fYJZSTy »l N Pt'RITAN New * England a year had Since first beside the Plymouth coast the , English Mayflower When Bradford, the good governor, sent fowlers forth to The turkey ana Hie wild fowl, to Increase the scanty fare:* "Our husbandry hath prospered, there Is corn enough for food, Though "the pease be parched in blossom, and the grain Indifferent good.' Who blessed (he loaves and flshes for the feast miraculous, And filied with oil the widow's cruse, He hath remembered us! •'Give thanks unto the I.ord of Hosts, by whom we all are fed, Who granted us our daily prayer: 'Give us our daily bread!' By us and by our children let this day be kept for aye, In memory of ills bounty, as the land's Thanksgiving day." Each brought his share of Indian meal the pious feast to make. With the fat deer from the forest and the wild-fowl from the brake. And chanted hymn and prayer were raised —though eyes with tears were dim— "The I.ord He hath remembered us, let us remember Him!" Then Bradford stood up at their head and lifted up his voice: •'The corn is gathered from the field, I call you to rejoice; Thank God for all His mercies, from the greatest to the least; Together have we fasted, friends, together let us feast. '"•The I.ord who led forth Israel was with us In the waste; Bometime in light, sometime in. cloud, be fore us He hath paced; Now give Him thanks, and pray to Him who holds us in His hand To prosper us and make of this a stronfj and mighty land!" From Plymouth to th* Golden Gate, to-day their children tread, The mercies of that bounteous Hand upon the lar.d are shed: The "flocks are on a thousand hills," the prairies wave with grain, The cities spring like mushrooms now where once was desert-plain. Heap hi"h the beard with plenteous cheer and gather to the feast. And toast that sturdy Pilgrim band wlio.se courage nevi r ceased. Give praise to that Al!-( Jracious One by whom their sti ps were led, And thanks unto the harvest's I.ord who sends our "daily bread." —Alice Williams Brotherton, in Home Queen. •"There was great store of wi'de turkios of wliieh they took many beside venison. . . . The fowlers had been sent out by the governor that so they might—after a special manner—re.i :> together after they had gathered the fi.iits of th ir labors."— Palfrey's History of New England. - SARAIfS^II DIMMER.*® 3^ LNT saiiik: Aunt ,i] j Sarie! do come ' v.'j 1 In quick, 'ln- mince <o7 W pies are burning'!" ' ~* (pj And a .small head villi two tight flaxen braids was thrust hastily out of the kitchen window and as precipitately withdrawn. Aunt Sarah, who was evidently lost In deep thought. gave such a sudden start that tlie great yellow pumpkin ehe was lovingly caressing' fell l'rom her arm. "Well. I do declare!" she exclaimed reproachfully, as she hastened to re cover her treasure and turn her steps towards the farm house. "If things haven't come to a pretty pass, Sarah Jane Smithers. You a woman of GO, and standing' out here dreaming' like someyounggirl.and leaving your mince pies to the mercy of a child. Jlut 1 guess I ought to be excused this once, things have* come so terrible sudden like. This limn yesterday 1 was living my old humdrum life, and not thinking about making' a Thanksgiving* dinner. 1 always said I'd have a big one when J got the mortgage paid and not be fore. Put I haven't seen one of my own flesh and blood for 20 years. And lo think that Cousin Jim is coming* and bringing his wife and children." By this time she had reached the kitchen; and breathlessly depositing her burden upon the spotless table she proceeded to open 1 he oven door, w hence issued a savory odor. "Just one minute more. Susie Belle, and these mince pies would have been burnt to a crisp." "Yes'm," replied Susie Belle, re spectfully. and with a shade of awe in her tone. "That was tlx* reason why 1 called you. 1 thought you had tor gotten." It was such an uncommon event for thorough-going Aunt Uarah to forget anything that Ihe rather timid child felt some hesitancy in alluding to so flagrant a breach of the good woman's strong point. Aunt Sarah colored slightly, but made no reply. "Now, child, you fall to work on this pumpkin while I dress the turkey. I want to get everything pretty well done up to-morrow so there won't be much on hand when Jim's folks get here." Aunt Sarah was the last surviving member of a large and prosperous family. She lived alone with the ex ception of an orphan child of 12 years. As one by one those whom she loved, fttvi for whom she had cheerfully sacri ficed her life, passed away, and she had no animate object upon which to lavish her affection, she turned it all to the old house where her family had lived for two generations. Cousin Jim had spent many years in Missouri, and his wife and children she had