V fSf sh®T @>G% W® ffi&tnkful t T&T \I HS@ SUBALI^R — FEE ..SN M©W „—FIFE SOHSQS H Hill in bless® me s fi®&y K7iffiieir®ißdl f&ll. (A jffl® EgiSSiS ®@W@® BR) ®Mfk ©S@6D§o SANKSGIVJ N J KINGSLEY HALL. to Miss Victoria Kingsley, of Kingsley hall, could afford to be a little eccentric, people said. Not only was she rich and beautiful and highly accomplished, but she had reached the mature age of six and-twenty and was mistress of her own fortune. Prior to the death of her parents, both of whom had succumbed in the same month to a prevailing fever, the family had resided in the city, . spending a portion of each summer only at their handsome country sent. Rut soon after her bereavement the young lady had gone into seclusion at Kingsley hall, which M as a part of her heritage, and hud since lived in the strictest retirement there, receiving no visitors except when her younger broth er, Robert, brought a party of his boon companions up from town for a few days' recreation during the shooting season. It Mas now three years since Miss Kingsley had been left an orphan. At her age this was a long time to renounce society, and it was not strange tluit the j world pronounced her eccentric. Rut ' that portion of the M'orld residing in the wealthy and eminently respectable village of Pennstock began to have hopes for her when she suddenly emerged from her sequestration so far as to become the hostess of a Thanks giving dinner party. The truth Mas that Miss Kingsley had been doing some serious thinking. It had oc cll red to her, upon reflection, that peo ple hud a right to conclude that she. M an supremely selfish and proud, and she decided to set aside this verdict, if pos sible, by giving a series of entertain ments at her house. Thanksgiving day MUS at hand, and she began to put her plan into execution by inviting a num ber of her church acquaintances in the village to dine at Kingsley hall on that day. Of course the invitations were all promptly accepted, and the event was looked forward to as something out of "MAURICE GRANBY!" SHE SAID. the ordinary in Pennstock. As for Miss Kingsley, she was surprised to find that she took a lively interest in the preparations for the dinner, and when Thanksgiving day daM*ned, with a fros ty and nipping air, she was inclined to ** be proud of the success of her under taking in one respect. It had proved to her that there was a pleasanter way of passing her time than in brooding over her sorrow. All day she was strangely buoyant and cheerful, as if possessed by a presentiment that somcihiug very pleasant was about to happen. And that afternoon something did happen—something that was not down on Miss Kingsley.'s programme. The busy young woman had entered the kitchen to give some final directions to the cook, when, she observed that a strange man was sitting quietly in a chair on the opposite side of the room. She paused abruptly and stared at him, with a flash of startled recognition in her eyes. "A poor tramp, mum, what asked for a bile to e: t," explained the cook, apologetically. But Miss Kingsley did not hear. The color M'UB coming and going in her cheeks, and she grasped the back of a Wr n if tg steady herself. "Maurice Gran by I" she said, In a low but distinct voice. "Can it be possible?" j The recognition was evidently mu tual. The stranger rose to his feet, a picture of astonishment and confusion, lie was a strikingly handsome man, tall and straight as an arrow, with a drooping brown mustache. He cer tainly had not the appearance of a tramp, except that his clothing Mas threadbare, and even ragged in pldces, and he wore no overcoat. "J-I beg pardon!" he stammered. "I did not know—" Rut Miss Kingsley seemed to sud denly recover her self-possession. Turn ing to the cook she said: "Never mind, Hannah; I will see this gentleman myself. lie is an old friend of the family." Then, addressing the man: "Will you please come with me, Mr. Granby?" He looked as if he would have pre ferred to sink through the floor, but she had turned and was leaving the kitchen before he could reply. He followed her hesitatingly, mechanically, like one in a dream. She led the way to a small room adjoining the library. There she turned ami faced him. "Mr. Granby, will you kindly tell me what this means?" He stood before her, fumblinghlshat in his hands. Her question seemed to increase his confusion, and he had to clear his throat several times before he could find his voice. "It is nil an unfortunate blunder," he exclaimed at last. "I did not know that this was your home. I chanced to be passing, and I thought—well, I Mas hungry, and I —no, I M ill not sit down," as she waved her hand toM-ard a chair. "If you will be good enough to let me go now 1 M ill be careful not to intrude upon you again." "You mistake my meaning,"said Miss Kingsley, with a look of distress. ,4 J urn not asking why you ure here. God knows I si in glad to see you. What I want to know is what has brought you to this—this—condition? I cannot be lieve that you have voluntarily adopted the life of a—" , "Of a tramp?" lie said, finishing her sentence M'ith u bitter smile. "Pardon me," she added, hastily; "I have no right to question you. Pray, don't misjudge my motive. 