Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-02-14
Harvest Festival.

One OF the children of Lakewood,
and nobody ever quite remembered
who it was, had bright idea
aThere's nothingto trim the church
with, for Thanksgiving" said he.
Lets bring in rutland make u look
like a harvest festival" But his ia
Their and mother, to whom lao conhd'
ed the plan, said that would be a fool.
ish waste oil good garden sass, and
perhaps might only look foolish, att
er all. So he agitated the matter
no more then, among his elders, but
consulted his mates. enterprlsing
Young Americans, who entered en-
Enthusiastically into his plots aud
plans.
The next spring, every boy and
Girl OF the town begged for IA little
patch of ground, ON which TO raise
something for the fall testival.
Some OF the fathers laughed and
shook their heads, but the majority
said 'Yes, so that the day before
Thanksgiving found the church
sWarming with young people, ana
ech0ing with some such expressions
as these.
I've brought pumpkins, jim.
Don't you think they limake IA good
/ Yellow
"Oh, hurrah! see that squash.
Don't turn the green side out. Tim
i Peters, where'd you get all them
pears, and how'd you keep EN- SO
late?"
"Oh, father gave EN- 10 me, and !
kept 'em in the dark,
why, yOu'y brought potatoes!
\ never should have thought Of that.
But We do want EN-, don't We? Put
pile down here, to build up the ap.
Piles on
All sorts OF apples there were, from
hard, red Baldwins To purple gilt
tlowersl Many greedy white tooth
had much ado 10 keepitsslt from bit
Ing, that day. but temptation w@s
withstood, aud the work went on.
When it was done. the children with
drew To the urther end otths church,
and clasped their hands, with rap
furious ''ohs" and "uhs, and ths
next day the towuspeople found i
haVd 10 refrain from uu ndmtrtng
chorus when they saw che result iol
the first time
Evergreen boughs clothed the pul
: pit in green ia front OI it FO9s Z
= glowing mass 81 gorgeous cOlortug
all Of hOmely vegetables and com
mon fruits. the top covered with h
purple cranes sent ia by old MADAM
Mclcher, who. with some ni ihg fnrm
! ers, begged the privilege olc0ntrihut
! iug There we're flowers on the desk
itseIf--n bouquet OF yellow chrysau
I, themums, and the old church Scenic,
actually to be- illumiued by the light
, il gathered from ia pyramid q
color.
I. Tho service was more hearty thai
, IL had ever been except IN the youui
dnys ot the oldest resident, aud n
4 children, knowing they had contrib
\ utcd their little toward its perfection
!, joined in il with will.
lit looks harusomn," said In
4 Gle job Tucker. ~ be- paused, wit
4 the rest, before leaving the church
: but Us waste,
4 "l'he children propose rgmrdyin
that, with the permission OF you all.
= said the minister, coming dow
\ among them Their plan is to gty
!. thcfruit TO some families In the yillne
r who have no gardens. Those VIII
y IRE in favor Of doing so will say nv.
m The motion was unanimously "a
II ried, and the next dny boys wit
n wheelbarrows might have been soc
10 trundling big squashes around tow
Il one with n hand.cart tuggpd nlon
IL q load Of red apples, and oil
In Mrs. True, tho paralytie, received Il
N grapes.
= 1T turned out lovely" ngreed n
children. I'm sure we never hn
such n good Thanksgiving before.