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“Now do stop your gown-ling." ex- elslmed Mrs. (Eaton. "It‘s very strange that you two (2111 talk without saying somethin‘ hateful to each other. I don‘t see why you can't behave oml treat each other politely as you do other people‘s brother: and sisters.” “But Susy in lo unladyllke.” grum- led Tom. ”And Tom lssodignifled,"narcastlml. ly fetal-ted Susy. “that even his own sis- ter m't touch him with I ten-foot pole!” "Besides." said Mrs. Gates. severely, “Aunt Juno's hid enough to make her stern and “loving. She was t pretty girl when hermothetdned and left John. only three year- old. She was goin' to be mun-led. but gave that and ever-r thing all up. to make I home for her {other and John. Then her father got sick with oldâ€"Mhloned eomumptlon. and for long. weary yea-- the tool: ‘ one of Man and managed the format“! tool: core of John. till her health give out In'her nan-u got all Unstrung. IThen she grew awful fretty, m' ev'ry- thing bothered her. An’ John, he never fidm‘ood hqw ‘lt wan. [of after their Miler dled they had a few words, whlch led to bigger omel. Ind John celled her ‘ u mean. hateful old mid. thot' the world would bebetteroflltnhlwuoototlt. a ”a {he retorted thus that was ell the MI She got tor g'MIl’ 'Ip ey'mhln' for um. um . wad. Inâ€" no Ifilhlfflflmkglamw _ away-mm More. A- allâ€"m-“ ipno “0h. mother." hauntingly cried Susy. "bug’s Tom talking .bout losing hi9 dignity because my grammar made him out agirL My good-ma! I reckon (here 1311‘: any such thing as dignity unkns “‘1 connected with b-o-y. boy." I». Don‘t nndemte my dignity any more than necessary. It‘ll Incl-nailed enough when Aunt Jane ponies. She hn't out aunt. cithorwnnly pur second cousin. dunk goodness 1 " "Susy.“ said Tom. wommny. “I do will: you'll be u little more particular about your grammar. One would sup- pose l m the nulkiefl girl she ever "1 km 1 shall laugh at her.“ .01! lazy. "I do just love iodonomelhing'n mu. bu Impmper. 1m to are how shocked she looks. She thinks I‘m the home-sh. worst-mannmd girl she "or n“. I know «he does. And the thinks Tolu'u the nulklont.” Tum Ind Susy «on- u blue M lhflr “the! met lhrir mother's tlrciulon. "(on n! hm “c‘ll have.“ complained Tom. "I don‘t see what mother can Ind In Aunt June, a ngular straight, laced old mum. llcr very [win would hm tweet milk pour." l3“ nhonk Ills hrml. “ll mn'l Ir tlnnn, lanky.” be um. “I! yun bring 'nn "run-r In Hui- bum-o H'll malm it on- pumnt for m’ry nm‘. lit-sill". M'll lu- u qua-r Thank-[h in‘ {m lmr Tan: and Hwy. Inr n-V'Ie aln-uz had mh ml fill, “ms cm this day. “'r'll All he like chunks 0' IN.” “hr the “saw Hm! \I an "in "z 11 mm“; to him. An‘ I my W: n uhnmv. un' I'm 1r“ In your to luring 'om togrllwfl" fl . - ““1“" "v- ‘lf tlwn'n any nullhwlu-m alum! 'hll hull lull-lama. I rm'lmn ll'll all In owln‘ In ymn. Hm“- Jnaw nml Jolm Rob"!- hnln‘t lynlm. 1-: rank otlwr {or aha-n yeah «nu hmllwr nml Ill-t". Moon" on nnrmml of Imlluln‘. nu yu might say. “he‘s lh "1' on Hu- old {arm I" alum wlth nld Jrlm. unmln' crank; S" In' bluvrvr n‘ry clay. An fur Mm ‘ h'n an! n 'muy mm “ Hr nn' lmhy. n‘n' y" I'll bu hla hurt luv-pan hanlwrln' \‘I "er Inn-band looked It In: ttun-flxed with horror. “Hut. linen to mun. Manny.” he laid. plemllngly. “You man all right rnough. but It‘- a turrihlo n-uky r\;[l'rinI-- 1. You'll 'pnn flux hull «Icy (or them a I In loo." “Jvat “nu am! we. 