The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-12-01
THANKSGIVING DAY FOR THREE

THANKSGIVING DAY FOR THR EE
'1w; a.! growing dark in the e.'r'~'a,
And a. the air xsA tsatSf snow,
sinee out q woFk sAsse si3,ysa.s past
Is.spe into ssmssost Of shaess ~ 1
Built mp against . hrn-hnass, e tle b4oax.
Devoted 70 old kegs aud various humber;
Threw down my kit, made sure the door
ne. nsiss;.,dnA..,..sa .AA,SnDer,
And having nothing else to do
se :ss: :l,ss se,s ;ssssa 1sssssA VI,
W s meal q up 70 the nearest crack, }
And took tho liberty Of looking through.
| The room IN there sNttA63u
A. one could see, was out OF all rapair;
Tho walls were Abulging. thick with
The ceiling .tre.k.d With ss.-s black
The very t.bl. marked with recon. rains,
Aud feebly lighted BY dinsy lamp;
The stove was stuffed with 'aPpJ deadlock
TO warm a pot with something bobbins
Still, :. the wind w.s sxl.,stnns round tn.
1should h,ye III cd to just ssepAin a min;
No doubt that ,v e the owner ss sitting there.
Toasttng bis shins and siiting back his
A lean old man, in snud.oolorstl coat,
The buttons half way up his back, ~
And with long face bearded like goat.
At length the old oh.p rose. lC.-ll N
Smiled with q pleased air-why, the good
Dished up HE onions--onione, ,that wss
Fetched water, bread, salt meat, aud then
And only those, sat down to clean the
But f a::s s.eo,s b. ate, ..,5 5,, =, * =
He raised his hand and looked up from
(with such look. Love, sr,.f-1 don't
Looked up, gay. across tie musty hall.
Where, shifted to tue driost spot, ' d
I saw q picture hanging on tho wall; !
A IT,! taSeM r;n1 some young fool In white
But . pale woman, with black eyes down
Mst,ng me shiek-onIyy never think.
About girl; girl-bat that's no mattsr.
A moment later ca.ne knock; -; .fta
Old graybeard leaves his supper just
And goes In haste to turn the rusty lock. =,
catch beggar's whining tone, 80
And then-"Lord, yea! Walk In; I'm
Walk In! Sit by! You see, Tm-re.e'v
Well, in he camel knew the fellow. too,
In oa a:Gs; I may say We were veil &C.
A . ana .ISyo osae scamp but lazy through
From crown 10 shoe-sole III he owned a
Yet maybe not so black as he wa.
And eth be- Like me Or yo. .,
Did things that otherwise no wouldn't do,
That classic taste explains 1t In mean
|still. whom saw him. in the easiest chair
(As stout . lad AZ ever stepped In leethsr)
Just calmly eating through the bill Of fare,
Iowu,I vowed with might and main
It shouldn't happen 10 again: { ,,.fra
| vowed to coax, cuff, force, persuade,
TO make the rascal try different trade
hs5 s try IT, nS and dtsssSs
Involved most unpleasant conse-
To make your practice square with your
Swear Of old tricks and give your hand
Go partners with jail-bird--thst's Vt
Still. I resolved 10 do 1t, and I've done
N1o6u"ullOs our 1ClouU lOSlU0 ...
Concealed his natural feelings Of dismay,
still talking in that soft, conading way,
With twenty Pretexts quick to save his
pride; -. ~ -.
So hungry, too, that when his guest went
on
Ito take a snug nap In the nearest shed),
The old man whimpored-yes, SIR, fairly
cried FSES
Then, seeing meat aud loaf we're both clean
gone, ..tI
Crept like a whipt child supperless to
bed.
Dora Read GoodaIe.
In Aener'..'g TFFYg