Arizona republican., 1900-11-29
THANKSGIVING STORY
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 CContinucd Frcm First Fag5.) American day and while we ain't much on style. our latchstrinS is allus on the outside. Jest hitch your horses over there at the corner and come in"
 They came in and while they were being presented Wi.h.lmina joined the group. Sha cam in without knocking, she said. because she knew Uncle Sam was awful busy and he don't pay much attention to ceremony anyhow" Then she apologizs q for being late First she said she couldn't get her dia- mon1 necklace cn straight and thHn just at the last minute she had received q letter from the Dukc, and of course she had 10 answer it at one, be cause" she said. because. well, Oh! pshaw, you all know anyway. So ,here!" and then she stamped her foot Tn a veXed sort of way.
 "Yes, that's all right. dear." said Victoria; we all know; that is. we >have all been in love at one time or an other unless. perhaps, it is Uncle Sam there. and he loves everybody
 Uncie sam then passed around tha popcorn and turned over the apples that were baking in Ghe fireplace, when a mess, nger cam. whh q nC5c. The master of ceremonies read it and laughed coavulsively. OS colgls. tha company all wanted to know its con tents, SD he hold it up and read:
 My Dear Uncle sam Your kind invitation to be prescnt at the festivi~ ties of this day was duly received and is hereby acknowledged. I would be mast happy to be pro sent, but as Allah is my judge. I haven't got the price of car fare; ani. further. by the unfor- tUnate details of circumstances the piece de resistance that in thr nature Of things must grace your table today, would emphasize thoughts that distress me greatly as to my future welfare I fear the carving would be symbolical of more po:tentious everlts
 'Revers ntly yours,
 ABDUL HAMUD."
 "P. s. Please s-ttlc with the mes senger''
 When the laughter had subs.ded Uncle sam said; Well, I didn't want him. anyhow. but. you kn2w. l could hardly get around asking him. I was aWfully afraid he'd come though. an1 bring his wifi. and as nhe census enumerator didn't get around that far last suTnner I really didn't know what to depend upon. I don't mind paying the messenger. though, but I do believe that Abdul followed a circus with sdeA game in his early life and l know he buncoes me every time l have any thing to do with him.
 Good rid3ance.' said Mir. Bull.
 ''To bad rubbish" said Mr Lcubet.
 If he was to come I should cer- tainly snub him." said Billy Hohen- zollern. Hes been calling me bad names lately, anyway"
 "Come now" said Uncle sam; let's think no more of this incident; it's Thanksgiving and We must all ba mer- ry. I'll have Mr Hay send him an identical note some day next week"
 Dinnsr was announced and Uncle Sam. growing frisky for the time, said that he would escOo, Wilhelmina, hop ing that before anothor Thanksgiving she would have q younger and perhaps a more gallant arm to lean upon. He remarked also that he usually attended Miss Columbia, but they were at home now and he had obs rVed that Billy Hohenzoll5rn had been making goo-goo eyes at her all mrning. He regretted. that Mrs. HohenZollern was unavoid ably detained at home by family af- fairs, but then" he said, ''thy se young married fellers don't like to be held down too close anyway
 When they were seated there Were just tn of them and it was quickly noted by the guests that covers were laid for eleven. They were not left in doubt for long as u1 ..le identity of the absent guest Hardly Were they seat ed when Uncle sam announced that he had invited Nicholas to be present, but that he could nos come OF account of eriOus illn5s an illness, in fact, which many feared would terminate fatally. This cast a shadow over the gathering, but the subject was allowed to pass with the hope, in which all joined, that a change for the better would soon Oc- cur. Uncle Sam th5 n said that he had intended to invite Bill Mckinley anI Teddy Ro1seve.,, but did not do so for the reason that when he counted the | list. expecting, Of course, that Nicholas would be pres mt, he discovered that l there would be just thirteen plates | He feared some of the guests might be a little superstitious and that all might ! be fully care fr5e he decided to leave them out. ''I might have had one of ! them," he said, 'but they are both such | good fellows that l couldn't bear to | show any partiality. You know, l | think lot of irhose boys ana really I ! believe the greater part of my prosper r. ity Is due to them. Bill especially. He has done some good work for me In the last four years and I'm glad I've got him to look after my inter sts for an- other term. He's got the most level head on him of any on- I've seen for a long time. He is conservative and .lrefnl in his mnnaonr1.. rnt .lnl has