Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-12-14
A Thanksgiving Incident.

A Thanksgiving Incident.
Scene, a Highland Street railway-car.
Time, q little after 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The car in question was on
its outward bound trip, and contained
but nine passengers. When near Do
yer Street an additional passenger got
on, who, as he opened the rear door,
pleasantly hailed the conductor, and
the latter's remark set the former into
a very pleasant frame of mind, his
face, as he took his seat beside a Globe
reporter, plainly betraying his recent
acquaintance with the customary
Thanksgiving turkey. He was a young
man, not exactly handsome, but
pleasant-looking, was well dressed,
even to the fashionable beaver which
he wore. He vas in a very happy
frame of mind, as was quite evident
from the pleased expression which
played unconsciously about his mouth.
Sitting still was evidently not his gem
eral custom, and, suddenly thrusting
his hand deep into his pantaloons
pocket, he pulled out a whole handful
of bright silver coins, out of which he
selected the necessary change with
which to pay bis fare to the conductor,
who then passed by. With his face
still wearing that happy look which
almost proved infectious to the other
passengers, his eyes rested lingeringly
on a little bundle of humanity fast
asleep, curled up in the opposite
corner, who, with streaming yellow
hair down her back, with one of her
dimple-hands resting on her cheek for
support, instinctively grasped
with the other hand a lit
tie basket. Again the young mans
hand went deep into his pocket, and
selecting a quarter of a dollar he laid
it carefully on the cover of the sleeping
girls basket. He was apparently not
satisfied. Another quarter went where
the first had gone. Again he seemed
perturbed. A third visit to the little
stranger, and this time two "halyes"
was the result. Again he returned to
his seat, but this time only to go back
with two more "halves." Meanwhile
his generosity had attracted the atten-
ton of all the passengers. The young
man appealed to q fellow-passenger for
charity, saying: "She is undoubtedly
a poor grill Thanksgiving comes only
once a year. Please give me a quarter
that l may put it beside that shining
silver already IN her basket, and when
she awakes you will have the pleasure
of seeing her utter surprise The
gentleman yielded to his entreaty.
The sleeping little girl now had at least
So. The gentleman who had con-
tributed the last quarter told the gener-
Gus young man to awaken the little girl.
This he did. 1t was a long time before
she could realize that she was the pos
SCISSOR of 50 much money. At last the
young man left his seat and seated HIM
self beside her, asking her at the same
time how much money she had, and
who gave it to her. All eyes were upon
her great wondering eyes as she said:
81 don't know, sir; it is like the fairy
stories which M has told me.
Why (busily %counting), | have $3.50.
I wish | knew who gave it to me. |
bless her, and I know mamma will
when she sees all this money" The
young man suggested that perhaps the
mild-eyed lady, who had just got
out, had given all the money. "Oh, l
know" said the little girl, suddenly,
when the young man looked in her face
and laughed; "you can't fool me any
longer; you are the fairy and then
she clapped her little hands in such a
happy, pleased sort of way, that the
young man Immediately acknowledged
the generous spirit which had Temporal
rily taken possession of him, and, evil
IDENTIFY becoming more and more inter-
ested in her, took out his pocket-book,
which was stuffed with bank-bills, took
back all the silver which he and the I'M
known friend had contributed, and gave
a SIS bill in exchange. "Oh, oh, OH"
said the little girl, "all this for meP
Oh, won't mamma be happy! won't
she bless you!" The car had pretty
nearly reached the young mans desti-
nation, and again takingfro his pocket
book a bank bill he arose, stepped to
the door, opened it, when, quicker than
thought, he threw the bank bill into
the girls lap, and was off the a be-
fore she knew it. The bank bill proved
to be a $40, which, added to the other,
made $15. The young mans parting
injunction will probably ring in her
ears till next Thanksgiving. It was this:
"Try and remember me next time you
see me. Mind, don't forget" And her
answer, which every heard in the
car: "Oh. oh, sir! / guess l sha'n't."
Boston Globe.