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Tne First
Thanksgiving
Day.
II na* two day* before n>»«h*» , »*
fal Ml Ik* HUM tow* «* Pl>«..►»»•> •»
M«. |MI Ittl A Hill* hoy slo-rt ««
ihe door «« CM* UMr kM femme «*•< » fa
galled ***** *M l«M thoughtfully
Ml at in* wood. Now «»4 lh<-» IB Isa
dl.ian- - mM ho fe*srd »fa fafe»d «*
•km. at every uw of wfetrb ifa *«*»•
M ia Me aoalnt «M f««hi »n*d *»'•
Mai. #»«ui*d a 4aiv. of Jay. »fcfa
fa* thin, a hit* lac* llghlcd up *rtb •
•mil.
A few 4ar» before tkieernor Bradford
ha<l umvl a proclamation d.*;*n.tmg
• day as tfeaukagtving far ifa bountiful
linral a»4 tfa many mercies of Isa
•0.1 ye »t
Ob Dae. n of ifa prevtoo. year Isa
people of Ply month bad landed in a
B**r and Bfaellled eoantry from Uielf
•hip, ifa Mayflower, that had btousht
them from Holland and from England
la New Kuala ml In farther of lb.«r
two ouawfaa had lfa> fa" >i alkia cd
tfa frs«d«dfe Of thought ih i i •
BY PETER
; ( CQPVg lOHT |QS)&, BY Te+tE. AUTH-08.
In the raised multitude that followed
John Hull, the novelist, when he estab
lished the Canada company In 1W&.
there were representatives of every
walk In life. Hut on the shore of Unite
Huron a stern equality was maintained.
The weaver turned farmer was the
equal of the adventurous non of the
htlrd. and, takln* these thin** into con
sideration, Msttlstrate I‘lielan hud no
cause to wonder at the tumult created
In the settlement when he banqueted
the chief men on turkey In his dmlnit
room and fed the ordinary people on
boiled pork In his ham.
Chief among the stall fed ituests was 1
Gideon McPherson, a man who was In
no sense of the word "ordlnar." On the
previous yesr he had been overlooked
by Tom McNulty nod had broken the
spell of the evil eyes by blaekintt them.
In that way he had practically mode
-the mickle dell” himself the captive of
htk bow and speur or rather of his hob
nailed boots and gnarled lists and hud
thereby won a planning notoriety. In
consequence he considered himself the
equal of all men and the superior of
most and resented savagely the slight
that had been put upon him. To all his
friends he told the story of his wrongs
In guttural Gaelic or broken English
and swore a great oath to be revenged
on his enemy. Each time he told his
story the angrier he became, and at
length It weighed so heavily on his
mind that he was unable to work
A couple of weeks after this Irritat
ing occurrence Tiger Dunlop, that glori
ous literary rowdy who had been
puni hmaktr for Christopher North and
th» heroes of the "Noctea Ambrosl
na»,” arrived in the neighborhood and
.trd of the trouble. He immediately
! tcd Gideon and learned the story
-'■on his owU Ups
a . A!) f„ vas Alalshter Phaalan* Gld
roared In his strange dialect, for
ter bad learned English from his low
*" i .scotch neighbors. “Kan he kem
bush he stood in a tub to shop, he
SO feared of nicking dls shanks,”
v ,'f be laughed at the absurd picture
.injured up by his wild exaggeration,
li was oor dochter Betsy that learned
him to swing his ax. Put we’ll be re-
V.niched on ae scoondrel some day.