never seen. The one great shadow* that darkened Aunt Sarah's life was a mortgage Sor SI,OOO upon the place, the time for the payment of which was rapidly ap proaching Ber usually cheerful dis position was so clouded by this trial that for several years she had not been able to find heart for the celebration of any festivities. However, since "Jim's folks," those that really cared for her and were her own, were coming, she must make suitable preparations for their entertainment. So the morning before Thanksgiving found her up by four o'clock, and bus tling about with a brighter face and a brighter step than she had known in years. All day she mixed and stirred and baked and tasted, regardless of the lowering clouds and steady rain with out. By three o'clock in the afternoon the last pie, steaming hot, was placed beside many others in neat rows on the pantry shelves, the enormous turkey, brown and crisp, lay in regal state be side a spiced ham. Cakes, snowy loaves of home made bread, jars of preserved fruits, jellies and marmalades and pats of golden butter were arranged in tempting array. Aunt Sarah gave a "DO COME QL'ICK, THE MINCE PIES ARE BURNING." sigh of satisfaction as she surveyed the goodly store. "Here, Susie Belle," she said, filling the child's hands with some of the choicest cookies. "Take these nnd eat them. We've got enough for to-mor row. Let me see, Jim has live children. Well, 1 want those little ones to have a real, old-fashioned dinner for once in their lives. 1 don't believe they ever had one out there in Missouri. Dear me! how it does rain!" she ejaculated; "but I'm not a mite afraid of its keep ing Jim's folks at home. Once Jim sets his head to do a thing, he always would have his way or die." And she settled back in her armchair by the cozy sittingroom lire "to rest a bit" after her hard day's work. Just as she was dreaming of a Thanksgiving long ago when she and Jim and her brothers and sisters popped corn and roasted apples before the great open lire, a loud knock caused her to jump to her feet in alarm. "Who on earth can be coming on such an evening?" she muttered drowsily, as she groped her way through the hall to the door. "Why, Mr. Stanton! what has brought you up here in such a rain as this!" she exclaimed in surprise. "Come right in." The cashier of the Newton bank glanced down at his dripping mackin tosh and muddv boots, then at the im maculate oi!» lot;; on the hall floor. "No, tliaiik you, Miss Sarah." he an .-we><«'. "I am in a great hurry. Haven't you heard the news? The dam at Watcrtown has broken; nearly till the place is submerged, especially the poorest quarters near the factories. The people tire flocking n> Newton in droves. Kvery hotel, private house and public building is full and yet more are coming. Il is pitiable to see them drenched and shivering after walking four miles in this dreadful rain. Many of them have had nothing to eat since early morning. We are trying to find shelter for them in the nearest farm houses, and thought, as you haven't much family arid considerable room, you might accommodate a good num ber." Aunt Sarah's eyes grew* round and her jaw dropped in dismay. At any other time she would have made the poor wanderers welcome enough. But now —and, in imagination, she beheld the groaning* pantry shelves, the shin ing floors and the beds with their fresh lavender-scented sheets. "Mr. Stanton," she began, faintly, "I never hated so much to refuse any thing in till my life. It doesn't hardly look Christian, and under ordinary cir cumstances I wouldn't think of refus ing; but my cousin, that I haven't seen for years, is coming to-morrow, llis children never have had a real good Thanksgiving, and I can't think of hav ing everything torn up before they get here. 1 am dreadful sorry." Mr. Stanton was disappointed, yet be went away glad that such an unexpect ed pleasure was coming into Aunt Sa rah's life. lie quite understood her feelings, though when he thought of the miserable unsheltered creatures in the town, he wished it might have been otherwise. Aunt Sarah turned from the door CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1899 with a heavy heart. The brightness nnd warmth of the sitting-room smote her with a deep sense of guilt. She tried to put the matter from her mind; but every time she looked into the glowing flames she saw a host of cold, haggard faces. Unable to bear it longer, she left the room on the pretext of seeing* that all wtis well upstairs. She passed from one V> another of the neat bedrooms. Never before had the old-fashioned, high-posted beds looked so inviting. She paused in deep thought. Suddenly Iter eyes rested upon a faded sampler she had worked when a child. The long, uneven letters in red, green and purple silk