Pr HAD FEAST OF Brave Burghers of Dutch Town of Leyden Held Thanksgiv ing in 1574. Bradford Has Testified That “the Laud economic tobacco, “Dear Lady! the Pilgrims tol 0 their Dutel ittan a fine le of | In fact, tobacco ving crop for export Washing Irving | tradition distort | inbled ATVI sani ue that ton here and history for legend, but | that in the | Pilgrims were the first rails meeco. In all probability, American Thanksgiving, It vho introduced the after of the cigar. prof phie also mon iHford's record be er luxury is highly that, fol cran regard fons Fed owing the turkey and possilily berries, an rinini ithont the followed § w to cuticle red or white, end ed In an smoker, tive target of the bow Th RD by competi. practice between and the blunderbuss, pious folks followed another laudable gastronomic Dutch which during their ten years’ stay In Leyden they had seen and en Joved, The besieging Spaniards in 1574 were considerate enough to furs nish Leyden with an occasion for Thanksgiving day. This wns fixed at the very mensible date of October 4, instead of 8 Thursday In Inte Novem ber. After William the Silent had cut the dikes at Delfshaven and sent mes. sages of cheer hy the carrier pigeons to the besieged, the Zeeland Water Beggars drove their eannon boats up to the city walls, over which they tossed loaves and dried herring, These brave and very custom ‘rescuers wore on their caps a silver Re » Ts — nig ~ S a vz ES ane Sy od and thesten erant After HA rTies th irosigh 1 Netheriands wns also a NANKSEIVIL an regular fut io nounced by n both put proclamation ile and observed and private life The Coat of Arms November has a coat of arms. No king's could grander be; It beats the finest specimens Of ancient heraldry. In hues of brown and gold And chicken casseroled A roasted turkey couchant on A tablecloth is seen, With quarterings of potato mashed, And celery white and green, And apples red, and pretty girls The flour for crullers siaving, And at the top the legend scrolled In letters bold, “Thanksgiving.” weMinna Irving in New York Sun. THE: CENTRE Bi a PL BE hep rats In and w ne fidor ith a vanits nrily 1 i PSNI ig if tl syle + i > o 1 pagaio vi a Wall lady that is ory over rivals reminds one of Street boss of finance or an of the ball lenjomin F that the queen that Is it any wonder ranklin p American wild turkey adopted as our national em deaded elo of our prosperity efigle, beloved of mon maize, called Turkey wheat, this glorions fowl got because the origin ovelties was in that era ascribed Asia, but unlike the eceréal grain it appropriate name, then, to the Pllgrim Fathers of the food re SOUrces gastronomic possibilities of the American wilderness, as much to the Pilgrim Mothers added deliciousness toy the contributions. They did continue In the New world of the good things of the Old Nor In this relation of things must we forget the Indian. In fact, we have lehrned of late of socalled civilized. warfare and the methods of propagating Hunnish culture, the more do we respect the red man, Reverently may we add that the pro found faith of these pioneers in the an- client promises recorded in the eighth chapter of Deuteronomy, concerning the Promised Land wherein they should “eat bread without scarceness” was vindicated, They made the ine spired prophecy valid by thelr Indus try and perseverance, and thelr de. scendants may well follow thelr exam: ple In these days, name it bears Thanks, for their discovery and and quite who native certain. PA. FESTIVAL NOW ALL AMERICAN :: Though Its Crigin Was Pagan, Thanksgiving Is Peculiarly of This Country. Pilgrim Fathers Gave Religious Char Celebration Which for Centuries Had Been Occasion Only Material Jollification. acter to for Pligrin 1, was not ordained mation. The to need such a . rel unaer colony notice which told in way umstances lebration wag held Bradford's h of {the colonists) begane now the all harvest up their houses and dwell being all well ro strength, & had ns some the Governor wortay are isfory quotation : in n well “They in and to fitte ings against winter, covered in health & all things in good pienty: for were thas imployed in affai others were exercised in fishiihg. codd, & bass, & fish, of which they tooke good store, of which every family had their portion. . . now begane to come in store of foule, as winter approached, of which this did abound when they but afterwards decreased by de And besides water foule, ther store of wild Turkies, of which they took many, besides vension, &e., Besids they had aboute a peck a menle a weeke to a person, or now, since harvest, Indean corne to that proportion. Which made many afterwards write so largely of their plenty hear to their friends in Eng land, which were not fained, but true reports.” to gather |i res ahrond, aboute other grees. Excepting small boys, one can hard. ly imagine the folk of a modern com. munity boasting about their plenty | under the stimulus of a “peck a weale | 9 weeke to a person,” plus such game | man, To toil or trial, on our lends Xeni s the banks of the ith maiden the dark Span behold spheres of g Yet with dearer delight from his home in the North the fie a of his looks forth, ’ ‘ On harvest the Yankee Where rey k and yell fruit shir the sun on his vine ke are coiling w nn, And f Beptember Ah! on TI East and from From North snd rom pilgrim gu thé haired New geen round his board old broken links of stored day, West, South ankegiv when from "ne come the ent The affection re- 0, fruit loved of boyhood! recalling, When wood-grapes brown nuts were were falling! ugly fases were carved in its skin, the dark with a candle within! When we laughed round the corn-heap, with hearts ail In tune, Our chair a broad pumpkin, our lantern the moon, Telling tales of the fairy who traveled like steam In a pumpkin.shell coach, with two rats for her team! . John Greenleaf Whittier, i Humility Goes With Thanks. Thanksgiviz esuentially ligious ho through i ther holidays the deeds of ite the the birth or memory kK to the tell and and day sw a happiest yoods, record of glorious i for contentment ountry. Thanksgiving suggest the virtue actions repeating reason love of cught at least to ol 4
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