The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1899-11-24
SCRANTON. MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER a. $780,

can't get hold Of the worship part
when the worry part has hold Of
them, can they? And can't bear n.y..
pOcrisy. But" she added confdenti-
ally, you see il Mrs. Marion has a
new bonnet, and whether the Allison
girls wear their new gray silks. They
won't be at the hall, for they
have a home dinner"
Having charged her neice thus. she
moved away on festivities intent.
Lena shut the hall door with a little
more than usual vigor, her thoughts
about evenly divided between the one
hundred and third Psalm and Aunt
Marcia's devotion.
After services, and just as Lena
had finished making a mental note of
the fact that Mrs Allison wore her
old bonnet, but that the Allison girls
were arrayed in the aforesaid new
silks, Nell WOrden pulled her sleeve.
How do you like the new phase Of
Orne's Thanksgiving" she asked, all
animation.
what new phase?" and Lena tried
to be interested.
"Why," rejoined Nell, brushing a
snowflake or two from her wrap, "you
see Deacon Amnesty said it would give
the occasion genuine, thankful turn
to have an experience meeting, and
everybody enumerate all the blessings
they could recall for the year that
made them distinctly thankful.
Didn't you hear the pastor mention
the new feature OF the after .dl nnel
program?"
"No," confessed Lena. II guess
was taken up with the Allison girls
gray Silks" laughing and coloring /
little.
"Oh, Lena" cried Nell, "you art
provoking"
"Well," said Lena" II confess
feel just that way inside OF me. Blu
l shall remember my mercies,' dear
so don't get offended"
A vision OF the blue china rose ja
sweetly across the provoking current
and Lena felt condemnation for moi
having begun the day as she had
meant to all the year, by counting the
slips Of paper and being thankful all
over again." She was afraid hel
thankfulness was little better than
Aunt Marcia's after all.
1--WE have drifted into it," laughed
Nell, as they stood together in the i'm
promptu ante.rOom OF the hall. They
were busy putting on dainty white
caps and aprons to match. II did not
want to wait on the table to-day,
and the laugh faded into something
like discomfort on the pretty face.
II should think not" Lena was ab'
sently running snowy apron string
through her fingers and pouting a
little II don't know what ails the
day." jerking the string for emphasis.
II meant to be so glad and thankful
and-I lam a total failure! Everything
jars on me so discordantly; l guess
am all out of tune. wish l had
Had what, dcar?"
But Lena was peeping through thu
half open door, her eyes resting OF
handsome Ben Waite, while her hear
found a chord which was sweet har
m0ny itself. Nell waltzed around ;
little, trying hard to dodge discordan
notes in the days psalm, while he
friend was reckoning to herself in thi
wise: II must count my mercies !
they are to have an experience meet
ing. l can send Ben; l can trust him.
A sweet flush went over the fai
cheek as she remembered that some
where near the bottom o: the blu
china jar Ben was mentioned as "the
blessing Of her life. And all Orne hat
mentioned the matter also, but lit
tie differently, when the prophec
went forth that wedding bells woul
ring before Christmas"
Uncle Leonard was preparing to g
to the hall when CHEEKY voice cam
merrily through the kitchen doorwa,
"Miss Lena wants the blue jar; som
sort OF a Thanksgiving institution
She forgot it this morning."
"All right" answered Uncle LeoI
ard from the sitting room where /
was putting on his Overshoes. +
was very busy with a refractOl
buckle and did not notice that BE
went lightly upstairs and hurried OF
with the desired article In a trice.
BY and by the buckle was adjuste'
and Uncle Leonard came out and col
1tated.
NThe Thanksgiving institution,
he said, half aloud; that means ma
cias extra mince jar. Blue, yes, Q
course. AS II I couldn't find that ia
10 the darkest night, as many year
as I've known where 1t sets. recko
the pies must a given out, or suthin'
Uncle Leonard waddled down celia
quite brlskly for him. He meant t
meet the exigencies Of the case II POI
sible, for he knew II Marcia wante'
that jar It must be forthcoming.
Twenty minus Per he came put
Ing into the hull Nd not seeing hi
wife, deposited the precious burde
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