Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1888-11-29
Written especially for this paper.
Teddv's Thanksgiving.
AYE. Luck. I"
JACKS Luck!
BY MRS. 8. I. cAvERLEY.


BY MRS. 8. l.. CAVERLEY.
"Oh Teddy, here's richness fer yer.
Me an Mickey O'Flynn is goin' ter hev n
parry here terInorrer. -
Tell me all abo It it, Jim," said poor
little Teddy, his wan face lighting in an
tic,pation.
After putting the small loaf and other
/ packages on the table Jimmie settled him
self comfortably in the rickety old chair
and began. "Well yer see the boys wots
got kits on our beat was guyin' Mickey
cuz termorrer's Thanksgivin', an they sed
tibet no furriners could celebrate.
Ibid they say that to Mikey?"
Eyes an wots more Tim SHE'D kit at
him, an nx'd If he didn't want ter shine
wild the rest OF the gang?"
what did Mickey do"
why he TUX up the kit an Civ 1t back
an said III Tim will let up on feller fer
minute he'd like TO ask Jim suthin'.''
The boys called ''fair play an he says:
Jim, If furrner 'ud like to peep in at
wee Teddy ter-morrer wild some apples er
| SIGH, would he git racket"
no. bit of it, says /, an glad we'd
be ter see err an the rest of the boys,
too, fer that matter.
Then the boys gev three cheers for Ted
! dy, an called. Mickey brick, and sed
they'd be here ter-morrcr, so me an
Mickey made up the party. Wot dye
think of Tat Teddy"
BY way of answer Teddy limped over
to the one window of their bare little
room, aud raising an old oyster can, in
which a geranium thriftily grew, he drew
! forth paper, saying: ''Mebbe this II stop
] the party, read 1t. y
Jimmie looking over the paper said
''Tead wut."
! Look inside an see wot's marked. "
UnfOl ling the paper and by dint Of
| spelling and faltering rs he went, Jimmie
| finally read aloud what Teddy was pa
! tiently waiting to hear.
give years ago Ii tie boy was stolen
! from his home. Search was made for him,
with no success until recently, when
clue WAS given By newsboy No. go. The
! detectives are working 1t up, and hope 10
restore the long lost child TO his parents
on Thanksgiving day.
Slowly Jimmie folded up the paper say
ing, "Wot's that got to do wild the party?
Wot dye mean, emmy how?'
''Gh nuthin', " said Teddy, "Only Mix
ey's badge is 937, an | thought mebbe
he d be collared by the cops termorrer,
an we d have no party"
" h. no fear of that; Mikey's a square
boy. Come now, brace up and eat bite;
It'll do We good.
The boys ate their scanty meal, and
after talking over the party laid down
on the straw pallet and soon were last
asleep.
The next day dawning bright and clear,
Jimmie was early astir to deliver his
regulars. The church bells were
ringing ere he turned toward the
narrow court he called home. How
happy he fe t, for one of his custom ers
had given him thank-oGering in the
shape of well filled basket of food. On
the way he was Joined by Mickey, who in
turn had a lot of apples. Reaching the lit
tie attic room they spread their treasure
before Teddy.
In a short time the room was filled by
motley group. All the boys of Bowery
Beat were there, each with an Offering
for the party.
Tim felt that he mus do something to
make up for his tions the day before
and had jus. emptied his pockets of all
the money he possessed, when there was
a loud knock at the door, and upon Mickey
opening it an o. Ger said:
"Ihis is the boy that told me sir, and
turning towards Mickey a.ked: Whats
up now2"
"Nunin, only the boys are givin' a
thanksgvln' party to Teddy.
lis Teddy the one you told me abOut?''
asked the officer.
"Yessir an thets i'm over there said
Mickey pointed to where Teddy was seated
in state on a soap box.
The officer entered the room followed
by a lady and gentleman.
a hus had fallen over the boys. What
could it mean? Suddenly Teddy, who had
been watching the LADY raise her veil
cried out Mamma. Mamma" Then they
knew for each had been kind in their way
to the little prattler who had been found
by ono of their number and cared for until
now
There is little more to tell. Teddy la
Thanksgiving party indee and all the
boys there received a goodly gift from hi:
father.
When Teddy and his parents drove
away. the boys cheerei and shouted GOOD
bye and good luck ter ye, Teddy"