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Into her own room there 10 hine ier-
self upon the spotless canopied hed
and sob heavily for the eyil times
chat had befalen For hair an hour
her tears fell Fast, but the minor Sort
rows Of womankind are easily d4O~1
ed and by five o'clock Anne was her
self again, albeit a trine swolleA al
red about the eyes
With head held very high, she
came downstairs and going ina1 t...s
dln'ne-rocm, opened the three-cornor-
ed cupboard and took thence .pa-
cioos icaca~-y whi.l saa set oil lls
table with a totally unnecessary bang
sw4n1 f-. nc fireplace, which .o1
up almost one entire side OF the room,
was the kattle. already boiling, Anne
carefully measured out three srcon-
fuls OF tea, added water, and set
aside to steen The delicious alto i
hoated out and filled the room
Suddenly the front door was throf j
open and some one ran in and dow
the hall, calling -Anne-wha ,
are YOU, Amer But before she con I
RAA"WAif HaAh Il AAi ia dHItAlEu nAANN -
her, white and breathless.
They are comingm he agsped. "the
mob They heard Of it from Gera
They swear they will burn the hous }
II thov H~' an- tea Hide it-culc
ly ] will defend youi"
Jaea haI caught sight Of the e
pot sitting on the fire. He made
dash at it, but Anne was too qui
for him. Don't you touch it," 81
cried and pushed him back The
could hear the angry murmur
voices in the street near, and conf
nearer every second In a flash An
rushed to the table and caught up
big china pepper box, and emptied 81
contents into the steaming kett
Now let them comet" she cried
citedly to Jack, who, oblivious q 3
action, was jerking down svc I
from the wall Scarcely were
words uttered when the clamor WI :
at the door; an instant later the NJ
was filed with men. rough fello
with threatening eyes, who prc1se
and iostled each other and see Y
well fitted for their dire errand Ti
leader addressed Anne, who had q
her stand just before the cupbaa
with Jack sword in hand bee n,
her
Hast any tea in this housew b.
demanded sternly.
Anne was trembling from head ~
foot, but she answered brayeI
enough; What business have yo
In a gentleman's house On such an e
rand, you and your gang Of rui
hans?"
"Oh, he, mistress, sneered the
man. "a very ready tongue you have
'Tis business enough we have. as you
are like to know, for, by God, there
is the aecursed stuff brewing now
With the exclamation dozen
hands reached for the teapot, and
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on them as stepping stones to other
things, | am grateful for what little
have and am content to enjoy each
day as it comes. You go out into the
world, conquer it, and find your hap
piness in the anticipation Of your sue
cess. Leave me to give thanks for
what l am enjoying now, while you
go and fight for what you want and
hope to enjoy later"
So each man went his way.
The traveller in this incident is typi.
cal of the spirit of push and advance
ment which is almost universal in this
land Of ours today.
A fine spirit it is, too, for 1t means
chance for development for the race,
but it also includes the spirit Of dis
content
There is about us a perfect con-
tagion of dissatisfaction which is nee
essary to progress, but some of us
are running a fair risk Of being
swamped in the discomfort and losing
the high aims that prompted it, all
because our aims and demands can
not be gratiied at once
There are few Of us who, like the
flagman, are content with our place
in life Most of us are striving for
more blessings of one kind or another,
spiritual, mental and worldly.
Would that Thanksgiving were held
every day to remind us of the daily
blessings Of which every one who
lives enjoys at least a fewl
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yell Of rage went up from the crowd.
In the melee the pot slipped and fell
upon the stone hearth. and as its
scalding contents few into the ire
and upon the hot hearth as well. such
a coughing and sneezing and weeping
Of smarting tears ensued that Anne
and Jack almost laughed aloud. The
mob fell back, hastily seeking for
open air, and Anne followed them.
I'VE may still make pepper tea and
not be a traitor to the principles OF
liberty" she called mockingly after
the leader How like you my brew?'
He was choking and sneezing, and
only replied with a hearty oath He
and his men skunk of, defeated and
detected
Anne and Jack faced each other
through the binding pepper smoke.
"Oh. open the window gasped she.
Jack obeyed AS the atmosphere
cleared he looked at her somewhat
shamefacedly.
you were mighty brave. Anne" he
said. slowly Il think twas I who
was the coward indeed
"Oh, truly. IL you had not been here
1 never would nave done It. for / was
frightened out Of iny wits. she said.
And to think that you came to warn
me after had been SO hateful TO you.
Suppose you hadn't come. Oh.
would have liedi" The tension broke
and big teals began 10 run down her
cheeks. Jack came a step nearer and
took her hand
Don't" he whispered. don't cry
dear Anne Don't, dont What need
to cry uow?'
