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A..J tlx lii thai cr n!tinK ""Ii !".
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Till I tutvl mill .wert Alirc b.T."
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So ft;.; anl th inc-lut- wn I ,1. w.
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Nor 1. 1 f.itielt tl.at ha'- l-.fi u- "l-tn
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tsTBarnun. and Beael. have advertised
fli.it they will issue a new weekly paper,
Palled the Il.U -STUATT.n Nkws. at six
vents per cvpy, the fust unmber having
been advertised to appear on Saturday last
the l!h inst. It will be of l'! T:i"s
lillcd with literary matter of the highest
Maudard, and a great number of large and
handsome engravings. They say they iu
cud to make it the best illustrated iiews-
paper in the world. Tin ir Kngraviugs are ,
11-.-.! .f I 1.1 1.. 'Intl.!
inten-teu -
vnps, important 1 ubl.c Ceremonies, Its-
vnp, important I ni ne .ereiiioiiies, ins-
toricaU'.vents, American and Foreign Bat-
tl- Fields, &e. SiW.fMHl have been et apart
to be specially devoted to the improvement
met t nibcll.stim. ni oi u.c par r. .ut .
I'roprictors are If. I. A. 1-.. IkmcIi, with
.'. T. Barnuni, as special partner. J he i
prices arc as follows, by mail: i
One copy per volume l-i
Four Copies
Invariably in advance. ' j
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..Ati.Uvss, j uiilishers ot the ll.uslrate.t .
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V,..i V V Citv. The office is TJS Fu -
ton Street. The etiterprir.o is a great one,
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Mil i.ie i.au.isaeis tii.ii . ioM.''"-
"Vm1 atl mCJ" ' Cair 1 l
iloman Catholic l'liest, named '
r.,!,!Ul.e.l in the Tablet thc !
8V.A 1
Mullen, has p
t '... 1 .lie n.ine.r uf Great Britain a i
statement that from emigration, conversion '
and the natural increase, there nhou'd be i
in the II. S., of Catholics SfilOMO ;
Jiat there are of Catholics only l.JH''00 !
Showing a l-u of l,rt:0,ntiO :
or nearly two millions The breaking up ;
,f Irish serfdom, aud their scattering over j
thc world, materially effects their church j
5rCoL Benton states, that a dibtin- J
guiihed idiyNoiwj 6rlne jear, 6incc jjj
LlUB, that bis m-ira temperate habits and
greater care f. l.fe would cause him to
Mmvelis mtnent umr.'.ni.lcs Cl-
UiE,-C.ay, :htcr.
r,. .itwTis hm. i m ouier t ncari rcvcriinir la bvr wuifKcti ..e I....- .. : ,..fcr... t-i.. .i.... ..n .... m .t. ui: i . i.ii i .1...:- e..z ? 1
Iori"Ai'oLFON ThcVCooricr ' C,J,:,,' Sh !'alJ' " 1 am S1'1'1 Annl camcjtlic one appr-aching had pa.-sed, since thunksgiung. His word was always law and relations. Cold ham and tongue.dUbtsj
and FiTuircrttfs that the late Sir R.,bt ' t0"Ia-T' fr w.iH wwt tcr lrohc j there bad been iu this household such an : in a household over whic he ruled with ' of .steaming potatoe?, gulden squash, white !
r-lsawn fSI ml on when slstci'i as t!ltJ arnve' ills!oaJ of com'g j eiitirc reunion as was now antle;patcd 'such a loving sway that all delighted to ' celery, delicately tipped with trccn and !
a exile in EnCland than any of tbe'etate- I rndJt'n;' ttenwt,,l- LafT? fouP. I j j:cc cf (ho families bad been at thc old do his bidding, and to anticipate bis .light- j various other vegetable, jeliies"an 1 sauces, j
men of the couutrv.'aud noi Lly declared h"1 ... , T' " Jir, have I f'hc at sonic of these occasions of rejoicing, est wish. The arr.ir.goo.cnU being thus all in their proper places. A side-talk-'
him to be a maa uf -crtraor'vmary tal ut ! l,rin""" 11 "e a ot 1 "anksgiv-, '.ut aR had nut met since Annie's wedding satisfactorily completed, be led the way to : was covered with pie3 of every Tiiiety.j
Vut boldly predicted that if he live be i '"g, '"" U H. We ma' Me our t'oud ix years before. There was no allusion ' his harm, followed ty his two elder sons, apples, nuts, cheese, &r. Jane said this'
vouU inevitably U at the leal of' the air,,ct,,,n!l, '"Mrca oucc more about now made to this fact; there was no c..p:r, 'John and George, to both -,f whom Lc ; last display was intended as a warning to!
VWt, !"ur "J- l'ut I hardly dare expert curious fiuehtions rn-rosed to the irrinle. wished to show his improvements. These 'the vouncstcrs not to exhaust themselves!
frH,.V.,Wfe!r,.
Grandfather Burton's Thanksgiving.