1 know that you are not to blame for the change in your fortunes; I know that you are in capable of a wrong act." He gave her a sharp look, as if lie would read her thoughts. "That is a remarkable statement," he said, slowly. "Can it be that you have forgotten why I ran away from home five years ago?" "I have not forgotten the miserable story that M as told at t hat. t imc," she re plied, firmly; "but I have heard a differ ent story since. Mr. Granby, my unhap py brother has told me everything." The man started. "lie has told mo," continued the worn on, her face white M'ith suppressed ex citement, "that it MUS he and not you who forged the check for $15,000!" "He told you that? Good heavens! does your father know?" "My father and mother have both gone to another world, Mr. Granby. Robert and I have been orphans for three years. It Mas not until after their death that he made his confession to me. He told me of his youthful in fatuation for gambling and horseraces; how he became so deeply involved that •in a moment of desperation, to avert the disgrace he saw staring him in the face, he forged the signature of a de positor in father's bank, hoping thus to retrieve his losses and replace the money before its withdrawal Mas discovered. You, as teller of the bank, cashed the check without suspicion. AfterM-ard, when the money Mas squandered, and Robert realized that he could not hope to conceal his crime, he confided in you and begged you to.help him out of his trouble. He said that his exposure Mould kill his mother, bring disgrace upon his family, and cause his father to forever disown him. Then it was that you sacrificed yourself to save him and liis family. You told him you would divert suspicion from him if he would keep his own counsel and promise on his oath to never gamble again. You kept your word by suddenly disap pearing, thus bringing suspicion upon yourself, so that when the forgery was discovered nobody could doubt that you were the criminal, and that you had fled (o escape the consequences of your crime. Oh, it MUS a noble thing to do! Not one man in a million could have made such a sacrifice!" Miss Kings ley's \oiee betrayed her agitation now, and there M erc tears in her eyes. "But you do not knoM* what a shock it was to —to —father and the rest of us to be forced to believe you guilty. We had sueli laivli 111 you. lliank heaven, the story never got into the papers. Robert and I have tried hard for two years to find some trace of you, that we might make such reparation as lay in our power. And Robert says that in some mysterious way the bank has recov ered the amount that was lost on the forged check, including the interest." Maurice Granby, by this time, was smiling with the air of a man who has had a great burden lifted from his mind. "1 am glad you know the truth," he j said, M'ith an expression of profound re lief. "When I left New York I went M'cst and enlisted in the regular army : under an assumed name. I served five years. Rut 1 MUS in communication with an intimate friend—a young law yer—and M'hen my aunt in Vermont died last spring, making me her sole heir, I had my friend convert the prop erty into cash and turn it over to the bank. There w..s just enough, with what I had been able to save from m t \ pay as a soldier, to replace the $15,000 with the accrued interest. I had as sumed the debt,you know, and thought 1 ought to pay it. On leaving the army I started hack to New York, where I still have a few friends. I had not money enough to take me clear through, ! so [ concluded that n tramp of a hun dred miles or so would do me no harm. 1 am accustomed to marching." "You have outdone Don Quixote him self!" exclaimed Miss Kingsley. "Of course, every dollar of that money will THE GRAND TURKEY DINNER. be returned to you, and my fortune and Robert's are at your disposal." "Rut, after nil," said Granby, serious ly. "you must not give me too much credit for what i have done. Perhaps T should have hesitated if your answer to that audacious note of mine had not made me wretched. Do you remember it'? I felt that 1 had nothing to live for after that. Of course, I don't blame you; it M as the worst kind of presump tion on my part, a poor man, to offer myself—" "Don't say that!" she interrupted, M'ith a note of entreaty in her voice. "I could go down upon my knees to you now, in your rags, and beg your forgiveness for Mounding you. 1 was young then, and scarcely knew my own mind, but I—l found out—afterward—" "Vlctorlb!" "Rut M e are wasting precious time," she said, hastily, glancing at her watch. "Do you know this is Thanksgivingday? I am to have some guests for dinner. You are to stay and dine with us." "I? In these clothes?" "My brother bus a room and a ward robe here, and