Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1918 — Tommy's Thanks [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Tommy's Thanks

I’m fhankfal for a lot of things, I’m thankful I’m alive, Fm thankful that I’m six years old, Instead of only five. I’m thankful for my tops and toys And for my Kitty Gray. I’m thankful for the big outdoors Where I can run and play. I'm thankful for the things that grow. The apples—aren’t they good? The com where we played hide-and-seek As in a little wood. Tm thankful for the pumpkins round. Just like a golden ball, And Jack-a’-lanterns, big and queer— They don’t scare me at all. Fna thankfid for Thanksgiving day, For pies all in a row; I’m? thankfid Grandma made them, sweet, She knows I like them so. I’nrthankful for the turkey, too— How brown it is, and nicel An 4’l’d be very thankful, For only one more slice. —Elizabeth H. Thomas, in Youth’# Companion.