South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1891-11-27

FRIDAY. NOV. ~. 1884
A GLAD THANKSGIVING.


abby gown and unoesu,ifnl sur
rouudings one could not help won,
deriDe how she would look 0resse,
IA handsomely as the woman who
lived across the way from ber-ths
woman who oever succeeded in look
ing any way but ordinary and COM
rHonplace, 10 spite OF al the helpful
accessories of the toilet.
She rem mbered; che could call uT
very bright pictures of herself in che
days wien pretty gowns and dainty
lsces were her por
Now she wss only . dress m ker
Only, say, as IL in these days O,
high art in dress that were no,
enough; but, then. she had moi
grown up in it, and che lived in q
country town, far from the O nters oil
art and fashion.
Il ~ss only afte- her unhappy mar.
rage that she hid taken stitch for
anybody. Then, teine driven 10 10
something tn provide bread AMI hut
ter for herself and her Que chiii, de II
little Ned. she turned to this. She
had taste, a good eye for form and
color, aud what the Yankees call
faculty. Sic mas residue and strong
and patient, as we'll "a kindly and
sweet Of t mper. so with the help OF
Lad es' looks. and GU paper pate ns
and her own knack she succeeded in
attaining proficiency that answer. d
all tie demands Of tie dwellers oil
K ngsley.
She had just finished a gown, and
ii was 10 he sent home hat night
the night before Thanksgiving The
room seemed m. re than usually dis
ordered. and as she tied the package
which she was to take home in the
evening, it seemed to her, so tired
was she as though sue never could
bring order out Of the confusion
She felt sure Tor momen, that she
really consd not make any attempt OF
Thanksgiving.
She had promised Ned that there
should at least be a chicken pie. He
did not insist upon turkey or oysters,
hut he bad very deci Ell opinions as
to the qualities Of the chicken pies
bis mother male.
AL this afternoon he had been
teasing her with childish, unthink-
Ing persistence to leave tho window
where che sat and C 'me over TO bis
windIw. These two windows were
III q Derenb eHus " s.uSs
represented Two diff rent states and
cnnditions OF bein.. One looked
out on q little yard green with gras.
and gay with q climbing rose in sum-
! mer weather. BY this window stood
rocking chair. and near by a table
with photograph Album few books
and pretty shaded lamp. There
was q we'll worn but clean. cheerful
looking ingram carp on this end
OF the long room, comfortable
lounge with numo Of gayly GOV
cred pillows upon it. There we're
Ned's little Chair, the bird cage and
Two or three pic ures-not vety
choice ones, bu. they gave pleasure
and that is more than many choice
ones do. here are fans Tackled III
/ against the wall aud stuffed owl or
shelf, likewise u set of Swinging
/ sheves also filed with books. No
much time had she for reading. bu
there was an odd miaute now anc
then, and Ruth Gray was woman
who made use of the odd minutes.
The other end Of the room. and The
one wherein Ruth spent m ,st OF bel
time, was the business end. Her
were the SEWN. machin", the kitchen
table, tue fe. common chairs, the ras
csrpe. and the wonderful brand nev
coal stove That was both parlor an
cooking stpve in on "a recent acqui
I sition and one they had not We
ceased aimirins, Il wjud ID mos
remarkable tbings 10 the way of cook
ing IL possessed hidden snd mar
velOus resources and above It's adap
Iion TO the needs Of Housekeeping
had a most digDIfied and at the sam
time cheerful exterior. IL WAS
great delight. so one cod Of tn
humble room meHnt work -stea }
hard, nerve trying work; he otht
mean, rest and re!axa ion, or as Ne
said a good time. NO wonder TIA
he liked TO get his mother over ID
line thst divided these two sections.
On this special day he bad bee
very trying. Hs seemed to deyelo
new and alarming faculty in devils
ing cunning mischiefs, bat he hs
exhausted himself. when Ru.
, turned from one kind Of wIk TO Dt
gin the process Of picking up and Al
: ranging the fragment reWn room
she und tue restless little fello
, carried up in a h;ts heap on Il
} braided rug before the stove, Whe
With long suffering kitty 10 cln'
embrace, he rad fallen asleep. TeI
derby che raised him and kissed Al
! rosy cheek and suDny, curly bal
Yes, 'hs bad something to 81
thanks for. Gu, Of her SEA Of sOrfo
che had saved his pearl.
She didn't ike holidays, AMI abo'
, all she bad an nnconq ieranle svc
zion 10 IhtDksgiving day. n
from ingtatitude. for sie was a a.
vOut and thankful woman bnt b'
nduse the chief soTrows OF her il
bad h ppened--if anything ever real
bsppens--on the day set apart BY q
auth rty Of the land for good che
and gratitude.
, She thought about il as she pr
: ceeded 10 make preparations Tor d
y serving the day in fashion IN