Mark Twain on Thanksgiving:
Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England 2 or 3 centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for annually, not oftener, if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians…
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Thanksgiving Day, a function which originated in New England 2 or 3 centuries ago when those people recognized that they really had something to be thankful for annually, not oftener, if they had succeeded in exterminating their neighbors, the Indians…
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And in return the Pilgrim killed em
They call it it Thanksgiving, I call your holiday hellday
Cause I'm from poverty, neglected by the wealty
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Thanksgiving Day became a habit, for the reason that in the course of time, as the years drifted on, it was perceived that the exterminating had ceased to be mutual & was all on the white man’s side.
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The original reason for Thanksgiving Day has long ago ceased to exist.
The Indians have long ago been comprehensively & satisfactorily exterminated & the account closed with Heaven, with the thanks due.
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And sin is resumed at the old stand.