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Massachusetts people colehrated, l probably at Salem, over the arrival during the season of about a dozen vessels with nearly a thousand perv HUIIH to enlarge the colony. already 7 stretching from Salem through Lynn, (‘vllfll‘lt‘HtUWlL Boston. Dorehenter and \Vatertown to lioxbury. A second 'l‘hanksgiving (fillllu Feb. 22nd. a prophetic day in American liistory.~» . m3]. the season had“ been had for l short erops, and the eolonifits were . ugydestitute. (and even of the cheap est and meanest kinds was scarce. Shell “all. clams, eta. served for meat: acorns and ground nuts as . could he gathered. for bread. A day ; of fasting and prayer had been pro l claimed throughout the colony. when 3 only one, day before. the set day for ‘ lasting, a ship laden with supplies ‘ from home mom: to port and the day was changed to one of thanksgiving. Hzt‘ving learned during the summer of “332 of the victories ol' good King Adolphus. oi Siveden. culminating later at Lutzen a prophecy for l‘lnglish lr’uritanism at Marston. Moor soil N H by â€" they made June lilth a day of thank<giving therefor. As Well as for the arrival of HPVPrill ships with immigrants. .\;.';ain, in “333. (lct. 16th.. the); ('el» eliratvd the arrival ot'more colonists. man) of whom Here. like Winthrop and Hilld‘l'n. of “quality" the lirst in» \lilllt‘t‘ in the life of Boston of the \(‘li EIV‘W'TilIHI Hf ln’r raw-ml pi‘m‘mi nonm'. a trait of charm-tor Wlllt'll ru- Innineth unto this day. Similar i'ex‘ tirulr‘ \n-re llt'ltl. zit-cording to the old ru-voi'tls. (let. “t. “33‘. and Nm'. ‘3‘. lliilll. an I ol~ (nurse at other time» rid-«Hy hn' hunnliful lmrvvsts. “'1an Wu ll¢'\\'s rpm-hm! l’lymnuth Hun ('nmmri hmi ”Ht-Hy rmnmi Hu- v'ni-m)‘ m \VtHW‘A‘N‘Q'r. with hi~ wiliunl purlinmmnurx form's. St‘lw'. I}. HEM. purlimnvnt Hwy "mm Hmnksgivil \Vheu uwr Hutchilwuu mu gnu :wlnw'tts. .‘x sun'ilv (h-nrgv Hw Third. in l (-uslumur) thunksgixin; pmvlnmu linu. hr ('HIHlblHillwl hitls‘rl) Hm! Hu' (-lm'gy of Ii Mun mum! it With mm h-lnpt. far of ‘4 man luv My r mgrc- ”inn" in Hm! ('ih sgn'mu u Hminh‘ tlu-rvfm‘ MMH‘ m-nturv Inn-r svn'ile' tunl uf King I Hunw- m guu'rnur nf Mn» it \\‘;|~ 7H iw'uml hi» nf' lmhlh I‘lmnms rq-nd in nf Hu- 1433‘. congregation left the church when the pastor began reading it. Rev. Mr. Cook, an uncle of Governor John Hancock, of striking autograph fame, took for his tvxt Nehemiah U, 3“ and 37. very striking verses undertho cirâ€" cumstunces. In New England un annaul Thanksgiving has been a regular in» stitutiuu the last Thursday in No- vember, in um- state the session of legislature seems timed tn open so us to close its six‘ weeks durutia»:0n the mom 0f 'I‘hanksgivingfiay.‘ Thfi guwruznoriul proclamations are read in tlw pulpits of all the churches the Sunday lwiurefihv festal day. They are printml on large sheets uf heavy paper in course type sud sent to evm'y pastor in Hw cmunumweulth. It is now :1 national festival. Tlu- must fainuus proclaumtiuu, \w e-vvr saw or rmul. was that (If the lzttv (luv. John A. Andrew, 0f Mus- sm'lmsvtts in N31. It was long. but full (if N‘l‘l'tl’lll‘t’ quotations, used with upt uml telling force; no minisâ€" tor czvtlld surpass it. lt thrilled every (-migregutiun in the» aiminumveafllth {mm (‘upe (Tml t0 Greyltx-k. ' It skuwzl likv a cry uf Hume of the old prophets. and rung all through the HUTll) us a bugle ("All to duty. It. was t)” wry Iwavy paper almut 24x3“ iuchvs Hull (-lnsvd with these memor- illllt‘ wards. “(:‘rml Saw thé (‘tummuu‘ \vvzllth uf Massachusetts. l)il\lll ()nlwn; livml up nu tln- "l‘wvm‘n .