Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1897-10-14
Jennle's Lunch Party.

Jennle's Lunch Party.
Jimmie and Jennie were on the Co
ney Island boat. Their Uncle Jack had
taken them for treat. Uncle Jack al
ways took Jimmie and Jennie to lots
of places when he came from voyage.
He was brown and bright-eyed and jol-
ly, and was always giving somebody
something. Second mate of the Lady
Gay" sounded very fine TO Jimmie, and
he always hoped to be sailor himself
one day.
you must get some schooling. OF
course" Uncle Jack said, "but now and
then you'll have holiday and you
shall so to sea with me-" Jimmie was
sure he would like it all the time, but
Uncle Jack said no one knew how his
ideas might change as he grew up.
Well, as 1 said, Jack and the chill
dren were on their way to Coney Is
land. and so were lot more people.
Uncle Jack had carried three seats we'll
forwarded up into the sharp point of
the boat where the water seems so
close, and then he had gone to get a
nice chair with arms for a poor look
Ing woman with sick baby in her
arms and little boy holding 10 her
dress. Then he set to work to make
the children what he called comfort
able. He called the boy with basket
of tarts and bought a dozen. Then an
old man with tray full OF packages of
candy, each warranted to contain
prize, went around the boat and jim
mic had lemon drops and Jennie had
gum drops, and they were wondering
what the prizes would be when the
orange and banana boy came up, and
! $ Uncle Jack bought fruit for them. Was
there any thing Uncle Jack did not
buy? They asked him If he was not
afraid he would spend all his money,
and he answered that that was what he
came ashore for.
"a sailor does not get chance to buy
anything while he is on board his
ship" he said, land he doesn't care to
take his pay out with him. Why, sup
pose he was to go down to the bottom
some stormy night, think of the good
money that would be wasted" Jennie
began to cry over the idea of Uncle
Jack going to the bottom of the sea
but he told her there was very little
danger, and asked her if she did moi
know that there was sweet little
cherub that sat up aloft to keep watcf
DER the life of poor Jack
Then the man with sandwiches came
up, and Jack bought quantity of hin
and sent for some glasses of lemonade
and then he went away to smoke F;
cigar where there were not so many la
dies. For ladies are apt not to Xix,
smoke" he said, "and it's not polite t.
puff 1t where the wind may blow it il
their faces
AS soon as Uncle Jack was gone thu
children put all the things he hat
brought upon the chair they were keep
ing for him. What pile of sandwiche
and tarts, cakes, candy, fruit He ha,
told them to eat everything up, for h
was going to have some coffee an,
clans, which he liked better. "Bu
really" Jennie said. 1--WE never cal
eat them all ourselves, we ought t
have company"
Just at that moment the pale littl
boy who was with the poor woman 70
whom Jack had brought the chair be
gan to cry: Mamma. buy me cake.
he said. ATE your bit Of bread, hon
ey," said the woman 81 don't Xix
bread, buy me cake, buy me pie, bu
me bananas" sobbed the boy. "Im hun
cry, nanny, don't like dry bread"
Hold your tongue, Patsey," said tn
!,
has no money, but car fares. Sure it
for the say air to do us good brough
We; be asy; look at the ships; see tn
big waves"
81 want cake sobbed Patsey. !"
want bananas. See. they've got some.
Behave yourself and ate you
bread" said the mother.
Jennie, you can have your compan
to lunch if you want it," whispere
Jimmie.
Such poor, shabby folks" whisper
ed Jennie.
Erich folks don't need it," said jim
ME, we've got enough for ALL
Then Jennie put down her pride an
turned to the woman: Please" sh
said, we've got too much for oul
selves. Uncle is so generous. Won
you help us eat it up?"
The woman hesitated; her face turn
ed red; at first she seemed about to re
fuse, then she altered her mind. "Yo
are very kind, Miss" she said. "Pat
sey is little pig, and never though
to bring more than bit of bread. He
be glad of q cake, bless you" The
Jennie smiled, and taking some pape
divided all the nice things into fou
"nrtions, and turned the ch'