The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-12-13
. THJSTLE'S WAR TIME
THANKSGIVING.
,pA 1oNGFELLOw TURkNETT.

.,incs now the fire in Mr.. This
tI old-fashioned fireplace felt
Is 5.serted. The big logs on great
iIp' dfather's brass andirons siz-
q .eoIded and cracked as loud as
II '' ;bly could to help make things
q bat do their best, they could not
,o,> the old times. To be sure,
W ,u5 John. boys of fourteen and
' and the twins, Alexander and
' Ae.ides eight-year-old Theodore,
loavs Oh hand to pop corn and
q. 'nIes. and then there were a
l' +tun. and a girl, Leslie, just
"a. who. Theodore said, did not
q 't,r line two eldest boys, Malcolm
3 NJ ,i,,f. frgor, were far away in the
'-3y in Bank division. Moth
make up for their merry
u salHes. Malcolm and Mac
iI' acre the talleSt, handsomest
village of Bellport. Every
-.d ave told you that,
.te evening before Thanks
md cousin Abbie White had
over rom the Cape for her semi
-9,t Baby Edwin was lying in
uouiug at her deep, soft laugh,
sat on a green cricket at her
NJ Thistle was gazing pensively
" -,mes which leaped higher and
Dear dear" they were saying
....es. when Mother Thistle
. yprrssion on her face we
lie is thinking OF Malcolm
V.Drecor Come! more noise,
DO cheer up." The boys
--rYtG at full length cracking
the stone hearth and be-
.ll- leasing Leslie and playing
,a Edwin.
V n-a Wer Thanksgiving this will
.r Malcolm and MacGregor"
- lev The head of her dollie.
ose to her breast. The
te maiden was thinking sweet
.rr~nr who had owen her
She vas q real store dollie
-... 44~. about ten inches long,
49,. Hu.. and had such cute arms
.,> .r,lie's other dollieS We're
september that Malcolm
. pr.-l'. with the other Bell
...r Ioitn Pope where they
gr.nor+ neeple had a bio
-,ntchts. to say good-bve
+Ge town hall, Just be-
..s sar,hed down IN the
..,.o. iastened q little hin in
3D.. l,ielI With a red White
.,n alta,.hed to if ON Les
NacC,re@or placed C1ar-
u.s
... mamma will they LET
.... NarC;reoor have numpkin
.. 1oose for their Thanks
... C3arissa and I were
...,- Nils morning and we
- ..u...,hrr when fine boys had
- .- 4Dvfhiuu to eat besides
r.
. .aupyt rive YOU the reason
,ras owing to a strain of
D--I Llnnd lint fine Thistle
I..a...nf the customary chick
..r.-. ALWAYS had. roast goose
t.r l'LrIksUiyino dinner The
IT,. r.3\matps th0upht this very
Idhn pretending to feed
49,. .allut meat Why they will
~. -,e and of a poose's wing I
.t.l real mean when | am eating
r7Y.tek Malcolm and MacGree.
qi5 want drumsticks."
.. ad of footsteps was heard
2. thistle entered the room. He
J-at. tjred-looking man. and the
--, ,,tinosphere Of thp inc]ement
..tuIt4,ar seemed to still enyelop
uTomed into his armchair AT
4 side Of the fireplace. 1t was
dgrnt that he warmed his
...um fine CHEEKY blaze. then he
.. Mmp and opened the door of a
there was a small carpen-
....
,pranp to his feet go
...' ire Won going to do9"
File ,miled at him. and taking
tIyr paudle laid if on a piece
rs ro woceeded to draw am out
.lt
lH a1Ir Nelson's axe handle isn't
tu.' sad Alec He breaks more
INDIES than anyone else in the
,od."
fHtI,. smiled his teasing smile
. Wronp my son this time
r.,70 axe IS going to have a new
"a.
IS 4. smart man Won are father"
H.A carefully watching the
....- line Mcneil There is NOT a
leo. ..roi1nd here who works as
lo1do after having been busy
Hoods all day They are only
4.~, and never learned trade
u. Il, ,on did I heard DR. Seven
uuN Curtis Yesterday that Won
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