danced before licr eyes. "Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these. My brethren, ye have done it unto Me." "Done it unto Me," the words echoed in her ears. What if Be were out in the rain hungry and cold, would she have treated Ilim thus? She sank beside the bed and bur ied her face in her hands. "Dear Lord," she sobbed, "it is so hard, when it is the only pleasure I've had since mother died, five long years ago. I wasn't expecting it, ajid it all came so sudden like, and now to have it spoiled. But for Thy sake, Lord, accept the sacrifice!" "Susie Belle," said Aunt Sarah a few minutes later as she appeared muf ; fled from head to foot, "I'm going down to the village. I liate to leave you, though there isn't anything' to liurt you. 1 will hurry hack as quick as I can, and you kindle a tire in the kitelien stove." The child, dumb with astonishment, could only gasp: "Yes'm." She stood watching the resolute figure until it was lost to view, and turned away with a shiver as she thought of the distance to the village. She knew nothing of the interview with Mr. Stanton. She understood, however, that only some stern duty or pressing necessity could take Aunt Sarah from home so late and 011 such a stormy evening. Notwithstanding her promise to re turn promptly, it was nearly two hours before Aunt Sarah threw the doors of her sitting-room invitingly open. "Come right in," she said, cheerily, "every one of you, just as fast as you can." Susie Hclle, who had fallen asleep after a weary watch, started at the sound of Aunt Sarah's voice. She fell back a few steps and began to rub her eyes. W hat could it mean? She was surely dreaming. Pouring into t he room were rough men and miserable, drenched women, many of whom were carrying small children. "Here, child! These poor people have had their homes washed away. Show the men into the kitchen while 1 get dry clothes for the women and chil dren." And Aunt Sarah fell to emptying chests, drawers and wardrobes, utter ly regardless of her usually orderly habits. By ten o'clock that night, 20 men, women and children had been warmed, bountifully fed and comfort ably bedded. Aunt Sarah felt a strange lightness of heart as she and Susie itelle sought a. hard bed in the attic. True, she was at lir.st unmindful of His command; but had she not made generous atonement? I'.ven the garments of her beloved dead, which she had aired and treasured year after year, were ]>ut into use that night. A dry sob arose in her throat as she thought of "Jim's folks. "Xe\er mind," she said to hersiif. "Perhaps they will stay over Sunday, and 1 can cook them another Thanksgiving din ner." Mornirv dawned clear. Aunt Sarah and her willing little helper were 111> betimes preparing breakfast for their numerous visitors, and a right com fortable one it was. Many of the way ' farers set out early to leturn to the | doomed town or to seek friends or rcla | lives in the country. Others lingered as | though they were too weary and fright- I en I'd from that terrible day's experience to think of aught else. Most of them 1 were of the poorer class. One among them, hnwuer, was a man of kind and I gentle manners, who somehow won Annt Karah's confidence at once, lie did not ask many questions; but before she realized what she was doing, she had told him of the expected guests, the disappointment and even the mort gage. A little later Aunt Sarah was hovering about her relatives, explaining and apologizing with tears in her eyes. "Wasn't it grand of her to do that?" said .lint's v. i!'«•. who proved to be a j plump. !:ind little woman. ' Onn't you mind a bit, dear Aunt Susan. Of course we'll stay over Sunday, anr? 1 will help you cook to-morrow; and Saturday we'll have a big dinner. 1 am not at. all afraid of starving in the meantime." Although the dinner was two days late, never was a more tempting one placed upon a board nor ever did hap pier people gather around it. Just as t'ousin Jim had finished asking a bless ing, his eldest son returned from the village, where he had gone upon an er rand. "Here is a letter for you, Cousin Sarah," lie said, handing her a large envelope. "A letter?" she echoed. "Who tan 1* writing to me?" She broke the seal and a crisp bank note fell upon her plate. She read aloud: "Dear Madam: "I bes that you will pardon the liberty I take in .sending this amount. I shall never miss It, as 1 am a wealthy man and have no family. One who knows how to make much good usr of a home should certainly not lose it. Yours truly, "ROBERT UPTON." "Oh, I don't deserve it! I don't deserve to be paid in this way!" and Aunt Sarah buried her face in her apron. — Eleanor Norton Parker, in N. V. Inde pendent. ABOUT THANKSGIVING. lion* tlie Proclamation Ik I»«ui*il by lUi> I'renlilent—A Hoy'* C«»u