•aid Gideon, relapsing into a silence
•4 »*d m ifa fa** •••■< rntm* »**
«. -a* •«** fap*d »a fara tfa f 4®fl n
•or*# «*#4 « Uw «*# Ohm* m*4m
fal fa tfaaa WMfarfefad «fa «*• Mfa*
o.H »Bd Isa Haafawer. two ah tfa tfal
Mold »e#ro ama* and mow fa «*•••
day* as area* mmmrn > fats. ifa* •»« *•*•
fa# tfa unknown Mad fayafad Isa Wb
Tfa fated*. U flfafad 000.0 arefahr ami
• a* ( hit- | HIT 1 to tort fa«« t* Utaat,
Ml Isa fauvor a»d *tmmg»# as Isa
mrrr~T read famed Ihrtr way to Amen
ea fa hoard Isa Matfae.r MM <fa
ragrago they ifla inflltnid Mnw *
MOB aad waaa Aiwa tn* trt «f ifa«r
WWW. fart at lari they twartfad Ameot
<a aad aarfae«4 M Cap* «>f faf. •*
Isa rofart as wfal la Bow nl < I Manga
• dwell* Ifamo ttw WOO afaOl IB fa
| fating a pfaew fa fa ad aad Mild Ifal-
I fame*, and tt waa wall lata Isa urtBBW
tartar* lfay war* a« snfsly fawaed. Isa
.•tWranta occupying Isa law *«•*#• I
building BBtll oe»ea • mailer mm wfa*
I*ol op far Isa dlger»si famine* When
Ifay Bed arrtyed. ifare woeo Mfl far
oawa-t»wwß f«>lha aad ehltdrM —fart fey
I tfa flrst ThonfeMiri"* daf 'fa»* were
•ml td. Isa elfeers havlnt died aa Isa
reawt! as leWfele far fafe iw
Aaww* ifaoe had twea ifa falfar es
mile Raaalyed Thai rummer Isa lltlle
fay fad bad a a«w4 ••«**». Tfaro feed
fan plenty la eat Tfa otnrea the «da-
Bial* fad lermchl **y*r la Isa Mayflow
er held mil. aad Ifare fad been green
rnrn and wild rtraaherrtea. with flah,
1 .fat--* and eel. fmm ifa hay and
plenty of freoh ragevahlea aad win
crape, and nul. la Isa autumn. The
corn fad crown abundantly, and «a lh>»
the entonlala eapeeted »<» depend tor
Ifeelr bread during Isa winter. Tfa Ut
ile boy waa fond of Isa rora eahee
which mjuanlo, the Indian friend of Ihe
i-otooM*. fad laugh! them lo mafee
Tfa barley aad pea cr**pa a ere email
but neverlhelaaa• lo* ernor Hradford aad
hi* people, la aplle of Isa many grave*
over on Hartal hill, .moothed level with
that was Interrupted from time to tlm*
I by a defiant snort.
“Ah approve of yer speertt. mon,”
said Dunlop, who could never mis" a
i chance to play a practical Joke. "But
fy dlv .ve no get yer wcesh o’ him by
fasting?"
Gideon pricked up his ear*, and Dun
lop explained In Scotch that would be
tedious to a modern reader that the
man who fasts f"i three days can get
his with on his enemy. It was a plan
well know n In Scotland, where the gen
eral poverty made It easier to practice
! than any other kind of revenge. Of
I course tilt- scheme appealed to the su
per titlous and thrifty Gideon, and lie
resolved to act on It at once.
After the whole mutter "as settled
Dr Dunlop's parting Injunction was:
i •■ye must sit 1' the hoose an no taste
a bile for three days, or ye wull lose yer
weesh.”
1 Betsy followed the doctor to where
his horse was tied and when she was
: out of her father's hearing exclaimed
! angrily:
“I tak shame o' ye, Dr. Dunlop, that
' ye sud dll the uuld nton’s held wl' sic
> trash."
“Tut. Betsy!" he replied, with a good
natured laugh and paying her the com
; pllment of speaking In plain English.
"You do not understand your father as
■ r do. If he went on hating Phelan as
i bo has started, he would soon be so
i bilious he would be sick on your hands.
This Is my prescription for him. and
I’ll guarantee that within three days
he w ill not want to hate any one again
or to be revenged on them, and you
must help the good work by cooking all
the beat dishes your house can afford,
! so as to whet his appetite."
Betsy laughed when she understood
' the doctor's drift and promised to do
j her part. Then she inquired seriously:
“Dlv yeh know fat day will be set
i apart for Thanksgiving? Oor favther
will he v anttn to know."
The doctor was on the point of re
; plying that Gideon was in no condition
' to offer thanks, but an Idea occurred to
j him. mid with a characteristic ehnckle
he said instead:
“I will find out when I am in Galt If
the governor has made his proclama
tion, and I will send you word.”
THIS JLTJGh* CJSTA. SUNDAY HERALD.
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Uiaaeoteoa waaa tfa *»d ••»**
o<rt t o* tfa fowta ew tfa ay te faf fa
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j pewlet dttfaa wefa fa- owl awt Hot
fa toady fa* aaa fa tfa fata day
at fa* a rat»»* of m«eu.iey aad ifa
boat as a drwm oee* fart ifa-dtah ifa
«iltag*, lie MU> boy. fa faa fcfat «fa«* 1
j|M |
eollar aad with hM flv-.lay rlolhe*
hruahed epotlee*. grasped hi* moth r *
hand, and together they elarl«-d for
ibureh. He tu mrt * year* old an!
aal la a rtraight bench with th» women.
