Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 44, Number 13, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 November 1901 — Page 3

Thanksgi if.. nAV TIM. thy wind. O wild November; i i Jf routlc sleep! g , . Sabbath oer th city, hush thy I, . t on the deep' v .:. . Ko drn Kh.af of autumn lifted In lu stalwart hands, At . ,. iboM .1 UM winter, lo, a gratet.i! gaUan Mands' .- ,i iur.g path of blessings, hetd--1 In n Ml . we have trod, j tki people's altar tuls Its r.i.-r up to (Jod: Bits aloud. In spire and turret In your wir.dy prison cells K r.g the morning In with anthems of thai k-Klvln. O ye bells! Bather, 0 M pe"!'1'- aather. where the ruddy hearths are bright . Ar.d the shades of care and sorrow vanish bachwart from the light' , a t .t ( harm. (1 rln le of the houst- ) eid s broken chuln; I -. land be full of worthlp, and th h.art of lore again. muun the year has circled and I us Is enrolled aon's perfect drama, as In rour.t- : it years of old , lr task the snow drift, and tlir n.p sprang anew. : : .iron earth woke In flowers from a v immer dream of dew; Winter, spring and nimmer failed not, and crai.k the light and rain, SM un-Ul h av n lay mirrored In ht r raving fields of grain. O'er the wave the white-winged vessel iroe. as went the ships of !reeee H ;; Argonauts, returning with the psalrles' goldtn fleece. ;. lard the song of labor. In the work;j ar.d thr field, Fer" fi in ocean unto ocean. In a choral . nva his pealed. T' wak-. In all your turrets In ir wmdy prison cells i the morning; In With anthems ad tl i-k.gl Ing. O ye relit! DjT'.iI lray. in t'nlon Blgnal. Ii V 11 O I) Y ill d w B ii aflat a t e r a n- ' M Hour i.ounced, early in the atinimn, that this year she would ac j'i i" i in s to I itution for Thanka-g-i v i 1 1 dinner, but would pay a few of her social rate. Not that she could not aft ri to entertain the whole village if she cared to; but her tiny din- : x -room va, a tight fit for six peront, and her parlor and sitt lug-rooms equally diminutive. Five tear before, when her father and mother died, Mis Hester had left the bg farm and moved to the village, beeaaaa it waa so lonely at the I home. Here she led a bat, happy life with her book and flowers, a Vesting to the whole neighborhood. In sickness and sorrow. M.ss Hoter tä.i always- first to offer assistance, and no social gathering was complete without her. Consequently she never I 'i - k - - 7 invitation and, during her five years of town life, had eaten Thanksfiring dinner in five different homes. dray and Mr- M .ike talke.l the mi lei i -r m the way home from prayer meeting, and each lady xha hT that her family miht he elected one. "I don't know What I should do." said Mr. It lake ! ' Ir, "if Mis Hester invites u. My boys simply cannot keep still one Bttaate, and they would be sure to do m methitag dreadful. Mr. Illake and I Ikkf ''irns keeping them, while the othr goes to church. What would be- ' gfitt Hester' precious china n that small dining-room?" "1 mr boyt arc not a hit worse than mj v.ree eirlv" taid Mrs. Cray. "If she gala u. m get sitter Nellie to " 're er and keep house for me that day; but I hope she hat invited ome ong else. v aly theae two ladies, but many m ire. u((0 dr!:?hted to entertain Miss ester made plans to dispose of lively -!."--'ren on that eventful day in should ie invited; but whn " ' -r of the 25;h of N'ov.mher err,-. general sigh of relief went 'P r in the anxious mothers, for t o- ' would be Thaiik-iriving, and ,( yet t,o one had been bidden to the net. ! ir ly there was a feast in store I r - ! . one. Callers at Miss Hester's entiM not fall to notice the spicy frarranee that penetrated the whole h t, tkd the umi ikl activity of the treu and her neat maid. The groerry wagon was seen to rattle up o 'he back door three times in one day. ! th man from her farm froughf, in mysterious parcels in hn: -dance. 1 Ii kSfieiag day dawned clear and V The light breeie fluttered mil- : " of red and yellow leaves under ! blf maple trees. The window of M Bester kitchen were open, and church -?oers caught glimpses of her ar.d Mary in plain dresses, hurrying a ! fro. For the first time In many weeks. her rat in the church was vgrnf, ar.d the congregation concluded that company from the city must be Tpcrtrd at the cottnge. for no slight rkept Mi- Hrv'cr from icrvtccs. " hink the very last person has I ' to church." said Miss Hrst. r. taa ! ." tifkt I'll run and tell Rob to w Bg the wagon aronnl." paid Mary. iMng the turkeys a final basting. Rob earcfaitly packed the moking b I ' indl into the wagon, and when k I I ni shed there ns barely room ' ! Iiree passengers. II 1 ne that cake," commanded ' -"in her perch among the jars n'i baskets. So Hob lifted up the derfl Hhite and uink loaf, nod

