Putnam patriot., 1908-11-27

Jacob Bennett. broaehing
 the subject as lf lt had just occurred to hln though one might have kno0u hy tie troubled expression of lis k8i8ig faee that il bad been for some fia.e under silent consideration.
 He was putting The finishing touches Of keeBness with a shetstohe 10 sn nz that he heid ou hls knee
 Looking at Jacob with indifferent in ferest yzas boy Of fourteen years who saf curved To resifui attitude with hls feet on the round Of the low eplint hottomed ehalr. his elbows or his Knees. his chin in his hand. thank ful that the labor ef tarBiHg the grind stone was accomplished
 At one of thc two windows which lighted ihe room stepping ittle. with iier hands on Is ledge. stood tue mid dle aged aonau whom Jacob addressed aWby. 70 fis ThaBksgirin'. father. she exeiaimel be- lone dtssembiinR surprise H55fe nrtfuilY than her faee. wGieh sie did nH yat venture 10 furn te hlm. for Hie gne8 Hat there were tears o5 beE checks.
 siHee sHe and t8eDb wore married ail iheif 4HHHe#eit fuss had heen spent ih fAe hsinsl3 comfort of t8e sold plaee as fbey aiUasa eaiifd tHeir iate he.ae 9a fhe hundred aere fam Alm0H Eear uyl Eng 4ere feEeeI to gIse E Eg haeaEse d4eaa had sIea. ed the u.ta af apeeula#ias fIleld idause. fa aud st75# Weat ta pa3 aneffcf IHans dFtT aa1 Jacob Waa left tcsf iFa4 on tHe ver.c of old age, with 4 E f. Is a'a s Ha HH Invalid daughter and J s4n scarcely old enough 10 sarA Ala a8a iieiHs if did ngt console him tp remember EeHtI9is as sufunce as the speeulater sct forth with unabaled faith fin quest of .resh fields
 Never yai fear Jacob. of man. III fix things oll right yel, Bentlg had said
 Jacob bore his chnngcd fortune pa- tieHtly and set himself to earn what he could by day labor for The support of his faully He WAS faithfully aid cd by his wife and their invalid daughter. who was cunning with her needle More than by nnRht else he wna ehecred hy the brave spirit with which his wife bore their misfortune. never offering him tue cold consolu ton of -i told gon so -
 She coYerliy wiped her cheeks with fhe corner ef her apron and turned from the window
 sYes. Il saetalng Is. an tnin't got anything ready fort only some pump kla pies
 eW=af" said Jarah= pumpkin plea is lest tha thine f9f ff8aastslps"
 "0f ee4use fhe5 hp hHt thet kinder wanf soneihla. nhelp ie@ al9 seem's fhaugh An We haiat got T thIaa per siasfl. oHl9 pork Ha peitiees
 skn' onluaze iaeab suggested
 sWhals saH1 it. daughter iiHng hef pale. naiient faee fizhEef AHl# r safIH z. fran her sewing. .Alth hegk fllea as me,haF ffIes |. Hu sf5h PpiHf7es as we'ee gat, m unions an ranpsia PieH. dan kaaH what hettrf uuYtstE need nsk fof tm =nne we can he thankftf Wlih fl an for il"
 eNeu.fe 8iaaYa thanffui.' enid her mother. a'rhauisful by name an' thank fni hy nataee Me uamrl soa welt
 "Why can't vc have turkey. aame'e We used to2a asked the boy without changing hls position ar diNcriing hls gaze from hla fathers occupation
 "rurkcys costs money" said Ills fa ther. "whcn yon don't raise 'em.
 An that we haiu,t done" said the sf,t5 f glad we haln't. for they'd scratch op the hull garden, it hen' so cloae to the house gardens wnth more n chick ems io eat Still Wisht We had one for Thankseiyius nat well try to he thankful for Nhat ue.ee got, as Thank fal says
 An that's eaAsl,l'ahle compared to what some's got, Jacob said We've ent eaod ruf over our heads an mo an bulbs earnin' money 'uough to pay fhe rent un't for six months ta come We chop mn pun np our TWO cord day tell you buh's gettn to he d master hand with his aN. An nuU at he's got d chance ta dc chores for his beard an go to school he's ilxed com piete for mintcr
 An Squire Bascom says c'n come home every Sunday" cried hub.
 An I'm glad te get such lots of sewin'." said Thankful "l can carr dollar every week"
 An we're all tolahle we'll" Rut, looking over at his daughter. the ia. iher supplemented his remark with. That is We haint no wus"
 An best of all k we've got one .nothef.. said his wife
 That's so. Mahaly,. he said fer. ventiy. "waaL my little fall chicken. " addressing the boy as he arose and laid the whefstone on the crowded mantcipiece. "if mothers got our din- ner put up we'll be off s
 The tin dinner pail was ready at hand. and shouldering their axes, the father anal son tradsed across the fields, making q new brown path through the sprinkled whiteness.
 Pm afraid father misses hIs old fashioned rhanksriNin' dlnner tarri- bly," Mnhalah Beunett sighed, and l dld use lo eni'y nSln thitiss an' hayln, our friends eeme. Hey ho bum. II seems sometim..s as if our friends had gone with the turkeys"
 "oh. no. mother Ther give eS work. an that's ,he best thing they could do for us Rns if they all forsssak os we've got one 'nasher. as yea just said
 So we nsxe. dear heart, an whilst we have We eausf he taankfal enough im thankful there's same folks seusi iAe enough fo prectate eoo.i ol' fashion ss4i yaff alEttaas she remarked as she