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'/J ■ -* *«■•; S' VM? Jb w |* ■ IP \h * - J *Jj I "-■- - I*} ~-y'Wy«!ij •t •>«••«. •Ml M •*»» m» daeuog* Wfa* tfa •*>■*»•« **«*► »lw tfa fau«ees*v « fartng. Km»fa iwiMo* »**•*’ I* mV*#*** **• •* faMM m KaagC Oli'fadlfe (fa** Tom? MW* tram, ♦♦»*««*« C SEm rt*fa* **«* M M 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. 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WU«eh Ofa tfa N* as Cwfafat tfa Uiaaeoteoa waaa tfa *»d ••»** o<rt t o* tfa fowta ew tfa ay te faf fa Isa Hr. fadtdy far oafaW AM tfa be*t 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. far fa wm m *»*•*«» w_«fe «w o%*» ffafa* fao'oaiot fad ’•• fad Tfa fafar mm a »a* fa fafafa UMk ofay fit Mint o*4 faM** *** •• bmd •wfat uatniMMUif mmm >'■»—»* *» Mw fa#w tfa -fa** fafaad *— *T Ha* fa wortfad fa fart a *Mf fa «w tfal*. wt aa fa »fa M Ufa aa*« at fartfa tfa* fa M «f fay •mode .fa* tfa fairt trtlefd aad fa a-....-. a- - ■■-■ -<* m fc-.* IL# fflfa >4 -i4 rtfafa# 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* , M fat faarw aad Mart faa farttf 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 , ~f.m ea« Ifa* aatd Ifea IMIMII tfa hoed as ifa Mflfa *a*’ fe# |b* 'feawfat lerrrtd* -41 moa ifasoa> tMW*- «* f yvwtrt fa falfar* ••4 motor a a dafa far tfa* mwMkr.w tu* fa** rwofe-a mrt fa fad Ifea* It ooa aMr fa Km fartfart fa** #*«*• ~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 w* a** mmrnmm ***** m •»*- *MmT*ow* , *fa»* rttfavtoa rtfafeffa* tawtd MW* rnmtrnm tad** W* aad fa a wfa-fa ♦** •**• •*a aad was *•** fa* *■*'***'*'"* inawao #aa* d «w* dfei tufa tfaaa a MW Tfa ***** fad ***** tfa.* fa* •MM aartfa fad ww tfa wtaww afaiaa tfa *mm ««• fart wo* *fa wafafa ** j do* » oaa .HKfafa fa fa wm fafaft a awo dfl*. aad ITi *** a# MW fa «rt tfa fefafl fa #•» awd** fa* m* tw aao* fa» faw*.* a* ***** aa IfaM fn-i Tfa* **•* faro* fewwy Wry *w faafa Isa ****** mm aad •M wf ««m* •* rtWMfa fa oat a* fa* tMfa -mit-bI *f «MNf aw* aad tfa* aa fa fa aiaawfad Maw fa* fafaw* -Tfa fal amirtfaMid W-* a* fa ** | famfa' fart fa -fad n» faadt n fa ytw. •* ahwy •• faatfara itfai w** I tar ***** uml faa WM* _ faoa»awd Miibi* - yafart away at M» tfa* fafa bm tatrt fartd-y tad wyawfadfa ai tfa MU* fa*, fatwat* set» aaaaAy acted fa mtetfartm rwtdty rogoated ofeat few# fem* aart -MW aatd Metawaort. o* a fay rt fa* | ********* tttliTr—lt aver fa* Cfao '»fart 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 * L iV Eftflk tel ■3a f ■ 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 irr "" H rO (VW. ye-v^x., KJ(S r*£xjyt »? Ofa f*» gw** m 9**ms**‘*m4 Tm ****** gw to**tt wm trap W*M ****** *rat« fat* twit* wrfeM* A*kr*feOt*T A'*'**** t*t> A.fM*tWMt»« »*•** feMWf *f *»**W AM f»*Mw cafe* faffel. W*Wt IW*P fe saw *•* tM*W • Ifafai. tm ******** Itfai MfewfH tw faftM I Tt* ww Ifay MU w«*» —wtrtd #**' At ptfafefartlt Wd*r* art* tfetf. Th»W., *.W 4*9 WW Wfetwr *t*feti IMftrlM TllfefldfeWl'fe*** TM* iWUHMfa* fa»«*try. W*K Ifetf WW f»*e ft* W* M*'M *w**f •y ewrtai* ofart sea rattaw* fewfiM WrtWtrt Hfefel iMT*Mtw«a Ifal CAAOLINB WITWCMIUI- 1 *> ; ;/ r 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. _