Gideon's fast began from the moment
he resolved to act on the Tiger's sug
gestion, hut a* he hst eaten a hearty
supper nothing worth recording hap
pened until the next day. On the fol
| lowing morning he wakened with the
i birds, as was the habit of pioneer* who
j wished to sue -eej hut he iromedt a t'!>'
; thought of his enemy and did not get
I up. Instead he lay where h» was an!
| meditated on the w ish he would mikt
j against Phelan. His appetite was sharp,
and he thought It would be a sweet re-
I veitge to see hi* Insulter at his door
I begging for a bite to cat. While he
: was revolving thl* delightful prospect
j In his mind his daughter* were prepir
| Ing the breakfast. He heard Betsy rak
j In* the ashes for live coal". Then he
! heard her blowing on Ihem while the
Are crackled In the kindling, an l pres
j ently a delightful odor began to p-ne
! trate the rickety partition that sen-
I arated his bedroom from th* kitchen
They were having fried ham for
! breakfast, with buckwheat pancake#
j and gravy!
Gideon clasped his hands over his
| complaining stomach and with Scotch
j stubbornness suppressed a groan. His
‘ wide nostril* drew In the delicious odor
i with every breath and drove him fran
tic. It was impossible to lie In he I and
endure It, so he Jumped ,pp and began
to dress so a* to have something to oc
cupy his mind. After a time he ap
peared In the kitchen, where Betsy w as
cleaning the breakfast dishes, the other
girls having gone out <0 the field to
finish digging the potatoes.
Betsy bade him good morning, and he
replied with a surly nod. The odor of
the hum was still to the air. and he
was beginning to fcal,, weak from hun
ger. Though he would have refused
anything to cat. he was unreasonably
angry because she offered him none.
But he refrained from scolding, and ns
he could not go out he sought forget
, fulness in reading. Because of the. evil
: nature of his fast he could not read his
Gaelic Bible, so he ferreted up a bundle
of Dr. Dunlop's political pamphlets and
slowly spelled out ns much of their
meaning as he could. About the middle
of the forenoon he opened on the arbi
trary Canada company and railed at it
with tierce Celtic eloquence. Betsy lis
tened dutifully and In the meantime
dressed a chicken for dinner. She put
It on to stew over the open flreplaee and
made a light batter for doughboys.
Gideon talked constantly and watched
j every movement with wolfish eyes. The
] odor from the bubbling pot set every
nerve in his rebellious digestive system
quivering, and when Ann and Sarah
I came home for their dinner It was a
: torture to see their enjoyment of the
! meal. He never realized before whnt
ravenous and expensive eaters they
were. FtnaHy, his anger broke loose,
and as'he scolded his Iron gray w hisk
ers bristled with rage. Of course he
: talked in Gaelic, and alt who know the
| vttuperatfve power of that language can
realize the narrator’s sorrow at hetng
I obliged to confine himself to a feeble
| English paraphrase.
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mat fa fart aaae* a*d tfaf ww *» ,
m *fa* *aa faaaa
JS.-Zrhefao* -t. as rttwfart*
Md daw* feot fam. aw* a* tfa* **«*
.red •*** fa* faafa **aa «fad **•
••are MO tfa* aadrtd *dt fa*' Mtfa Mad
numafa of tfa day* of nwwfa **w,
ike ttttlo fay Md a a»e*t lraw»a»t* ,
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mfaaa fad,. «M MUt Ifal fa fa* M*d
tni f aw fa tfa faud iwmw oh faa
|4iMm 09t I tiwyp it Htw~iit>ir
My w »• **w* •* fa* Mnwiaa as a
****** aa-a alt* ittafaiaa mom aa*
ImMd Ufa' Jfe Wrtd ha. fa few *****
■ay and .a***, Tfe*r had ••
Mfaa wf%*a»d j ,
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tu* fa** rwofe-a mrt fa fad Ifea* It ooa
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~51
THK CAT KATfI THE WISHBONE
friend tad ally among ihe Indian chief*,
who had com* to *pend Ih# holiday with
them.
All day Ihe Indian* came pouring In
and had to fa fed Captain HtandMfe
Doughboys with saleratus In them, |
and - ale ml us costing a dollar h pound!
