash
stand. the cracked basin. the absence
Of single proity ornnncnt. struck
suddenly ON Mnbrl'a awakened heart
II wits 50 bare, 81 ropnlslyely plain. 30
much. now thnt our fonrtccn.yonr.old
glrllc thought Of II like pruc's avn
llfci "Why, ] couljn', boar H." sho
thought, pcnlicntly.
Mother" she said. iiitlc la,cr.
sitting on hnssock NJ Mrs. IllllyorH
feet. 'hus our Pruo nobody belonging
10 hcr IN tho world p
$50 far ns ! know my dear uho Inns
no ono except Hie,or. who Ia help
leas cripple IN n house for lnciirnhos
IN llosion priin'a father wns killed Ia
n li,ilroad accident when I'rno md this
other girl wora nlorc hnhlni. aud Iin-
nice. iha sis,or ans Injured NJ tho
same iinJc. Tho mother had died when
Eunluu kua born l'ruc has had II sud
history Tho contrast between hor