The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-01
DAY AIT WASHINGTON.
ORIGIN AND OBSERVANCE OF THE
ANNUAL HOLIDAY.
The nay an Established Institntion
MT thr Natianal capital only
since the war--rnrdincns
in Gaining roothoid.

washington, November so.-washington
takes kindly 70 Thanksgiving day In
fact 1, takes kindly 70 any sort Of holiday
| witch closes the departments and gives
an extra time OF dllness and cnse TO the
more OF less ovorworked clerks and em-
ployes. These people are always pleased
to got day on, and have never been
known to hold meetings and adopt reso-
luuons Of regret touching the death OF
an eS-eablnet officer when Il served as a
pretcxt to close the department or de-
! portfnents over which he once presided.
1 IN this regard eN-secretaTleB have long
been looked upon In the Hight OF boon.
II Is only since the war that 1'hanlss-
giving uaY has become an eetabllshcd In
I eutution ia this city and "A national hoh-
day. IL originated amid the black NUS
md from there spread first over New
| bnglund and then over tho new Western
I states. which We're settled BY the hardy
euhs q New England. II slowly pence
tratod the Potomac and the OHIO, until
now i Is recognized aud welcomed from
Maine TO Oregon aud from Florida 70 Cali
tofnin Upon the shores OF the Guit ns
Well as upon the lakes, by the banks OF
the Suannce rs on the Merrmac. there
Thursday IN November.
SCENES OF THE DAY.
The scores OF this day are very differ
eut from those when the first formal
Thausssivius was had in this country,
upon the completion Of tho first harvest
at Plymouth 2i2 years ago when Governor
Bradford sent out four fawiers In search
Of game that they might after more
special manner rejoice tagether.' They
Killed great deal more game IN one day
thnn forty towlers could probably Kill IN
Massnehusetts now IN a month. In fact
- IA IN s7Ftf tNfS srttI FH
settlement FOR week, and 10 addition %
enable them 70 entertain the great and
after the manner OF the eboriglnes, came
10 help eat np the provisions OF the puie
t9ee The. pl!Eriyn, fathers were more
giVcn to fasting than feasting, wherein
they dineFed from their descendants,
ORIGIN or TIE DAY.
The custom OF setting aside day every
year for the rendering Of thanks Is said !
q have orlglnated with Al level headed |
old farmer who, when 1t was proposed in |
The assembly to name another fast day, |
took the door and told his fellow as
semnlymen Ia very plain terms thai he /
complaints In view % the fact that he /
was causing The earth co reward their /
labor had Allied the seas and rivers with /
FISH, had made the air sweet and the 1
climate heallhful, ana was permitting
them the fuli enjoyment OF civii /
and reiieicns liberty. lie therefore pro-
tSs sst.i,sin,t 5NI ~, s9tra ho,9ls ~
thereafter proclaimed, whicA sensible /
sug&osiion was unanimously adopted.
whether this story, be trnth OF tradition. I
che f6et remains that by 1880 &c had be-
Of The colonies Of PIymouth and Massa
chNsqtts Bay. to appoint THANKSGIVING
,,s dts "a w situ ii, ot eNeyy year,
land and finally over the entire United
SLOW IN COafrlfil s0TrrF4
= ~ 80
lts way In tha sn,,gb ,-hare c,briat,nae
49,. a.. r,a,. ,r,,.,.,.,s,.. 1870,
'na ess sie1s iit's'Nii l'fst'NN' ~ &c
custuned was that section to the obaerv-
ancc "a thls custom that a was regarded
Il. 1,to a., ,5ss ,.,, .i-,t,i, $3.50. a.,
- ~ spiii M, tssSit.
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~ gge4 ~ .ltgtss ~ y. ~. III ~ LIZ it
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m gsiasli
KY ~ l,es On tas aapltiS IN 81 me eonsu-
1911, h'tG tilusilnt Y. ~ XXI VIZ SUP
%,gsterp eeng IN I'VE sie y, son pro
Y, ,.lIntu !. plie iVI $3.50 VIII IHbiahn ~
he oTat presdent Sn prdelalni Thsnks
dvlpg day. which ne dld IN 1889 ard 1853
.qr war victories. End IN Tx for general
7een Riinuaiiv fonoSged by eaeh of bis !
successors and by nearly every governor q
q a State
WHY THE PBRITAES FAVORED IT I
Ifnonssttonablv one reason v,hirh !
-.''., !
Ntuseu h''NNAhH 'ns oay 70 optaln 80
strong hold upon the affections OF the ;
ouritans and their descendants ySas ths |,
- - - y
i'Sesteeih IN "iiieh they helH CHRISTMAS
md IN which many OF them do to this G
lay Thanksgiving day came as n most
substitute for the cheerful {
iilarity. peace and good Will with which
'hrbtmas Is always associated The peo- 8
DE OF the United states have been really 7
he gamers by this. because they have 9
low two holidays where they had but one
lofgre. !
Tho observance OF the day In washing.
on does not aiTer materially from itH .
Observance In TIE other elites OF the 9
Union. railing, aa II does lust before y
i the senators and Representatives. ob $
erye The day AZ home. President ana !
,lts cleveland VIII eat then Thanksgiving =
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