Is It any I huvtn'i iblt to
make th* last prfyihent* on the farm
with such extravagant going* sk? Yon
used to be satlsfi-d to c>ok Wtth corn
cob ashes, but now nothing but ralera
(u* trill suit yous ippntffe*—*.iler*tn»!
tnt you're entihy white bread as ts
wheat ran t wArth f, , h i-h •! and Ba t
—salt with er-tr'v mouthful, 'hough tt
costs JfO a barret,
“\Ve all work hard enough, father, to
get our board," said B-*tsy, who, as
acting masher o* the family, could take
the liberty to reason with her lather,
“and if t our heart was not full of fool
ish anger you would be glad :o see u*
eating "
“Silence!" he commanded In a voice
mu?
.'Jti&i
“HERE. TAKE SOME FUSKEY."
that made them all tremble, for he was
a true Scotch father, and his word was
law. Then, feeling ashamed of him
self, he set them the example of being
silent. \
For suppbr the irritating Betsy cook
ed potato cakes, Gideon's favorite dish,
and as they browned in the oven pan
before the fire the smell of them- made
him pace up and down the room like a
madman, Betsy And her sister* were
truly sorry for him. but he was bring
ing it ail on himself, and their sympa
thies were not as deep as they might
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IfaM fn-i Tfa* **•* faro* fewwy
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•M wf ««m* •* rtWMfa fa oat a* fa*
tMfa -mit-bI *f «MNf aw* aad tfa* aa
fa fa aiaawfad Maw fa* fafaw*
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fafa bm tatrt fartd-y tad wyawfadfa
ai tfa MU* fa*, fatwat* set» aaaaAy
acted fa mtetfartm rwtdty rogoated
ofeat few# fem* aart
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MM ttfao a-od far** a*rt wood fa
(•re-tty Uk»« Ufa fettt* MMWd • faM
•farted rtf wttg fe'w
Tfa mm* oeee at tfa wiatowa aa*
me aw wfea* tfa wrwtge'r aawrfaf
pal- a a.feel lUrtaggfe Isa faffaß fa tfa
uilta fay • feaano i*m at tfa door.
Mwavar. tfa yoawga»*e fawned fa dw*
gw Tfam ** at* don* et-W* *#•
wfa M tr*m afem tfa do**
Tfa fet«* MW Wfa Wfafe dtfafatfat
e4 Theta oaa fa rttaww as arewßg.Ba
aa !adt»a ■wryfagt far Mary wit* ifa
nlrti*---r dootfwyad. and far* that fa
•md Mrowafei ifa Wag no far fa did nat
know fa* ofeat fa do o-ttfe feUn. far
igfalrtr feofoe* fee «-t*d afeow tfa la
-4,0a few wotfear* feWgbl pewter Ufa
•fetch MwiOiH would praMbty fear*
wanted tfa 4rwma i -.88 fa feea. a rail
faf Ihe dMirmatioa a# pet#.* *wl grant
ing an apofagy. the king darted am ay
1., fatp dwirlfetrte I fee gtfla aa fee had
been aafeed fa do fey tfafarmw Bradford
and Caw* 1 * fanadl.h
Tfa flrrt Tfanfeagi* sag day la Amer
lea had ettdrrt and tfa 1 1 red p*»ple of
Wtiwmlfe prepared fa mire, euw of
them wairfemg at ifeetr eladoom, faar
fut even of Hi* friendly foUowera of
Maaaaartl. who. tired aad tfaepy. plunk
aver Ike hilltop* with many gruni* of
•aiiafariloa uv*r a day pleaeanlly »f-nl.
ELU MATHIKtMtK-N.
tttahi Hat# gee a Worse.
rather laeverely)—My mm. Ib» M a
dtagrareful *l*t» of affalra. TIM* re
pel nay* yon are the Mat hoy IB the
claaa of tt.
Henry--ll might have Wn wore*, fa
thee.
rather—l ran i *re how.
Henry—Th-re might have been more
hoy* la Ihe rlaas!
have bean. They ate their potato cake*
and old ham without undue ostenta
tion. however, for they really f ared
their father's temper When they had
finished their supper, they *tote away
to bed, and Gideon did th# same.
It was In vain that he tried to take
hi* mind from the gnawing in hla
stomach, and hla sleep was broken by
wild dreams, for a starving roan will
see visions, be he fool or a mahatma.