'llUuh." “A Ml‘l‘ 'l'huukn-ghln' ur'll had" framed l-‘nnm-r Hun-n. "h'u y-u rm. uikerlu: Hm nay )v'n‘ goln' Nun-t. I'll go and MI Juno about u. and flop her c’unln'." “Now now here. 'mym (:uu."nn|d Mn wife. Iurnbngumuml"1-"an qulvkly. a." .n _,,.,, u From splenxdfis what: nbouniiirrg. From all things Warm and bright 1nd at A call 01 praise “sounding. 8m chiefly when the autumn comes. With all its weight of treasure. And rich reward or cure and toil Bellows in miles! izmnsurcâ€" . A myriml orchurds. lit-ids, and vine. Prociuim to all (he living-r “A loving God supplies your need: on. praise Him with thanksgiving!" Joanna You". in ilnrlwr’n Built. HEN w I n t er clothe- the earth in white. When coldest winds m blowing, W’hen shortest any b28130 longest night. . When icy stream: are flowing- l‘hen in the nheitar or the home We know the joy of living. And in the cheerful nxeside glow Find cause (or true thanksgiving. When spring returns with sweeten breath. When birds are gnyiy singing, When life prevails where once wu d“ Relief and gladness brlnglngâ€" Then in the leaning or the trees, In verduro new and tender, We see the work of Providence. And hearty praise we render. When lummer'n dreamy day! Are curl. And in the vale; and mountains We view the homily at the flowers, The gleaming o! the fountains- Then tram the glory of the hills. min“ ‘ wife, “an' the won't eat no upper nor Mint. nn‘ she says she'll never lor- glva me. Oh. ‘Bljah. I did it sin] {or the but! Safely, God'll help us out. Bo 1M2 did befor'o when we did the be" ' we could." ' "she’l Ivgoin‘ ‘0‘! on the six g’aéck “in in the mornin'.” half nabbed his Poor Mrs. Gates showed her the room and left her. Then she went tum the kitchen. ’Bijah was there alone. “0h, Mal-thy. Mutiny.” he said. “I wouldn‘t have had this happen for the world.” co Imex‘ an. added, mmxyi 4‘1} never, never forgive you. Martha Gama!" Tom and Susy met them at the door, filled with mingled humor and appre- hension. They “en- too young and in‘ experienced and thoughtless to feel the tragedy in the scene before them. Then- bright, inquisitive. laughing faces filled the lonely. middlemd woman’s heart with new bitterness. Then. when 1 they entered the warm room. everybody cum-dot! around the baby and John’s preuy young wife. They tried to in- clude Aunt Jane in the brightness. but she kept herself persistentlfiuloof. She wouldn't even take of! her hat and cloak, nor vmit to warm her hands. but march. in; straight up to Mrs. Gates, said; “Martha. please tell mewhlch room I‘m on. that ahc could never forgive them for their goal‘intcntinned deception. 8), would hot Ipeak one word on the way home. but an upright and motion- less. The others talked to “keep up appearances." but a atmnge wall of let- seemed to haw frozen up between each one tho-re. ‘ They felt Juno. ludck-nly mm ml Ihen gm" rigid. and then felt more and more rnro. as the miserablg time passed "Wall. Jambnkl Mr. Gates. heartily; "glad :e‘vc come. Step right in on the front seat with Marlhy and mo.“ Than, with n fastball"; heart, to let her know who was in the bar-k MM. ho called out: "Now. John. I'll take can» of June. at" leave {on to take care of‘ your \\ ifs! nn' baby.” 1 coded June to the carriage. What would Jane and John do? Mrs. Gnu-n slipped away to meet. June. “Thank bean-u. it's too dark for her to ml Now It the truin'll only sum. be- fore she finds it. out! Then she can't do nothin'. but come with us urnigm: uuywny.