Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1903-11-26

farm. Evidently she was expected,
for one child opened the outside door,
another few to tell mother, one took
her things, and fourth pulled up a
chair for her to sit in, and all talked
at once.
"It's most ready"
"Ob, tits SO good, and little Jennie
smacked her lips and baby Tim ech-
oed: "Stho dood"
Mrs. Herman came hurrying in, and
wiped her eyes with her apron as she
exclaimed: "Oh, Mrs. Wilson, how can
I ever thank you? I never thought
anything so good could happen to this
family. I tried to make it seem all
right not to have any Thanksgiving
dinner, but uow-well here it is, and
I tell you, it is Thanksgiving -
Here Tim edged up to her and begged
her mot to try, tause we'd have some
turkey pretty thsoon."
"Now, I'm going right out to help
you get things ready. 1t will seem a
little like having my own dinner with
all tbe children. I don't know as
Jonas will come, but I'll set plate
for him, and Miranda hustled about
with Mrs. Herman getting the table
set, and the vegetables mashed and
placed in covered dishes ready to be
taken up at any moment. TIE children
ran about under foot, as usual, but
Mrs. Wilson declared it seemed just
ike old times, aud she would not al
low one of them to be sent away or
set up in a chair.
Meanwhile, where was Jonas?
He entered the house, wondering if
he had lost his sense ofsmell. Did he
smell turkey and plum pudding? There
was no sound of hurrying feet IN the
kitchen, as if Miranda was setting up
the dinner. My, how hungry his long
drive had made biml He must sharp
en- the carving knife so as to be ready
when that turkey was. Heopened the
kitchen door. All was silent, save a
sort of sputter that seemed to proceed
from the stove. Where was Miranda
The table was set. Probably she had
stepped up stairs He washed his
hands at the sink, and dried them on
the long roller towel. No signs Of
Miranda. Where was the dinner?
In the oven, of course. He would sit
down and wait. What was that at
his place? A notel
Dear Jonas You said you'd d drather
have mush and molases than turkey and
so-weU. VIII Herman's been awful sick
and she said they couldn't have no
THANKSGIVING. | was tellin' we couldn .
have the children home and she said
they was goin to give thanks because
Will was better and goin TO git well,
but they couldn't have no dinner and
said if she'd send down I'd give her a
dinner if she'd let me come and help eat
it, and she cried and the Oldest boy come
and got the turkey in bushel basket,
and he come again with his little cart
and got vegetables, and | cooked the pies
and he come and carried 'em OFT, and
I've gone TO help EN- eat, cause II did
seem IS if couldn't 90 without Thanks
givin' dinner noway, and ifyou want TO
come up Mrs Herman said she hoped
you would, and ifyou don't want to why
I've excused you, because your stomach
won IT letyou eat always just what you d
rather. The cream for the mush is be-
hind the door in the rrght-hand pitcher
if you'd rather have it than molases, and
the apple pie is on the third shelf, though
don't s'pose you'll touch it cause you
think pie crust amt good for folks.
Dinner here'Il be good cause Miss Her
mans better cook n be, and then J did
the pies, so no more from
yours truly,
MIRANDA WILSON.
"Wal, l snum.