Ua ulii, biustcnug night, ill the latter
... , . . .
pari 01 .v.venitKT, the traveler passing
,!,rou a es' town,,,gbt ..-
noticed the bright, cheerful aspect of Mine
'
red-curtained windows in one of the oldest
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yet most sulistan tiiil-Iotk nig houses in the
.
place. 1 lie house stoon at a short iIiMance
fl",u village, in the midst of u large
which, seine few weeks earlier in the
"M I've attracted attention,
f' :" ,H'at aml thrif,y a-iP,x 1 t,f i,s ' T-
ch.irds and eorn-fiehls, its smoothly -mowed
nieail..w-lattil, and its weil-maue and well-
. t r(.RV:, Vci:rable trees, which the
I iwie in niiiio long-ouriea aii-eti.r umst
i have rescued frotu the ase of the pioneer,
ili. n tt.a I......... ...:. i
"--v , uon ni.Tii mug
oniiuiif's .irooni-t uuiter trie wemlit ot tie
' froien sn-i-iv, which eiioa.-cd eviry tiny walk round to the parsonage to tell Jlr.
lnmghan l forgotten leaf. At times thoGray that Annie had come, and and
lull moon looked Jorth from (lie angry ;
clouds, winch hurriedly closed their ranKs
against her, an 1 for a moment glistening
icicles shone like diamonds in her ravs ;
then the dark shadow and the bleak winds
again ruled the niglit, and the mournful
Pi'-oJ sadly against the li-us. j
iinm tie; (welling ail was pence, tailing upon her knees, and taking l.uth uih an inroad ol gu.-sts Wi'uld have dis-; 1 he toys, equipped I or church, and nulv
1 he large o! I f ishioned room, from whose her uuther's hands in her own in her ear- maycil any legs expeneneed and well-j.ro- warned to behave well fir dear gn.ndpi i'
windows the reddened light fell upon the r.estucss, "1 am not going a7.iv; 1 shall vided hnu-.e-keeper than Grandmaiua Bur- snke, were nmking good use of these few
sn.-w-covercd garden, slmw.-d uo trace of be so uear you will see me every day. You : ton. Such piles of coinloiturs and snowy ' last moments of p!:.y-tiui-?, and were uur
the e dd and darkness without. Two can- will not have a chance to miss me, 1 prum- blankets, ans.ich fentl.i r-beds of her own rily sTi..w.bal!ing each other. Uocaiotial
dles, in shining silver candle-sticks, shed ise you." ; making, and ahi-cU wovn and bleached ly a ball hit vu-: of the h'.r.its, causing a
their light upon the simple but antique; " I trust not, tnv ib'ij'der ; and I am' bv her own liwds. Tli.ro were apart- .start, an 1 a momcuUry jingling if the
furniture of the room. The hoine-hj,uii
c.irp.-t ot red and green sf.- ps, which
time had tried in vain to fade, the strai.'ht-
tracKcd en airs, the tali anJ well stocked
book case, the desk of dark mahogany,
th,! gilt framed lookin2-"!ass, ind the old
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iiv. u.b"i uniiiii me ooor an
: secnud to have belonged there from time
j in.inrmorial
I TI,,. n!.!
wide cti:mnev r.aee no lonevr
- c
yawned its capacious in out h as when it
,ull
tie a half cold of wood in a
A mor.i m-d-iate and not
-ii.Lde d-iv
ie.-
checiful "Frankliu" stood on the
! hearth in iuniiin rornam. nu-d wiih feath- little fellows, of ten and twelve, were wild ' Frank, the sea captain, so bronzed and load at the door of the village church
, cry asparagus, now its polished sides were wit, delight, at reaching dear grandpapa's, weather-beaten as hardly to bo recognized Hear grandfather Burton fdt seme pride
i rcfiecting the blaze of some hickory sticks, jttIe Jrv their gentle, blue-eyed si.,tcr, as one of them, appeared. But his mother ' as well as gratitude when be led his wife
. which crackled and glowed, and filled the f0nowcj the noisy boys, led by her aunt waS not for one moment in doubt as to the ; up the aisio, followed by their children
jroom with a gonial warmth that furnaces ytoplua, a tall, beautiful woman, who lived 'identity of her boy, and the greetings and grand children, a gooJiy nureber '
j and steam pipe., try in vain to imitate. In i a more di.stant city, and had joined her ' which followed her glad welcome were ! Many eyes rested with pleasure upon the
j a large arm chair be.side tho fire sat a ven- jrother's family for their annual visit to 'waim and loud. The venerable father ' noble and venerable form of the oid man,
j erablc man. Ho had been reading from th(! o.utcad. Her husband was detained 'gi-aped bis son's baud, and with tears iu - and ail hearts rejoiced with Lim in his ev
! the Holy Book to his wife, who sat on the lv ruijli(. Lushiess,but promised to follow : his eyes said, "Thank God for this." ; ident happiness. There were not a few '
; other side of the fire-place quietly knitting. ;f ,,ossib!l?. . bank's story engrossed the rc-at of the among the humble worshipers there assem-
. His spectacles were pushed back upon his j juhn. ,,ccl.lest child, his father' name- 'evening. He had j.i,t returned from a : bled, who had reason to love the dear c-ld
j l,r0i,d f ,r';l'ca'1 w ornamented by lpakP) anj llke llim au Upr;Aht,whole-sou!cd, three years' voyage, and had rcculved but ! man, :.nd to bless Lis name. ;
lfcw f'A vn"!e i'xk9' Pan'a l,J
His hrown ey,. rested lovingly
upon (he good wife, who for forty years
uad made his home happy.
