Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-19


! .hot IN due season wo may enjoy ,ne"'
~ ,be spirit Of the first Thankssvins'
THE PILGRIMS. ,...
For that first harvest Of the "s''''D
there was genuine gratitude. -
..rbo meas were n failure says an ""
chro,tclo "Thcy came up wei,
eouea. and then were parched unys' 80
norce July sun. The barley YVES l'l.', ~
moderately thrifty The corn was s.a' ,h,.
Green. and promised We'll 'or' we -,
J eia0 OF life TO these FIRST iarinei l.,',,,,,,,
| land. and Il has been the s. ,,s ,,s e,,,r
ROD OF every horny-handed son Oh W
| since. ,.s into tho
! .,,,.l. IN shoot Wild fowl" continues lH''
ancient account, land though '"o 49,
| hod beon scanty throughout 'he "4 80
| tbo ouartctto OF spOrtsneh I,'"l - -
-, starrering under their burden ol
t,,rl,evs geese. and pigeons. suDleiSnt ~
nr,,isiou tho entire settlement ioi
whole week.
THE COBBLER.
pirbt here our Nimrod funcuohs u'''e -,
W. 90 ont nowadays In large pou'o, ."
90 the huntsmen and return WIN i,
came But the goboler 10 pc boDO. on
around Alton will likely De Ius'' ond
r,o,~der from the mountain ridges anu
"
,rbarlsgivlng dinner table Ike some
.,ticd foreign bachelor in roomful or
American heiresses. be assured the sriaii-
o. come will not be ignored. Even a rap
bif cooked in nlncteenth-centuIy sly lo'
go bidinc in q dish OF fringed parsley
of one corner Of the table. may do active
eervlce and will be found toothsome ac-
cording as his days were numbered be-
fore the grim reaper and the shotgun
found him.
ROAST PIG.
There IS another piece Of china deco
ration loved by our ancestry before
THANKSGIVING wendell its national way
southwark. 1t IS the roast pig, cooked lh
olden times upon a spit ana turned De
fore the glowing Goals until his coat wac
q golden brown, and atterWard piacou
unon the festive board with crimson
annie I'm bis tiny open mouth. Somehow
~ this season Of the year ones thoughts
dwell upon food and fits preparation pro-
boblv because 81 IS the fruition OF nature
in al her bounty: the fulhlment Of all the
wears promises of plenty for cnllui p"
eerocioilv the associations Of ThanksgiV-
inc ore seldom other than those connect
ed with fun and with dainties TO ear,
The craze for old furniture oid c.lh,'
and old brasecs has revived ln the Norm
q fnnlUIgs 1OE iNe ON \ mann. f.''af
Ga fine south has Eindlcd love for IT'S
celebration. The same taste that ran
sac,s the attic for grandmothers worm
eaten spinnlng-wheel, and gives 1t the
place of honor by the parlor fireplace in
the light of the blaze that is reflected
from ccntury-old fre-dogs and fender. de-
claros Thanksgiving customs delightfully."-
quaint. and makes haste 20 develop them
in full force. To preserve their chaIhl
tbo,, must rot be too thoroughly adapted
TO modern manners. Their very allure
ment lies I'm their simplicity.
THE DINNER.
The Thanksgiving dinner once convert
Cd into an occasion for the display or
French cookery and elaborate menus 1t
ceases 10 differ from an ordinary dinner
portv and loses that primitive flavor
which Is its distinctive attraction. tor
its abundant. bomely wholesomeness' a
country Thanksgiving is a bona fide fam
lily festival.
However. the world Of society has many