I am sure his clothes will just fit you. You will find every thing you need. No; I will hear no ex cuses. I will call a servant to show you upstairs, and will send up a lunch eon at once. To-night you will stop at the village hotel, and to-morrow you M'ill come and see. me before resum ing your journey to New York." And -so it came about that Maurice Granby, transformed from a tramp into a conventional gentleman in evening dress, sat at the right hand of the host ess at. the grand turkey dinner that | evening, having been introduced to the j other guests as an old friend of the : family. At leust two persons at that table Mere in harmony M'ith the spirit of the occasion, for their hearts throbbed M'ith gratitude and joy during the whole of that Thanksgiving feast. | It Mas only two months later that Kingsley hall Mas the scene of a bril liant wedding reception, and Maurice Granby had come there to stay. Cut unt Dried. Clara Norris—l invited Mr. Sand stone to dinner on Thanksgivingday. Mrs. Norris Good gracious me! Didn't you know that it Mas a strictly i family affair? C'lara—That's all right. He's going , to be one of the family.—Brooklyn Life. A MEMORABLE DINNER. It wns Thanksgiving, and the first time that joyous occasion had fallen I since young Mrs.Lambkin had acquired I her matronly title. All the relatives 011 I both sides of the house had been in- • vited to dine with the young-pair, and all had accepted. Consequently, it wns i unfortunate that the cook had, that morning-, decided that she "couldn't \ abide no such doing's" and taken a tri- i uin pliant leave. Mrs. Lambkin sat weeping- an.org- the i unwashed breakfast dishes when her husband appeared, .staggering under a market, basket laden with holiday fare. "Oh, Alpheus, my heart is broken!" she wailed. "What will your mother say ?" "llut, you know, you have been so proud of your cookery; doubtless you can prepare dinner yourself." "But 1 only told Laura how to do it." sobbed his wife. "Why was T ever born ?" "I can help," suggested Mr. Lamb kin. "I was famous for making bis cuit in camp, and I once made coffee which another man drank. Ho was r , \ <Ol " 10, DONE going to see my sister at the time. They'll overlook things, anyhow." "Alpheus, is j'our mother the woman to overlook lier daughter-in-law's mis takes?" And Alpheus was silent. However, by five o'clock—dinner was at six—matters had progressed fairly well.The turkey,somewhat flecked with feathers, was in the oven; the potatoes were 011 and a quantity of cranberry jelly had arrived from Mrs. Lambkin's mother, who was ill and unable to come herself. "No other vegetables are necessary," remarked Mrs. Lambkin. "I —I once read that cold slaw and canned toma toes were unwholesome anyhow." "Nobody wants more than turkey with jelly and potatoes," remarked her husband, sagely. "Then there's wedding cake and fruit; we shall do finely." "Wo shall. I will entertain our guests while you finish." "And put on the best china with the prettiest linen. I only wish* Laura could see the dinner." At a quarter past, seven, Mr. Lambkin cautiously opened the kitchen door, Gnding his wife kneeling by the stove. "Isn't the turkey done yet," 110 hazarded, "they are all a little impa tient. Mother says, though, she never knew anyone before who could cook a big dinner with no odor in the house." "Alpheus, that turkey will never be done!" "The man said it was tender." "I know, but—but I forgot to light any fire in the stove." That Thanksgiving duy was memor able in the annals of the Lambkin family as the one on which they dined upon cheese, crackers and cranberry jelly. From that day also dated his mother's habit of referring to her son as "poor Alpheus." ELISA. ARMSTRONG. NOT PROVIDED FOR. Twickenham—Don't you think our Thanksgiving dinner will be a great success? Mrs. Twickenham—l am afraid not. Twickenham—Why not? Mrs. Twickenham—Not one of the men you invited knows how to curve.— Brooklyn Life. Mcasonuhle. The most conclusive test that we know the significance of a word is our j ability to use it in its proper connection. "Tommy," said the teacher, "do you know what the word 'foresight' means?" "Yes'm," "Can you give me an illustration?" "Yes'm." "You may do so." "Last night my mamma told the doe- i tcr lie might ns well call round and see me Thanksgivingnight."