She seemed to be thinking deeply, and
a shade of sadness crossed her face a
taee in wnicti was plainly written the rec- t)ic noyj rarty to )UM. xhis last
or.ls of a useful, a peaceful life. At last ' groj,of grandchildren being more frequent j
she said, wiih a half sigh, "IW Annie !!vMtallt3 at tuc old homestead than their
it can not bo a very happy Thauksgiv ing ;ri;. c,lls;llSf rushed intojhe house with
to her; 1iow sad she looks." , , , ..,. ill,.,.. nn,l r!, ,l,.;,r i.l.l
" Sad enough, poor child ; and she will
1 . 1 . t iti f ii
"c ,J,w,alc' " uer u'tul! u"-v
, father to the grave. IK- looks as if he ;
tlis atiier to l lie grave, lie looks as il he
could not live long. She had a cold day
fr journey. I wonder she did not
wait uutil to-morrow."
j
m1c was atra.d it might storm, nn.l
sb0 tu Kl) witIl fltr .j .tlli!l g nulik(.
,iC m,:rry Annie who left us six years ago
eotiie Thursday, that she could not miss
thn Thanksgiving at home. I fear il
will be too much for her. Jane's wed -
rCcaI1 L!'' n vivi,1b' to
''hd; aod she wiai remember joyful an-
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tuveraries of tho .I.-ie. even U,n l.it tth, h
. v .
.tlr. Ilowart! u-.-is lien : ni.,1 (tionoti l.iv
thin face and dreadful cough made us all !
s he n-.e I,.,,.;.. it., oi.J.J IU-,.
ianJ longing fur spring ti revive Lim.''
!l,':v'-,1" faiJ -Ir- Burton. " Auuiu might
n,,t to 1,0 onifoi tiesf, when she cau look
uP"n --uc!l a death-bed. As he calm-
ly drew his last breath, my heart said, ;
' arc the dead who die in the .
or''-' lis ic,"rJ' 0VlT " lt enemy
glou. I cnvi.-.l him the tiitrance .
int0 heaven, and felt almost as if I could
look iu through the wide-open gates, aud j
see lnm welcomed honic. Ahl it ii a
blessed thing to die so."
There was a brief pau.-then the
JUlie Jus Studied all the hhip
news for weeks, but she hits uo news of
his vessel."
" I have a feeling that he will coni"
.said tho father in a grave tone ; " I want
tlcm :dl tether t-nce ag.-.ia befero
f r-c.'
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LEWISBURG, UNION COUNTY, TENN., FRIDAY,
I'ou t speak so, John,'' s.iid his w it'e,
in a quick, grieved accent; "you ara n
hale and healthy mail vet. I hope vou
- e 10 oury your old wito.
; 1 yo,. i a..,
,t n years older thau Vt.tl ; I ou"ht to 0
f r c
' home Erst. I thank God that I can leave
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'" w"u such good children.
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: J ust at tiiw mnueiit the door opened.
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and Jane, their youngest daughter, en-,
. 'cred. Her checks glowed with hahittial
good Lumor, and now after a long walk in
1,10 co1,1 willJ f,Il(-' s?ooJ ,Jof"rt' ,ler I,iirf
. a beautiful contrast blooming youth and
placid old age.
I "Jane, my darling," said Mrs. liurton,
i-r witn some term ot cndoarmeiit bc ul-
' ways addressed this jetted child, "are you
' r..t-f v "
J iiv. .
" .ot ver v. dearest mot her : but w did
t liarles bad a message for him, you know.
" cry tr.ie, said her mother, smiling
at Jane s heightened color : and then .bo
aJly added, '"I don't love to tliiuk that my
last, precious child goes to atwlhcr home '
so soon." J
"Oh: but mother dear," said Jane,
so cot.fi leut that you have chosen widely,
that I can n-it wish it otlurwis.', though
we tdiall be louelv sometimes io the h.iur
evenings, lint good night now, my dar-
ling, we mr.it be up betini's."
The next day wa bright anJ foil, but
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me Host coum (lelav llie rvpeeie.i
travelers, who arrived at v irinis hours
throuL'h the dav. fieorce. the second son,
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c. t ... ..t it; - ......n
iiiL.ij-j",:j.k.'i. i .-,, i., ., . .iv,,,...!,
,,., before taken a daughter's place
in tho affections of the old people. Their!
(--,..,., Tied .m,l IF irre noble tnai.K-
intelligent farmer, came late in the day.
