The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1901-11-28


capcring on he caHpLr
Of mans joy long be-
co fore Thanksgiving day
- became one of the
~ rrTsai country's gladdc~t aud
most gloriou, mstitu-
- uons. and IT. Is quite
likely that the gohhcr OF that remote
period on,u shook his head and won.
dered what ID, Wa, ever put upon the
earth FOR. Tor in those slow. humdrum
DAYS the uuuyc, had not 90 much to bc
thankful fnt as We have IN these times
of wireless tclc.iaphy and politics. hsh-
less h>hhull~ iohclcss jokes, Pa,teur-
lied ten biscuits and other Injuries that
would have been regarded "a The result
OF Wit,hcfau AZ that time Ii Is OBJ"
opinion Of many deep md profound
thinkers thar the only thne the natives
Of the early colonial period had to be-
thankful fr WIS hat they had been
able 10 escape the tomahaWk Of the
ahorigiue that was frequently projected
not entirely m 'hc interests of artificial
badness And b. j., likewise believed that
thi, thluhmuc-- aud Jll round graft
tudc that hllrl ,hc hearts ~ our worthy
ancestors were the combination that led
10 The appointment OF certain day for
general lrl~tiug and thanksgiving. In
g.. IT,,
heartfelt gratitude. There Is 20 great d'a.
~ diffc.,u., ..f"orn feeling thankful for
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lition OK the umprc's facial beauty. And
their farms had uo real valu" 90 'he time
as they were 'niS "'A''u'' Tor p1'p's''
~ agriculture ana nov '> ioI unN'' ''
cause s"H h"d A'I N'' ''th i"' ','"
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a table d'ho,e dinner for : cents. with
music thrown in to aid digestion
Th.ro v.ero ma continuous performances
in ,boss dav. evccpt the continuous per
fo-rno,co NJ .,,,b duties os puf sole leath-
or palms on the hahds anu e"useu .Ne
anatomy 10 ripple ll Wiz uHuu'a''o"
OF miscellaneous Jumps. ihcy n"u ~
wan street ia "hIch 10 'aAe ul'' III
iact' an the nylHg lH,E u'u N"S "u,H
'hey new from the n""A ''"e .''"""a" ~
with might ana nam 70 ger through Tue
front door IN hme 10 SIAM ], "g"ih al enS
hohiah'squ' p'"u0N'ls vi '"' ''''''' ''N
man.
And what bad they 20 be thankful FOR
in the way Il roof garden when the
starry summer nights were upon them
aud the cabbage leaf had wiihercd IN the
broad brimmed hat? There was no such
resort, with mp To date music and songs.
with jugglcrS and acrohats, domestic and
imported. 10 while away the moonlight
hours. and there was no long refreshing
summer drink 10 take the cobwebs Of
care out OF their throats. They hadn't
bicycles from which 10 be thrown in IA
trolley 90 Whrl them along az the highest
rate or speed allowed by NV hid' WIN
ont all these things which we nave 10.