Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-11-25
OLD HOLIDAYS
DISTANCE LENDS BNCHANTNENT 10 THs
VIEW.
The Present Way Of Spending fharksgiViug-Ths
Modern WOman's WsW-HOw Bcyclsrs Spend
the Day-BysrybOdy Somewhat Changed.
What 10 e Thaakial For.


Trnisn FOR ne REGISTER.
Il does not seem as though Jhsrs we're
any such ThsnksgiVings or Christ
masses as there used TO be.
IL IL something ike the flavor Of
green peas and strawberries. One's
taste must be very fresh aud young 20
get all ths sweetness there is ont Of
them.
For everything probably the first
taste or bite IS the best 10 must DO
there. al the deliclousnsss OF those
home festival days. for We we're once
under their spell, and enjoyed them 70
the full.
WHY. there seemed TO OUr youthful
taste a perfect series OF delightful win
Ter festival DAYS. IL began with Hal
lows'sn on the last Of October, when we
All tried our fortunes with cards in
darksned rooms. There was frost 10
the AIR aud the first fires on the hearth
which lent q delightful charm to indoor
life.
Then came Thanksgiving IN Novem-
Ger. hurried In in true winter fashion oy
snow stern and sleighlng with Christ
mas I'm December, New Years 10 Jauu-
sry AID st. Valentines in February. A
holiday a month, and trimming full OF
finn Of a homely every day sort, which
none would think Of INDUCING in dur
ing these more highialutiR' aud coyen-
tlonal times
Children we're children ia those days,
and romped and enjoyed life 10 child
ish way, With sled and sleig brides on
wagon bed filed with straw, where the
merry boys ADD girls we're packed pro-
miscuOusly and they sung aud shouted
As they Whlrlsd over the crisp snow 10
the merry Jingle Of q thousand tink-
ling bells, 60 a way which would shock
this generation OF miniature men and
women into ITS Of CONSERVATION.
Thanksgiving 10 those days-not 80
very FAR away, my dsars-Was a truly
religious and family feast.
We all looked forward TO 10 for weeks,
and our mammas and spinster aun
baked hundreds Of pumpkin and mirce
pies, and buckets full OF fried cakes
(douEhnuts) for the great occasion, for
Grandma aud grandpa we're 20 he king
and Queen OF that feast. All our aunts,
uncles and cousins would be there In
ths old farmhouse. or were coming,
and the house must be in apple-Pie or
der, aud the pantry full Of good things
80 eat.
Turkeys. once-in.a.waV big Fat
Ngoose, chicken pie and roast beef, we're
all 20 be prepared, aud cooked for the
dinner, while the homemade sausage
waslchoppsd for those who would spend
the biEhs ard At breakfast next mora
ing.
Ever chick and chnd Of US expected
10 60 90 church and listen with all our
ears 70 3 political sermon which every
orthodox person and liberal preacher
felt privileged 10 deliver once a year.
Tia f1p OF TIKI sermon would consist
,ay IKE parson-dear Old man
) SIRE TO tread on somebody's
kich did aot grow Ga similar
rs own.
Er departed, dead days to be seen
20 more 10 the invirons Of 3 city, out do
let ps hope some slow-going, rural com
munitles keep Tbanksg giving 10 that
same good old royal fashion. A fash
ion which healed all the wounds aud
estranRements 10 family life, aud made
everybody as happy as they could be
made By homely fare add good feeling,
once year at least.
dare say there are many hooks and
corners where lie still moves 0a 10 a
quiet, old fashioned way. The Wnirli-
gig OF time has merely placed Us Ia
changed conditions and given Us diff
farent point Of view, aud 10 is possible
that distance lends halo OF enehant-
nens to this view as it does 10 so many
other things seen To the backward or
forward perspective OF a roseate imagi-
nation.
Now We 90 20 church on ThankSgiy-
ing day, and hold kind OF union ser
vice % be SIRE OF good congregation,
Tor very Jew whole families either
feel the obligation TO attend service
or that there anything rouad
about The day wOrs~ observing In that
way. they ara giCi g Is a National
and legal holiday, which gives them an
opportunity 10 make visit or take a
arrad excursion 70 a neighbOring
Yty, and for one dag 10 i0rSake the
desk aud high school where ones daily
bread is ground out az 50 much week
Or month.
These conditions more or less apply
10 women, too, since the business woman
d. me-. Ha.ar