H;. :ir0 dolLlc sI(;igh s,.(.meJ bo fi;!;d
ith children, but after these were rxtric-
jac,, from thc robcs tIie llnWl-,ntcj eu ia,i
' n,.1(Je llPC(.s,arj) their mother was able to
lu;ike lerscif sei. an,i ,car,i as .)10 flwcl
; , ,U' first to welcome '
i3 f ' J
these boisterous gue.-ts, was soon surround-1
.,.,.. ' , -helmed bv the i-.v....,
ej an(i mmTy 0T,
( 'f ;ut the elder
,1:'' places, w lien inai
Ipeare.l The old man
r - j ' j - j j '
ones Iiatl to resign
innira an-1 Laly ap-
jJtfailM. Ji tl tlJl 111.111 I 'jr'Ki i'J 1 TL'l HiJS
...... i "i io .i.i isLin n t i :.
: .Iaouliler-iii-Iaw, and taking the precious knackeries women like so well, if you
j j. conft.ssrj ,() bo;Mg pn ,lic way t0
dnnocont face vf the still sleeping babe ' matrimony. See il" this will do to wear
j wj,j, a expression of almost reverent ten- on the awful occasion." Saying which,
; .Jcrncss. ilie thrust a little parcel into her hands, '
j Graudmama w.v, soon disenvcred, and'aud was gono without more adieu.
' next assailed. Questions without number The present was a pin and bracelet cf
! rained upon her, too rapidly to be answered groat value and of beautiful woiktnaiiship,
t . . .. , . i i i-i , r .
' .. t... . -.;i. .n.l .....tj till...... ...... tritl, tl,.i rpeLiey I.ttemhtv f,f the
' ou. ....,or.u
.. ,..t.-.. tl.. r.'
lid
vou make a huudnd pies?" "Shall we
i n:..,v. ,.!
!pla Miiul luauV luff in the owiiing V9
all ?" and such like demands, eminently
adapted to the time and place.
The children s,;oii retiewed their acfctain-1
tallw, and in a short time were playing
together in the old gai ret, where their
fathcrsand mothers had played long years
before, and unking the rafters re-echo
to their shouts.
Meanwhile, tha brothers and sister?.
;aftl.r their long separation, were silting
j quietly together, talking over old times,
:all ,u;iking mnny inquiries as to the doings
r,ale-faeed sister, who. in her .leei. n m.
ing dress, little resembled the brilliant
Annie of that well remembered day. Theie
. a more e-entle t'm ... .1,.;.
i manner towards her, softi ning thcirvolees
s:- th.-y add.,ed her, which alono nicked
)ti.e wccJ.-a.:. I: CI tceo: irra.tr Hut
upou her bead aioue, of all tliat large
: fmilv, the chastening rod of boreavouicn
I should have fallen. Sua hud been the
gayest, the fairest of all; the p t aud
prido uf I tic whole house. All had mar-
vtdi.'d at her becoming the cbeice of a
minister of peculiarly grave vid silent
manners, aud h id wondvred still more that
she hail returned his lore. But they had
ln very happy tog. ther, though sorrows
V.imeupon them iu rapid suecfssion. Their
j oldest child was a sickly boy ; two babes
j taken from them almost as soon as
iriven : anil ere the mother had recovered
j from her secoud loss, the hnefcin? cmgh,
; the fever-flush, the increasing fecblcners
of step and motion, toM her too plainly liiaru-i Jaylor as a most excelled so;!,,
; that hor husband must follow their li!tlu,ariJ al intelligent, thriving man, who'
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j ones. lew SIIOIT ll:ollUlS, SHU ail W.1S
ov.-r I ..r .K-in.T I.ikI.:,.,,! I.-.,: ....iIn.,;tt..J .
; his broken hearted paieiils to her care; he !
was the last prop f their declining year-". '
, She promised to be to th. m a daughter,
and she had kept her word.
j The evening wore happily awnv; the
; children were sent carlv to bid. that they
might be refreshed for the important duties
of the morrow. There wss j.lenty of fan !
; disposing of them ail for the night, j
' ne. ins enough f-r th
nd
iri'iieiatioti,
'all in the nicest old
'....t.tin v;h tr),-
r. luady for iLeir ro-
. ..
fc 2 ...... , .,
atid cradles lor tile-
younger uiembers (f the third while the
older children had, in th- broad ti per hall
and in some bi closet opening thur. from,
,..,,, . ..
s:i u " sliaho-iio lis US leu ui'in notiiiug
to wi.-h. There was to Le heard f.-r a
while, shouts of lanchter and various iokes
' : .. . . !....
.i.-nill liooi vtJ'J 11 iiuui.i. t ui ii.L.-fc
. .., ..n
i,,iy,',f'y.., uviilliloi ll r, L'ui vu i .
died away, end all was iilent aliove tair--.
Later in the evening a ouiek sten re-
'cn.nnl.l ;.i il. 1,., II h. il.inr ntM.no.1 nnd
few of the letters scut in pursuit of him.
