Middletown transcript., 1895-11-23
THANKSGIVING.

IhANAS lNos
That man is brute who does not at
least once a year repeat to the helpmeet
of his life, the wife of his bosom, the
story of his love, which as a groom be
told SO sweetly and 80 eloquently, or so
it seemed to her, his bride, upon that
eventful day of their lives. The anni-
versary of the wedding day should
never be for gotten, ard the old, old
story ever new, should be repeated to
gladden. the hearts and cheer the lives
and brighten the hearthstones as the
years go by. To those who obser We the
anniversary and live over again and
again, annually, the memorable scenes
and happy days never comes the ques-
tion, What is there in life? Never at
least with the implication that life is
failure. 1t may not have been success
from the point of view of finances, or
society, or many of those things with
out which the world calls life failure,
but there is a higher standard and love
finds it out. The measure of success is
the happiness one enjoys and its story
can be as contentedly told in the hum
BILE cottage as in the most pretentious
mansion. And we repeat, that man is
brute VIII W he upon the wedding ami
versary does not again become the
lover and repeat the words so dear to
the womanly heart.
And 80 we think of the American.
who has no cause for thanksgiving on
the day set apart by the National Gov
ernment to show an appreciation of the
blessings of the year. The man is
brute indeed who has no cause for
thankfulness on this day.
aBreathes there man with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land?
If such there breathe, go mark him well;
For him no minstrel rap lures swell;
High though his title, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim,
Despite that title, power and pelf,
The wretch concentred all in self,
Living shall forfeit fair renown,
And doubtly dying shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung.
Unwept, unhonored and unsung."
On this day all differences in religion,
politics, business, should be put aside
and with glad hearts that we are peo-
pie united with the Stars and Stripes
floating above US, our appreciation
should be appropriately shown. How
it should be shown and felt may in
measure be left to the individal judg-
ment. We can all very appropriately
read the proclamation of the President
Of the United States and give consider
alton thereto-the President lot of
Party but great and growing Ma
ton. a people enjoying the greatest
liberty of any Of the worlds powers.
Read the Presidents Proclamation:
"The constant goodness and forbear-
ance of Almighty God, which have
been vOuchsafed to the American pco-
pie during the year which is just passed,
call for their sincere acknowledgment
and devout gratitude. To the end,
therefore, that we may, with thankful
hearts, unite in extolling the loving
care of our Heavenly Father, Grover
Cleveland, President of the United
States, do hereby appoint and set apart
Thursday, the etwsnty-eighth day of the
present month of November, as day
of thanksgiving and prayer, to be kept,
and observed by our .eople.
ION that day let US forego our usual
occupations and, in our accustomed
places Of worship, join in rendering
to the Giver OF every good and perfect
gift for the bounteous returns that
have rewarded our labors in the fields
and in the busy marts Of trade, for the
peace and order that have prevailed
throughout the land, for our protection
from pestilence and dire calamity and
for other blessings that have been
showered upon US from an open hand.
Sand, with our Thanksgiving, let US
humbly beseech the Lord to so incline
the hearts of our people unto Him,
that He will not leave us, nor forsake
us as nation, but will continue to us
His mercy and protecting care, guld-
ing us in the path of national prosper
ity and happiness, endowing us with
rectitude and virture and keeping alive
within US patriotic love for the free
institutions which have been given to
us as our national heritage.
''And let us also, on the day of our
thanksgiving, especially remember the
poor and needy, and by deeds of charity
let us show the sincerity of our graft
tude.
ssIn witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and the seal of the United
States TO be affixed.
.sDone at the city of Washington
this 4th day of November in. the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-fve, and in the one hun
dred and iwentieth year of the inde-
pendence of the United States.
s.By the President:
"GRovER CLEVELAND"
sRIcHARD OLNEY Secretary of State. !"