Good day to you. My name is Ronald Skytower also, but my time is nearer to the twenty-first century than my great great great grandfather who fought in the Revolution. I would wish that my era were a more peaceful time but with the recent secession of the several southern states being held in rebellion against the union I must sadly refrain from vouchsafing such an honorable place in history.
It was with great surprise then when I travelled to your wondrous time to see the holiday of Thanksgiving. It gladdens my heart to see that the day of thankfulness Mr. Lincoln beseeched our nation to observe continues on to this day. It was also with much surprise that when I arrived I was greeted by not only my great great great great grandson but my great great great grandfather as well! The three of us were astonished to see each other – we being of not only the same lineage, but also the same name.
Our twenty-first century descendent pressed upon us to come to his home for a meal of such sumptuous fare and wondrous delicacies that I could scarce believe my eyes! We all sat with his family to a glorious feast upon which I am to understand is now a common tradition. I must say that compared to the hard tack, cornbread and coffee upon which our regiment subsisted, this splendid feast was fit for a king!
Afterward, I sat basking in the sounds of children happily playing and a family living sumptuously unafraid of outward strife, cannon fire, or a divided nation. It was such a balm to my sensibilities to relax for a time unafraid of the musket-ball or rebel yell. T’was also an afternoon which buoyed my sagging spirits seeing the future fruits of so many fine and gallant fellow lost on the terrible field of battle. Our wily adversary General Robert E. Lee rode roughshod as of late over the best our union generals could muster and for a time it appeared as if the union were lost.
But as I sat staring with wonder at the marvelous view afforded by what my descendant called a big-screen television of a strange game called football, I was just as astonished at the vast crowd watching it. None seemed afraid of life or limb. All seemed of good cheer and as I perceived a whole and undivided United States, I was heartened and saw that the terrible struggle of my time resulted in peaceful gatherings and hearty families.
And for that I was very thankful to a beneficent God indeed.
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