, W3S mnch to lc
'and manv ouestiona to be asked anl an-
fWercJ. ' t last lC rfi)0( sa;,i J10 bad a
call to make at one of the neighbors, and
i,h unwonted hesitan.-y asked periuissioii
to invite a friend to the dinner next day.
"If you mean sweet Liiima Burns, Yy
all mesns," said the father. "And,"
ded Mrs.B. "give her my love, and beg her
K..mo fsl,r n to lrf here iii th.- evenine
on Jmi'n account." '
'
"Ah '. Jenny, that reminds me," said
fr.l- v....r letter ,,aeh...I ..... in Val-
j - .....
paraisoon mj return voyasro. (nito luoiy
yon wroto, I should in-ver have thought
t........ t.vi- i-tii..
III Jillil U' IU", U1U I IIUUU lUl IIIVJ AltlV,-
-v -
sailor, who earns so hardly ami spends so
freely, be had thought none too rich for
i-
The l.jug expcctcl day JawncJ cloar aul
which thc patriarch led with the grave and
'simple earnestness his children si well
remembcivd, and a breakfast such as is
rarely seen csccpt upon a Xew England
farmer's table, the pt.rty s.-paraU-d to pre -
'pare for church and for thc subsequent
'duties of thc day. Mr. Burton especially
Claimed his wife's company hea the bell
'.should rins for divine service, overruling
'all her objections by delegating her duties :
as housekeeper to Jane. "John's wife pro. '
' mised her assistance, and Mr. B. hoped
well filled barns were snrveveil m'th r.il.ln
and pleasure by both father and sons and
the old n,an spoke of the Etieccsa of his
l.osbandrv and r f liii abundant harvcsta
with evident gratitude to "Him who
crowneth the year with his goodncM."
'After gtvifi their, a Utter; cf the vaiivas
DECEMBER 31, 1852.
crops lately gathered in, lie led thein to
the southern file of th? hill on which the) :
stood, to sec his orchard of y.-mntr fruit'
( trees, which in a few yearj would mere:
J than atone fur the ravages Time was mak- j
'ing in the old orchard. The farm was!
indeed a noble property, and in fine order. ;
' For some years, Mr. Ji. had resigned its'
management, in a great meamre,to an able
asistaiit,whom he frcqucutly mentioned to 1
his sous ai a trustworthy steward, with a(
' lipc that he might continue to live on the 1
farm after his master should have exchati- j
' PeJ l """ a better inheritance. Then he ;
spukc f Jane, expressed his satisfaction1
with the choice she had made, describing :
, uinaja iujvi; io. 111 iuc ..i j,
and would never want Ineuds. As tbv
returned slowly homeward', his eon versa- j
''on 'rnd upon their moth-.-r,and the si-ns ;
reverently listened, as they h-d often d-.nc :,
before, to his hcarUf.lt tribute to her'
worth. Now there was an unwonted treu;-!
bliug iu his voice, and a moisture in his
eyes, as his words wowed to ceinmcnd h--r
anew to their dutiful hue and t.-rideno s.
The sleighs were already at the d..r
bell-
which st.und warned
graii'itiiuuia
Burton to trust Jane s discretion on i;ny
' . - i ..l .. -l l r ...
point sue m.gin. nine ici-oiioo ie-.uoiii-
the dinner, and to out short her tareweli
cautious to Ne.rah, who, good, Lonof, clev-
' cr girl as she was, ha 1 only a moderate
....... ...,:,. .....1 1 '
"i uia.i a.u i.n touicii'inej
utterly useless by the unheard of rospocsi-:
biiity of roa.-tiug the turkey in tnistie
S.s s
nl.en,A r,.rimeite!v .T.-.ne nn.l h. r .iK!..
..-..... - - -.1- ...
.,.rlu.!,,p nor,, at han.l tu nt.n. f..r V.i.'
.... - -
' fall's deiicieceiis.
i Th: shitrhs were filled to their utmost'
' canaititr. ret safclv lauded their r.reeious'
I The Services were appropriate to the dny.
T!l0 0oJ luwis,cr floru a fu!l h(..art, re-
'counted the mercies of God U. hims-.lf and
bis people, as well as the blessings they ,
shared with their fellow countrymen, the ;
ble.-sitigs of peace, pleuty, a free govern ,
: mtnt, mid greater than all, the right to
serve God aeeoiditigto the dictates of their'
ad-'own conscience. Afur a son-of j rai,j, :
in which the whole congregation joiuccl, '
' the scrvis closed with the bless'ill! cf
their p.-utor. Mr. Burton lingered to greet
w Ci
the good man as be descended from th.v
milfit. Grasnimr his hand, he thanR.d
4 4 4 c
him for Ins strmu, tlin caruostlj added, :
" I blvss my (td dany Ur 3L'iid:uir ou t.
ii j vii i nivo trtrer.'.i fit in.r tiiii
J - v v v u.iv..-y ni"j .
you be yourself watered 'and may the;
blessing of God dwell upon you, and upon
your children after you." .Mr. Gray could ;
only reply by a look of thankfulness and!
a murmured blessing. I
The party soon reache-i home; the youn-
gcr portion at least, quite prepared to thow 1
their gratitude ly cousutuing a Thanks-;
i i i
nvino-.iioner. Aunt. .Inno h-nl nntieo.-i.
