The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-09-22

worked ard saved to scud her throu, h
''a'ol a. home, thea through The M, n
se''eol ~ Tho ttxl .own ~ hsf hr,sht p,os.
pe0h ~ teacher tho li,,le honn ylli.ss
nos she bad say,d her money Tor A college
Nourss then how hor health had failed. ana
the aeetors had ordered her to Colorado a.
iAs' resort. SIZE bad taken the Ions trln
noue, Tor The money would al be needed 10
keep her there.
loe months had been 50 long Without
hef Bat her le,tou told Of gradually rc.
turning health, AMI II she eou'd not re,u,n
70 her home /: VAS slil blessed privilege
TO have srcA daughter, even so "a, away.
and They felt that God had been COED 10
'htm in sparing her NE,
Ma be thc'd HE to hear Fsi,hs letter
'he enc wegh thI, marBins, the gray hair.
ca map suggested. And when Chri,tlno
assured them that the would lIao n, tho
mother, adjusting her specla,l ;, read the
letter aloud. II WAS blight and ehcc, ia
throughout, and At rs close Faith said,
u want you to eehbra,o Thaaksel,ing
lsl ~ usual, Tor we have 40 much 10 he
thankful for. Put my plate on The table.
snd st noon want father TO resd the ore
hundred aud thhtg.siT,h psalm, IN surely
HIS mercy cndureth forever toward us
snail Know how the table looks, and AN
near father reading, across all the miles
inst Tie between US. II seems sometimes
thst people are losing sight Of The true
meaning Of Thanksgiving. From The news.
papers one would think that It meant only
turkey oianers ard Eco ball" Chrlstlra
WINGED ever this, Bat We know what IL
means, don't w,s How can people be un.
grateful who are able to litt up their voices
to Him, Whose mercy ondureth foreyofy,
Just as the mother iIlishcd reading tho
letter shrill whistle In the dlstapos an.
nounccd the coming train.
Christine tried to thank her new found
frierds for their kindness, bu. the mother
said
You have been blessing to two lone.
some old people. I'll write to Faith about
you. I'll do her good.
will write TO her, too, ChrlsIiae said. |
want TO tell her about my vlslt
Then she aided, as she stoopei to klts
the mothers worn face. You have heped
me more than could possibly have helped
you.
After waving choery good-by from the
car window, Christine settled back In Ter
seat for the tedious trip, but her thoughts
were pleasant ones.
At dusk OF Thanksgiving day the wheezy
old engine, after many side -.rackIngs and
unloadings OF freight along the way, pulled
into the station where Christine's father
and mother were waiting.
She hugged and kissed them rapturously,
and when her mother said, "We must hur-
ry home now; dinner Is waiting We could
not eat 1t without you, dear" ehe gave her
mother another hiss, out Of sheer gladness
that she meant as much to her parents as
did Faith to the PARENTS who had been
compelled to ca. dinner al Thanksgiving
without her.
When they had reached bcme Christine
looked about her at the beautiful rooms,
with their comfortable furnishings, and
drew long breath Of delight.
She was so bright and wnsome that the
father and mother watched her with glad,
loving eyes, and the father wondered 1T
tie when his daughter uauaily little in.
different about such things, brought the
Bible to him al bedtime ard asked him TO
read aloud the one hundred aud tbi.ty-slxlh
psalm.
10 the little goodnight talk the mother
said, "I'm so thankful that my girl seems
glad to be at home. We felt little hurt
over your letter. II seemed that you did
not care much for the homecoming, and
we wondered II the college was weaving
you away from US. But know now that
you were Just hurried In writing II, and we
are so thankful that you do care for home
Just the same II has seemed to me to-day
that you care more for II than ever be.
fore.
Then, In the soft freight In her own
pretty room, with her head on her mothers
knee, Christine told il about the ugly, SCI
fab thoughts and the spirit OF unthankful-
ness that had filled her heart, She told the
story OF Faith.
When she had finished she raised her
head, saying mcrrily, Ia spite Of the tears
hat were In her eyes
50 you see, mother, dear, the reason that
am 90 unusually thankful ia that have
been takiog special course in thankigiy-
ng.