7 was so cross to you. she sobbeds
but the girls had made me angry. or
I wouldn't have been. DO you forgive
me-"
Now his arms we're around her and
she leaned against his shoulder.
why, Anne" be said. why. nay
sweet
There was stiffness in the room for
awhile, and then Anne raised her
head with a smile
"Ive wasted near half a pound 81
the fine india pepper she said a1d
TN have 90 make fresh tea
Bnt Jack raised her lins to BITS -No
more tea. anne he said ~4oa 30
long to nae now
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Of thanksgiving for me- she thought
drearily as she sat in her widows
weeds In the square wooden pew
The long, long prayer was finished.
Patience liked the prayer for in 1t she
could hide her face 1t was never too
long for her. although modern
church-goer would be aghast at having
to listen to even a sermon Of such
length The psalms Of rejoicing had
been sung. These had been harder
20 bear The preacher had settled into
his discourse. He had turned his hour.
glass, and was already at thirdly"
God in his providence has ex-
ceedingly blessed us in delivering
us from danger-he was saying. Pa.
tienee shuddered. What good was it
to her to be delivered since John had
perlshed under the Indian tomahawkl
a figure appeared in the doorway.
Such figure! Gaunt, tattered, wild
eyed, unkempt, barefooted, bleeding
a acre skeleton covered with. ragged
shreds of garments. 1t stood in the
doorway quivering and motioning
strangely.
"Patiencel Patience" it cried.
lis some crazy exhorter such as
used to come and harrangue the con
gregations in my grandfathers time
said Judge Fletcher, whose ancestor
had been a judge in the days of the
persecution of Anabaptists and
Quakers. The tithing-man stalked
down the aisle to put out the intruder.
Some Of the men half rose, but sat
down again when they saw that the
matter was being attended to. 1t was
a dreadful thing in those days to dis
turb meeting. But John Halcomb's
widow, unmindful Of disturbance, start
ed up at the cry and fairly ran down
the aisle.
1T is John! 1t is JohnI' she
cried.
Never had a religious service in
Bethlehem Hill been broken up like
this one. The minister stopped in
the very middle Of his most important
sentence. The dreaded tithing-man
hlmselI, VINO bore upon his soul the
awful responsibility of every man and
woman, boy and girl in the meeting
house, forgot it all and cried out like
a frightened boy: 1T is a ghost!"
But it was not a ghost. 1t was
John Halcomb himself, safe.
The story of the Indian attack on
the village of Wyoming in 177S is
story of marvellous escapes as well as
of torture and massacre. No adven-
ture in it seems more marvellous than
that Of John Halcomb which is one Of
the well attested stories Of his
tory
With Is other captives, John Hal
comb had been ranged around large
fiat stone while a woman fury called
Queen Esther" who seemed at the
head of this ceremony of sacrifice Of
prisoners, crushed the heads OF one
after the other with a great stone
death maui Two OF the captives sud
denly leaped to their feet and dashed
into the forest. The Indians pursued
them but did not shoot, probably be-
cause their plan was to bring them
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was not with him, for ne had Two
long hours to wait, and it was bitter
cold, and for some unaccountable rea
son the station was locked.
A fiagman came to watch for pass
Ing express train. Seeing the travel
er's plight, the flagman invited him
to come into his shack and warm
himself
The fiagman's home was a tiny
place, fitted out with the barest nee
essities, but, in varied contrast to the
surroundings, along one side Of the
wall was a rough pine bookshelf con-
tanning we'll thumbed volumes of all
that the world holds greatest in liter
ature, philosophy and science.
After a short conversation the tray-
eler marvelled to find that the flag
man possessed a fund of knowledge
on most subjects, and of the classics
in particular which would have put
many a college professor to blush.
"Why don't you leave this solitary
life Of hardship and come to the town,
where with your learning you will
soon be one of the great lights p
asked the traveller, wondering at the
fagman's lack of ambition. Have
you no desire to better yourself?"
NO" replied the other, 4 am CON
tent with my lot. have outdoor
work, indoor quiet with the compan-
ionship of my books; I make enough
to live on and ! want nothing more.
| should be out of place among your
city folk. Ny friends are here in the
village. What more should I want27
For hours the traveller argued with
the fagman, and his home bound train
passed unheeded He was interested
in trying to save this great intellect
for the world, as he termed it. and
trying to awaken some spark OF am
bition in the man, but the hagman re-
fused to be disconnected
Are you satisfied with your posi-
ton in life-are you contented2" he
asked the traveller.