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ornament i! b) Mary's feet, fi B (. iiinied to Miks H.st.r, wh.. a.,. ,lUxioiuiy tatla baaketa mai tui Ik "What can I dg for vol?" "I am iura haw Eorgotteg inn thing," laawen I thai .ad. HOid ou get the pies, Mary V" Tgej gra tiln nider the front aeat," Mid Mary, taking as complete a survey of the load us her bürde permitted. "Cverytgdmg is here except the teaBoa tan, and ou told nie notto get them." "The turkeys are still in the oven!" exclaim, ,1 gfiaa Hester. MHlp me out, Wb. Whoeser heard of n Thank-giv-ing (tinner without turkey "' After Mora packing and planning, the wagon started, and just aa the town clock I truck 1! they droc into the beautiful yard surrounding a hug.- bric k building, which vrai ksowi to mo-t people as the poor house. Vary Ca paoakl said inrlrmary, or called the unfortunate inniates anything but paupera. It took but a few minutes to explain their visit to the astonished sup rintendetit and his wife, who were delighted to find that the w agon load of good things were for the people who led such a cheerless life in the big budding. "We tried to persuade the directors to allow ..or people a real Thanksgiving dinner tail year; but they arc up for reelection, and want the taxpay. rs to see how economical they arc." explained Mr. Korbes. "I tö.l Maria there would be no turkey cooked in this house to-day, unless ail had a share of it." "We did get an extra fine miM, hut paid for it ourselves," said his wife. "You sec, there are 28 persons here, besides our own family, and it costs a great deal to attempt any thing out of the ordinary r BO many. I'll just send thm all out of the kitchen and dinii , room, s,, ayg can have a chance to in t t hli delicious dinner on the table before they suspect anything." In l short time the long taldc was Spread with Miss Hester's best doth. and at each plate lay a beautiful white aster on the shining napkin. Everything was faultless, from the polished silver to the spotless glast aad old-fashioned china. The big, bare kitchen was filled with odors foreign to that room, and the biy range was loaded down with good things keeping warm till the table IT WAS A DAT LONG TO BE was finished. Mary's wonderful loaf, with its pink wreath, occupied the place of honor, flanked by mounds of sugary jumbles and s,,ft gingerbread, such as only Waa Hester could make. At each end of the table a vine-w reath d platter was loaded with pears, peaches, grapes and applet. "I am truly afraid there will be no room for the vegetables," aaid Mr. I'orbea, as she looked at the rusks, cookies, cold meats, jams and h ioey that antra rapidly taking all tba space on the table. Hut all was finally settled, and the dinner bell rang at the usual time. It is laipaaaiala lo describe the looks of surprise, astonishment and joy on the faces of the unfortunate people, as they came into the room. It was the first homelike table many of them had sat down to for years, and tears rolled down many furrowed cheeks, as old Father Hrown reverently asked a blessing, and made special mention of the kind friends who on this joyful day remembered the helpless and forlorn. It was a day long to be held in memory by all. To people long accustomed to plain, coarse fare, there was something inexpressibly delicious In Miss Hester's dinner. They praised Mary's cake, and Rob's lemonade, and Miss Hester's doughnuts; but enjoyed the turkey and sweet potatoes most of all. As she filled an old lady's cup for the third time with the clear, amber fluid unknown to the poorhntise tabic. Miss Hester resolved that in the future all who wanted it should have good colTte every day "This is the first BtiasM pie I have hnd since mother died," said Father Hrown. "A little more nuincc jelly," said a crippled lwv, when Mary urtred him to hare something nure. So a quivering pink island Surround d with rich cream caused him to give a sigh of content, as he slowly ate the dainty dessert. "I ain't had near enough," aid foolish Hen. with a broad grin, ar.d three people flew to supply his wants. "Why, Ben." aaid Forbes, "you have