Ai first he dreamed over the wild voy
age of 10 day* that brought him from
Scotland to the wlldern-s*. The wave*
were tossing about him wearily, and
then Vtmt the terrible news that chol
era had broken out among the paasen
ger*. Horror piled m»on horror until
at last a huge ship bore down upon
them. < ut their schooner in two and im
paled Gideon through the stomach with
Its bowsprit. He awakened with a
scream that brought hi* daughter* to
h:s side, but he sternly bade them re
turn to bed
He must have found an easier posi
tion the next time, for his dream was
happier. Once more he was on his be
loved Scottish hills, far from the lonely
forest smothered levels of Canada, and
p> gfaj fi v
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Eftflk tel
■3a
f
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wss hurrying- home to his mother’s
“bothan.” Sha was at the door to greet
her wanderer and kissed him on both
cheeks as she led him in. She brought
out the huge boiled braxie ham and
the oatcakes and because he was so
rWANKJOfVJNG ELVE3 7
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Lv.'-j -
MERE HlvHlV,ro\ LIVER.
Wfert* feotdfag fa retfatnfem*** Isa
pngetm faifefa*. wfa *et tfa eaampt* «f
t itaferaling Tfan krai stag day. on*
• Una id aal far*** tfafaral Ofarg*
Waeh naior wfa. fey glefad a* a *«*■ .
try, r.adw. t H p«**ffefa far a* fa M*fca
it a Mdlfaß*’ holiday.
Ckfaral Waantagtoa'a fertfa al Mmfa*
Vernon, ka Virgin *• M *p»* «■»
pwh.b. every thing fa-fag kepi e*»ell> IM ,
feta family Mft H,
Tfa view gytnta «»**« hea«ttful aa* ;
ery etep toward Isa ho we-
Every one ompa when the path I'ad*
by a email, plain ferv fe feuUdtna wufe
aa a relied gateway In from On Isa
marwi# above H are the word*.
Within lkt« far Moure r#*t Ife* re
main* of ileneral Georg* Worhmglon "
I-diking through ifee Iron hot* on*
area the huge macM* eogln*. eerh cut
from one ootid Mark of marble
Over tfa door of tfa tomb are writ
ten ih* word*
am the resurrect ton and «h# Ufa
H# that belle, eth fa roe. though he
were dead, yd ***•< fee live."
One may feoal lb# eye# on the long
winding river and tow Mils. Ik- < loud*
and Ifee tree# that roual fear* dr lighted
the eye* of Washington hundreds of
times. There are especial tress, 100. all
4 round that claim attention. Here M
weary and faint a Jug cf good whisky ;
M|M for a horn cup she crooned love
words to him. as ts he were a child
again, and he wakened Th. tear* w*ro
thing tearing at his heartstrings ss
well a* gnawing at bis stomach Aft
er thb hr slept from sheer exhaustion
and did not waken again until the ham
was being fried for breakfast The
savory odor of It was a hundredfold
more maddening than on the previous j
morning. He stuffed the coverlet in hi# ;
mouth to keep hlmseif from groaning \
1 aloud and meditated on his wish j
against Phelan. By this time he was 1
beginning to doubt his ability to think
of anything savage enough to do th*
w-reteh Justice.
In the early morning Tiger Dunlop'a j
servant appeared with n huge basket.
“My master sent me," he said, “to tell ,
you that he has Just learned that today ,
is the day appointed for Thanksgiving j
by the governor and that he Is coming :
to dinner and will bring a few- friends i
to see Mr. McPherson, and he wants
you to have this cooked for him.”
So spying, he laid on the table a
I dressed sucking pig. with a loaf of dry
i bread, a bundle of onions, a bunch of
; »;,ye. a little roll of fresh butter and a
| peck of apples.
What a sucking pig it was! It* little
I back was so broad you could have pour
ed a cup of water In the hollow of it |
I without spilling a drop, but It was by ;
l no means all fat. The bushwhacking
I hogs of those days did not run solely to !
fat. To maintain the strength of a ]
steam plow' and the speed of an an
telope they needed brawny muscles,
and this cherubic youngster undoubted
ly had his share.
When Betsy had admired the peerless j
sucklmg and her father had dilated on
the honor that was being done to them
; by the Tiger and his friends in coming
j to have their Thanksgiving dinner with
him, the other two girls w'ere called
from the field to help prepare for the
visitor*. Th.' eompliment implied by
the d nner diverted Gideon's mind from
Ills relentless hunger and kept him from j
noticing too painfully the hurried lunch j
that was taken by his daughters.
But his peace was short lived. Betsy
crumbled the loaf of dry bread, peeled
i and chopped the onions, powdered the
sage leaves, and then with the fresh
butter mixed the dressing. When the
little cherub was filled to his utmost
capacity, they hung him before a great
fire in the open fireplace over the drip
ping pan.
