The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1914-11-19
pOLLrS THANKSGIVING
How a Little Girl Got a HoIida'
All For Her Very Own.

- UcH funny little roly poly POI
~ as she was. with her biz
~ china blue eyes, that were for
ever seeing something TO won
der about. and her round. red checks.
that always grew redder when any
body spoke to her and her crinklN
fiAXen hair that never would stay In
place such queer dumping OF a
Polly.
All the same. she liked nice things to
eat as well ~ ANY one could. and
when once upon a time somebody gave
her the melsles Just Ia season for
Thanksgiving day she felt dreadful
about IL and cried ~ hard ns she knew
how because size couldn't nave any
turkey nor pudding nor mlncc pie Coz
dinner nolhne a. an but oatmeal
Cruel
Hut crying didn't help IA. measles a
mite. rs. Of cUuu'e. Polly knew Il
wouldn't Hun she couldn't have help
ri crying Il sd. wanted To, aud she
didn't want Ia.
Most anybody d cried. wouldn't
wonder" she said q day OF two after.
when the measles had begun 10 ~
away again. mot 20 have a tn!le OF any
Thanksgiving Tor dinner not any pie
not any cranbry sauce. not any Oh
dear"
well. we'll said Polly's mother
laughing. = GUESS we'll have TO havs
another Thanksgiving day hight oi
"Oh. can WEI" cried Polly brighten
Ing up
Not unless the governor says -.
answered her father. with a twinkle
The governor makes Thanksgiving
days. Polyanthus"
Where does be liyeY asked Polly
with an carn~tness that vas funny
Everybody laughed
AT the capital" said Polly's Uncle
Ben Davis "Do vou know where
that isT-
Il guess do" suid Polly and she
asked no morc questions
But what Do you gurss this funny
Polly dldi ny aud by when she felt
quite Ike herself sgnin. she borrnwrd
pencil aud paper aud shut herself up
In her own little rnom aud wrote .
letter that looked little queer. IL
true. hut still made her wishes known
DeRs MISTER GUNNER viii yoa
PLeAss Make AnorIieR rHANKsafV
no DAY b caws had THE MEEsI. "a
iee Las, one Polly pinkhhm
Then she folded the letter and On, II
Ia an envelope aud sealed II and took
cents out of her hank for the tp,st
age and ran away a. fas, AZ N. cenld
run.
Mr.. Wiley kept the postoffice. aud
n he himself had been behind the
glass boxes that DAY | don't believe
Polly'S letter would ever have gone
DOT ~ Tlnkervils~ hut Mr. wniey's
uiece was there She read the address
on the envelope Polly handed In. aud
her eyes danced. II looked " funny
Mister OWNER. At tho cAPfTLE
One or two questions brought out the
whole story
The governor shall have your let
ter, Polly" rugulsh Miss Molly said
- she stamped Il and pos.marked Il
Arl 20 he did FOR. M, quite a weed
later o letter came IN the mail FOR
Polly % great white letter with a oil
tugr In me corner that made Pollys
father open his eyes.
= why rs the states armsr' aaid he
fWhnt under the sun
Ilui think he suspected. Oh. how
ref Polly cheeks we're and how her
small fingers trembed when she tore
npen her letter. II was printed 50 that
she could read II herself. all but the
long words
Dear Mise Polly Your letter received I
am very sorry you were 10 ~ ~ not 20 be
able 70 eat any Thanksgiving dinner II
vas quite too had hereby APPOINT a
special THANKSGIVING day for you-neut
Thursday. Dec s-which trust may b.
Kept with due form Your friend ami
TeliVishef. ANDREW coLBuRN
"oh. Oh. OH said Polly. hopping on
me foot. "will Won. mothcrY Oh
mother. viii your wrote TO him ny
elf on. I'm 81 gladr'
did you everr' cried Polly's moth
er. why. Polly Pinkhamr' but Pol.
ly's father slapped his knee and
laughed
Coed for Governor Colburn. III
vote for him as long n he wants q
vote And Polly shall have a special
Thanksgiving worth telling of. 80 she
4hall'"
And 80 she did have. the very best
she ever remembered a. G. stoddard