New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-28
SOME CHRISTWAS SKEIC1ES.
SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF GRhAl III l.

SCENES AND INCIDENTS OF A GREAT CITY,
TIL, MAN WITH THE yuyDLEs-A STORY OF
pEGGAR-" TOMMY" GETS HIS CHRIST
MAS TREE.
Laboriousy he trudged Up the stairs to the ee'd'eu
! railroad station al Park Place on Ch1sthas H>0'
his hands he carried two immense bundles four OF i've
nackares were stuffed under his and across MS
| hack several large parcels fastened by 'oi'
| Half dozen people coming down the strS "'''
tboy met the man with the bundles about ha way "P
They all stopped The man tried to squeeze oNc' "'0
| side so that those who were coming down oour" POI
Rt his efforts were Intellectual his bundles hed ulo
entire space lie looked up and saw so many pe0ple
canning that he tried 10 back down. but one OF tho
bundles became fastened in the iron guards At the sac
Of the stairs so he could not move In that oirecuo
any further .,..
"Gress You'll have to go back he said TO those WHO
were patiently Wanting him to disentangle himself
one old lady wanted to know If he had Dou2h' inc
whole store But after parleying few moments thcN
ALL turned and climbed the stairs again, piobaoN
svmpathizing with man who was gong To MAKE -
many people happy on Christmas aS TINS one eVoe,N
was if one could judge by the size ana NUMBER OF Inc
bundles he was carrying In fact he looked like old Mrs
Krngle himself Just setting ont - make MS rounds
From, his general appearance ii was easily seen that
he WAS not "A porter messenger carving othcF
peoples goods home. lie arrived puihng Al inc 'op
Of the stairs put down some of his bundles ana
fumbled around in his waiscOat pocket ior a hoN'
70 pav hi, fare Finding at last, he bought ucKe'
and was just about 70 pass out on the PLATFORM WITCH
The catcman discovered him
say This amt no freight train calculated HIS
Honor the guard You can't take them bundles IN
This train You'll have to 90 home on the horsc'"T'
or 'hoof' it A
Now. the man with the bundles lived in the nc!Gh
borhood Of Ninety -hfthst. and visions Of GOA uhh'
and tire,ome ride stared him in the face lie leaned
over the gate and, assuming ms most pe">l"S '"''
said 20 the guard confdenally
My friend | have a lot of good things here TOT
poor family up in Harlem. aud | should Ike 10 60
tbe thing, TO them this evening. can't do IT, th'u-n'
il have 10 take the horse cars. tNhowS TWO ice' u
turkey sticking ont Of bag Too had they 90"
get them ,.,,.
The guard looked al him rather su'pclou'N' o" IT.
could not controvcr' the story.
Guess III have to let in he said a. he oiei''
the gate. ,..o.
The man passed IN TANNED against half dozen
fat men as lie crowded into th" car ana oep'''" -.
bundle, \, he sank back into the corner he 'Hu'A'''
quietly 10 himself and muttertd;
Charity begins at nome. and my fanny j. "''
a. poor a. any that know Of.
saw boss give me a few pennies 70 buy Som"'""-
~ eat Will Won said a ragged urchin - man H'''
inc ,b,,ucb Mail st. at 6 o'clock christmas Eve
Vow. the one appealed q had just been h''l"-
Christmas preseuts for score 81 sisters. cousins s''
aunts 10 say nothing about the numerous Fd''e'' u
ETC. which he had bought for the mcIho'i' " -,
own immediate family, and consequently he Wa '''
ing rather poor Al. o.. ho
cant d. il, sonny lie seld ia'ic' r'"'"'' O" 90
hurried ,.
The bow assumed tone half -oTowful. with touch
| 90 tndeuendeuce in il. and said 80 the re'ie''lhE
| figure:
| e Hos, ! hope YOU have a merry CHRISTMAS
w. man stopped turned round dug his hand M"
| his pocket and handed the uT' "H d i"'i'~''
1T T. minute. later the urchin entered !ali""
,rha,,. half a dozen street arabs were a>'rHufl.
"Iei1, ia" I,yi - he yelled - he entered zee wlra
de bi9Ke give Showing the quarter Le'' pm
craps
George scrbbler had saved mp s20 with which he
,,odd IA buv a nice Christmas present :or his wife
ra so,,e tovs and candies for the babies. lie took
no money from his writing desk the day before '1''
| mas and started out TO make his purchases 30 ''
crossed WAC he with thoughts of what DE in'cnc'd -
huy that he did not observe two light hnecIcd
| gentlemen. one Of whom jo,tled against him IN IN"
crowded street. while the other one neatS cAu"' 'oI
his purse from his pocket with the f2o winch ~ h'
| plnchcd himself 80 much to save
| lie went into one OF the large stores in Twenty
third & selected the goods lie wanted aud i'it Tor
the money TO pay for them. The pochetb"'T 81
cour,c was gone. He felt lrrcdly in every Pi'"'''
,u. thore was no trace of the wallet Liar 4 0hNh h
r,mombercd the man who had jo>'lcd against him and
recalled how quecrly he acted. His pochci had been
nicLcd Visions flashed before him Of The disHppont
face Of his vile little girls when they got mp
in The morning 10 learn that santa Claus bad forgot i
. | thcm entirely. lie felt for his watch. IucAN 'i'
pcbpockete had not secured that. 1890 80
= j,ut those things on the shelf for Hllr ~hi"'
he said 4" and | will return for them
That wife and the little ones got ihelr ohIlrtmil
| his entry his books
. - n,
saw ma" said Tommy. aren't going to have
| A Christmas tree this yctrl7
- 10 Tommy" ausw cred his mother. Il haven't Tine
10 attend 10 II this and father Is 80 busy tina
D he will moi have time TO fix il mp either.
Tommy was silent for time then he vent cNc
Q and sat on a foots'ool beside his mother, VINO wa
dong fancy needleworh ~
Q say, Ma" said Tommy m"ekly, ait"r ION,
pause Seeing that her was not inclined 20 hn!si
Z The sentence, She said kindly
lie rested his elbow on her lap and leaning his hea'
S an his hand he watched her fingers wording ccx
teronslv for few seconds, then he continued slowly
i Say. Ma. yon told me mustn't hght dinh l You 3
Z, ! certainly did, Tommy"
J. well saw Ma. YOU know Jimmy Jones, wha
il lives across the street"
Well. ! was talking with him ycsteday and h
said = his mother was nccrn mine, an ! ID ( IA
l. wasn't an then got 10 Hghtn', an say, yO
him :, my mother the incest looking lady IA III
n street an don't Won forge; IT, an aid t my moth"
,s wasn't old an wrlnIcd like BIS mother wa. an II
: | said Z his mother more genrrOns'n mine an
!, an then | c0Gldnt help it Ma. an lcl'd him som
II more an Just then BIC policeman came along AZ
Il said 4 he'd both in 4 we didn't s:,p ehtn-
But his mother had got up from her chair by hi
time She called Bridget and told her 10 20 70 m
grocery store and order nice Christmas tree-tl
.,..l cunt htd