The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-12-13

BILL ARp's LETTER.

BILL ARP'S LETTER.
lBiu IL Glad That He and bis Friends Are
Not In jail.
Atlantic Coestit,ttion.
Thanksgiving Day is good institu-
tion. It is one that all civilized peo-
ple can observe with pleasure and.
gratitude, whether they be saints or
sinners, Jews or Gentiles. That if
they have got the turkey or its equiv
alent. If We haven't got anything
good, We ought to be thankful for
what we haven t got-thankful that
we are ont Of jail-thanHul e.that.it
is as we'll with US as what it is as the
old-time preacher Away prays. Some
folks don't believe in Christmas.
Some DON t observe Easter; but all
can unite on Thanksgiving, T for on
that day the good and the thoughtful
will honor their Creator and the others
will honor their-their-their- -appe-
ltites, as Paul said to the PHILIPPIANS
| in the Sd chapter and 9th verse.
These last have an idea that they are
entitled to a turkey because they have.
worked for it or deserve itson Che.
Little Jack Horner principle, They
are thankful to themsel elveS only. ssi
I was ruminating about Thanksgiy-s
Ling Day. lis anfold institution In;
England, and was observed in this;
country before the Revolt olutionary war.
ef l776. But;when ependence was
declared, our rebellions forefathers
quit it just because it was English you
know. Just likewe rebels down South
Quit the ;4th Of July; for a good while
after the late war for we felt like the
yankees had stolen it from us, like,
they did everything else. e took us;
twelve years to get fairly back into;
the Union, and then we began to;
honor the; old fng and To- shoot guns,
and frecrackers on the 9TH of july
| History says that q: preacher by the
name Of Ebsnezers enberten read the.
Kings proc clamation for u Thanksgiv-5
Eing,7siin his pulpit In Boston, just
before the war began and it made
those Bunker Hill yankees so mad
they left the Church, for they said
there was nothing to be thankful for.
There was no more Thanksgiving Day.
until General w Washingt ton was chosen
3:Prosiden in 1889. On the last Thurs
day in November Of that year, the
first national anksgiving was OBJ
served. That was just 104 years ago
to-day. Washington had to send out
| .his; proclamation by mail to- the thir-
teen States, and it:had to be started
out about the first of October SO as to!
get down to Georgia and up to Massa-
ehusetts in time. Washington was a
good man as well as q great man, and
he continued the annual Thanksgiving
days for the eight years of his service,
but why they ceased tosbe proclaimed
or observed after his death / cannot
find out. But it seems that there.
were no more national Thanksgiving
days until November, 1866, when Mr..
Lincoln proclaimed eone which was
ahu Z Z.
time he had had ~; subdnlng us
rebels. Mr. Lincoln was q thankful
man BY nature and / have nc; doubt
he ateBhi share Of that turkey with 9
grateful heart. It.was right mean in
us TO Worry the oid man 80, put we: e
scouldn' theip IT.. - 8 ~
1t is wonderful, what great ,tl1 tnlngs . 3, g
woman can can 90; gne woman mas .nxeo 2
our natlonal Ansankssgl9l.g ala gos!sn
all the States 70 unite Witn Inc naG,on as,
in establishing one Gay TOE o., ali. " Inat
woman lahore ZOE twenty. .iong years
70 aceompisn tne ae SIRE 3l asI asals;
hewrose letters 20 gne fIeslae1s .ll s, anu
TO the governors ana entfeateo mem
IN: such beaatsf u earnest lsn gaaage
that Ghey nnaily gave neea 70 saes. lse3
request, ana so eyer SING ble ci1ss y
the iaee war wa, enel gay nas pee1 ogss5s
4 1heW taso laa ss a,u ~ WV
thousands ana tno1san Us !, o1 soui psoi
ple-aa, generation snaS mas ainose ! -
passed away, s19r ., aimoss seHely hoese:
nolo 1ook t1o9e.y =. Lis.y eDygs
Il, the ", war and seyerypooy loysa anu ~
aamlrea Mls. e naran = na.e, Hao aaa1 mae
its eolsrsss aoa .ha aand M T. heo%t; @
Jury. Sae ioseo ene goou, sns peaas. :,
I9l: anu sGe slue. nne ~ hagyS aS;,aran @
enaraing ai.Sie pooAs "a sne S
pa. sne naa nJyG sh,;sh aT TN. r. Iag;v;ns
m nole snau ~ eSsaDSa 4Sasa eject e l;ttis s
LAY ,,s.sas aha ha.;Dn;nn: ~ In 0n''o
sol0eS pee 5,,i.,.,,
It's fleece was white as snow.
- .,ll ~, 4fo.rz 4 70, 4 1;fo ,r;ort
u Wouia DC enough u, iora ss e.e iiie @oiA
OF one woman. IheTe as no :, more ore
SaS,er Sannr e anJ .hasa little yaraea ahont
NHpps Mary and aii hor lift I;tflalsmh have ;nsr;rsd
.ba. . .tendsr nds he hearts % 'of millions of them.
That T GOOD woman died in 1879. but
her good WorIs her devotion to chill
dran' md her love for ali that was kind
and true and beautiful in life still
Gna, MR. o.n ono womor do--not,
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