The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-28

he lifelong friend of his mother and
onoe his social equal, but her husband in
an evil hour had endorsed for friend. A
crisis came anu he was swept down in the
commercial crash and died broken
hearted. Robert did not add that he had
always eeen that she had a pleasant
sunny room and plenty of fuel to make
her comfortable. She was skillful work.
er in berlin wool and made dainty ap-
parei for infants, and thus she was secure
| from want and was enabled TO do a world
of good in her hum Bile sphere. Every
Thanksgiving Robert followed up his
mothers plan of supplying an ample din
ner for her. And while he went below
| fo: the packages slowed away in the
| buggy, these two gentlewomen found a
| common bond of interest in Robert and
chatted with graceful ease.
Mrs. Won Blum told incidents iilustra-
| tive of Roberts early career, of his un-
| selfishness, self denial until the warm
tears fell upon Lucie's glowing checks.
| and a sentiment just little akin to rev.
| erence crept into her softened heart.
| She watched the packages and inwardly
| meant some of her mothers delicious
pies and crullers should supplement- the
feast. While Robert was entertaining
| Mrs. Won Blum, Lucie marveled to see
how easily a few relics of fine china, a
| few pictures, a snowy spread and rutfled
| pillows, prettily striped curtains grace
fully disposed, with books, bible aud
stand, pot of geranium and ,nignon-
cite, boutonniere of cbrysanthemum,
for her husbands friend. Sne returned
| cordially ner preferred courtesies and
promised herself the pleasure Of seeing
Mrs. Won Blum often. a woman on
whose sweet face was the warranty deed
of home in Heaven. and Lucie Justly
esteemed it privilege to be entered on
her list of friends, as she knew Roberts
wife would ba. AS she sat in the buggy
and listened to Robert recall the elegance
of Mrs. Won Blum's former life and her
proud Independence of character that re-
fused all aid until wearying sickness
conquered ner will and she became a
beneficiary OF his mothers, sweetly bend
ing beneath the storm of poverty and de-
sertion of those she had once nobly bene-
fitted. She fully resolved to never again
question her husbands iiberality, naivsly
saying to herself, ITO think l thought
him close. when there isn't mean hair
IN his head" and she then and there &C.
cepted the $15 rug, and if it did not quite
accord with the pretty parlor suite, the
gift of her father, she had something
priceless IN its stead--a noble, self-sac-
rifcing husband-and again with the in.
consequence of girlhood, she mentally
calculated "And he so swell, so fashion,
abIe!" On the following morning, at
Lucie's own request Robert accom- pani ed
her to select the rug. They found one
furnishings and Lucie was surprised tn
find how much better her rug looked
whom she had it placed on her own beau
tiful drawingrOOm.
The first evening after they had in
spected their furnished and finished do
main. she put both arms around her hus--
bands neck and said softly, 80, Robert,
I am 30 asha amed, and so proud and 80 hap
py," which was somewhat incoherent, but
he understood.
wedding attendants to dinner for Thanks
giving, and Luoie felt her house warm
ing would indeed be one of thankful.
ness ana praise. With the aid of her
cook, her entertainment was all planned
and the house adorned. Smilax trailed
beautiful pepper and ivy made a back.
ground for the great bowls uf roses and
violets which shed perfume throughout
the house. One great Thanksgiving bowl
OF American beauties filled the window
space, ivy and chrysanthcmums adorned
nations blended with the snowy
napery, the green AM white ribbons, cut
glass and rare china mingled with some
quaint piece OF the dragon pattern, gilt
fiom her grandmother, who mad brought it
over the seas when they fed from Frances
deadly saturnalia OF blood IN 1898. The
gay girls and their cavaliers had all ar
rived and Robert and Lucie received be-
meath the net of smilax and roses. Mu-
sic an song and jest. and happy laugh
ter fill ed the hour till'the silver tingle of
bell gave Robert the signal. He gave
his arm to Lucie's mother and Lucie.
with the head groomsman, led the gay
procession to the dining room. 1t was |
a trying moment for Lucie, but she was
reassured by the gay exclamations of ap-
proval from the girls and the satisfied |
glances of her mother. The pretty white |
IN I'd ,oata
but adroitly, and the first dinner passed |
SO smoothly that Roberts fastiuious taste |
was more than gratiiied and Lucie's menu |
was the promise to him of a table alto |
gether to his taste and to her guests the |
evidence of good taste. And now we will |
take q peep into that other THANKSGIVING
dinner in the fourth story of the tenc- |
ment house. The motley guests were |
clean, as that was one of the conditions |
of their invitations. But an expression |
of supreme satisfaction was predominant |
on every face. The table was thing of |
beauty" to them, as they gazed deIight-
edly on the hC wers. the beautiful. pitch
er, the tall chocolate pot, the cakes, the |
pickles, pies, the white rolls. the funny |
little men and women in ginger cakes |
and the 10y OF joys-a brown; beautiful
white crimpled paper and lying on bed ]
of green parsley, with a great gravy bowl |
beside 1t. They tried to be mannerIy,
but funny CALCULATIONS, half smothered, |
would drop out and Mrs. Won Blum's /
grace was dreadful trial to such hungry |
but she mad already disjointed |!
and sliced the turkey, and she gravely |
filled ten plates with generous slices, !
mashed potatoes, green corn and baked |
bcans,::a roll. split and covered with gravy |
and pickles. and spoonful of rich stuff
fling each chlu felt they we're IN "pal-
ace beautiful" and that Mrs. Won Bipm
must be Christian. Pumpkin pie mot
Lucie's) and red apple completed the
happiness of these little sea apegraces in
whose hearts their generous friend by her
self-denlal and Loving kindness was SOW.
ing seed that would bear golden fiuita ge