lioxlt ion. After Hallowe'en is over, the next thing to look forward to in the way of a fete day is Thanksgiving. A few* days' before Thanksgiving the pres ident issues his annual proclamation. There is a little form to be observed about this. It is composed by the president him self, which, you know, is not true of all state papers, and in most instances written out in his own hand. When this is done, the document goes to the state department, where it is carefully cop ied in ornamental writing that is al most like engraving, on the oflicial blue paper of that department. The next thing needed on the document is tlie great seal of the government. This seal is kept by the clerk of pardons and commissions, and it is very carefully guarded under lock and key. Its keep er will not get it out without a special warrant signed by the president, and an impression of the seal is quite a ceremony in itself. When the procla mation has been thus duly signed and sealed, many copies are made of it by clerks, and one is sent to the governor of every state in the union. It is also given out then to Ihe press agents, who telegraph it all over the L'nited States, and in this way the day is announced. The governors, as they receive it, issue one themselves for their state. The lirst proclamation, issued by President Washington in IT.S9, was dated early in October. News could not be telegraphed everywhere in an hour then, and the word from the executive mansion had to travel slowly, so it was got out in plenty of time. Washing ton's example in the way of issuing a proclamation was not followed by all his successors. The practice stopped with him, and was not revived until Lincoln became president. Since then, however, every succeeding president has issued a proclamation. Here is that funny composition which a boy wrote about Thanksgiving, which is worth repeating, now that it is timely: "Thanksgiving was brought over fr<#n Kngland by the Puritan Fathers in the year 1020. It has staid here ever since. On Thanksgiving everybody goes to church in the morning, so as to have everything out of the way be fore dinner. Then you come home and hang around a little while and get aw ful hungry smelling* the turkey. After dinner Thanksgiving is over." —N. Y. Times. VERIFIED. | I . ' Oh, we find on glad Thanksgiving, When we've passed beyond the soup, That a bird upon the table Is worth two out la the coop. —N. Y. World. A Welcome liny. The setting aside of a day of national thanksgiving is one of the finest cus toms that could grace the record of a prosperous nation, and no time in tlie year offers more graceful opportunity for living out the spirit of the day toils most practical extent. All expect a good dinner on Thanksgiving. They don't always get it, to be sure, but the day has so long been associated with the thoughts of an exceptionally good meal that the very name of Thanks giving day almost smells like turkey and cranberry sauce. —Detroit Free Press. Kuril In tin- Market. "Wasn't it lovely in the Jones' to ask us to eat Thanksgiving dinner with them?" "I don't know; they waited so late 1 think they expected us to ask them."— Chicago Daily News. S|i l*t';; il m Itself. Thanksgiving day makes even till dining-t able "turn o\i a new leaf" am 1 spread itself. -! A. W. l'.u"c«in. AT DAWN OF DAY. Gen. Mothuon Attacked tho Eoora at Belmont. Ensllnli Won u Victory—Both Milri Lo«l llcuvily It e |>orl» from ibu Atrieu ■■uliiatr but Little t fiance In tl»e Situu tion. London, Nov. 23.—Although the situ ation in Natal is again becoming suf ficiently alarming, nothing can be o!> ficially ascertained to allay public anxiety regarding the disposition of the reinforcements recently landed at Durban. London, Nov. 24. —The secretary of v/a r has received the following dis patch through Gen. Walker from Gen. Methuen, dated lielmont, November 23: "Attacked the enemy at daybreak. Was in strong position. Three ridges were carried in succession, the last at tack being prepared by shrapnel, in fantry behaved splendidly and re ceived support from the naval brigade and artillery. The <9r.emy fought with courage and skill. llad I attacked later 1 should have had far heavier loss. Our victory was complete. Have taken 40 prisoners. Am burying a good number of the Boers, but the greater part of the enemy's killed and wounded were removed by their com rades. Have captured a large num ber of horses and cows and destroyed a large quantity of ammunition. "Brig. Gen. Fetherstonliaugh was severely wounded in the shoulder and Lieut. Col. Crabbe, of the grenadier guards, is reported wounded. Our other casualties are the following: Grenadier guards: Killed, Lieut. Frye; wounded, one; Second battalion wounded, 4: reported wounded, two; rank and file, killed 20, wounded. 