The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-12-19
m,s Thanksgiving Dinner.

llatiOn of V Ia Tim did such odd JOBS as nc
''a "A 'secure to aid his mother in max
ants avoid . - living for a humble twain. Their
'e "a ~ as in tenement in the greas
n.u I'll, n, Chicago, and to reach 1t IL WA. y.
o2 to,at, ,eseary to 90 up flight of STAIRS Ia
-o n"roes slloy and then along long oalc s ~
eer Quit in Mil you reached another STAIR anu o
oa'n' edne unA you were five stories from .nu
ses send about on.7 When you got there you saw
TO the Congo .eoX warm carpets, nor ulo you M ~
R.Ery nictures or even a hre Inc
fashionabo - - that dark black room was cold
ladies will Sf~re and the walls and ceiling were
very extens - bare than the hoor' put asue
eSseheap cooking utensils hanging
in sbeu . ~ walls they were as bare as a plous
in print bn ms pate. - -. r:
d Gold some papers, BACKED some
h.. -. 81. shoveled some snow of some
pul Just ado,Iko and when he went home at even
me- which, f0~ * had dollar and thirty cents,
nnu'es-'aSterS n6is mother had earned two dollars
X.hv so they put their money to-
aman named1S ~ and Tins mother said God had
with Ge a. 1ood to them that day. and they
being reJectedul6 paw their weekly rent and buy
ac mole bushels of clal and actually
of New YorE.ve ! fire Thanksgiving evening. Tim
600 for Hand bleas of his own, however he
eed they will "a contracts to shovel the snow OH the
ton. Axis at half a dozen places the next
bacco cron 10 orning, and knew he would have a
has been ho2llar and nan by noon 50 ie saiu
LARGEST croy his mother before they retired:
|e 1871. am, don't you eat no dinner be-
bo sa,,od :. I'D come home, for you're going ter
christmas hol2 10y l'eu - ~ e;J ,Ior oro ;okino
tIe sand smother replied.
'ne '''nu' sxNo ain t. mann. Just as sure as
"a Carr were - you're going to be invited out to-
ng recently Xrfer" Then they slept until morn
gyman, and xwhen Tim arose and went forth in
"car-coup H crisp cold air to do his work. He
New York cid 6enough papers to yield him half
nese cheap In and "shined'' five different mems
n who darn - and by the time he had began
4, and sew on ,ovelinp snow he had already earned
nts ;ntrusted collar At eleven o'clock he had
he usual laur ode two dollars, and at set out
rhome. On the way he stopped where
tationed in te{e was great crowd and while
r store kills. as looking on of the roughs,
AS usual Vho were fighting fired shot from
white man AL pistol. Inc pullet ioogeu IN LII
the Indian taAst, but he never SAID word' only
him and pned away and hurried to his mother.
film. Tim, what makes you so
nuob bo.o shP' she asked as he ran into the
accusX ~
borer eats oh, you Just think so, man," he
me of the Ned. 'sThe snow is so white it
| the tables lies everybody look pale. There,
ltervals of an Is dollar 1 made this morning"
md evening tDh, Tim! you have had a splendid
mon :, d. - haven't you?''
'irr 'ar1 III pO Pretty good, nam, but I've made
rcan f fhe 70 her dollar and I'm goin ter invite
1 h boz, h Sno ~ ~ out ter dinner"
snoail 49, well, will go with you Tim, but
in the HUB 49, WI" ~. ~ n ~ ,xoa out a. an. ~
N (rl IQh nal-N
wa hebang. up restaurants, mam-down
journal BOO che Boston, and we'll go down there
Ieys' ETC., bat dozen apiece of them whalin'
lie results vnt big Blue Point oysters, with cell
with Classy and pickles, and Saratoga chips,
lhe most 81 ID Everything just nice you ever
glass pull ~
aus irictOl they went out Tins mother saw
e drops of blood on the snowy bal
the Brooklyn and spoke of it, but Tim only
ely lncseas%6dhed and said he guessed it was the
ntn JUST GIG Id of the Thanksgiving turkey they
pelng SoU not have
Fed-letter The steaming oysters, nicely brown
nundred 4xwith all their accompaniment, were
the cars ~ before Tim and his mother, and
PZ,OZ6 hey eagerly devoured them, but Tim
hy begged mfreptitiousy slipped nearly half of his
be house " b his mothers plate, one at a time,
he had lie she admiring the luxurious
ming. At froundings between bites.
anxiously ~ Amt they goodP" asked Tim.
you cut 10 oh, Tim! III never forget this din
said Rudolf as long as 1 live.
can't L ? 'Wel I'm glad of it man, for we'll
bat this yer eat together more"
why, Tim, what do you meanP You
# carryn& pale"
has been ii Waiter here's your money" called
fornia. T. m, gasping IMAM, l mean-I |
levelled ean I'm shot. That my blood on
the stun E landing, mann, but wanted yer to
e redwodve good Thanksgiving dinner fore
Ind reach4u knew It, cause knowed-you |
groufl -wouldnt eat if 1 tole yer sooner.
eaviy loaf'was pale, nam, and I'm pale now,
bet secw1nd my ole boots is Almost full of
bod"
ans are Il 1.-The little fellow had been Drawer
liz pm any man on battle field, and had |
10y" 10y pit his word, for he was alive when
~ Ion came and he invited his mother
~ c. II to dinner as he said he would.
inn oa pey called surgeon, but it too
III So'v to- Tim dead when he arrived
10 ~ c. Id gave thanks that night in para
pression