Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-03

What q dfsadfal Looking NATL
said Jennie.
That's Mr.. Grimshaw." whispered
Carrie In an awed tone. lies the
wickedest man ia town.
Inside there was already quite con-
gregaiion. plain. simply dressed people.
all of them, whose brown. rugged faces,
bent shoulders and gaunt muscular
frames told how hard they worked and
how poorly they lived
Jennie looked at them and wondered
how she could exist II her farther v ere
Poncasset furmer, and tried 10 put his
straight. elegant figure in the place OF
one, who Carrie told her was Gncle
Zadkiel Woglom. without very great
success.
BIZ that time the minister had risen
IN the pulpit was only platform a
step high. with table and CHAIR. The
Wogloms' seat. being a front one. Jen-
ME had even a ne Arer view than she
wanted. In clear. ringing voice Mr..
Hamilton gave out the hymn, Rejoice
and BE- glad" When this had been
sung he told them In few words what
the meeting was for. There isn't
anybody here" he said. "who hasn't
something TO be thankful for today.
Every man, woman. and child has
been blessed this last year In one way
or another. We want you 10 tell US
some OF the WAYS. When ali the others
are through I'll tell NINE. .
That's what Carrie meant" said
Jennie TO herself ''She wanted /
should hear all these people and per-
haps I'd ind out from them something
to be- thankful for. We'll. III listen
anyhow"
fbe first one that got up was Mr..
Zadkiel Woglom. and from him Jennie
did not get much that was hopeful In
a bias flu. diflident way he q lowed be
was thankful that they hadn't had no
potato bugs this yeaf and thu BUCK
Then ne sat down.
dear me- said Jennie. Elm sure
that didn't DO me any good. I'm not
bothered with potato bugs, and we
don't grow buckwheat in New York "
Half dozen who followed took Up
the same strain. One was thankful for
the drouth. another for rain; one for
YARN weather. another for cold, aud
most all Of them for spiritual mercies.
until Jennie. With little rebellious
rnurmers began TO think that Puncasset
people we're better satisfied with Thugs
than anybody. she had ever seen. or.
heard Of. But al It happened. none of
them seemed to meet her case. Finally
Mr.. Timothy Wcnlom, Carries father.
Got np.r -s'Aow. whats, hs going 70
H. H. -. -. a
to know what he's got to be thankful
for.
"I'am poor man." Mr. Woglom be.
gan. Almost seeming tn answer Jennie's
speculation. land It's hard work fer
me to make both ends meet. But It'll
happy man, bless the Lord!"---
BLESS the Lordv' echoed the
brethren.
"And lam thankful man. III tell
you why, brethren"-
Amen, Praise God!T shouted
brother Barnes.
I'm thankful that .durIa' the gear
my two oldest darters has como 10 sit
down at the Lords Table +"
'Bless Godf' IN a low, 'Inurmur all
aJyel- hac rn0rn. art. ~5enr1e felt -All at
once as though wall had sprung mp
between her and her friend. .'lhe
others amt como yet, Mr.. Woglom
went on. 'hut they're comin'-ihe
blessed Lords DRAWN EN-
"AIneE. shouted the brethren.
Draw EN-, O Lord Fetch EN- quick! r.
And I've been prospeEcd. bre hren.
In nav basket and store This crops
has turned ont good and we've bad
stren'th to gather EN-. Bless the Lord
for that!'
"Amen, brother! Amen!
"And I'm thankful. brethren. I've
got Jesus Christ. When n mans got
Kim. what more can he want3 tell
you, friends, when think how much
I've got in this life. | wonder what
there's left for ME in the world to come.
Why. I'm so brinful and runnin' over
with tLankfulness that Thanksgiving
nau amt half lnna- nnon0h 10 'xnress
it,
Praise his namer they all cried.
"Amen, broiherr' And then, as Mr..
Woglom sat down, Uncle Zad started,
and they all sang with will
when q Thy mercles o, my God"
But even this did not help Jennie.
III it's all going on this way" she said
dlscontentedly, al might as we'll not
have come.
Perhaps the thought showed itself on
her face. At all events, the minister.
who had been looking along the pows
from face to face. suddenly rested his
eyes on Carrie Woglom, Lets hear
some of tho young folks, he said.
Carrie Woglom. haven't you got
something to be thankful for9'
Jennie's heart leaped up in her
throat. This was coming pretty close.
She thought of that verse in the Bible:
1.-TWO women shall be grinding at n
mill-One shall be taken and the other
left" and wondered what she would
have done il the minister bad asked her
instead of Carrie. Indeed. she never
had heard OF a girl speaking in meet
ing at all. Then the thought fl shed
upon her, Now I'll hear what Carrie
has got to be thankful for.
Over Carries cheek crept little
flush But she did not refuse the
minister. Without rising, she leaned
forward in the seat, resting her arm on
the pew in front, and looked earnestly
into Mr. Hamilton face Yes" she
said softly, yet so clearly that every-
body could hear it. I've got ever SO
much to be thankful for. There :
home and school. and the chance TO
learn. and church and Sr.nday SCHOOL,
In thankful fer eli Of them Ana
wheE think OF the pco1 people down
"a Poverty mellow Tfo haven sot a1J
Of these things / can't begin to be
thankful enough And then there's
mother and father, and the girls aud
boys. We haven't any Of us been sick
q day this year. And then, mir. Hamil-.
too, +" her voice sinking to whisper,
while hardly any che but he and Jennie
heard Il can sing that hymn, "Jesus
loves even me
Bless GodP' said Mr.. Hamilton.
warmly, as Carries voice died away
Praise His namer' added Uncle Fad;
AMI the whole rooUs'i Of people took
up the echo, and nurmuIea amer!
Now. while Carrie %.s E1lng oTer
her list of ueTcies--hcTls, friends.
school, church. and heslth-.isnnie for
the fret time vas getting light upon
her troublesome problem Il damned
on her, indeed, just as.ths answer TO
difEeGlt sun often had IL school. "Ch,
/ see!n she exclaimed, almost aloud Ia
Der eagerness. and fhen~lcoked'grilt'.
Il around to G-d If orr cse had heard
Fer speak "I sss-" she repeated SIT
ii to herself. delighted NTH her dts
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