—Washington , Star. Asking Tflo Much. Mr. Yalemun (tragically)—My dar- j ling, won't you name the day for our j marriage? I shall be utterly wretched until I ran call you my own. She—Very well. Say Thanksgiving day. Mr. Yaleman—Great Scott, girl! are ; you crazy? That's foootball day I Judge. ' I ; a rrl 111 sour da 11 t!1 < 1 Hut the barn Is rich with sheaves. Ricks of clover scent the air, Fruits await the housewife's c are, Haws are black above the rills, Kine are sleek upon the hills. And along the orchard wall Pipes the quail his cheerful call. Fast beside the glowing grate (Locks as white as ocean foam!) Now the aged couple wait For "the children's" coming home— Children who from far and near At Thanksgiving gather here; Children bowed with toll and care, Girls with silver in their hair, Roys with beards like harvest grain, All "the children" come again, Mingling golden locks with gray Oli this peaceful, prayerful day. Here the oaken table waits, Set with two long rows of plates That no Curlyhead may pout Lest the grown folks crowd him out. Even roving, wayward Tim Finds a place reserved for him, And ore grandpa's prayer is done Resolves a better course to run. Ranished every doubt and fear From this hopeful atmosphere. Blest the visions that arise! Grandpa looks In grandma's eyes. Griefs that furrowed cheek and brow. Tears and sighs—forgotten now. Only sunshine floods the way Looking backward from to-day. "Thou who rulest everywhere, Re our children still Thy care, On the sea or on the land Keep them over in Thy hand, Guiding still In rain or sun, May Thy love still make us one And Its sweetness ne'er depart From the homestead of the heart." This in father's earnest prayer. And "the children" gathered there Feel renewed the hopes of youth Flame again with love of truth, And new-armored for the fray Bless again Thanksgiving day. CHARLES EUGENE RANKS. A WISE BIRD'S SOI.I LOOT Y. w ~ I TLJ IV drtfe "That's the chap that was always pokin' fun at me 'cause I kept from cat in' nil the stuff they gave me; I knowod what I was about. They couldn't fool me when Thanksgivin' was comin'."— Montreal Herald. Struck tho Keynote. Mr. D'Board—l am thankful that most people are better off than I am to day. Mr. Bushington—Well, I am thank ful that 1 am not living without hope! Miss Gush—And I, that I usually eat my Thanksgiving dinner at tlie De- Styles. Mr. Great head—And I am thankful that this Thanksgiving finds me in the best boarding-house in this country. Landlady Pass your plate, Mr. Grentlicad, and allow me to help you to another piece of turkey.—Puck. A .Joyful Surprise. Mr. Border (after the boarding-house repast)— Your Thanksgiving dinner put me right iu the spirit of the day. Mrs. Muletcift. Mrs. Muletem (his landlady) l'm glad to hear you say that. Mr. Border—Well, it's true. It made 111 c feel so thankful that the dinner wasn't as bad as it might liave been.— Chicago Record. Poor Bird! The turkey Is not a brilliant bird, When all i 9 done and said. For on all great occasions He's sure to lose his head. —Chicago Inter Ocean. Kismet. The turkey looks around and sighs: "What is the use of living, When Christmas makes a grab forwhat Is not devoured Thanksgiving?" —Detroit Free Press. A CONUNDRUM. The. Goose—What's the difference be tween the Faster girl and the Thanks giving turkey? The Turkey—T dunno. The Goose—Why, one is dressed to kill and the other is killed to dress.— Truth. The Borrowing Ilabit. Pater (at Thanksgiving dinner) What? No turkey? Mater—No, my dear. We had one, but our neighbor sent over this morn ing and borrowed it.—Harper's Bazar An the Day Approaches. lie Is filled with dark foreboding®, The turkey, old enough: Ho presently'll he filled with sage, A*.id glidet sauce and stuff. —Det.-olt Tribune. What is Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants and Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' uso by Millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allays feverishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas toria is tlio Children's Panacea—the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria. " Castoria is an excellent medicino for ch!l- "Castoria is so well adapted to children that dren. Mothers have repeatedly told mo of iu j re eo„unend it assuperior toauy prescription good effect upon their children." known to me." DR. G. C. OSGOOD, 11. A. ARCHER, M. D., Lowell, Mass. 11l So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. " Castoria is the best remedy for children of " Our physicians in the children's depart which lam acquainted. I hope the day i 3 not ment have spoken highly of their expert far distant when mothers will consider the real ence in their outside practice with Castoria, interest of their children, and use Castoria in- and although wo only have among our stead of the various quack nostrums which are medical supplies what is known as regular destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, products, yet we uro free to confess that the morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful merits of Castoria lias won us to look with agents down their throats, thereby sending favor upon it." them to premature graves." UNITED HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY, DR. J. F. KINCIIELOE, Boston, Mass. Conway, Ark. ALLEN C. SMITH, Pres., The Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, Now York City. of all Cough Medicines is Dr. Acker's English Rem edy. It will stop a cough in one night, check a cold in one day, prevent croup, re lieve asthma, and cure con sumption, if taken in time. 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