Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1889-11-28
lot and yours ought to make you thank.

| 1ul, MaDel !!
ats easy enough for me to feel
thankful, mamma, but it must be fear.
fully hard for Prue," said the child,
looking up earnestly.
Now don't go to putting silly no.
lions into Prue's head" exclaimed Mrs.
Hillyer, hastily. 1.-The girl is really
very well off, not an object Of pity.
She fell into very good hands when
your father picked her out at the
Asylum for her bright eyes, red cheeks
and merry little round face. She's been
trained to become useful woman"
But somehow Mabel felt dissatisfied.
The other side Of Thanksgiving, Prue's
side Of the holiday-cast q shadow
began to wonder if there were nothing
she could do to help matters TO better
! footing. The golden head almost
ached with planning, and before sun
set it had arrived at a conclusion. IL
the other girls would help her out.
Mabel knew what she would attempt!
Now if the boys would lend hand as
well!
There was a train into Boston which
left their station at four o'clock p. NJ.
Prue, with a basket packed as full as il
would hold with goodies, should take
that train on Thanksgiving, spend the
rest of the day with Eunice, aud be u,
home again in the evening by ten
o'clock. To let her do this, and give
hera share ofThanksgiving for herself,
the Hillyer and the LOOMS girls, hall
dozen cousins all told, would have
n atnl hnllf al = mo,
Thanksgiving dinner. More than that,
they would have to get the Thauksgiv-
ing tea.
Mrs. Iillyer listened quietly, while
Mabel, unfolded this plan OF opera
ton. She said; You know that Pruc
expects no such outing, dear, aud thai
the girls are not anticipating an after
noon in the Kitchen
"All the nicer for Pruc to have u
surprise, then, mamma. and the girls
will make a frolic Of it. Most likely
Ben and Johnny will help us, and Dan
| will drive Prue to the station and
bring her back in the evening. 1t
rests with you, dear, to say yes"
Yes, then, you perseVering child.
But remember, il you awaken Prue' 5
| That would be n cruelty"
True sympathy is always contagious,
and Il person who is in real earnest
| imparts TO others something Of the
sacred fire. Mabel flew about from
cousin 10 cousin, enlisting the whole
cousinhOOd. Secretly, Prue's measure
was t1ken, and when Thanksgiving
day came, n new plaid suit, jacket,
skirt, and hat with jaunty bow and
feather, We're ready TO equip her for
ner little trip. Eunice had been writ
ten 10, lest the surprise should be too
much for her, and everything was in
train. The girls watched Prue's mop,
ing face as one watches II cloudy sky,
knowing that Spn5urst IS behind the
| clouds.
prudence is master-hand at turn.
ing off work." said more than one
matron, as the girls ready hand, quicl,
foot, aud willing strength, helped
along in the last preparations for the
Thanksgiving spread. But, strange
| to say, several of the aunts and the
two grandmothers, opposed the young
girls in their idea of relieving Prut
themselves.
Let Il, do it" they pleaded with
the unscLtishness Of middle age, the
readiness born of experience. How
ever, the girls were firm. 1t was to be
as Mable said, part of their Thanks
| giving frolic.
10 have seen Prue's nstOnished face
| To have overcome her reluctance
To have been surprised at the girlisf
| pretLiness which lowered out whel
the chocolate calico and blue ginghan
apron were exchanged for the soft
| plaid cashmere! To have followed, i
one could. the bound girl on her littl,
journey, been present when the sister
met, heard Eunicc'S happy laugh. an,
observed the new light in Prue's darl
eyes would have convinced anybody
however sceptical, that Mabel did
lovely thing when she found slve
lining for the other side of Thanks
giving other side that somebod
always has to take. Margaret I
| Sangstcr, in Sunshine.