The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-12-06

cabin, Std of you uns up at de great
house dat gwine to hab nlghtmah fun
eatin too much roas turkey Like
lots of other people Sambo could see
good reason for some one else being
thankful, even when laboring under an
aff1iction. Once in while we run
across man who thinks, or says at
least that he hasn't thing to be
thankful for. When 1 strike man
like that, l wander what kind of a
soul he's got, or if in fact he has got
any soul at all. Ii he has one, it is so
absurdly small, that you could inclose
two of them in the shell of mustard
seed. and they would wander about
through all eternity and never meet.
Why bless your hearts, there is plenty
to be thankful for, even for being
alive, although good many of us don't
seem to know that we are. All days
are thanksgiving days with those who
feel right and are not subject to
indigestion. We of the circle should
be thankful that we are permit
ted to come together twice month
and swop experiences and ideas, when
we retire to the privacy of our boudoirs
we can mediate on what we have
heard and perhaps gain some good
from the contact. Now few words
as to how the day is celebrated. In
ancient times, days were frequently
set aside as periods of thanksgiving
preceded by fast of certain duration.
These days were called, days of fasting
and prayer. Thsy were usually sue
ceeded by feasts of public as we'll as
a private character in which everybody
Joined. These days Especial thanksgiv-
ing were very numerous, and were look
ed forward to by he people with as much
delight and anticipation, as do the
Americans of today look forward to
the one day in the year set aside for
the purpose here Here, however, the
day has lost one of its prominent
, features, namely, the time OF fasting,
which in the olden times preceded the
} time of prayer, so that with us, it has
f became literally day OF prayer and
: feasting with the prayer mostly left
3 out. True great many people con
eregate at the churches on that day tc
give utterance to their feelings in
! PRAYER, and to listen to discourses
:. peculiarly applicable to the occasion
e but much fear that great many Of
b them allow their thoughts to stra.
g away to the huge dinner which the.
e propose slowing away at the conclusion
:: of the services. AprOpOs OF thes'
7. Thanksgiving services. | remembe
n attending one of them at a church
home with friend. The preacher wa
a good old soul, but terribly dry ant
). prosy. His discourse wandered ava
up to tenthly and then came to a
u abrupt termination. My friend leane
over and whispered, 81 am truly thank
a. full that the Lord has put it into hi
rt mind to stop" 1t touched a responsiv
g, chord somewhere in my being, probabl
in in my stomach, for was hungry, an
u must confess to strange desire to fin
N nv way to the table, and the goo
a things that awaited me at home. Som
h. people seem to think that in order
IN duly celebrate the day, they mu
IT, not only make inOrdinate gluttons c
We themselves at the table, but must ais
rs, fill up any empty spaces that may exi
in in their anatomy with divers decOcto1
he of beer, whiskey, wine, etc, and nev
so find out the mistake until they wal
III up the next morning with head tn
eir the biggest hat in town wouldn't
I'D 1 have tried that mode of celebratio
in and know whereof 1 speak, and t
er- one, l am thankful that no Opportu
it ity was presented at the prese
he celebration of the day for any su
fix indulgences. 1 am not setting mys
lat up as being fully up in the matter
US, celebrating the day, but it is my op
eft ion that it should be treated precis'
SIS as all other days are, except that
ant should refrain from labor, and g
ed: our minds seriously to retrospecti'
be and, looking without bias, back on
de past we will be sure to find things