\lil¢- Strvzun." u lit'lr Imam-h uftlw lilzu'k riwAr wlmso lullll» min springs were far up on the heav- il\ timln- “All hills of Rmulinv It was so uumml lwvuuse \\ lwrt- "l m-leA Dav. MK" mill sluml was tlnA tirst supply ul¢A Aput w xtutiun nu llw nld Iuilitzu‘v n al lrmn 1l|¢A\ 9“ Hampshire ”ran in to .\c-\\' \ urk. [llt‘ lnwsts of Read lug lunl he-u-n (-IeAzerl all mnl tln- stream \n (lmmugllly rwlm-ud tlmt THE HlGHLAND PARK NEWS l'nt'lc- Dan‘isl‘s mil! hm! guno- tn (IN-Hy, and In- hm! mkv‘n Hw‘ run of stum- :Iml plum-d it :1! [ho- Int-ml of tho- ;{rnvvs fur hilmmi um! wifv uml nu that mill stum- rec-t ul‘u white- plimh ul‘ shaft. «m whivh Wu" rn gran-d nm- of tlu- must original and lumlllo- vpimlvhs' wu- M'vr road. H wt an Iu-liuncv all laws Hf rln-turiv um} m-ngmphy in :I must lml‘u-rmh ”mum-r. Fm‘ sumv yc-urs ln- hm! the- vumns Im' himself and wife mania and rml'h' fur ”‘1' in (NH- nf hi‘ v'] Ln.) ‘uHM-r" n" his UNCLE DAVID’S FUNERAL and then that‘no grass or flOWers or weeds should grow on their graves, he spent weeks, if not months. in breaking up into small pieces like split pens, two barrels of the waste white marble from a yard in the neighboring village, and when his wife did die. one barrel of this was used as the top fillingof her grave. By and by, in 188],while we were supplying a church ina village, a few miles from Mr. Ordway’s. his young farmer called and asked if we ever preached a man’ s funeral sermon for him before he tired. Somewhat surprised we said no,” it was hard enough to do that for some men after they v~ ere dead. But why did he ask. “Well" said he, “the fact is. Uncle Daved is a little suspicious of the ministers and he don't quite want. to trust. them after he is Head and so he. has decided to have his funeral while he is alive and well, and then when he dies, as his coffin is ready, all they will n‘ved to do will he to put’ his body intuit and bury him without. any fuss or public demonstration." l confessed the force of Uncle David‘s argument, as I knew the man. but said I wanted a week or two to think it over. In a day or two 1 was called away and was absent from town for two or three weeks. Uncle David could not vait, so he secured a Universalist minister who had‘known him all his‘ life. and who was spending the sum- mer in Ludlow. The funeral came off one Sunday afternoon, so all the churches could attend. and of course the meeting house was full. The minister préached, and when he came to speak of the personal qualities of the ll(l)l|r(lt,’l'(‘llSPd, Uncle David arose, and stood during that and the brief address to the mourners. I was assured that if my funm'ui (iiSL‘Ulll‘hOSiNHlld pmw satisfactory tu L'uch- David, I might look for u hnndsunw fee. a V or an X, were tlw instructiuns. 1 never knew what, the utiivintiugr clorgynmu did re-ceis'e. but his ymmg farmer, wim inter» VielWHi me. told uw tln- old man \Hls nut pivasmi with the minister's w.- timuto of My (-imracter and worth. nut oulugistiv mmugh. He died aitm‘ i (-mm- we-st. and had tiw usual in iu-rul. and hi»: gran- has been far .wurs u curiosity for visitors frum all thul rvgiun. 'l‘lw "lnlwrlmm-v Tax Law" lmv lug lw-n declare-(l valid l)_\' lln-vnurts. .lmlgc- .lmu‘s lnmuppoiulml James“. Smith :Ippmismz and whales ul' all \\‘lm lmu‘ llll'll sinm- l‘fifilfv will lw a]! pruisml tn (ll'lf‘l‘llllllf‘ Imu' much llu~ ln-irs “‘ill lmu- tn 'HI)‘ llu- «3114-. \\'.l|llu‘ fun l)iil\‘ *‘l'i I might look for u V or an X, were tlw never knew what, (he