Show the gates of thanksgiving Manks giving L q 1623 westbra newspaper union IT T IS 13 givina through the gates of thank thin Tir that we enter the courts of 0 pret our thanks for or the little bound bount ios that compass us um all our days day shall bring us u to greater blessings and lead us u to larger ways waye 0 lord of the manifold mer mercies cles As aa we wa number them ono one by one from the least of thy loving kindness T to 0 the uttermost gift of thy son lead us on from our belish gladdes to the marvelous marv elou things thou hast done r frank herbert sweet I 1 L hi ns to be L handful hank ful DONT know that I 1 have anything to be be thankful for complained the boarder in arrears as he sadly rattled a bunch of keys what do you want to start anything any like that for inquired the boarder dont you know mow that you will start us all figuring out things that wo we have to be thankful for when tt hen you make it a remark like that it will be ba on an awful bore ill fica Aeres fic 8 one thing announced the timid boarder in a still small voice from away down at the obscure end odthe of the table theres one thing ho he repeated after clearing hla bin throat and what Is ta asked the polite boarder recklessly the thing for us to be thankful for at thanksgiving Is that it Is so near christmas oh ob yest cried the pretty te teacher ach er enthusiastically yes continued the timid boarder greatly encouraged so near christmas and yet not too near that gyes gives us two things to be thankful tor for commented the mathematical boarder counting on his fin gers first that thanksgiving Is so near christmas second that thanks giving Is so BO far from christmas im thankful that it come near the fourth of july adly declared the fat and saucy boarder the arrangement of our holidays throughout the year Is exactly right we have ono egg eating holiday per annum namely easter E aster which colnes in the we have one holiday devoted to the eating of fried and lea ice cream namely the fourth of july the thanksgiving holiday in the fall la Is sacred to turkey and pumpkin pie ile and christmas to plum eilum pudding and mince pie one festival sacred to now new hats and flowers burst out the poetic boarder one devoted ta speeches patriotism and picnics one tor for family reunions and one for the giving of presents As I 1 said before resumed the iha timid boarder thanksgiving to Is just the right distance from christmas we can say to ourselves we cant get a t turkey or a new suit of clothes or a now house or a new nev automobile tills thanksgiving but christmas will soon be here and then well have everything ery thing well have more mosey money at christmas time than we have now and things will be easier generally tile the boss and the bachelor millionaire that wo we were kokind so kind to will probably send us a cheek check everybody loo loosens seus up at christmas time if ever so we can be thankful at thanksgiving time that we are so BO near a good feed and the season when people are apt to come across thus enabling us to loosen up and come across a little ourselves maybe which message of good cheer bright i ened up all the faces around the table even causing the boarder it in arrears to to smile adlle slightly |