The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-11-28
A ''H0WLING" SUCCESS.
Nj. C, w. Sawyer and a corp'
Of Assistants Feed the Boys
THANKSGIVING GOOD THINGS.
How tho News.boys, Boot.blnclss aud
Messengers Enjoyed Themselves
Yesterday aftcrnoon.-Just tho
way the Kids Behaved.

1 Yesterday nftcrnoon.-Justt tho
way tho Kids Behaved.
Mr.. Sawyer says tho Thanksgiving
dinner for boot blacks, news boys, M. s
sengers and match boys given at Evan
gelistfc Hall yesterday evening was {
bowling success. Mr.. sawyer's remark
is very apt, and describes the aGair IL
the most lucid manner. It was n suc'
cess, and as for the bowling, 1t could be
heard four squares. af
At . o'clock there were hundred
boys, black, white and yellow, in front
OF tho hall on MAJ ket street. Some had
unsold papers, others shoe backing out.
fits aud others box"s Of Matches. They
wrestled and scuillsd, snacked each
other with paddles, fought mildly. threw
dirt and saw dnst into sach others hair,
and had n real nice time. They were all
good natured, and blacks and whites
rolled over each other on the paved
street III the most happy fashion.
II had been announced that dinner
would be served ut 1880. and at n few
minutes past i, aoms bright kid started
to chant otter the tune OF the campaign
cry, "Four, tour, half past four" He
was soon joined by the other 200 urchins
who had gathered, and till the doors
were open the refrain, -Four, four, half
past Jour-" was eung with variations till
it could be heard four equares away.
The boys got hold Of some paper bags
somewhere, and filling them with dirt,
threw them ut each other, and tiring OF
this made targets OF people on the pave.
ments. Officer Jack West had his hands
full, and would no sooner clear the side.
walk at one point than itTould be filled
at another.
Finally the door was opened, md by
that time there were hundreds OF grown
people on the opposite sidewalk watch
ing the boys antics, and their efforts 10
all get in first. The instant the door
showed crack there were a hundred
boys crowding aboGt it, One little fel.
low got his leg into the crack and the
crust behind him soon had i. open.
Then they piled in pellmell. Goats
were torn, hats lost and toes tramped,
and every kid pushed with all his might
and yelled at his neighbor 10 "stop yer
scrougin." Several ladies who were 20.
ing in to assist in serving the boys were
caught in the squeeze, and iears were
entertained lest they would be injured.
There just enough boys to fill and
crowd every seat in tho hall. Mr.. Saw
yer had hoped to give them q friendly
talk, and DR.. G. W. Gushing was there
to help him along. DR.. Cushing got up
on the platform and called for order,
but it came not. He then tock out his
handkerchief end waved it to attract
their attention. The youngsters eyi-
IDENTIFY thought the handkerchief had
been picked up on the floor, and that
DR.. Gushing was trying to find an own
er. In minute voices weEe screeching
from all parts of the hall, "That's mine"
wipe"
Mr.. Sawyer finally got the boys atten.
ton, and holding pencil in his fingers,
said; Nov, let's all hear this drop"
Before he let 60 OF the nenGll voices
from all parts called out, ~ heard it, |
heard it, and the dropping had to be
postponed till order could again be had.
"HoId the Fort" and "Pnll lor the
Shore" were sung, and Mr.. Sawyer prom.
ising that the feast should begin ut once,
induced them to try the Dcxology. The
speaking YVES given up entirely. A Tin
horn could not have been heard for the
din, and the din was OF the never ceas-
ing sort.
When tho ladies began 10 serve the
boys the tun commenced. One fue
looking miss whom no one but boot.
black would mistake for matron started
back through the aisle with tray OF
dishes, laden with turkey, gravy and
dressing. A hundred voices yelled in
concert, "Hyar ye are, missus," "Hyar
yer are, missus, Right this way now,"
dump that turk on this side,"" ""AIissus,
don't iorcit me,""You know me, mis-.
sus.n The hands OF white and black
boys were mostly the same color, aud
each kid held up a>pair OF them. On
one side the boys were perched on the
backs OF the benches, and they yelled,
"Mlissus, don't iurgt the bleachin
board" "Doa't think we're poor coz
we're on the sun Seals,' "Down in
front, Every body stretch" The boys
in the back part OF the hall called their
block OF seats the Suburbs" and yelled
for "miesusf not to forget her country
cousin, and similar remarks. The first
course of turkey and condiments Was
delivered in fairly good order, but the
celery suffered. Boys ickled each
others ears with it, and yelled for q
| piece OF the bouquet. ss
| After the hunger WAS appeased the
remaining pieces Of buns aud bread were
put to various uses. One towhpaded
urchin with clo~nish twinkle in his
eye fired whole bun and struck cler-
ical looking gentleman who was stand.
ing on bench in the back row, watch
ing the performance, fairly in the eye.
The kid jumped up on the bench and
showing q dirty hand up to arms length
yelled, Judgment, Mr.. Empire, judg-
ment." Another kid yelled, "out on
first" while others cheered and yelled,
great eye" "slide," that wasn't a
balk," etc.
THIS was the signal for dozen others
to Try their skill, and in two minutes
the gentleman With the clerical Gtmos.
phere, high collar and kid gloves was
hidden by shower Of remnants Of all
kinds. ,.3
Dr.. Gushing, six feet high, tried to
hold a basket OF bananas out OF reach OF
the little fellows, but they simply
climbed up him aud got the fruit. One
boy rot onto a bench back, and suatcL-
ing TWO bananas, yelled! "The long
pole knocks the persimmon." Officers
Stanley and Conrad were detailed to
help keep order, but they could only
watch one side OF a woman, while the
boys on the other took the food she car
ried. It was a bowling SUCCESS and no
mistake. The boys had fun and packed
their hides with good thugs, and those
in charge who were not too sensitive en-.
joyed the hilarity. For nearly an hour
the hall was one wild, surging mass oil
boy, and when the room WAS cleared the
floor WAS sight. Turkey bones, banana
peels, orange ,ind aud miscellans ons
garbage covered it as a carpet. 1t wis
SO slippery that walking wns dangerous,