- - " " 7
ted such a state of things, and was well
provided for thc emergency. Certainly, ;
n 1
inviting to more fastidious appetites than
It had been sot in the wide hall, a.; none
of the oilier apartments could accommodate !
the pari v. At one end, the firaous fur-'
key, which mu ,t have been conseior of
; his exalted destiny, and have exerted him-f
'self all suinnur to prepare worthily to fill '
that very platter, so did he loom up among j
; tho losstr dainties. At the opposite vx-
' (remit v. a pair of chicken.;, worth v com-1
pinions to the turkey. In the cent, r, a ;
patty, of D ime B irtou's own manufacture, i
and "quite cipneious enoufeh to hold four-'
xoi tli frit eotirv-. Thev b.okcd as if
' bey never could be exhausted, ami lilt
themselves fully competent to do all that
inioht. be renuircd of them. Ai Grandfather
1 Burton adhered to the old order uf things,!
"youngt laf," the juvenile bad time to
decide tir-oa c tu-'k' " im-
p.,r.a.t wliip. m ,,( what Jwhi nd Urry.!
Fred and M .rv meant to eat firs'. wl.V
next, and s-) on.w-.:re circi'utc 1 U hind th - j
chairs of their eIdeiior aerai tii boar!
l.v ,.f t,.,....;m, Tl..
.v -. j - - v...... ...... J
"estures were (inallv (iniet.-l for th- tiine.;"1
as each received his plate, and act to wor' !
in good earnest. Grandma Burton loo'-ed
from one to auotlier, anxioud that t h ami I
all should be supplied with ths best. Slid
s.ion discovered Emma Burns onlvi
pretending to cat, and Charles Taylor waV
so tmu h occupied helping Jane in the care f
of the little ones that his dinner was -row
ing cold. On calling his attention to" that i
. i i i .i . t i 1
fact, he assured her that it never Inrpn.-I i
l e t . i .7.
before, and on tms oerasion his unwonted :
Lenevolenec was in fault, an 1 uot ln-r very
excellent cookcrv. GnnJf h.-r's eve also
turned from one' to anther of tUt'Ln.Hv '
group. Ili.t loving a'a:!e.s d welt SUcc'T.six r
Iv unon the dear children unue icor.; uiet
i .. ..i t: f tv . , j .. :(,. ;..,. ' ha"-i;- 5. ti fili.TTf t, wh:ch prove I n
Lcnrata tils Dot. lb ?-, r-st-'d w i.:i nr, ii."
exj-rcs.-i .ti nj "ii the no'.!-- brow of tio 1 i
q-ient lawyer, the sweetly uLni'sIxe t'u-r
.,f the gi iitle widow, up'.u the f .na r a i i
tils notable uif.', the digoiu- d S..phl:i, t'ie
blushing n.uTiia, the tii iiiiy, s.iu-biai i,t Bai
lor. a:;i the bloi uiing Jane.
?demw Lile the biisiuess of the hour went
steadily o.i. Jane took the u'mo-t care o!
every one but ber.-elf. She s'iriietiin -give
a wiiispi-red admoniti'iu to her y'.'i'i i
friotids, wh on she h-'Jed to crry safely
tliro' i fur hs the npj.les. 1 his tir.'.voleonie
a lvice was u ;t often heeded, and she '"ti
s .ie-l heifeif by remenibcring that children
certainly w, re capable of great things in
the eating l'nir Frauk. uoii'iiii i.is litt'n
namesake's plate K-arly empty fi-r ti. tWtd
time, rem ukeJ th:.l the capaeitv for ;! ,r:,'.
in an apparently sliiid.-r craft was ot'teii
inueh greater than one woi.l I soot an.i
as l.'tig as th-.: child ker-fs uVivt-bv-trJ be
might be considered safe. Then i- kcs 1 e iu ' never -ir,j me ca-i.--: f.r sorrow. .'lay
to eiieulate freely about the table,the old. i Vou be :s richly blessed in your familie
ones recounted some ot ih ir iTDiein!,. r.-.! is I !..,ve been iu miti". Among my incr-i!:auisgivi-jg
feasts, I'r'iuk den-rib". I an ei".s. I m it v.:-'. f trget to thank tj-jJ fr
attempted coinmem-ration of the dsy on the Mtiiit?! rrupte.1 hviil'h lie ha p'rmitteJ,
hoard ship when they wetc ou short allow- in.- ta nj -v. I have ueverkuowa a day's
ance ritioiit, and hard-bread, r xc.vdingly -:fk . Withiri a few years I have sonic
dry and poor, had to r-preset!', the variuut titu-s h td a sharp pain in TV fc rt. souie-Wel'-rcnieuibered
dishes s'.iifabN: for that times a feitrfo.l bvating there. My oil
day of feasting. All laughed at the ida. , tViond l.- V?;tk- but t..J,l me that I hall
but Mrs. JJ. did not like to thick that her1, pro!-ablr die fMt-i-!y. I hope Lis vroids-
Frank could be reduced to such fare, and wi!i pr.-re true. I would not linger on a
urged her dainties upon him with renewed ' ,e.j ..f si.-kness ; if the choice were given
cartnest ness. ' ni", I h.n!d ay ' Come, Lord Jeus, com
I'iuner over, the party entor-d the plea-' .juiekly.' Anl when lam goue, do not
sunt sitting-room only George had been mourn for rm. I shall havo exchange,!,
called into another room by his f ither,who. t'.,; coming infirmities of old age for per-
handing Soine papers, asked him to look feet I .h-vscdncM iu the preseflee of God my
them ovir and see if all was righf. George's SaTior."
