Show It i Johns John's Thanksgiving I By Willis Willi Brooks i John Eddy shamed the tho laggard night SQ Sp early was waa his hili day begun lie He breakfasts 1 by candle light And tolled toiled afield till Bet set of sun I I Then by the glow a lantern shed hed 0 0 His cows were milked his stock I was ted red And all aU his evening chores were done i Before Defore he ho tumbled Into bed One autumn morning on his way j The parson stopped slopped and urged I him so BO BOTo I 0 To come to church Thanksgiving 1 Day I 0 I That John at last resolved to go j But to the parsons parson's deep regret He still denied Creations Creation's debt j What thanks said John do farmers owe For worming working hard for tor all they get I i In church that day John Eddy dreamed He lie saw saw the sun In splendor rise 0 I I I 0 Yet from a thankless world It seemed I I No welcome went to greet the I 1 skies I f No chirping Insect voice was raised The birds In n h heedless edless silence I gazed I And there before his wondering j I 0 eyes i A morning came unsung u I 4 S Then rolling thunder shook tho the f land 0 I Ungrateful world 1 It seemed to I Isay say lIay I And from above a mighty hand f Swept do down and bore the sun i I S away I Too late lale the field and forest vied 0 j In pleading song songs In vain they cried For one sweet hour of blessed I day I Which tardily they glorified j John Eddy waking spoke as one i Who entertained a a. novel thought r How little man himself has done 0 How much for him has hall Nature i wrought j What lavish gifts gUts of sun and j shower 0 Thanksgiving comes or come It 0 0 ought 1 To fructify the field held and flower Not once a year but every hour j G 1 ills 1120 20 Western Newspaper Union I I 6 0 |