"Come,” said Betsy to her father.
“Won't you help us by keeping the pig
turning?"
It was cruel, but Gideon could not re
sist. The crackling was already be
ginning to give its smell aright, and,
j though he would fain fly, he was at
| traded toward th# chimney. Presently
I the onions penetrated the broiling side*
i and added their powerful odor to the
I torture. Then the daughters, as cruel
! as those of old Lear, hung a pot of ap
-1 pies on the crane to make apple sauce
•• rxy Iq — am* he plantr* *a4 an "thee
->a* la l.itrl-TT A* it wa* r«*a»t«iß -■*-»
_„ * # Mtwm nraf til# W-lkirt|
ft wan Ml turn to try (a All Ml
i |l|# m* *-■ W#f# * * it'
y#!«*# Hut *h* n ?*»*■» f'>tre Ml tk##MP»
fn mt ■ ft# *h»f* lfit# tof#tttifu* !infil<Hl
I T trr—t if to *V»*h*n«i***i Ml
ytMii wmi tk# yn"PfK *“t !*•#•*■ »tr<~A*inn
for that itamr (Ist tl*#v f
*t to dim AJi fIVMMi mi td#*jr c'#b!4
la th# dinint room mi# ###• th# iMm
b«mr4 that td#r# ohm W*#hn«-
ton liv#4. th# Mbh d# at# from
td# hook* WAddington k»o*d am! r« #4.
and r«*#t a»»ur*d td#»r# la not much light
Washington r#ad In dim. Ata»v# It ii
td# ilttla. low, dark bedroom nhirh Mr*.
fmm it a little dormer window ithe <x*ul4
ketp in Bight td# r#«tins place of hey
beloved duaband. A P A
and put a great loaf of bread into tbs
L>ut( h oven
What a rev#l of odor* now flll#d tha
old hour#! Th* Hppetit# of ait anchor it#
would hav# b#cn tempted, w» what
mu*t It havt been to th# starving c*ld»
eon, who wa* at ait times a hearty
feeder? He had to put forth a great ef
fort of will to keep his under Jaw snap
ped up and to avoid drooling Th. i. hia
wretched daughter* capped the climax
by putting a score or two of fine pota
toes to bake In the coal*. By thl* tlmo
Phelan and the wish were forgotten.
Gideon could think of nothing but tho
crackling pig. the jiotatoe# ami the hot
bread, and he was almost wandering in
his mind
A* last the odor* reached their per
fection. and wtth everything prepared
the girls began to watch at the door
for the Tiger and hi* friends. But try
to Imagine the case of Gideon!
The table was loaded with a feast
that was plentiful even for those lav
ish days. Everything was done to a
turn, and he had an appetite sharpen
ed by two days' hunger.
But. though a Scotchman's will can
not be bent. It can sometimes be bro
ken, and at ln»t poor Gideon Jumped
from his stool with a cry like a famish
ed wild animal.
“Bring me the butcher knife." ha
shouted, "and the big horn spoon!"
With one slash and a savage twist he
wrenched a ham from the suckling and
with another stroke disemboweled it of
it* rich dressing.
It wa* In vain that his daughters told
him that the Tiger was coming up
the lane with his friends. Colonel Van
Egmond, Captain Dunlop, Colonel
Prime. Sheriff Hyndman and half a
dozen others of equal note in the prov
ince. He was deaf to everything except
the Macedonian cry of his stomach, and
when they arrived they were convulsed
with laughter, for the Tiger had in
duced them to come by telling of hla
trick, and they were ready for a
Thanksgiving dinner, even though the
authenticity of the proclamation waa
open to grave doubts.
"Stop, mon," cried the Tiger to Old
[ eon, “or ye’ll burst! Here, take some
fuskey to tone yer stammach." And
he brought out one of the twelve apos
tles, as he was In the habit of calling
the whisky bottles he carried with him
wherever he went.
They all took a hearty appetizer. If
one were needed with sucking pig on
! the table, and then sat down to eat.
After dinner the refreshed Gideon told
' them of his prowess in overcoming the
1 spell of the evil eye. and before they
left he was so proud of having enter
tained such notable guests and being
complimented by them that his heart
i was full of thankfulness, and he had
nothing but good wishes for ail men,
and particularly for such inferior peo
ple as Phelan and his aristocrats. At
the new* of the real Thanksgiving day
never reached him when it was pro
claimed. he never had cause to doubt
the sincerity of his humorous friend,
the Tiger. _