turkey, turnips and cold ham atlP on your plats-. Do you want aaikiaf else?" i "Ves." said Hen, regret fully, "but I can't hold no inor Rrarjoaa laughed, and onfeaaed to a similar .sensation ,, v chatted aad laughed and reeall. ,1 bygone Thaiiks-ml)g dinners in happier lays, until th waiters were aliuoat atarved. At last they sauntered out on the still green lawn, and hob and Mary hastily cleared one end of the table, while the others brought In the dinner which had been lavct for the hungry Baaafid who had waited three hours past the usual time for dinner. "I could not have waited much laager, said Baa, draaadag a hot dish. Neither could I." said Miss Hester. "These victuals are half-dried up; but nothing ever tasted letter." "Don't eat too much. Nellie," said Mrs. Forbes to her daughter. "As ori as dinner is over we will have them all come into the sitting-room und you can play for them and sing." TH play with pleasure, mamma. ! but yoaj must not expect much singing, for I am starved." I "Let them do the singinu," suggested Miss Hester. "If Mis, . l.o j la as hungry as I am. the cannot stop eating for a long time." Must ihe thing." said Nellie. "I can play nil the old-fashioned tunes that suit them better than anything modern. I hope I did not look too much disappointed when Father Drown took the last pfece of mince pie." I It was late in the evening before the dishes were washed and baskets picked up, for a concert followed the dinner, and supper followed the concert. J.nn;' after dark three tired but thoroughly satisfied people got out ! at Miss Hester's gate, and uul ,aded

the empty boxes, baskets and jars. " ome at eight in the morning. Hob, and we will go for the china and silver. I am s'irely glad we did not attempt to bring it this evening," said Miss Hester. "All right," responded Koh, cheerfully. "That. is. if I am able to move. This is the hardest day's work I ever struck, but I enjoyed it all the same." 'Hie friends of Miss Hester were still wondering how and where she sp nt Thanksg-D ing. for all had noHKLD IN MEMORY BY ADD ticed the shut-up cottatrc on the way home from church. When the sewing circle met at Mrs. Hlake's. for the first time in her life Miss Hester made a little speech. Her han' trembled slightly, and there was . becoming pink spot on each cheek; but her oice never faltered as she said: "My dear friends, you know how often I have accepted invitations from all of you, and how- much I have appreciated your kindness. I knew I might never hope to return all this, so I thought of paying you all back, as the Ilible tells us to do, when it says, do not invite your kindred and neighbors to your feasts. In short, I invited you all to dinner by proxy, when I went out with Hob and Mary, and we tried to make the day pleasant for the poor people at the infirmary. T told them all that it was not my dinner, but yours, and they all hoped you would want to accept my invitation that way every year. I hope you ad hnd as good a time as we did; but I don't believ you could." "Miss President," said the minister's wife. "I heard glowing account! of Miss Hetter's projty dinner from my husband, who called at th infirmary to see a sick man; but I did not feel at liberty to mention it before Miss Hester did. I therefore move you that Thanksgiving dinner by proxy at the infirmary be made an annual affair, and that Mita Heater be instructed to allow some of tit the pleasure of helpings her each year." "This motion needs no second," said the president, regardless of par Ha mi litary rub-. "All who are in favor of it will plaaai rise." "It is unanimously- adopted," aaid the president, as all rose to their fee - We will etoaa by singing: 'Praiaa Oad fr.-m WTaaai ah Hiessinrg Fb..' " Chicago Advance. Itefor Takla. Young Phullbaek (before the game) Cat't.; i. where :ire you going to eat your Thanksgiving dinner to-day? Capt. Pltagfar (grinding hit teeth) Judging from the looks of that ruah line erat there I'll eat it in a hot pi tail Lhicaso Tribune.

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THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

