Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-11-17

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one 10 n time---one TO a time lord He
might a got over it then Look at
him in there, touchiu' the faceS-now
he's touchtn' the Little Uu's, Look at
the Little I'm smith back An she's 4,
Smilin too-thoy're all a,smilin' hut
him, He maxim them awful sounds In
/ his threat Oh. Lord, do know but
It'll kill Mister Philup, II could jest
I cry Tor him
Riggs was crying for him now He
I let his big ungaiuly body slide noise,
: leSsly To the floor and curl up III
/ no sound, Inside the quiet room the
/ faces in a row smilcd on happily and
/ Philip lattimer sat on hetCNe them
hour after hour He lived over all
the traEedy OF his life, scene Ly scene.
Once, with one Of his sudden whims,
he drew the pictures into the playing
OF the tragedy. When she had died
he put out his hand and turned her
sweet face gently downward ON the
table. Then Comfort s. Comfort had
come neNt--and then Phulys picture
and the Little Ones He had had the
Little one the longest but she went,
too
Atterward he put all the pictures
back aGaiu in their row,
1t was late into Thanksgiving morn.
ing when he went to bed Riggs went
a minute or two before he had Just
time.
Thanksgiving day was clear and
brisk and sun flooded There was Joy
aud thanksgiving in u thousand
hoes, and In the others God pity the
Eothcrs,
In Philip lattimcr's home there was
a "mako.helicvo" THANKSGIVING.
Riggs worked steadily and faithfully,
whistliug all the while He arranged
the beautiful table with neat precision,
| He let in the sunshine upon all the
dainty glass silver, tn they dNRzlod his
redeemed eyes and hurt them. The
flowers came and were arranged as
Mister philup liked them roses at hel
, plate and little Comforts, and gay
bright flowers ut the Little un's and
Phtlly's, AZ last oveYth,ng was
, ready.
nut he Amt" muttered Riggs
Hes gone out see him goin' n
. spell ago He was stridm right along
with his shoulders dreadful high an
square. lie never done that before"
3 Biggs went back to the kitchen and
T waited, An hour past the time ap
pointed he heard his master coming in
and "Lordy, lordy, II there amt some
body with him. There was -hark-C
. Lord, little voices Little yoices,"
II Riggs stole out into the han and lis
| tened with a startled face. sub
duod chorus of excited little voices
reached him and one above the Others
!, was shyng admonishinGly step easy
1 all o yOu-don't You see there's flowers
4 In the carpot2 Step round EN- lf yo,
3 can Ike | do, They won't smash, bu
II don't seem right to step on 'em
p There, while the kind mans gone up
d stairs, you all listen to mo--I'm goin
to talk"
a The high impera olive little vote,
+ carried" easily TO Biggs' astOnlshat
:. ears, He heard every one of the slow
, words, with pauses. for emphasis
4 between them.
Listen, II there's butter-to YOU
4 bread, don't none O you look surprised
I Spread It on--lind of-~indlffrent, I
t you can II there's turkey"
Turkey" shrieked all the othe
: little voices.
G "Sh!he'll hear you lf-thore's-
turkey eat as slow IA II you'd Away
5 eat 1t since you was born. That,
5 all"
Up / we amt over eat It, Min
e cry Dems"
Vel what II you aln't ever
. Can't YOU make blleye"
i The small feet shuned about noIsily
s Then the motherly little voice begar
I again.
= When It's come time, you go ahead
/ Patsy~-then you, Slome then Grissel
Q I'm gc!n' clear behind whero can lool
J. at the rest o you ey'ry minute III
lHhb Inc HhDys on lut hlHu ulhu
s comm back"
r In the great, brilliant dningroon
. the strange Thanksgiving dinner BIO
{ gan and proceeded slowly. PhiliI
I I.attimor sat at the head a the table
, with the stamp of indcliple pain upor
. his face, but he filled and rehlled al
! the little plates with steady hand
. and smiled down. now and then
. on the little rank and Ale OF beaminl
& faces.
: The other faces that looked up a
!, him out Of the moist, sweet flowers ant
= shone dlmly In the simmer OF sunll
silver and glass were smiling, too
r serenely as they had smiled at hin
e out of the row Of pictures in the night
That was not make. believe.
!. Michael Dayitt declared England Il
] be Russias enemy.