Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-11-29
M8gl0yB GOSSIP
NAMES THANKSGIVING SONG.

Here's song, o; the board and raunt Of
That temp,ingly now await
The sons and the daughters hoch!ng
To III. cheer of the hcapcd-up plate.
Here's a Pine Tree toast from the hills
70 the coast.
Let the ciinkng glasses ring,
Here's the cheerieat dra1sht your lips
have quaifcd.
Drink deep OF the old honl. spring
Here are thanks for brimmlng harvcsts
here are thanks for heaped-up
mowS,
Here are thanks for warmth and COM
fort where the cattle blink and
Here are thanks for bins Of bounty and
for cellars sweet with scent
OF the glorious wealth Of harvest. here
are thanks for rich content.
And upon our peace and plenty ana upon
abundance stored
And upon or quiet households do we ask
Thy blessing. Lord
We have met our share of sorrows, skies
wcr" sometimes overcast
There were troubles deep and many--but
no sighS for trials past.
And from out the woe and Worry We have
come Ia peace again
With resolve 10 take The sorrows Eit!!
the JOY. like honest men.
AS you face thu board Of bounty, as you
square yourselves Jo cat,
Just remember after hitttr all the sweet
is yet more sweet;
IL the Circl" of the household Is unbrok-
.l, r.iiCir thanks.
Ii Il chair is standing empty close with
ttnt,r looks tho ranks.
Thce, beloU-and those Up Gondcr.-
Would Il si3htless mortal say
We vino live for future sorrow have &
tithc such JOY rs they?
Hasten home. sc wear!cd t"ilers. and
Tor nnc bright day forget
All Your troubles IS yoI gather at III"
board the .ld TOMS set.
There are many days for worry; there IS
one when may say
This set apart for joy; honest Names
Thanksgiving. Day"
Here is mother in the doorway with Il
smile and loving smack:
Here is father, voice a-trcmble: "DearS.
we're glad IL have yen back
Here are all the precious old things. trim
and thy, snIs and neat:
Here's yonr dinntr-bring your glsto.
Eat ana cat, then rest and cat.
Here's hail 10 the board hcapcd high
with the hoard
From the old farms fertile loan
aud away, foul Care. aS W. gailE fare
BACK home. my drArs. back home
Holman +. Day.
Thanksgiving day.
4 surc way to arouse that thankful
feeling in yourself is to make others
thankful.
To-day is tn, last chance Of the yea.
10 go to Boston from the Kcnneboc by
boat.
The Thanksgiving football contests
are showed under. The snow ball now
has the place Of honor.
Fairfield is getting to he known as
The hard luck town of Maine. but il
has lots of good luck mixed in and
isn't discouraged.
Last weeks arrests in Portland were
the smallest for the year. The habit
ual inebrites We're probably saving uD
for the Thanksgiving turkey.
Thornton academy and Biddcford
High school have been sending daily
ultimatum back and forth until now it
is too late to meet on the gridiron.
1t takes the women to do the busi-
ness over in South Berwick. Here is
one who held up n bicycle thief on the
street in broad daylight and kept him
there while small boy went for a
constable.
The latest feature of social eve
ming among the young people
is proposed party such as
by some Lewiston yornE ladies TO their
gentlemen friends Each young man
was allowed Ten minuJcs for q mock
proposal and TO the. young man who
was accepted by the largest number OF
the Young women a prize was offered.