hand trembled as he perceived ihoy were, Theil Mcrentiy opening tho Book, whicH
the old man's will, the dee4 of the fartu.e. : h oi be. n his guid-j and his joy throngh
Ilii practised eye soon assured him th: ' lng lit'... .rend the -Xr l IViIoi, an I
they were perfect am1, properly attested, aud kn. eli;:. he poured forth, in totiehing and
returning theta he sai.l, -Ail light, t'.tth:r. ' '.M-autifa! 1 in.'uage. his petitions an 1 prai
but I hope it will be long ere they are d" s. s. Then he commended each of I bo dear
value to any but yourself." "1 snail not ,..luS t.i the care of a covenant-keeping G.xt.
be so.-y to resign. lay title to this bii, of. He prayed they might be prospered in tfci
earth," answered bia lather. i'm gpw.; Jif.. if it w.re G l's vr ill, bat especially
ing old ill a few yeirs, if 1 live, I shall be J, , ad,d that ttscy might all have Iheif
iniliin, a.id shall need to be. takeu care of tr-asur-J laid tip in heaven, and that all
like a child. I have no wi.-h to live to feel might in. i t at last to jjiu in the praise
laVaclf a burden. Now my work seems ; ,,f their Kedccmcr throughout aa tfcjruitjf
done. I am ready to go when th Lord , of bliss.
calls, yet ' not ir.y will, but llfs be don,;.' " j When they i-se from their kneon th
They joined the prty in toe parlor, (j,,ur ,,, ian took the candle from hi
whom they found grouped around the lire, ' vrife's hand, and was ab.mt leaving them,
spending the c.r!y twilight houriu guess-' when Jae clshned her cwtomary gU
ing charades, and telling stories. While ; i.ight kiss, and her older brlhers and sis
graadfather's chair was being drawn int; iir!:T fof-iiup; lke rhil.lrcn again, crewd-!,
thc warmest corner, a shout fi-.mi the boys ; n.onHd him f-.r his p.irting blessi-,ig lb
aimouiHvd Mr. Gray, who, entering just ' Wa i: b-ur long to lj reTS-mlH.r'd bjf
after, apologized for c tiling at 50 culy aa ih.ve w ho li.-tcned lo tV.e 5o?eTRi )-'-4-hour,
as he had to ride sevird tnih s ln 1 bnivd thc llts-ing of the 3 m-.
perform the marriage ceremony for aa.-th '. , the wwiing Vr BirTo t ,e earTy
cr e.nipl?, and feared it might be late ere'
he could rctcrn. Vi'en!
rd j.ot to being married an hour e-.r'.'e i .
than th-y had iut .-n.bd? Jaoe did uoi i
s.em to rclUU t!i3 idea of being I urrkd in;
her prep-iiaUons ; tut the little foks, tho, j
sit:C-5 dinner, hr.d been cou:ing tin hour-
ere the wedding, cxpres-'u their he irty I
assent, and her mother ad vised Iht not to j
put Mr. Gray to thc trouble of coming sr.
far agiin t:J she consented, and fi lion c-1 ;
by her slstcri and by l'n.itn, who was to'
act as lrido?ia:-.i 1, withdtcw to nir.kc ready ;
for the iuiportr.iit reuiony.
Hr Burton also, after a whispered con- j
fi h nco fir.r.i FranV, left the ri.nn-J err 1
loti? thc whole party returned, J me and!
' Kir, mi in white. !nd lo..kiii! ennaliV b.lsli-!
