Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-10-15
Jennie,s Lunch Party.


Jimmie and Jennie were on the Co
ney Island boat. Their Uncle Jack had
taken them for a treat. Uncle Jack al
ways took Jimmie and Jennie to lots
of places when he came from a 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 a holiday and you
shall go 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 I said, Jack and the chill
dren were on their way to Coney Is
land, and so were a lot more people.
Uncle Jack had carried three seats well
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 poor look
arms and a 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 a basket
of tarts and bought dozen. Then an
old man with a tray full of packages of
candy each warranted to contain a
prize. went around the boat. and jim
r,,fo bod lemon drpps au6 Tapr7io n
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
j
but he told her there was very little
danger. and asked her if she did not
know that there was a sweet little
cherub that sat up aloft to keep watch
DER the life of poor Jack"
Then the man with sandwiches came
UP, and Jack bought a quantity of him
and sent for some glasses of lemonade.
I,
cigar where there were not so many la
dies. For ladies are apt not to like
smoke" he said, land it's not polite to
Duff it where the wind may blow it in
their faces"
AS soon as Uncle Jack was gone the
children put all the things he had
brought upon the chair they were keep
ing for him. What a pile of sandwiches
and tarts. cakes, candy, fruit. He had
told them to eat everything up, for he
was going to have some coffee and
clans, which he liked better But
really" Jennie said, I'VE never can
eat them all ourselves, we ought to
have company"
Just at that moment the pale little
DON WHO was Win the pOOT WOudu lOI
whom Jack had brought the chair be-
gan to cry: Mamma buy me a cake"
he said. ATE your bit of bread. hon |
ev." said the woman. Il don't like |
bread, buy me cake, buy me pie. buy |
me bananas. sobbed the boy. I'm hun !
grv. nanny, l don't like dry bread"
Hold your tongue, Patsey," said tbs
woman in a loud whisper. Nanny |
has no money, but car fares. Sure it's
for the say air to do us good. brought
ys; be aisy; look at the ships; see the