St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-11-18

us, Jennie I verify believe it is the
Robin to bobbin, the big-bellied Ben,
that we used to read about in the Moth
err Goose book
"Goose. Goose.' cried the stranger,
nodding toward the skeleton of the
turkey, - understand, | think, this be
Yankee Christmas.
Something of that sort" said the
farmer, .'but that ism t the worst of if
Christmas is yet to Gomez
"Wherc are you going?'' asked one
of the boys, and after the question had
been framed in various ways, he said:
TO Canada. There hat | friends.
A mistake | made. | come to the wrong
town YOU call it? | write letters. /
spend all my moneys. 90 walking
now IT. Canada and find my friends. nv
brother. Now how many miles,
Too many for a fellow to walk this
slippery traveling.' said John
II say, Dick, old boy,' to his broth
er, "what do you say to putting him
in the caboose and giving him Il litt9"
"AIl right said the good-natured
young freight conductor 1t would
be good deed for Thanksgiving Day.
| will transfer him at the Essex June
ton tomorrow morning, if | don't 90
through, and he will be in the DO
minion before he knows it' .
t Put him up a lunch, mother,
enough to last him out of the country.
and save your tears. Jen, he will I'M
douhtedly return when he gets a better
use of our language. 1t would be love-
making under difficulties at present"
Jennie looked indignant, but the in
telligent young stranger, although OBJ
servant and alert. was entirely oblvious
fofsall personal illusions. ., -.
Mother Draper packed a strong, good
sized paper bag with lunch. saying,
with tears: "There was never such
good hearted boys as my boys and
Aunt Catherine, who had boy Of her
own somewhere in the far West, gave
the stranger dollar as she babe him
goodbye. ".
The steer team was taken in the midst
of another snow furry and as the merry
company went back through the pretty
sheltered neighborhood they found an
escort in the way of a steer team wait
ing in every door-yard, so that by the
time they reached the little village
about the railway station the Draper
turnout headed decidedly unique
procession. IT. &
The stranger asked great many not
very coherent questions. The boys
amused themselves by assuring him it
was demonstration in his honor, it
being a custom of the town to thus en-
tertain foreigners. The girls entered
into particulars and explained the real
occasion of the display of Young bo-
vines, and it would have been hard to
find more bewildered individual than
was bowed into the fire :ght caboose by
the smiling John. while all the boys,
who We're dancing around managing
the half-b broken steers, united in hearty
hurrah. and all the girls on all the sleds
waved their pocket handkerchiefs in
adieu.
what you do with me?' the stranger
asked, looking around the snug, we'll
warmed little car,
"Canadar," replied Dick, initiating
the traveller pronunciation.
mo moneysn' and the young man
proceeded to turn his pockets inside out,
whereupon Dick explained to the
amusement of himself and his comrades
and the increased bewilderment Of the
stranger. that he had lien on the rail-
road and all the stock until his next
months wages were paid.
q" He was sound asleep on one of the
hunks in the caboose when we reached
Essex" said Dick, "and turned him
over to Ben. Leet and told him to shove
him through into the Dominion and not
let the CUSTOM house. officers at st. Ar-
mand collect duty on the fragments o..
mother S turkey and mince pie
Ihanksgivings came and went, and
every wear at the, Draper homestead
they talked over that snowy Thanksgiv-
ing when "Jennie's beau sat down to
the feast. and wondered who he was
and what became Of him and what kind
OF an impression, of a New England
Thanksgiving he carried away.
Last year at convention where there
were assembled in Christian fellowship
people" from all parts of the world, a.
French gentleman said to a lady with
whom he was conversing:
II have never been in the States but
once before, and then / had a curious
experience. | landed in New York
from a French ship with only a mere
OF English. | wanted to 60
to my friends in Bedford. Canada, but
through carelessness of officials was
sent to Bedford, Mass. found my mis-
take there and was started for my prop
er destination, but my money gave out,
and being young and strong and reso-
lutte l determined not to be discouraged
but to make my way on foot. 1t was
late in the fall. ! had no trouble in OBJ
tanning food and shelter at night and
pushed on bravely until snow storm
overlook me. Oh, what a day that was!
Called at many doors but was not in
vited to enter. At last, when almost
Wearied out, I reached house that was
To me- iikn an onfronoo into Hpaynn