The Somerset reporter., 1892-11-24
How Mice Kept Thank >gising.
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Southa cod. II he and Il half dozen OF
her classmates al and chalted in her
pretty little room. Slie MAS Il wealthy
gir and an odd one. she was cNtraVa-
aant and vain. hHt there MAS Il fine
bright vein Of uu-eltishnr>> and @rncr-
o>ill running through her nature like
the tiny, bit beautiful thread oi gold in
Il piece of quartz. She had dom hut
litllc real good in the world, hecau-r
,hr had been ~ placed HAT her attention
M not called t" need and suffering.
"lct'- 70 Oh q Jolly coaching lark Ia
tn, country. -aid kate Tenant.
at,uud :" and "iiurrah.' We're the UNI
animuu~ answers. accompanied by Il clap
ping of hands and a tossing up Of sailor
hat, and Tam O'Nlmnter caps.
"kmr /, ,plrucid :" -aid Carrir .Ionr~,
..>llr AWAY, hat such good idras. That
will he bctter llau going T." tWu sermons
aud eating turkey aud pumpkin pie with
thu gruN a folk"
.knoW lhe reason. asked kate. Il
read in the paper last Wrrk thai il was
the tad non 10 make country excursions
on Thank ,@iNing day instead al eelchral
ug it with biz family dinners and all
your poor Kin from the country.
rNll right. we'll 20. said Alice. ''Ne
can all club together and get up lunch. ''
And lets have it very nice. put in
Carrie. ,Candc>. Malaga grapes and
and everything.
Who'll chap,rone IT," asked prarti-
cal Kate.
NV Aunl Julia" said Carrie shes
the dearest woman in the world and will
let IT, do anything we plra-e. Then
she'll bc glad 70 20: she doesn't like
mammal dinners, with the minister, and
tile doctor. aud old Aunt Ann and nclc
Josh from .Jcr>ry.'
"It'll cost .omcthiug," said one.
Let it co.., ~ cried Alice. Thanks
giving only comes once IA year
TEL You what we'll do" Kate said.
"Nc'l let Nil, Julia make an estimate
of the cost. then each Girl will put in her
share
"Whai about the boN>:'
ooh. vr>. the boys. of course We want
some boys. tell YOU. we'll pay Tor the
lunch and let the boy hire the coach.
SO it wa, agreed, and they parted with
the understanding that they would get
AN estimate of each ones share of cN
penScs and hand il in to Mis- j ulia for
expenditure at the caterers.
When the girls were gone. Alice went
to her mothers room. y pale white
ROBBED cmaciatcd woman lay on the
lounge. Mrs. Southwood had been very
i'll and had been spared almost by Il
miracle PRAYERS for her life had been
offered for two weeks in the church, ANA
all the congregation knew of the wonder
ful cure She was only weak now. tut
the disease WAS gone. The doctor said
She would he well and stronger than she
had ever been in Il few weeks.
Alice went and sat down on The floor
hy her mothers couch. 1t was twilight.
The blinds were drawn and CRATE full
Of deep. red. glowing Goals threw a soft,
rosy glow over the walls and carpet and
her mother'- pale sweet face. Alice
vas pa>sionatcly fond of her mother.
She had never known the time when her
mother MAS n other girls mothers
strong. busy. correcting and furnishing
their children II r mother had always
hrcnan invalid ia pale sad-cycd, thought
fnl woman. frightening up to cheer and
interest her husband WHEN he was in the
room. then covering her eyes and weep
in@ when he was gone. She had conlid-
ed her whole heart To Alice. At last she
had consented to this wonderful opera
ton. and now she was going to be a well
woman--a wife and a mother like other
womer wcre-llscful, helpful, strong and
merry.
Daughter" She said, putting her
hand on Alice. head and smoothing and
loving her "whHt doe, Thanksgiving
mean
"Whv. mamma. darling, what Il qucS-
ton" Alice answered, leaning her cl-
bows on the couc and looking into her
mothers eNe>.
Mrs. Southwood ~milcrl
TO whom i the thank -@iring render
ed" She persisted,
TO God. mammG
''For what: =
Why, for ni~ mrrri"> and g"odnr>-
To Us
i" Well -aid. my lrtlc one. Now. |
wonder which of Ills creatures in this
wide world has greater reason to be
thankful to Him this Thanks giving
than your mother. Alice
Il have. mamma. the child cried.
throwing her arms around her mother
neck. II have, because He has spared
me the sweetest and dearest mother II
girl ever had.
And would you like to make a Thanks
giving with me and Your father. darling
| hated to ask you for fear you had your
little heart set on some innocent merry
making with your friends"
II will 30 with sou, mamma, and do
what ever plcascs you,' Alice said :
..nothing would please me so well aS to
please you and cod. who has given You
back to us.
THAT is spoken like my own dear
child, "the moth + said. and tears glistcn-
ed on her cheeks in the freight ~ our
father and had decided to go and give
half of our wears income to the poor.
He has made Il great deal of money this
year We can make comfortable many