Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1903 — Dickey on Thanksgiving. [ARTICLE]

Dickey on Thanksgiving.

“I onorstan’,” said Brother Dickey, “dat do President" done ’p’inted his Thanksgivin’ day, much ter de regret or de turkeys, what ’lowed dey warn’t no use in takiu’ on any mo’ life insu’ance ’twell de week ’fo’ Chris’mus. But de President got ter studyin’ ’bout it t’er day, atter he drawed his week’s wages, en tol’ ’um ter charge it up ter jirofit en loss, cn he ’cided dat de Aiuntry wua doin’ so well all rouu’ dat we orter ring de bells en inwits all de po’ relations ter dinner. So dat how come Thanksgivin’ is cornin’, iv’ich brings on de question: ‘What is we got tevbe thnnkful for?’ En ter begin wid, en speakin’ for myself, I thankful dat de Nunited States is In Georgy en’ll mos’ likely stay dar, ez long ez real estate is vallible ez what it is. Ell, furdermo’, I thankful dat I gittin’ ’long so well wid iny neighbors. I ain't never been lynched yit, en I ain’t a-gwiue ter lie, oz,-long ez dar's a straight road befo’ me. en de rheumatism keeps out er iny legs! I thankful fer ten ohijlun en one wife, en dat do chillun is all able ter support me han’some; 1 thankful fer de house I live in—w’en <le rent ain’t due; en fer my daily bread —wVn do baker’ll wait 'twell de en’ er de month fer his money; in fact, I thankful fer all I got, en fer mo’ n-comin’ —fer a good appetite en somepin ter fill it —fer long life, free salvation, a straight road ter glory, en de devil take de hind mos’!” — Atlanta Constitution. '