Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-27
A Thanksgiving Dinner

ME~ DtNNurDr~ IHANh-'dNI IND rINNfE.
My Mr. Gummd-c wa~ neither 'loue'
character could D., summcd up in one
wurI. -uu-Ng,ct,duy>~ She wa- TIL
umIhaut over aA known rIiarip.,~ " or
GluAr human conduct. al laws 4 cause
ana effect. al natural Influences which
could br hrou.ht 'a h-ar upon her >hc
IaIa husband. At .,a-t. tA,i, wa- zen.
i.cman hy the name II tpAsh Gummidg".
v hu. forfy y,sI~ before, Aad Promised ~
tax A,r for better. fur worse" and 20
-,n8oW her with al. h> worldly goods.
llc bad krp, A.- part of The contract faith
fully. Wien She Na- better hr rriliCyd
tAercat aLd made himself ,i>ihlc ln the
domestic horizon when she wa> "wor>e'
hr retired into tate oi temporary Ib-, ar-
liy. aud b. aiNay- pAid her pi.!- without a
Nord his element ~ ncNp.ctedne>>
Wa not confined ~ her character. Her
personal appearance Wa entirely at a va
rance wiiA ali lfcconceiN-d ideas a. 10
the corporal garment which should en-
shrine such spin; u Perser-ity Fair.
hiut-cy,d. pretty sud plump. with a sweet
voice aud quic; manner, 1t made her pecul-
I4tirie- all the more ag@ravatiug And
IartiCular.y on festivals and anniversary
day> her cuutrariuc-~ rose tu the height Of
the sublime \ few days before Thanks
giving she showed premon.tOus Of 4 yio-
lyut attack The dit SYMPTOM Developed
~ TIE breakfast table.
Wife Thur ,day j. Thank giving day,
sara Mr GUmm!dge pleasantly, a. lie sent
his coffee cup back fer the third Install
mtnt Of biz fayorile beverage
..Dh.,t | >ntpt-. tin. animal Ihpri
Of the Gummdge> will be held here a
usual" said daughter Kate. looking VI
W th a smile at her mother.
What right have you to suppose any
thing Of the kind: | have not said any
thing about it." said the mother plainly.
Now these family reunions had taken place
without break. for full twenty years
and as Kate knew that nothing short Of q
famine. peslilence or cyclone could have
prevented her mother from induleing il
these hospitalities 50 dear to her soul, hel
supposition was eXcnsable.
lit i all very well, - she continued, "fol
you and your father to sit and plan wha
YOU will do, and what you'll have, ant
leave all the trouble and bother for me
Your father will 20 of to his store, anC
YOU will set yourself at the piano, as ii
4 IdUkSet ~ III illlitAN c4th oii DuEhN-' ailN
brooms and busters could 90 circulating
around thro these large rooms all Oy them
selves"
My dear" said Goliah mildly. ''it wa:
only Yesterday that you told me when
offered 10 do all the marketing for you
that a mans place was at his store attend
ing to his business, and not putterin:
around hlndering the women
aSplaimed Kate with som,
earnestness, II asked you this mornn.
before | came down stairs if l shouldn'
put the house in order, so that you cOult
have both girls in the kitchen to help you
and you said that as father was payin!
sixty dollars a quarter for my music les
sons, it would be ridiculous to blister IN,
hands with broom handles so that couldn'
practice.
1T would be pity to have anything in
terfere with kates music" Mr.. Gummidg
remarked, looking with conscious lool
at his daughter, when Mr.. Atherton is s.
fond of it, suppose he is to be include
in our family circle this year,
Mr. Atherton will not be invited to m
/ Thanksgiving dinner nor any of his rela
/ iions."
why, Sarah" said the astonished hus
band, haven't you just given your unqua
| itied and hearty consent to his becomip
our son-in-law!".
What if did she retorted. II ca
change my mind | presume. How man
| people do you expect ne to entertain
| There are Ben and his wife and four chi
dren and DIR. Ned and his bride, and ToI
and his five, and Cornelia and her hous,
hold, and cousin Sophia, and Aunt Ameli
and uncle; declare think it is time som.
body else had this annual faBdango 1t
strange Ben or Cornelia don't offer to r,
| lieve me- Goliah Gummidge. you and
are growing too old for these festivities
| would really like to sit down to quie
cozy dinner with only you and me at II
table"
Mother" Kate replied, "every one q
the children has asked to have Thanksgi,
ing dinner this year. Ben. especial!
wishes it,"
''He can't have it this year" said Mr.:
/ Gummidge. Gas for Mr.. Atherton thel
will be plenty of opportunities to intr'
duce him to his future relations. L
would be charming addition to the part
so over head and ears in love he wouldn
/ know whether be was eating turkey {
Goldfish. People in his state of mind alwa.
! lose possession of their faculties. To n
lovers are positively" hesitated-
positively"-and was beginning to
ashamed of this TRADE, as she caugf
sight of Katies distressed face-''positiv