Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-12-02

terms oftenest used and there was general
token Of approval when one Of them exclaim-
ed, ooh my! but amt this buster" How
ever. very little time WAS wasted in sentiment
there was too much practical work to be at a.
tended to; the odor of turkey and stufhng q
awoke emotions that the fragrance of carna- g
tions or heliotrope failed TO arouse, and the y
hue of the cranberry sauce was richer and Il
redder than that of Jacqueminot roses. Ihe 1
swift-footed walters, most of them the ladies' G
of Trinity and Emanuel churches, soon had \
heapiup plates set before the hungry crowd ,
and the work of demolition began. There was
no time wasted in speech-making the boys
were invited to eat and though "the feast OF
reason and the flow of soul" is all very well
in its way and at proper time, 1t is self
evident fact that the time is not on Thanks
giving day when such a dinner is waiting to |
be eaten. Thirty seven turkeys-all Drowned
to a turn, with gravy just Of the right consis.
tency, and stuffing that smelled OF sage and
} savory and marjoram and a whole herb bed
as we'll II went ahead of Sol Smith husseus
Goose with Sage and Onions" that has set
, | so many mouths watering for taste celery
. and cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, turn
ips and squash, with rolls and bread al H0a-
e tura were served with the turkey. 1t was
! the regulation Thanksgiving dinner, partak-
q en- of with such evident relish that 1t must
n have repaid all trouble and fatigue conse- |
: duent upon the preparation of it. After the |
solid feature of the feast was over came tine
u pies cake and ice-cream. How the boys DID
). hail the last delicacy As the dishes, heaped
l. with the pink and white compounds, made
r. their appearance, they cheered until 1t SEEM
ed as though the roof must rise Plates were
filed and re filed aud it seemed as though
D. there was literally no end to the boys capacl-
y, ty, and one felt devout thankfulness that
D. for their sakes there were no evening papers
at TO cry However, the far sighted committee
- al fnW fla
" boys at last gave out before the cream did,
Oh and were compelled to regretfully leave
~ quantity uneaten. The fruit was distributed
OIL to the boys at their leaving, and they must
IN have considered it an extremely good piece
In of fortune that they were not expected to eat
it before they left; they couldn't have ac-
complished it after that prolonged struggle
CO. with the ice cream. 1t was but few MIN
ler utes after one o'clock when, with three cheers
cut for their entertainers and three more for the
ars ladies' who waited on them, they made then
- exit from the scene of their recent festivities
Ia This Thanksgiving dinner has already
% come to be considered one Of the features o.
a. the day. Two years ago it was tried as al
"a experiment, last year it was given again. AM
- this year it was undertaken quite as matte
-, of course. 1t is an out-growth OF the wor
- of the newsboys' reading room, and 1t wa
- planned and carried out by the same youn
gentlemen to whose earnest endeavor th
- work of entertaining and caring for thos
:, bows is due. There never has been so man
boys cared for as were seated together ye
!. - terday the number last year being two hui
-. dred and twenty-five As a rule they b
iS'io hayed remarkably well, being much quiet
iept. than they we're last year, and really no nois
and than three hundred boys of any station
"a in life would be when they set out for "a re
frst.class time, :" as they so happily express,
it. In their improved demeanor could
0n' seen the effects of the reading room intuene
aston they are not lecured nor talked to very muc
sug They learn by coming in contact with &c
upon tlemen, and they are bright enough q
shrewd enough TO put in practice what tn
learn in this way. Their habits of persol
''A' cleanliness are also greatly improved, a
they make frequent use of the bath-ro'
connected with the reading room. II Is G
of the rules of the rooms that the boys haI
An and faces must be clean and their hair smoo
-. and there is superintendent and matron
see that this rule is carried out. This
very noticeable yesterday; the improved
$751; terror of these boys was so great as to ca
ID the comment. Many of the boys are learn
tmas lessons of prudence and economy, and
-, beginning to lay aside their wages. One :
lg the 49, ;,s estabIishment. has one hundred
very thirty dollars in the savings bank, and OIL
} very have sums ranging from five dollars VI
n to a the large sum just mentioned
going then took peep az tne Li'.ie wan
nology ers"-one hundred ana tnlr'eeu Oh 'neni
N and ing their dinner as eomiortaoy as any
tocrat- dren in the world. Only ten eniiu'en
great took dinner there last year were PIesen .
ounced year, the o'ners having oo'I
began good homes-chleny IN the west nu u
which the visitors were seSerai lAuies anu 20
,nty of men who had once been inmates al d..
" were home, but who are now Ia goou ss T .
their society, some OF them quite wen on, an'
ed and independent and happy II Is lso1
omen those who have once been inmates Of thi
10 the stitution never forget it, and the com
that is sioner OF public enariues iot "
classes States says openly tnat II oosS sne ~"
nounce most thorough WORK lot noneieSs oHiiu'
eaten a any institution IN the county, w.