New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-29
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TEDDYS THANKSGIVING.

oh. dear! oh. dearr' sighed Teddy WAS there
ever boy miserable To-
But why amt you happy. Teddy boy?' asked a
KIND, jolly old voice, and Teddy looked up a
little old woman with big cap and make believe
spectacles on her nose. He knew in q minute that
she was Mother Goose, but just how she got out Of
the Nursery Rhymes he couldn't imagine.
Cause-'cause"-a sob choked down the words
then sent them up again in hurry" cause
twon't be Thanksgiving less I go to grand
past"
Now. Teddy my dear" said Mother Goose.
strengthening her spectacles tell me all about it,
And Teddy plucked up courage and began:
'Grandmas got cousin Elsie up there, and she's
got the chicken crops all over-I Elsie-and
so-and so'-with doleful blink to keep back the
tears-'T can't go there cause I might get the
chicken crops too, and-and it's Thanksgiving to-
morrow"
Ty Tiddledy winkum. what wall of distress"'
Mother Goose laughed merriy that Teddy began
to feel cheerful in spite of himself.
Now Teddimy Teddtun1s listen to me:
We yen nave Thanksgiying as fine as can be,
toT little Jack Horner Is there in the corner.
AND Youms and Inns will spend 1t with her
She jumped around in such a funny little way
that Teddy laughed till the tears came.
Come along. laddie, and my SON" And
Teddy confronted by a very little boy in very
little breaches. with eyes big
Little Jack-Jackabus
Found a sack-sackabus
Upon a shelf so high
He put In his thumb
And drew forth drum
T T NAG fallen way down from the sky sky sky
Mother Goose sang this in a shril CHEEKY voice.
and as Teddy supposed it an introduction he
shook hands with Jack Horner and said in his
, politest manner. I'm very pleased to meet you
ooy! He was going to say sir" but somehow
that didn't sound just right for such little fellow
Now, come along. chicka biddies We've got to
travel to 1921 and to get there by tomorrow will
be hard work.
please. where is tt?" asked Teddy. tirnidly. He
was very anxious to know. and to save his life
couldn't locate it on the map Mother Goose ap-
peared too busy hunting In the corner TO answer,
so Jack whispered in his TITS in the Land of
the Historians. and it's bounded north, south east
and west by Two Hundred Years.
Dear me- gasped Teddy how very stranger
He hadn't time to say more. for Mother Goose
fshed out two brooms from behind the door. and
telling the two boys to get one, she mounted the
other and away they went, through the library
ceiling over the treetops in the back yard and up
up up through yards Of sky and clouds as Teddy
thought AT first he was wofully frightened-it
was queer sensation to ride through the air bal
anced very thin broomstick: but Jack seemed
used to it, and held him tight. and Teddy had
just begun to enjoy it when they began to fall,
fall fall again. and at last landed with thump on
Plymouth Rock. Teddy fully believed they were
all dashed to pieces, and that his legs and arms
would be flying about in different directions; but
after minute he found he wasn't hurt in the
least, and Jack and Mother Goose helped him to
his feet again. Teddy shivered as he looked around
and saw nothing but snow and ice. and bare brown
trees hudded together against duh, gray sky.
This is Plymouth" explained Mother Goose. "and
there Is the Mayhower." pointing to the funniest
old ship. with tattered sails. rocking up and down
In the water near them.
Now. hurry ladies keep close TO me. and We'll
soon be at the feast" She fairly over the
frozen ground. and Teddy and Jack were nearly
CRYING with cold when they rough log
house In large clearing. Teddy almost screamed
with fright two gayly dressed Indians peered
out from behind a tree; but Mother Goose pInched
him. They can't us-we're invisible she
whispered, and then she went up TO the door.
"Rumpety- bump
Bumpety-thump,
Open to I'll jump, jump, jump
Teddy hadn't the least idea where they could
Jump to, but fortunately at that minute the door
opened, and they entered great square room.
There huge log fire cracking and spluttering
about forty men. women and children sitting
around 1t
Mother Goose led the boys to one corner and
rnotioned them to be silent. AS for Teddy he was
gray doublets. with the funny tall hats hanging on
pegs In the wall; these palefaced patient women.
In their white caps and sombre gowns-how solemn
and brave they all looked! A big man. whom
Teddy mag tned was the Governor, got up and said
grace and thanked the God Of the suffering and
oppressed for all the merces that had fallen to
and with quiet dignity and few words they eat
their Thanksgiving dinner. Teddy looked vainly
around in search OF the turkey, but all he could
huge bowl OF steaming stew and some brown
cider
"oh. dear me, amt they going to have any
turkey and cranberry sauce?" he whispered to
Mother Goose ana the old woman quite forgot to