!., ,., . ... . t i - ic-cdmpsof thoccurtof the ei'
l,il .in. l.Ir.onuniT T lie eiTtam took hi- - n
j . -f make nse of the L.tm word c-r't inj
, Vil U U Bl.-llllllJlllll..l'ie . . b.-r . , . ,. . ,
. l . i i ;of 'bff-rc thus " District court"
!nina. The service w.-s shi rt and simple, '
I ... , .... , .r,, ;,.;,.;, ,!..,:,; r-ni 5'ronJ, ic. Why cot
nui mc e"i-' i.,,u.D.,., . j . .
hands addressed the m in a few w..r-N rf! "
Christian advice anl encor.rasr. m'-nf , -nd ; Aa Inihulverf.Kment r?aJs s- fc:
was moving aside to m.kc room f-r the :' l ost. n rday loot, Int tl W
ea-er crowd ofcoi.gratu'atingfm-nJ-., when te Rnt U e, an empty eak, wit
IVank stepped forward, and takios the i -1 ln !f- a tl" klt
hand f thc ha'f reluctant Emma, (who Cj- ZTi "cd, but . cop.etly im
,et did not Bcoin unwiliing) said, out 25 "r1.. W lA.l.
My dear sir, if you are not ia too much ; A render of p ttet-t nostrums "hm tii,
ha te, and have "no other obi.-ciion, will ! mdibl.! specific ngaiest decopti, and
you perform the same kind office for me V i ""-rf it.. on his invaluable compauad :
lie then produced a j.r-ci.d lieenre, and; "'1'1"' I'cntmay always knows it'sgirm,
itfrr the- rrei-tutcrs h.i recve.rd f.om't iflt fits t J'-a't, lieu Via' Aur
voixmi: IX NO 3".
'- ""I- v"m l " "
" 1 ne "K Jw"?
,:',u"
1''"
. ... T I v I .n r I. A f.W f lilt!, i IffVMl
u i'hi'.i '- s- - a
!" ' V.i'al fun '-" I'oel? Frink
forever:-' were the chiruterisuo conlment
if the bov. Such kisinjand merriment
" f "-d '. Only Annie'scy-s glinjJ.
i'"J tu; f-'t'ier h3s,;I 'r3!eJ awny
rcr or" lu' g 4V- a corii:'! aTKl an ear'
nmt W'? ' '1' f'"" fride-.
Tlie i'Xeiteui'ut ..f the we-tding T)nis!ic I
t,,e triMi-I,t of " Blindrnfin's LufT" for
,I,ne- but aft, r Mr- Cra-T'1' ?"
1 "Ie F, ,nk ""S1'"1 l" an l t,v? "M,"a
i'ome l.ately pnrov ,d and -ecml.-l
bv the otlier chiiilren. So tin noiT eronr
- 3 1
took T'i"S-'SSlori li Olf oi-i KHCUeu, i.;iunut
' . ...
; for su.-li seen' s in byline div. Norah,
noi,. ., n-ri uear vue ur
rV-r from Jan-r. and fun an I
ii e .i-T-. 1 -l. .
tiol e m el in in r I mi in us.
At last thr littl" wr ftirlv et-
initial tiu:tl to the wejry devotees of tho
i di'sner, nod li e.'!v they ad more than
wi'.ihi to go t W i. K-:ieh rbii:n..-l una
' -. sred a '"'u' ie p;e of ( ike t dr am
upiri. "ie Ireing fortu jate'y put
1 UT' b r their piii-,s, d'd sif-t disturb theV
siur.ibiri, but seemed ra'her to iudri.;
1 tow ii stairs tin; gr.jwn-ttj cuildrca wor
listi niog wi;ii aTee'ionate ir.ferest tograuJ
, fit!.- r'.s s:,.ry .,f I i !vng and jicaci fal li-.
It wa.- a sln.plo i'. 'Xy such a.- m iiy an old
tn iu Jno-;ht tiH. b::f id' nl-Og the pathway
"f his h nwar.i j',iifa.-y tltt:rj wero re
e oi.L . t' ' in."i"s g.M!uesj anl ir.. rr-y to hint,
at. 1 t- (j r indi'd'o r la, t.,n had ha I
'.... Til - ha 1 U'-n n Totra-woTliing
lu.ih. ' o' he relivml-r-d only bisidessiiigs,
uu I l.i? life bad L.-u iiie 1 ! g Thallksgiv-
' I Imve ! n a haj-py nian," he Mid,
nu ! I thank voo. ti7 do-tr thil lrcn, for
to pr.-pn i rwr.f.rtatlc bttiV.st ere th
dc;
i ---. --- t i o'-i wic-. i uen a;i his,
,.. ... f I. . .1.1. ... Tl-c. 1
re.t.iy, she askc 1 Ar.rie tj call Uer father,
He dt i n-t r-sotid to the fu-aiinons, ami
his goed wife decide I not to. awake hii-x.
,t u;s iIsual hc-ur. The party having
nearly finished h prep.uationn for Air
long ride, she weDt herself to arouse him.
She found him apjarently t', sleeping,
.y.vct snido is if frora a blessed dream rt
ing upon his face, bnt he answered nit to
!t0r voie. her touch arocstd hiu nit
The cold had of death Lad Sealed thoftS
f TT.- for ever.
ijian !f.;!b:r Brtm's T jvtgiyig J
g,,r, on earth ws j-rfect-d in hcavca.
t
" Cora m." Tb- Keperters tf tho p.-a.
y and cttt ty
-ai
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