‘cuuu there lun't another train till toâ€"nmrmw morning." Thla train also puflcfirofl. Mm. (Eaten begnu to feel c “we shaky. as she es- Now Mrs. Gates' heart gave a must jump, and 'Bijuh became very nervous and uneasy. What. would Juno say when they brought her to the carriage. Ind she saw who were there? On Thanksgiving eve. 'Bijnh Gates and ‘ his wife were at the depot to meet their guests. The train from the cast came in and deposited John and his pretty young wife. and hls wonderful baby. Thou the train puffed away westward. 'Bijah placed the three newcomers on the back seat. then they waited 1: few minutes before Itnrting. nstonsibly for (In: purpose chalking. Then the train from the west slid In. The unsuspecting brother and sister both accepted their cousin's urgent in- vitation to spend Thanksgivin’with her family. Poor 'Bijnh'a heart misguve him more and more us the time passed ‘ on. He didn't have the heart to speak his discouraging thoughts to his troubled wife, and he felt that it would not be loyal to her to Appear to blame her to Tom and Susy. so he made 11 fre- quent confidant of old Sorrel. the horse, to whom he would shake his head and say: “I never looked for’ard with dread to Thunksgivin' day before. Sorrel. an' I hope I never will ug'in." ‘ "That's jest what I’m goin' to try to find out, father," said his wife. “I reely don't know nothin' about it, but it does seem to me as it they two couldn't be in the same house together, un' at a Thunkegivln' dinner, too, without ‘ thinklu' o! the past an‘ kinder meltin'. An' there's the baby, too! I a'pose it. will be kinder embarrassin’ at, first. but i! we use tact,an' be reel keerfulâ€"J' “But. how in the world. Mnrthy." said Mr. Gates. “kin you reconcile two p191! threyrwon’t be reconciled '2" Ike's moot broko her heart out It. n' W- a ammo." “ TIA? CHILD "A! 001' m "IBRAROVI m.‘ And Cynicus had really nothing 3 ny.â€"â€"-Hnrper‘ t B. Why Hum W- Thankful. .“Well. Cynic“. Thankugh-hm day In almost upon us.” said Happim “Yes. I've employed n detective,“ mid Cynicus. "What for?" “He's looking about to find what! can be thankful for." "Pooh! You are like, aren't you?“ "Yes; buHhâ€"«io you think thaw-0v ‘ Iongation of misery h a good mug?” “For miseryâ€"yes. A. for me. I m thankfulâ€"very thankful that m m moved." “Why. my?“ “Became you are An object 1m b me. I am thankful beau. I‘m-of like you." 3'12“.““m'h a N M And John? John was crying like I big baby, and Martha‘s eye! shone. and Martha's lip- stid: “Oh. Lord. I thank the ! "â€"Rodney Bland: American Ag- flcnlturifl. ,T m-..“ ........ w. little company. Thu pretty young mother went up to the 3mm. lonely old maid, put her nuns around her neck and sobbed on her breast. “June." she said, “dear sister Jane 2 " He remained a shah fink. then left. llow she (lid fly around! She made a little bed same way and ruined over it. blanket tent. Then under cover of (in blanket the slipped the spout ol the M kettle. meanwhile ordering them to plan the baby in tho bed. Very soon the little tent was filled with warm. ‘ moist air. and I lmt pouitice was piaml on the child’s throat. When the doctorch theiittle one was breathing easily. Jnne told him wlmt. had bum the condition of the child and just what she had done and he said. very emphat- ically and respectfully: “Madam. you have undoubtedly saved the child'l lilo I should have come too late.” map. (Hm Mm to me this minute. 