Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1915 — Round About Thanksgiving Time [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Round About Thanksgiving Time

OH, ths time is getting nearer when I’ll pack my grip and fly To the little home off yonder where th* meadows touch the £ky, Where the cribs are fairly bursting with the corn they’ve gathered in And the orchards now are sleeping till the days of spring begin, Where the dear old mother waits mo and the dear old dad looks wise As he views the shining turkey and the rcW of pumpkin pies, And I almost hear him chuckle: "It** Thanksgivin’ day once more! Soon a mighty hungry feller will b* knockin’ at the door.”

I can see the dear old mother in the kitchen baking things That would glad the eyes and palate* of the proudest of our kings. I can see the pumpkin glowing as she fills the snow white crust, And my soul this very minute feels the old time wanderlust. Oh, I’ll soon be treading backward o’er the paths that once I knew To the old home in the valley, to the old folks, good and true. You were right, dad, when you chuckled as you paced the kitchen floor, "Soon a mighty hungry feller will com* knockin’ at the door.” You can bet I’m mighty hungry—mighty hungry just to see The old smiles beaming brightly and to feel they're all for me. Oh, I’m hungry just to kiss you and to feel your arms again Sort of loving-like around me as you once embraced me when I was leaving for the city, and I’m hungry just to squeeze Dear old mother as I used to and to sit upon her knees. Oh, there is no use denying it’s Thanks* giving day once more. "Soon a mighty hungry feller will come knockin’at the doer.” —Detroit Free Press,

"WHERE THE DBAR OLD MOTHER WAITS ME.”