Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-22
Martha
.ButterWOrth'S
Thanks
She Found Cause For Them
on That Thanksgiving Day
BY cLARISSA MACKIE
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1871.

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"Give thanks for whatY demanded
Martha Butterworth tiercely.
Being alive, Of course, for one
thing" retorted her roommate, old
Mrs Lloyd.
"AliveV shifted Martha. Every
body else In the world is alive as well
as | be. don't consider that any
special net OF Providence"
you're sacrilegious, Martha" said
Mrs Lloyd sOlemnly.
Il s'pose be, s'pose be-" said
Martha drearlly. and she stared from
the window down at tho frost nipped
lawn Of the old ladies' home.
Martha Butterworth hated the old
ladies' home with a fervor that few
Of It's inmates understood. Most Of
them were simple minded old women
who had invested little nest egg Of
savings In the institution to receive
dividends OF lifelong home and de-
cent burial.
They had been a congenial company
until Martha Butterworth came into
their midst Many of them had known
Then she had been quite parsonage
In the county. for her husband, Darius
Butterworth had been known as the
richest farmer within radius of TWEEN.
ty-fve miles, But Darius had fallen
victim to the gold mine fever and
awoke one morning to find himself the
pOssessor of a big tin box full OF
worthless mining stock while even his
farm had been mortgaged to its full
value,
The horde of censOriOus relatives
which Immediately gathered at the
ButterwOrth farm and clamored their
disapproval OF Darius "crazy invest.
ments" proved to be too much for
the patient. unbusinesslike Darius,
who, dazed by the great misfortune
that he had brought upon his wife as
well us himself, promptly disappear
ed, taking the box Of beautifully en-
graved stock certificates with him.
The closest search failed to reveal
the whereabouts Of the fugitive farm
or, and the aforesaid relatives. still
censorious, but In mute, heartbroken
sort Of way. helped Darius bewilder.
ed little wife to close up all the AFFAIRS
that hungry creditors had not already
bounced upon, and they agreed that
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