Chapter XIX

And so Thanksgiving Day came round,
And at the church our children found.
They sat quite still, and did no wrong,
But, oh, that sermon seemed so long!

The minister to the people read
The words the governor had said,
And told the reasons why, thought he,
They all should very thankful be.

The children homeward took their way,
Thankful for pumpkin pie that day.
Old Towser shared their homeward pace
With solemn look and Sunday face.