1 naval a baby‘s life one- before the 600 (or mine. and l neckon I on do “again. Martha. I nut steam. Rec the Iranian on boiling and give me steam." "Dou't any b! you people know Ill" thing?“ “he exclaimed. vigoloualy. "That child's got the membranou- Suddenly a gaunt. "I”! (01:11: unpaved In {M doorway. It won Jane. The young mother was crying p"- cously us. she held the baby to he! brawl. John walked about. the kiwhon In a perfectly frenzied condition and Martha looked on lu-lplossly. Then 'Bijuh was aroused and Btu-Md of! posthnste for the doctor. In th: meantime the baby grew less and [can this to breathe. Everything was confusion for a little while. The only thing definitely known and understood was that the baby was dangerously m. , _V_.. ~uv ”Wyn I She awoke very suddenly. Some one ‘ was moving about in the kitchen. She could hear the shovccovers rnttlingnnd other sounds, then startled voices. She lit a lump. halt dressed herself and en- tered the kitchen. There were John and his wife. also hull dn‘sscd, trying a; give the baby swarm drink ,, w,“ . And even far into the night 31113.6sz lay wakeful and restless beside her j sleeping husband. Her strong, resolute spirit was completely humbled. “Oh. dear Lord,” she whispered. “I mesnt it all for the best! Ain't them no way to bring 'em together? Oh. make a way I" At last a. feeling of sweet pence stolo‘ over her troubled senses and she slept. 1 an... n...-l._ ..__,s_ H, v “Ana‘x think iva'justéeugflttul to have a dear brother find so much fault all the time,‘" 5911] Susy. "I hope mn's satisfied now.” said Tom, aulkilyms he and his sister were getting ready to go to their rooms. "She probably is." uttered Susy. “I think it‘s a0 Billy for a girl lob. giggling all the time." said Tom. large room warm. John, too. was considerably annoyed at Martha Gnu-3’ deception. He “'01:” have done anything to spare his w the unpleasanmela of this ill-advised Thanksgiving gathering. fierce wind non, sad when John and his wife went to bed their pane- wet-o covered with a thick trout In splmo! the fire in the little stove, which on this night proved inadequate to keep an f» 33:33: "The Ill-own: never was of that un- lable disposition. Then wu my (no. mndlnther, Ebenezer Brown: be mud on tint eighty just south of the meofin' home when the!!! wnsn‘t a white man neat-u “an fifteen miles. Boa-me haywire-toyed. Who:- )0 died my manna took them plies one! I‘ve hand Mu ny homer went beyond the county lino but once in thirty yearn. old an m In Iooldn' that none my cattle. Then that wu my tuber. boob Brown. no on. can hyhom myhnndtobcdq- hrkln’ over the country. He was one 0' than pea-«Me. bongoâ€"Mn'mud . liked to 000k little- fiwl'inbg. “a!“ mien-mm two-mm ' mnnwmmuag m . 1‘ “A! mild,“ ‘ ' ' ' ' yam-hm. dy Wolfe". for. Ike m omytohighl she had aim mmm sumo-chm mun led m aye-n mm'to “What with Llndy's dyhgnmlJohn'a golng away to college right here in my own house: the Green‘s. that I'd lived beside nigh onto forty years, inkin' it Into their heads that they must move into the ally and be mmelndy.end Ruth merryln‘ as she dld and goin' of! Is a missionary to Feejie or llottentot; Samantha hauls. um I've knowed ever since she was Snmentlm Merrymther. Ind wore pink calico pinai’orcn in dem- ¢rlc¢ school. gettin' the western fever nnd aetun’ of! with only a week's notice to take