on la Ihr liih rnmiuaal rl lor tlrcriui.rr I, I tto I kr C a II o t Duiri, Til F DK.s.S. iN TEXT. Kxodus J i ll) 1 Now Mose kipt the (lurk of Jrthrvhla lather-ln-la Ike attest of itidlan: and he j UA the flock to thr backside of the deaert, I ! ar.d tint to the rviuritaln of Uod, even to Horrb 2. Ar.d the angel of the Lord appeared j aato him In a flame of fire out of the mtdst f a lu-t k-.; .M I t-hold, the ' bush burt.til with nr.. and the bush was not cursumrd. a. Ar.d aloea said. I will now turn aalde. and see great sight, why the bush U Bot burr. ! 4. And when the Lord aaw that be turned ' aside to see. God called unto him out of the midst of the gaafa, and aaid. Moses, i Mose. And he rabl. Here am 1. 6. Arc! h. saul. Draw not r.lgh hither: , put off thy fhos fr rn off thy feet, for the place whereon thju standest la holy grout, d . Moreover He tald. I aaa the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the Gog af Isaac, ar.d the of Jacob. Ar.d Motes Bad hu face; for h- afraid to look upon God 7. Ar.d the Lord ald. I have urely sen UM affliction of my people which art- It. Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason nt th Ir taskmasters; for 1 know their garrowa: 8. Ar..! I am come down to deliver thesg 1 out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to I alias Um m up out of that land unto a a .od land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk ar.d honey; unto the place of the , 'at .aal.lt- -. at.-: 'h. Hl'.til S. al.d tie Amorltes. and the p.-rittlt. s. and th. HlvtUs. ai d the Jebusltet. . Now therefore, behold, the cry of the , choir-1. of Drael Is vom- uijto me: and 1 have a!o fon the oppressiM wl.rewith the Egyptians efsjkfeaa thtrn. 10. CMM Wt therefore, ar.d I will ser.d thee unto Pharaoh. Ikal thou mayest bring fOfth ir.y people the l.U,;rei. of Israel out of Egpt 11. And M o raid ur.iafiod. Who ana I. that I should go ur.t.. Tharaoh. ar.d thai I ahouit! I rir.B t..rth the children of Israel ' out of Egypt ? li At -i H mM. Certainly I will be w ith 1 thee; ar.d tru hall b- a t ken ur.to thee, that I have J...t the; When thou bast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye ; akall m rv. Oed upoo this mountain. OOI.III.N I ( rrtalKl; Will Bw eitlt II..-. I . . :t : I at. NiiTES AM - 'O.MMENTH Moses Flight. The t.-mien.y of Moses" life would ! to make him forirct his race, but he remembered thetn and was loyal to theru. Stephen aaggeatad t eis ?:25 that he interfered to help the oppressed Hebrew in the hope that the Hebrews wo, rise avainst the K-y pti.m.s under his leadership. Mosses' Murri.iL'e. The Midianites wandered over the Sinai peninsula nnd northern Arabia. Moses' life mnong them gave him familiarity with the region through which I -rael was to travel. Zipporah does not appear much in history, but passages like 4-24-L'i), ls-'-r indicate that she was not very eongvaial with her husband. The Call. The time of Moses' call ia set by 2:23 at about the date of the aeecssion of the Pharaoh from whom Israel finally escaped. This Pharaoh is lelieved to hae been Merert pah, who In-can to reign about H. C. I "2.1. Tin appearance in th. bush is to be thought f as supernatural, though the attempt has been made to explain it by reference t varioos natural appearances. The rexelation of tiod's holiness and Reparateness was the starting point of Moses' work. The second point af the reve'ation was the historic relation of ! f.od and His eople, and the recognition of the covenant with the pa'riarch. Moses' sense of the greatness of the task, his long absence from the court, his ignorance of the eople, all moved him to feel that the undertaking ws too great. Vet he was p.s well fitted for the work as a man could be. The Signs and lb lpei. In t:14. the origin of the Hebrew's special name for (iod is indicated. This name, lonown to us as Jehovah, was pronounced at first as though written Yah weh. The significance of the Bame is "The Living One." The common name of God In earlier times was Kl.di.m or F.I. signifying "The Mighty One." .lehovah was the covenant name, and was considered tinapeakably sacred by the later JeWa. pear 1'itinta. Meditation is to prayer what study ia to learning. Where QoaUa least wanted is where He is most needed. The heavier sins- fetter the more gome boast of their freedom. If life is a day-dream death will be a terrible night of reality. L'fi is to be measured by its outflow rather than by its income. Libert is the law of life and law the preervrr of liberty. The man of bitter thoughts will not be likely to live a sweet life. The name of .lesus is the one lever that lifts the world. Our faith in God s promises oft depends on our faithfulnes to His precept. The aw fulness of sin is realized when we contemplate what one sin would haee been in Chri-t Ham's Hum. The Healings stream. The stream which is to heal and Vitaline humanity aiati rise n a height above humanity. Moral ami social ref ran which rise from lower levels will be 1 ke rivers in ih dc-ert. wkJca trickle feebly for a few miles and fhen are lott in the s.uu!. AUxander McLaren WITTY AND WISE. The prompt payment of debts is the one virtue lacking in many a man's make-up. Dili it ever occur to you that faüj M per cent, of the dolla offered for sale are girl? S-'iue people's idea of economy is to deprive themselves of thinga Uta don't want. A im il cii st ude nt says mortifi.-a t ion ensues when a young man pops the question and the girl aa) a no. Chicago Uai.y Kerns.

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With pious feelings of deep obligation, As per proclamation. Our lot should satisfy ua this one day, dog gone it I Though someone may have got A mortgage on it.

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Sr as thicKly - s" V As we could wish. We know t' , Also That things may not come our way quite as quickly,'' As we would like to ace them hike ' i ,f.-,'t! To us adown fair Fortune's flowery pike. fefvVvX But therefore should we rend our garb and curse ' Our luck And pluck

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On every season hallowed contest ible

With added gratitude If what we've chewed

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