The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-22

esssx ears saA burden for . tine. sna
tAsn ~ haA $1,000 suay 70 b cnay
. 1ss sAsrssors snstr~sy : susprsse
when. : fsw days baxorn 1Aanksx.vsng.
john brought home . lettsF from the III
sass pcesefscs Addrsssed IN . cse<r for
stsn Aandvr:sias q - z. BAsccn.
satd enA after troy hsd a axresd 10 THIS
en6 Ma examined ne snveiops and see
possmark and had wondered susncser.sy
ancus What 70 could have 20 SAY, - rs~o-
PIE DO woo 90 not oftsa rscesve LISTERS.
che opened IL
Mr. Dear Little Frsusein: I hare rot
FORGOTTEN that vca asked ne 20 70 q, see
wi xc' SiIl 90 20 Sc what Is the IT srea,
holiday OF the American people In the
Americas peoples home.
Your brother John, he Is good boy.
,sd e VII 3 fS Ses n.a "a n. Nh give
place. Il New York where he can study
and be ar engineer and wffI earn money
not very much, boz enough.
good news for Kim, and ten yoar mamma
ssnce I cone 10 dinner / have the great
liberty saksn 10 send my dinner And
kiss your hand HUGO
Such news was 100 wonderful. and yet
u was santalix.rg. There was no end co
the specula:ing and 1t was later that
night thar IL ever had been before when
the Bzscoms went 70 bed
The next day. however, hrouKs<s q still
6reaser surprise. Word came from TIRE
railway station. two miles away, that
there we're several large cases there for
Mr.. Bascom. exrressage paid. Tire old
gray horse was assoulsne6 enough at the
speed al when be was ratified along, ens
his feelings were nothing 10 those OF the
family when the cases were brought home
and opened.
II there was anything known 10 the gro
Gerry or deiicatesssn trade that wasn't rep
resented IN these cases II vas because ,hs
professor couldn't find IL. And there was
the biggest turkey Bascom ever saw, with
/ else needed 10 cook with IL And oi
/ everything else there was enough TO ecos
all winter.
Mrs. Bascom was stunned She could
say nothing, but the children made M
/! for her silence. and Mr.. Bsscom, after he
i had recovered little from hts bewiider'
ment. said: We'll, Maria, n that's ths
| professors dinner he must have q ieetls
the best appetite OF anybody ! cvei
! knowed Of
Next day the professor came himself
I fatter than ever. and toilier than they had
ever seen him. 1T 10 nothing" he saia
/ when Mr. and Mrs. Bascom undertook Il
| demonstrate with him for sending then
/ such = wealth Of stores. 1T Is nothing.
| have never your Thanksgiving keps be
| fore, and thank you 20 much for your Il
| me kindness when was suffering"
But you said you were poor many
| said Mr.. Bacon.
| ..Ach. yes. They call nae in the city
poor. but always have few thousand
| doliars."
And again they sat up half the nigh
| discussing Johns future. which now de-
| pended on himself. And only the mother
remembered TO cry silently even while shs
reproached herself for tnSratitude. be-
cause there was in all the good fortune
no way yet open for sending Ella away
/, from the winter storms. But the mex
| morning. whsn the mother and daughter
were In the kitchen and John was busy
outside, the professor said:
II wrote in my letter. Mr.. Bascom.
have some GOOD news Tor you. maybe y
was this: Yous son John he showed ms
good stone on your farm. 1t II for build
Ing most excellent. ], II tho stone fol
which / WAS looking when the little frau
| lien for help called. have In one greaa
quarry company Q small interest. for an
what you call stockholder. and for them
Was hooking. They want that kind o.
stone. So when returned to the city
! said: The stone IL found Then the,
would TO send somebody TO buy your farm
cheap, and said no. When they were
angry, l said: Very we'll. gentlemen
| then I tell you nothing. You 90 and your
self ind the stone 50 they were angr,
soma more. but ] made them of1er yot
$4,000 for your farm or q contract for
81 $50 a year. 1t Is better you take the
contract I think, 90 ! have the paper. and
II you sign they 81 900 bonus pay YOU
And no produced the paper.
And that was how the Bascoms spent
| the happiest day they ever had and ihs
professor saw his first Yankee THANKS
giving.