Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1920 — Thanksgiving. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Thanksgiving.

By T. C. Harbaugh.

In the twilight of November, With It* foliage of gold. Come* again Ute glad Thanksgiving Blest with customs dear and old; And beneath the starry banner As it floats from sea to see, We a happy people gather. Fears at rest, for all are free..

Not a hand In all the nation. In the East or in the West, Bars the mansion or the cottage To the gtad Thanksgiving guest; From the balmy, kindly Southland To the nodding pines of Maine, Nature, filled with joy and tslumph. Spreads her annual feast again.

We are thankful for the blessings That have crowiied our cherished landFruitful orchards, golden harvests, Peace and love from strand to strand; 'Neath November's robes of beauty Hidden lies the warrior’s sword, And the olive branch is hanging O'er the nation’s festal board, i

Aye, from mountain unto mountain 'Neath the Union’s starry dome To the feast we spread this autumn Bld the absent welcome home; Round the board where all are merry Let the brightest sunlight play; With the love-key of Thanksgiving Open every heart today.

Hall the hallowed Thanksgiving Which the Pilgrim Fathers gave; 'Tls their legacy forever On the land And on the wave; Then, as Freedom’s chosen people, We our destiny fulfill, May the Future’s sweet Thanksgivings Find us grander, greater still. (©, 1920, Western Newspaper Union.)