"Of course rot, answered the tray
eler. u should consider myself lack
inc in spirit if 1 were satisfied aud
did not want to rise higher in life
shall never be eontented until / reach
the top Of the tree"
eThen.7 said the fagman, you are
not really thankful for the blessings
that you possess. but merely look up
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daughter young Mistress Patience
Halcomb, bent languldly over the spin
ning-wheel.
Mistress Prudence made a sign for
silence, but it was too late. The
face Of the pale young widow grew
whittier and without a word she rose
and glided away.
Mistress Lovejoy looked at her sis
ter-in-law inquiringly.
Hath she not yet become recon
ciled to the decree of God?" she asked
Mistress Prudence shook her head
May she said. "She saith ever that
it is not by the decree Of God she suf
fers. but by her own wilfulness. If
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she had not come away from her hus-
band against his desires-so she saith
ver-she would at least have died
with him."
THAT is wicked repining,' said the
aunt sententiously. "She ought to be
dealt with by the meeting. She
should be thankful that her life was
spared when her neighbors were
taken. Doubtless it was a leading Of
the Spirit that caused her to come
here e'er the savages fell upon Wy
oming. She, above all others, surely
has reason to be thankful. You
should deal with her, sister, and check
this untoward spirit" said Mistress
Lovejoy sternly. Mistress Prudence
sighed.
Il know not rightly how to do it
when she is in such sorrow" she said.
"She hath ever been willful and I'M
reasonable child, but very loving
one"
You have ever spoiled her, and her
husband did the same Perhaps this
is a punishment to you both," said
Mistress Lovejoy.
Mistress Patience, a bride Of year,
had left her home in Wyoming valley
for a visit with her mother in an
older settlement. She had begged and
pleaded to make this visit with a will
full demand that would not be denied.
1t was an unusual occurrence. The
journey through the wilderness was
too long and toilsome to think of Wis
its. Most of the mothers who said
farewell to daughters going to pio-
neer homes could hardly expect to see
them again. But Mistress Patience
who was anything but patient in spite
of her name-would not submit to this
state of things. She begged and
pleaded to 90 until her husband-to
whom her lightest wish was law-gave
his consent. He was the more ready
to do this as there were ugly rumors
of alliance between the British tory
forces and the Indians and the settle
ment Of Wyoming, standing on a dis
puted tract, and not so well protected
as other regions was peculiarly liable
to attack But Mistress Patience did
not know this or she would not have
gone. She was very much in love
with this grave, middle-aged husband,
who treated his young wife ike a pet
ted child. Many Of the settlers had
shaken their heads over Mistress Pa
tience's going. He ought not to let
her do it" they had said
u will only stay a little while. II
will come back soon." she had said
at the parting, regretful at the last
minute for her action. But the saw
age Indians had come down upon the
village Of Wyoming and swept it of
from the face Of the earth. The houses
were burnt. the people massacred or
carried away captive. Every day
brought a fresh story Of horror. espe-
cially dreadful had been the tale of
John Halcoub and IS companions who
had been carried of and sacrificed in
a SORT Of religious ceremony.
She must be reused. She must see
people. I would make her 90 to the
Thanksgiving service, said Mistress
Lovei0y. She was a notable manager.
and her sister-in-iaw. with an the vii
laee. were wont to submit to her
sway and Patience went to the serv-
ice.
There can never more be day
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The last Thursday in the month Of
November. as rule, is the day set
apart by the president. and the govern
ors of most states. in their supple
mental proclamatiOns. abide by his de-
cisions. In some states. however the
governors see fit to observe it at other
9qfae
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A Figure Appeared at the Doorway.
back alive and torture them to death.
One of the two-and it was John Hal
comb-tripped on vine and rolled
down the steep river bank. Then he
gave himself up for lost But the
fall, instead Of bringing him to death,
saved his life. He lodged under the
heavy branches Of a fallen tree and
the pursuers, sure that he was ahead,
dashed past it without discovering
him. He lay concealed in this lucky
hiding place until darkness came.
Then wounded, lame, and almost fam
ished, he started out on the journey OF
days through the trackless forest in.
tested with hostile Indians that lay
between him and Patience. A man
less brave of heart would have giver
up a score of times, but there was nc
give up to John Halcomb. He might
be so weakened that he could only
crawl, but he crawled on. Tottering,
stumbling, crawling, dragging him
self along his painful way by inches
and in danger Of his life all the way.
he covered the toilsome miles and
came to make for his wife Patience
a real Day Of Thanksgiving.
Copyright 1907. by Wright A. Patterson)
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Mrs. Hashly-AIr starboard. viii
you dismember the turkey?
