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Show WHAT STARTED ITf "Papa, who started this Thanksgiving habitr . The Puritans, my son." Who were the Puritans, papa?" fThey were the first settlers in New i England. They dared anybody to worship wor-ship the way their consciences dfd not dictate." "Whose consciences, papa?" "The Puritans', my son." "Why did they establish Thanksgiving, Thanksgiv-ing, papa?" "One day It occurred to Gov. Brad-, ford that Boston was not yet founded, and wouldn't be for quite a while. On communicating this to the others there was a great: spontaneous, shout of gratitude. The day on which he happened hap-pened to realise this happy condition of affairs was set apart as a national holiday." holi-day." ' - "But, now that Boston 1s founded, why do people go on giving thanks, papal" -"Partly because the fall elections are always over by that time, partly because be-cause that day ends the football season, but mainly from force of habit, my son. Now, run and help sister seed the ral-alns."-Judgv '"'is' . |