The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1893-11-24
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Il give that Pc H. willingly"
After Csptsin Kolsom Had gone
away the sS.:ss sss k1.s.ssf 1.s.ssf sought even
the more earncstl 70 entertain these
maidens, end th(r intuition Taught
them that their harms had feupd
favor in his sight " hs looked upon
them with sdmixfxk Rlances, although
with the great(Dt Ecoxtesy and defer.
enoe. Hs tod s Essoiies Of Eng Eng.
and how the vay9 those titled peo-
pie differed from - simple customs
bf their kindred { Tie American colo
fies, and he asked the s.,aidens MANY
things about their manner Of life, and
1t was plain to see hat Mistress Thank
full had already woh his high regard.
Tell me, said be, chow is it that
they call you Thantful? 'Tis a pretty
name, and we'll givfn to you, should
say, but / never heard it before heard
them call You by II y
"But it is not my nsme," she said.
81 have heard my mother say that on
one Thanksgiving Day they sent to my
father, who was in the church, and
bade him hurry home, and when he
came home he found me there, though
was not there went he went away,
and 30 he said, as he held me up: 1T
il Thanksgiving Day. The Lord haa
been good to me these many years, but
he has been best tonne to-day. SO her
name shall be Thanksgiving since she
is born upon that day and that, sir,
is my name, althou they call me, for
the sake Of sbortnek, Thankful"
She said this witty such modesty and
with such delicious Suggestion of grace,
and her cheeks wer6 so gently flushed
and her eyes 80 bright, that the young
officer could not conceal tho admira.
tion for her which had seized him. and
army opposed to yours, but 1 may say
this' heard your unconscious con.
fession when You bade mo go for your
sake, and your sweet words then ut.
tered will be in my memory until
r"r,,c Sc;:o., :::5.in wnen these battles are
over" and then he kneeled tenderly
over her and touched his lips to her
forehead.
When he looked at her he saw the |
glance of exquisite JOY which she could
not conceal, and he perceived that |
gentle tears were ooursing down her
checks, which she did not care to wipo |
away, and he knew they were tears of
10y.
Six years later, ON the afternoon Of
Daya traveller dis.
mounted from his H6rse in front of
Captain Folsom's fnfkerrsaor the Cap.
ain was blacks:nitf !n time of peace.
The traveller looked @euriously about,
ls though not sure That this was the
place he sought, whom his eyes rested
Upon a maiden who! was standing in
he doorway. It seemed to him M
hough the picture which he had seen
n that identical spot six years before
IN the day of his departure was there
gain. He went up to hor and said:
Thankful, my Thanksgiving. 1 have
ONE"
81 knew you would" she said, AMI
nth such gentle sweetness of manner
hat he took her to his arms.
It WAS grievous sorrow to Captain
'%lso% ;on NJ t., tEraph Oh, l. '"''";,'''
. =, ): nnt his daughter rnmTKrrrr
rs compelled to leave him when she
nrried this man whose life she had
we'd, hut it was ajoy for him to know
mt she had husband worthy of her.
b" had married Sir John Sterling, and
0 took her to his estates in England,
hich were great, and there rs long rs
ley lived, and to this day among their
rscendnnts, the last Thursday i'll
ovembcr in every year is celebrated
II thanksgiving ceremonial, and i'll
10 evening to the children every year
told this romance of the day when
leir grandfather and great grand
!ther met his Thanksgiving.
A Heartfelt Thankspjyint-