StarboaTd ASK Skinner ma'an;
he's been taking a course in WOOD
carving.
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The Secret Of
Thanksgiving
By MARGARET AVER

SOLITARY and inpatient
traveller paced the plat
form Of a deserted sta
ton.
1t was the evening Of
Thanksgiving day, and
through some mischance
he had missed the early
train that was to take him
to town and to Thanks
giving dinner.
The spirit Of the day
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THANKSGIVING.

Thanksgiving makes our prayers
bold and strong and sweet, feeds
and enkindles them as with Goals Of
fire.-Luther.
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HE rarson hath appointed
a day OF THANKSGIVING for
this village that the cruel
tide of Indian invasion IS
turned back and our lives
are spared said Mistress
Loveioy Goodwin, bustling
into the warm kitchen
VIII ere her sister-in-law
Mistress Prudence Good
win sat knitting by the
fireplace and her listless
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Mrs. Duek-You say it has been
nearly a year since your husband dis
appeared?
Mrs. Turk-Yes. the last we heard
of him was that he was seen at the
white house
The Washington herald., 1907-09-21
Toronto.

Apprentice allowance.
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LEXINGTON RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-For twO-year-ods; selling; six
tlrlongs. Arrowsvift lC5 brandt q TO 2. won;
Rczan, Jos Pickens to 2 place. second; Edna
Matter 100 z. Martini. to 2 70 show. third
Time lis Hugh Farrell No Engine. Daring Dan
Chestnut Bell BrakesUcare, CAPT Childs. Rainbow
Maria. snd Silver Cup also rau.
SECOND RACE-Seveu fUTloEgs; three -year-olds
and upward; selling French Nun g Brandt. b
% g. won; Bone Brake III F0eyl. s 20 s. Tor place.
second Neilette . r. Martini. even 10 show, third
Time I845. Lacache George Young Cysnet
Helen Virginia, Sir YaTaut. Caroline and DOT
mont slsn ran.
THIRD RACE-Five and one-hsn furl0ugs; two
yeaT-0ds. purse Meizar lo5 .BoadWce]. 5 70 p
Won. Whissbro0m. 10 fGauEcf. ] 20 2 for place.
second; Hasty Agnes 10 Butter, 20 % shoT,
third Time. 16. Pant0is. Snake Mary. Merrlgo,
MOSCOW Belle Partisan Model. and 'altba also ran.
FOURTH RACE-F0r thrcc-ycar-olds. selling
one mile Substitute for original race declared on.
lmboden lo- jShilingi. 20 ]. wen. scalpiock. Ml
Pjckeus I 20 , fr place. second. Sylvan Belle.
IT l. Martini. % 8. 20 show, third Time, l;il.
Anna Ruskin Ni0u0ch0rd. Mary or, Rulloba, and
McIlTau slso ran
FIFTH RACE-SII furl0uEs UEO-year-oids, selling
Blsck Uress. 100 F. Martin. p % J. won; Pleasant
View Belle 100 j. Butler. % 2 ssc1nd. Auspi-
cious 100 iGaugeu 2 IN J. third Time, l-l5 %.
Miss Vigilaut Uncle Tim. Hon Ia. Mrs John
Atkins, VauzeI, Clear Run, and Alve1iar also Tan.
SIXTH RACE-Oue mile four-year-o'ds and up-
ward. selling Lady Carol % ". Otti. %
won. Charlatan. lg3 lPickensI even. second Ham
norway . u. Butler. ont. third Time. laL
Sea Mate. Shining star Susaune RoczmQ-as Rose
b5ro. and Great also ran
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TORONTO RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-SelliuEi FOR thTee-yearcids and uQ-
ward, six furlougs. Donna Elsira l02 Schiller, J
70 J. won; Kiamesha H. l09 lOelabyI. 70 !. second
Bonnie R. 100 Mccarthy. 3 20 5. third Time.
1855. sclrfeu. Charley Ward. Akbar. Cousin
Kate. elena McRude Hanrrck. Griften. Herman
johnson, Amberly. The Cure. Royal Legend, and
Wizard King also rau-
SECOND RACE-For tWo-year-olds purse; hve
sud one-haf fuTlougs. Burt q. Lewis. l03 lMcCar
thyI & % T. won Bauyah. Joe .EuglandeTi. % D.
second. Ketchemike l5- .M0rrlandI = 10 TO- third
Time 1g- IS Petulent. Truro. Guarda. Grand
Dame Yankee Rose. Padr0ne. Haudmad. Magnet
XcocratcS and Seismic also -1n.
