The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-11-30
Rejoice huntington.
EMMA MAYO SMITH.

"rhank giving is such a farce, no
thanhtuluc,S hut much lusS over what
Nt have for dnurr, aud. continued The
nld gentleman, II am veNed with the
Pilgrim fathers Tor settling the New
England mothers such II task for all
time.
.Oh. uncle. do not for moment har
lor The thought that the suggestion
came first from the fathers. | assure
qan that even in that time the Pilgrim
nohcr> were only too glad 1" display
heir accomplishments III this lin" ana
no but Il woman would have had t1ltll
To pro pare for her guests When the game
MIS- still AT large
+ confess thai | WAS in full accord with
the first speaker Is 10 Thanks giving
bring Il farce" but | heard nothing more
OF hc spirited discussion for it had set
me- to thinking of what Constance True
worthy had said last year ut merry
gathering. my coming out party. IT was
in reply To Il remark from an chthusllS-
tie guest rs to the success Of the Thanks
giving dinner where il Would secn,, that
nothing al least could have been added.
But Constance shaking her head very
decidedly had said .'iherr was not the
most remote idea of the former spirit of
the lay"
But this young lady had queer notions
on most subjects and no one minded
much what she said. Nov, | remember
ed the remark, aud it seemed to join it.
self to what the old gentleman had just
expressed. My few Thanksgiving days
passed in review before me, not one of
which had cnjoVcd but this | had told
myself was not to be expected, for ! was
Without near relatives and on that anni
yersarV was made conscious afrc-ilO of my
loneliness. In Il wide circle of acquaint-
anccs there were few friends | could call
my very own. But Constance True
worthy had hosts of friends and rela-
tives, indeed. il was N her own sisters
home. where she had shown her dis
satisfaction with Thanksgiving a. it is
observed.
10 me it was II farce. percllance. Con
stance went farther. WAS in great
wondcrmtAlt rs to what she meant as to
the "former spirit of the day. How
| | recall that time, for years have passed
since | was drawn into that line Of
thought by overhcaring my fellow pas
sengers discuss Thanksgiving day, aud
| remember how lisllessly counted the
stations we must pass before arriving at
IIarWich, my destination. The place |
|
,,,a'i, .,,n I had ro,oi,.d "a, in,.i,,t;nu
for a weeks visit.
! This came from my mothers cousin,
who was quite unknown to me, still |
fancied | knew just the sort of woman |
should meet. did not attempt to re
strain the smile which the recollection Of
the quaint little note of invitation pro-
voI>ed. And yet, there WAS something
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