up a claim and fight Indian. way on in Okclhamn. orsome such place. Though why she couldn‘t be. contenl on the heated little fort, urea in all Blair county, (but poor Bilu slaved l0 lard for and left her when he died «I typhus, is, to I told Eleanor Winner, when we as. ulkln’ it over u the mite Ioeiety. the day it met at your house. Mis' Willium, a mm to me. and allot will be. For my pert I never was one 0' them ravin' kind. and there gun a citizen hi all Brownsville that has stuck my clone: thanfletheuhelBrown for the sixty odd you-I. if I can voteuz deny“ .- Ihouldn't. AAAAA M'ehcuhlc Brown, dunking a any tear from her ruled blue eyes. a she meat have], lifted | [mac brown poi-to from the thigh. basin whtch she held on Mr 151p {qu‘Wd to pore M. ,,,V_..~- _, pub- Tbu mm our working days. That love tu- mm m mmwuht. Wu 0‘" bunt-u ml... WM! lb.“ tn lay of terror. mm 0! hunger And danul. 0! Mann. and Manny-I. and lo... 0! Ion: Ind but" "In” 0b. In the durum have not '0 Soon haw. rupumdcnl our” “Ar- In not luruod norm Ion; offal“ Within 00: unno- bur-7 Not only for "In rnnh‘l fir): mm. an tMrl non: our way. not book: nl con-um knoll»... W. maul our (Ind Ioâ€"dny; In“ for IM Ipmrl nub“. not“. ‘nn )1qu. bollnr M. 1').- Inn-um ”(hand h (ha-culâ€" ho turn-t of tho hurt. an" r. Dom, In Your-Comma; ‘ Aud memory nuke- (he old mu young 3.13:5» “Hold we. the autumn: Onwmt.tho mow mu. In! on In“ sud “091:1?!an crunch-clock tolll an hour And 333‘; m clued Haven â€"ao( In 4.11:5: L "11mm. In Demarut'l luc- Hm I'd“- tho mybenrd Ill-o. and .2 MI I e ‘ Thohyltaunxen or III. llne. . valuing c l .' And lt’hcre tho husband by the new-made ride: And next um low-brow“ my nuden mud. flu ”Idler Ion. Itetn-tcntured. eagle-eyed. From far they come by many parted wan To meet once mote beneath the nuclear root. Don everwflhtho love at chlldhood'Idnyl: And hero mm “10'. severed van: and woof An joined. and time's um win; a. no- moul, may». , ,“m __.. - w“... ., . v um.- The happy tumor-.0: mo 3% {Mden'dz flu world 1- hushed with numb Novem- lnr‘I chm. But In the nucleu- lnmhoulo. lo! tho or {rewind-plat)» hearth. Ind on flu I'M Bargbundnnco of Thanksgiving fl", Tho year-Ion: uvlnzo or the hon-«wits! ; b.2333...“ though .1: the was an L_~A 1’ BE cold my 1k} lubed-MI; on field and mu. magnum. children at the wood: luv. [fallen-mic thfgyl‘n'o soggy: chime ls Igfllh A x_‘_._; 'nm field- hnvo ylcldod "up“ In" 0! fruit and what And com. m: nlchll o! numl Mel-cam Hfivo followed null and mom; 'l'bnl flowen luv. blonomod by no. THANKSGIVING V‘ â€""PI’F' 31:: In an. who]. M an. m?â€" m .wnytoh haul-column ‘ 3a ahohd :xhndmtohmomd mmmHMw-m 1 V than ten! mm push? my . {- myanmqmlmufiu‘fl mmh'tot‘hudny.‘ _ Mammal-nunhuha ‘ ‘WHP- r'M-va“? ‘ W M “In. ‘ a . scholli‘hhHM' 13' doom!" ' ,uu!‘ ; Mn" a} We?“ a "Strange! But do you how I was thinkin’ about that very "an; an, yummy. A. I m (0111' do" to tho grocerymtobuynpoudothyl ‘wentpman’Ems'oIdbomeu‘thn-c was {our 0’ than children bacil' on the ticket pm. with nobody to car I‘ their poor lather «our for'mo mfln’ or man'. of ' “It menu-n mrmwm maul-.000. _V . AL. A. ‘I.._ “1 , . "Mr. Wnlinmn Ind I‘hlwe thought 1.“- ‘hm W '- and talked H mm. Hebeubel."uhl ’35"me ‘ _. . the mm manawnemhohcd-uml "Md WIW'N'OFQH . 4 , , smiling. half sweeping, but “themes “n“ h hm time bunny ditching any on a chfld'n the «db-r1 1°“ .3, ,. npron during Min Mahabhar- but“, M [In M ‘u . ”h a discourse. “We both mm. you ought M- b' w?