The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1897-11-13
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 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 a 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 / 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 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
ing woman with sick baby in her
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 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 a 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 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.
and then he went away to smoke a
cigar where there were not so many la
dies. For ladies are apt not to like
smoke" he said, "and it's not polite to
puff 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 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
CLAIMS, which he liked better. "But
really" Jennie said, Eve never can
eat them all ourselves, we ought tn
have company"
Just at that moment the pale little
boy who was with the poor woman for
whom Jack had brought the chair he
gan to cry; Mamma, buy me a cakes'
he said. cate your bit of bread. hon
ey," said the woman. II don't like
bread, buy me cake. buy me pie. buy
me bananas" sobbed the boy. ''I'm hun
CRY, nanny. don't like dry bread"
Hold your tongue, Patsey," said thu
woman in loud whisper. NANNY
has no money, but car fares. Sure it,s
for the say air to do us good, I brought
ys; be aisy; look at the ships; see the
hlR raves"