Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-28
THANKSGIVING OF ].
AND ALMIRA HA wilkins
BY William Lincoln shearer.

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the county seat west, and there was te
1t a dirt road Of gradual ascent of such
excellence that II every excited com
ment Of those Who traveled n
Samuel Hawkins horn in Connect
ont an aida ~, 1tha atar, ~ Csanora,
George washington during the revoln-
tionary war settled on the farm soon
after the close Of those hostilities. His
grave unmar irai In deserted cen,e-
tery grown IN with locust and thor,
trees and overrmn with hriars and
hranhles Ia al,lra ranroach tn his
country. his kindred and the sons and
daughters OF the .revoi,,tionS
Samuel Hawkina h,,ilt one. story
,os hnnsA viii n lot ard 70 q nc
brought his wife IN hIaak THANKS
Giving daw IN ITO IN the limited
snaca ~ th,, nr;,,oi ohnda thav 10 IA
the fonndation ~ home With a
familv ~ ninnaer r,,,rher thew ,Y,ipht
49,. str,...r,. 80. q sy 49, p =
Il NOT heen for the pnodIv chinlss he
hreezes in simmer and filtered the
SHOWS OF winter -
: The wnnnsrf,,, +,,rhar-one tree
were a. stanIinr roy rpo,,,a he wort h
the nrice no raid for o,, s..rau,aa ont
down ana h,,rned 70 cot n o,,t ~ the
WV, ,o oIaar e,ro,,,d % roiso orons fnr
tho ra niS1lv growinn fan,,Iw
Reinp New Fnn|andara tho far,,v
n,ada ,,,,ct ~ T,tn,,isss-,.,,na Tharo
was NO ShoIida., q, ~ 20, ,sh,ol tha,,
ohsar,,sd ,.,tth ,,,a., .n ,a;,era,,oa a1,a On
thnsiasm mnti, - was lnoLed forward
70 as the dau ~ days NJ the ,asta1
scl.son o1s " - s'A' Asee'A
Pretty nr,n,it,ve 70 ha sure of er.+
wi,d tmr,sev was tho basis ~ the feast
to he had for the shnotinp. Few
ora = her , frnr, Nc ,,o rsh IoHr tha
rn,, ana TIC ..,uan ~. low, e 90, No str,,
the reninea e., uS,ot, 1ii,a To- ,,nn vri .
ten worl| If secret indas are nniv
transfarraa f,a,,, ,,.e,,+i, -, a,,.l o.--'
IT, art.r,,, 20 M, n,,i.s.,. o ,e..a
messed n7, the Ha,,r;nsa s 90 oaia-
brotio,a 20 t nne 70, Misses as q leie<
, ~ ~. " s oay wen a Jay -. "
car,a ati Mt Wv ~ TIC ~ lev Moiiu ~
tin,,,er o a,,ro,,uiata ooas,o,, eo ~ pa,
to observe p becansa # too ma ,u n tha
40, 20 - a4tI ~ ~, ..ai Aeu .,ie
nas. - 'sA1 ee'''e'iieii' AZ 'iie wiAuei
49,. -.
o,,;,aran na5 10y o,1e soi. atrio.s eie
.n' aslu ne was naineu osIelhiah n:
-. 49, " LIS aPpaieill ndnolcap ol
strdmr i 1ne bic e sis+ MaSea ana grew
800 NY .iis sis.ss htaiileu' ulea
,.au p ,,isIa lie1 opllnlph. 30 Ine 1arin
a Mai msiis far ~ eilian ms nelis aila
s.;s us loleseI, ~ consideration OF
'i'2 ssayins az holile.
Jerry was man OF parts IN the
IN ai aanr,cI anu, ~ aaul.loh 10 farm
in g' earnaeu oli qu!le eAtenslve lumber
,mr,ta,. i,+n tien i,o ~, Hahlhg inc
.,. INTO raIts; pllotlng them down
. LIZ lissl, ,,. on spring IIeshets % tlde-
pa.a. seli'ng ms ms proauct' saving his
t.1G1s anu Malkllls nome Ivy mics. .
hai,aa ii - h.,;,, c.earlng me Iarm ana
. .ilaoers' almost impossible to duplicate
s INV =. any Price. - was as pig as
e e.a t no.eis. stately nan extended
I'm llon. 70 rear on the nrst hoor,
aha silaea ~ an enormous fre place
"'sn nsn Moulu take iogs elgne Ieet long.
80. aue looilis were large ana nlsh. In
tlont great colonial nuted pillars ex-
,.s'as 10 the roor OF the second story
iliiaklng me uouole Veranda. Inc whole
p piase ha 40. an ar OF prosperity and
i,a ne view was east toward the
soun.y seat, snusgled IN the valley
havnn5 cIlltina1aa e ~ sllaas' ana tnen
, n.yoi,a, Sul.lxatea heldS ana patches OF
", dotled -, lhe mus, rising high
sl,, any ~ ~ shei, iii ehey were lost IN a
iu q. a aa g.
oo was SUI shy CT girls,
fa su 81, ms paaenss oLesh urged MIN
80 a. !, y p o1, ts ne was apundantly
s nu.e 70 All lne oio people Were ask
inne, =, 4,,a,, MAS yts.s 70 care LOT them as
,vns as -, sney .iVeo' ana theh everything
VS. ~ us ms:
- somehow ON n the ordlnary country girl
BIZ nus seI..on ala not appeal TO him.
t,;n. oae uay q new eeacner OF the dis
ern,,na o. WY ~. VAS ooardlng
a. ha;r,. ..ti,n.,, =. 4. .le I asa nome,
,,,,,,,t,Isz. I'LL . .uln she was oil
u,t,ita h., mt.le ~, poay u snaH leatures,
s Ma..e nai.us. IN aDuhoance OF brown
49, go. e.ss a.ia.lseu. ana nazel,
e,,an ~, ~ e aau an a..faclNe race
,,,e,,tt, 1919 ..os', ens loxs oI hu
.ninr s,, Ja l aon4a -; anu WIN WIN,
s.,r,,, NC - ee ~ iausn ana
wnn,sn ta s++ was J tha sne kina OF
!. ~, severe
his nnnnsita in ,,,an,, ohase sas WAS SO
Things did set aIDps s..,a, u,esos. q.
front ~ that araniane o. tar es y =,
HawLina an,,S Nc VIC ~. e %. ,.,
eariv They f,naliv c,,j,n,natad ~ ~ neo
rage on q aTha ni:seivinr niShr L. Wa,,,
the dav wa raf,ectai e., as,a,.,, NV
and nnwhara 10 snnt .1aerea .as y,
the altar nf love ~ + ana Ai7,,tr. M. III
ixins tians ana IN The u nc , ~ nnn 10"
= How Mo 20 WAS tbe nia bo,,sa =,
nirht With Warmth and nhaa,.i ua .na :
IRE roarei1 In the f,raniaca ,na s a,,a.
after that Thankspivipr S.1 I t Sse =
double and f1earar 81 nn. e.. ~. "a
both sRep,,,ar Inva nnatc1.. a,,er,, .nsn,
said and fhn,,gh thew hai; s,,essn. y
fhev never half susnactad 70 t,,11 49, ~
~ NO 4, 80 ~ - - u.