THIRD RACE-For taree-yCaTClds and upward
selling cHa and one-eshtb miles. Peter Knight, lJi
Dclahyl 70 J. Won. Oherou. Ni Murphy. 3 90
s. second Jupiter lH lNCCauhyl even. thlrd- Time
l-j5 i5 Careless Warning. Little Boot, Jungle Imp.
and SaIlie Suter also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Steep,echase two miles for
f1Ur-ycar-ods and upward; purse. John g. Cavauagh,
l2 Hutham.. 3 70 J. won; hTmshaW. li3 wilson .
3 % l. second. Pioneer. i& Chandler. % 5,
third. Time. 205 Frank SomeS. BaIlycastls. Bank
Holiday Orthodox Bob Alone. Heather Belle, and
John O'Grady also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Oue mile Dominion Handicap
an aEes Photographer. III .Kocraer., { 20 5. won:
lO9 lDiCgiusi 2 20 l. third Time, l.lL Court
Martial Ayrwater L1upania. The Globe. Bilbeuy.
and Tp-to-Date also ran.
SIXTH RACE-SiV fuluFs, tvoyeaT-Clds; sell
ing Goes Fast. los Mccarthy. . 20 Z, Won
Dredger. 10 OIcDanieD. TO l. second, NlcQuiddy,
los u. Lee 70 J. third Time. LA 4-5 A1olisre,
Saltrsm. Javette. Kitty Smith. Grenes1ue. Drop
stitch Bluleen, Abba, Corporal Trim, and Bautry
Bay also ran.
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Totals. ? q IS 4
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DONOVAN WINS GAME
"Wild Bill" Shuts Out New
York and Bats in Run.
DOC NEWTON ALSO EFFECTIVE
HfghInnderS Fail tO Back Up Pitcher
as Detroit Does, but Sole Tally Is
Earned When DOnOVan's Two
bagEer Follows PRyne'S Triple.
Ten Westerners Left on Bases.

New York, Sept Ovid Bill Donovan
Is setting the fastest pace in the AmcTi-
can League at present. the stiffest pace
in pitching. and he was quite too accom-
plished a mOundman for the New Yorls
to-day. The final stretch Of games on
the Heights began with defeat for the
home team, which went up against a
grade Of advanced baseball that per
picked them into a state Of nOthingness
in the way of runs. The New Yorks
could not fathOm Donovan's combination
of scorching speed. excellent control. and
whiplash. zigzag shots that clipped the
corners OF the plate with next to hit
less precision.
Back Of Wild Bill-Wiid only in name
the marauding Tigers nolded in fashion
pure and undehled-played championship
ball They made only one run. Doc New
ton pitching very effectively himself, but
one Is inhnitesimally greater than moth
ing New YOrks fielding was a tritle
speckled but did not hamper the home
team. since none Of the errors was con-
nected with the visitors tally. Donovan
gave no bases on balls. allowed but two
hits. and batted In the sole tally, Score:
The Washington herald., 1907-09-21
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

To-day's game will be called at a
o'clock.
The two Victories were a big help to
the Sox.
After a hard fight Norfolk finally won
the flag In the Virginia League.
There was a delegation Of Chicagoans
behind the visitors bench pulling for the
Sox.
Jack Warner got a hard crack on the
knee cap in the first game, but declined
10 quit.
Canunon has selected Charley Smith 20
pitch to-day Roy Patterson will prob
ably be on the rubber for Chicago.
In the second game Biankensbip went
up to bat out Of order, but the scorers
called silks" attention TO the mistake
before the catcher hit the ball.
Charley Hickman got a fine ovation
when he went out to the coaching line
IN the first inning Of the opening game.
1t will be a long time before Washing
ton fandom foTgets Cheerful
II appears that in order TO give
square deal" all around President Ban
Johnson has urged club managers not TO
try out any green pitchers when playing
either one Of the four clubs now nghtng
it out for the American League cham
pionship.
Just previous to the beginning of tho
first game silk" O'LOughlin called the
two teams TO the center Of the diamond,
and, on behalf Of the Washington friends
OF the player. presented a neat watch
fob and diamond studded Teddy Bear
pin 10 Jakey Atz the Chicago utility
player Atz played amateur and semi
professional ball in this city for years
and he is one Of the most popular play
ers ever developed on local diamonds.
Instead of being roasted for making
the poor throw yesterday O'Brien de-
serves all sorts of credit for being IN
the game. Pete has just commenced TO
recover from his recent illness, and the
only reason that he donned a suit yes
terday was In order TO help out the club.
He suffered throughout the first game
and was unable to get into the second
contest. He is not likely TO be In the
lineup for some time, as he realizes that
he is in no shape TO do either himself
or the team justice.