“- "it! its. a! fit- , ._ 3 not '0 live here alone um Muslim 'm W hen “mWU'm doing. w‘Iwn then m hundreds‘d . _ “Wfl Mr! I, ; destitute children who Iced 1m and. “hum ark-emit!“ CI“,- lonamlureuyoum-blcco' A “on. flat “MK,“ child would be I are“ Netting your 3 1:: I“: I ' 21:81. mi I lonely home. Have Mmflnou‘m “r” m. '_ g. or am. Mchetabcl?” ‘ In” and at“. nun-m "But W. In chug“ now Mm)"- gnne. I turn tort 0’ Mel: and Nut when I think of “ukulfln‘ can!" on. and l oettin' bet. and utin’ tom; and cmnberry am all by mun." and Min lichen-bah under pretend. of rinsing her potato... walked to the fink Ind dried her Mining eya on th mowy towel. . .7 -__ to have no my child)“; anti hell' “‘09 0’ upon beds. we hut-'6 m lime to In tom "W. was only hm old in. Lind] and no. but memaMmm Iblo. What with the would] payer- meetln‘ romu’ mud mom; than!“ 30cm, and the qwtnly maefln' cm In' on once In thm months. Ind the pmbdln' rider stoppin' with In on ac- count of the patch" alway- hypnh’ provvd the “hf“.fllilflp nklflwouldllthwh. dished the Swan. Lindy ' mu companyâ€"sort o' cheerful like, even uter oho took “at hackln'mugh that the beat room. “But I don't seem to have no llvln' soul to uh an hum$ In. and nobodytoukeeniatemtln me. exceptln’llover and the pamt. Ind they arebothuketodieoiom-gnmteny day. “I ain't got no heart to eat not work. It. used to be no cozy like when End, and me was here together. elw mun" on one ‘Iido 0! ch; tabla'nnd moi; other; I_ PIWI‘VI poured the tenund Ibo “A: I was myln'. 8111' Williams, Willi with «ll these changes, to any nothln' of tho belfry blowln' o! tho mufln' house and mokln’ It look no l0!" 0' nutty. this has hen the longs-I. 32cm“: year at oll my 1110. To be sum I ain't got anythingtoeomplun o! ‘ to Mr u creature comfort: In con- cerned," glancing npprovlngly atom the tidy kitchen. and through the open door a: the spotless dlmlty curtain- of aside another ten. poor girl, ' 3110'. Ikepln' quiet enough under the snow' thi- winter." and I!” Mohetabcl drew I. long dad: and W amputated «nu-um it‘ and 1 like to never clogging ' a; deep I wink the whole tight; come home next any with thereon headache that lasted her until Bum!” momin'. and the wouldn't lunged. o‘ntl men {my flying communion. But. “micrograms-min" ' """a. mytmmhhagm fefimwwi’j” nagâ€".AI‘. 3C gig-Vinita: .m . vannlfiulgoluoliul’ 'P‘lllpkln pies. “Moi-:0; " aunt, M and flu]. ‘ “let ma," ' m on. o! 3’“ Hull 1.13:... a In; upon mum ._ - I» a huge bended ulna-Non. j . ‘ by)“. Rabat-burl”? a main. Indu- m ' f ' now mud prim!) you ill ' _ ‘ toned draugmnulhgw A. n_ 4â€"4 1- "gunman: home of mu Holman] Eton m? was warmth and comic“ boo mt dayinbuqukhm 1m. Pupunuona Md been Inflath dun. Thuntlglvlng “WW” and cold without. M “MW” In“..- -0 1.1.. I'-L-4-L‘n 5-, A, “I: the could calf ' ' giving. But then I'm not have 'em' nil «it'll-fl and you and-Mr. , V That would make-ale! a. , baldn- myulf. T310 It???” hardly an 'roun . . mutter. I can cut 93m phtujn-tuwell._'1'wo ‘ to do. with plenty 9! m cranberry nun. 1‘" M .. (at. dock mm- «mm platter. Wo could‘ an: It m lorto'quhgmmomg ' It wouldn't be K: Wu ‘ (mmwmtln'danfll. . ’ I feel more chem My. . . am how Ihnvorunonl mm§ twain thli minute, and "In. _ ' only half cooked, and yol‘ a , Ital-vhf to:- your dlnur." . MWZ'NW ,- .w _._n __u: ..,. [.m- “1‘11an 3"" “k. h”: M Ill. nothin' :- lava-thaw r_l