A Thanksgiving Party

Banks and bis üpiisnltrd One bnght Noveuiiber day. i Planning a splendid dinner In a pleasant, airy way. " We'll have grand Thanksgivinj?, Sald Banks; "and l'olly. dear, Yon get tlie gnesta together, Aud I"ll ppovide tlie chocr." Then Banks, with hoart o'erflowiiitf. Said. " Xow's tho time, my dear, To ask üne's wjie's relations, So let them all be liero. Yes. ask them all, my darliiiK'; Yoiir husband's not the man Tö stop half-way in niflkiiií A pleasaut family plan."1 So Polly asked hor pcople - And they srere not a few - 1'a.pa, mamma :uid hrolhers, Aud all hiT sistrr.s too. These brought thdb littlc cliildreil Alauehing, rompí ug civvd- And. in the after-dinner spercli. Banks really felt quite ' proud." Yet through it all a shadow Into hia bosom stole; 110 kiKív wliat bilis wcre eomiiii,' in; Tliey paralyzed his soul! lío kn v that .Muthcr rippJin.ir Was whiwperintí oóïï advico In Polly's car. and, somehow, That wasn't very ñire. He knew the romping ehildren Had done him damapc diré (For Banks liad dainty furniture As any could delire) ; But still the uesffl were üieTiy; The dinner "went ofc well,11 111 spite of many yexlng fhioga Which ene don't care to tdl. And -vhen, at last, 'twas over, And evei-y sruest gbne DbW, The tumbled house quite still again, And res time wtÊ3 eonie. Sweet Mrs. Banks said. eliecrily, i; My dear. how kind of them To come to us! Though niotlier" - (Banks softly eouiílied " Alirm" ") " Yes. mother notieed- bless her! - One slight omissjon, idear; i {Tlie said Thanksgivini; tliitac-Mi Without one rfliank ' v re queer. I know you don't say graee. dear; But don't it seera to you That to tíive thanks at sueli a tinto I.s what one ought to do? " ITe feil into a revene : Yiurre riírht ! " he sighed at last; " Thank Heaven üxg thing i." oyt: lliey're tícin1. and all is pastí " And so in simple laoguage. By tbat good husband Banks The prrand Thank ggivjng dinner "Nas orowned by aeariy thanks.