36; missing 13. Coldstream guards: I'irst battalion, wounded 1: Second battal ion. wounded 2; rank and file killed 6, wounded 23, missing 5. "Scots guards: First battalion, wounded 3; rank and file, killed 0, wounded 34. Northumberland fusi leers: First battalion, killed 2, wound ed 4; rank and file, killed 12, wounded 32. Northamptonshire regiment: Sec ond battalion, wounded 2. South York shire regiment: Second battalion, rank and file, wounded 3.' An ollicial dispatch from Sir Alfred Milner to Mr. Chamberlain reports that thus far the efforts of the Boers to provoke an uprising among the Ba sutos or to start a civil war have been, unsuccessful. The situation in Natal remains ob scure. Fighting is reported ai both Estcourt and Ladysniith. it was at first, reported that heavy firing had been heard in the direction of Willow Grange, leading to a belief that Gen. Hildyard had made a sortie. Later dispatches announce that Gen. White sortied from Ladysniith anil inflicted a demoralizing defeat upon the Uoers. It would be premature to give full credence to either report. \\ liat is quite certain is that Lailvsmith, Est court and Mooi river station are all isolated and the Boers seem able after detaching enough troops to hold three British forces aggregating 17.0"0 m n, to push on toward Pietermaritzburg with 7,000 men. The Chronicle says: "We learn that the cabinet has decided that the basis of settlement in South Africa will be a united South Africa, modelled upon the Canadian plan. The details have not yet been settled, but it is practically certain that no terms of peace will be accepted by the British government short of British occupa tion of Pretoria and Bloemfontein." London, Nov. 2—Thus far the spe cial dispatches describing the battle of i>elmont bear a stereotyped character, proving that the hand of the censor has been at work upon them. They are too incoherent to enable the reader to form an accurate idea of the event, or to place a proper estimate upon the value of the victory. All the accounts agree respecting the splendid lighting qualities exhib ited on both sides. Nothing could have exceeded the steady courage of tne British infantry in the face of ter rific fire: while the Boer guns were splendidly served, the gunners stand ing to them with dogged determina tion. exposing themselves until the verv last moment, and only becoming wild ano inaccurate in their aim dur ing the final, deadly charge of the British infantry. All admit, however, that the victory could not be properly followed up, owing to the want of sufficient cavalry. While all the correspondents report the capture of Boer guns. Lord Methu en's own report omits any mention of such an achievement. As all Hie evidence tends 10 show that the enemy's retirement was or derly he will doubtless soon be heard of elsewhere. Dewey to Vixit < liirnjio 1, 1000. Washington, Nov. 24.—"Yes," said Admiral Dewey last night to a report er, "I received the telegram from the mayor of Chicago supplementing the letter of the Ilewey committee of that city inviting me to visit that, city on Mav 1, 1 '.IOO. Barring any unlooktd for circumstances I shall accept the invitation to visit the city on May 1. I have been thinking of some place in which to spend that day, the anniver sary of the memorable day of two venrs before and I don't know of any more air: ' able city in which to sp. nd it than Chicago." A "Voted t'olttlclan tltlex. rhilatlelpnia, Nov. 24. —James Me- Jlanes, who for many years was the acknowledged republican leader of this city. died Thursday in his 7StI: year. He organized the People's "b!ink and was its president until its failure nearly two year.-, ago, alter its cashier. John Hopkins, had committed suicide. With 1 lie affairs rf the bank in a very much involved condition, and owing considerable money, Mr. .de- Manes took from his private fortune over $-.00,000 and reimbursed ilp credi tors and closed the bank's doors for ever without its owing - a dollar. The above Reward will bo paid for Vmation that will lead to tho *rrest tad conviction of tbe party or parries whi ulaeod iron and iLiu on the track of tin Emporium k Rich Valley K. it., coat he east line of Franklin HousJer'i farm, in the ertiivng of Not. 21st, 1891. llmr Acchu, 33-tf. FINE LIQUOR SIORE Uf ■ EMPORIUM, PA_ ."nFTE nnderslgned baa opened a first- I olasa Liouor store, and Invitee Mm trade of Hoteia, Reefcsarnnta, We ahall carry Bona bat ikt best ,1 illW lean and Imported WHISKIES, BRANDIES GINS AND WINES, BOTTLED ALE, CHAMPAGNE, Eta Cboie»l)n*ai Eottled Goods. Fftdi4!tlM to my )»rv« Um of llqaoao I wmi ooast&ftUj In Hocw a line of CIOAIIS AND TOBACCO. «rrool Billiard Iloocnln aambaadJ»#-■«/ C*LL AND 6CT kill A. A. 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