A classic Thanksgiving romantic short story by Edward Payson Roe. This book was written in the 1800s and tells a historical holiday story with a romantic undertone. The main character, Elsie, decides to surprise her brother by giving him a kiss on his return home from college. Instead, she ends up kissing her brother's friend from college and gets embarrassed. But, her embarrassment later turns to love. The beginning of this version features a biography of the author.