| Vol. III.—No. 108. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, November 22, 1881. | Copyright, 1881, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
THE WAY THE LITTLE FOLKS KEEP THANKSGIVING.ELSIE'S THANKSGIVING.
BY MRS. MARGARET E. SANGSTER.
Dolly, it's almost Thanksgiving. Do you know what I mean, my dear?
No? Well, I couldn't expect it: you haven't been with us a year.
And you came with my auntie from Paris, far over the wide blue sea,
And you'll keep your first Thanksgiving, my beautiful Dolly, with me.
I'll tell you about it, my darling, for grandma's explained it all,
So that I understand why Thanksgiving always comes late in the fall,
When the nuts and the apples are gathered, and the work in the fields is done,
And the fields, all re
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