The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-16
Mrs. Peter Wigs Thanksgiving Party

: two more slices OF apple thoughtfullyi
i guess you amt come to the hard1
est part yet" said Mrs. Green with
another funereal shake of the headi
/ "Nary's going Is what hurt you tnei
worst. You never said anything. Mrsl
Wigs but there's other ways Of tell l
ing the truth besides giving Ii mouth y
>.Ars. Wigs eyes were hrlmfai a
tears. but she smiled as she wiped
them hastily away with her apron.
yes" she said. "Mary's going wa1
the hardest; Ill own that She wasl
my only girl. aud il seems more nat
aral for boys to 60 of than girls. hu1
have really got more satisfaction,
out Of II than anything that ever caEnei
into nay life. / feel as II my mY
heart had wings .sometines-as II
couldn't keep down. but wanted u
TX r1~at- LII towArd God and heaxenl
because / have one child, and n
daughter at that. who is glad ia gtveI
herself entirely To Christ and ~
cause ! am SO proud and | feel II
blessed that God has enabled me ~,
give a missionary 10 Japan. and 4
good one. Mrs. Green. Tor Mary In *
bright and smart that languages cofna|
easy 10 her and the way she NAKED
those little Japs love hero well |
you know Everybody always gival
their hearts TO Mary at first sigsst
so they 10, bless her; NO they do,
sobbed Mrs. Green. quite overceme4
i've missed her SO in my trouble
II she had been here when my hug Il
band died. seems as II | could hayei
borne II better But she wrote thai
sweetest letter, you know ] read II I'll
you, and we both cried over IT. II
never get tired OF reading that letter.
Mrs. Wigs. IL seems just as IL Mary
had run in, az she used TO do whenI
was In a worry over something, anaI
was sitting close beside me. talking
her dear sweet. comforting words intoI
my ears
"WeH, now. you see I have ever sol
much to be thankful for" said Mrs.
Wigs. .'and If you won't be offended
and will take IL from Mary's mother.l
I'll say that you have also. Y0uys'
lost your husband, 1t Is true. and Al
good. kind husband: but he left you'd
we'll provided fer. and you have your
sister TO 1.-Two with You and be Gem
pany for you, and / do say she is oneI
of the very best women In the world |
Let me tell you what | am going to daI
to make Thanksgiving the giaddest.
happiest day In the year. You see u
know what Mary would like betterI
than anything, and that Is for me I'll
do something for her Sunday SCHOOL,
girls. They are all working girls,
you Know anu 5SAibifi SEI t14NtASh 3Gtsf
and | know 1t will make Mary perl
fectly happy to have them all here forG
Tha nksEiving diSner-So i have sente
an invitation to every one of them. andA
they arc every one corning. Then,
YOU know how Richard was-alway \
looking out for all the lonely. homelcssb
young men, Why, | got so used ALL
ways 10 set on an extra plate or twoa
Sundays, and he nearly always brought
~ x.-tth {yY,4 a trn II
So now I've got Mr.. WIGS to In 4
auiring around and finding out thaH
very loneliest---a good many are mereE
boys from the country, you know andt
Just as homesick as they can be--andt
we are going to have them in fprh
Thanksgiving dinner, too. And thaE
glrls-Mary' girls, you know--wills
help me to serve the dinner and en-f
terrain them"
Well" said Mrs Green with sudden
energy. your talk has been better THANH
a sermon TO me- Maybe / amt donaa
just right. l reckon / have indulgedt
my misery a good deal, and. as you'll
say. | have lot of things to be thank l
full for. ! can get up n first-rateI
Thanksgiving dinner myself, II | haiti
try, and | have a good notion to do
it. There's Dolly AIMS folks / dol
really suppose I'd ought to make them
a dinner, as they are too poor to have
real nice to eat. and they'd |
be that proud to come. j always have /
hated to have them because of thei
six children, and it's taking such I'll
power Of food to fill them up: but I
guess / can stand 1t, as they're hist
kinfolks and he used to always wantl
them over on a Sunday or holiday .orI
else send them over whole mess Of
good things. Yes, i know 1t would /
please him for me TO have Dolly Ann
and the youngsters. and SO | guess |
Will. And if I'm going to. I'll have to /
be going and set about tho time to Il
waste. Christian Herald.