The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1898-01-27
Jennie's Lunch Party.

Jennie's Lunch Party.
Jimmie and Jennie were on the Co.
hey Island boat. Their Uncle Jack had
taken them for a treat. Uncle Jack al
ways tool 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 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 l said, Jack and the chill
land, and SO were a 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 a 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 a basket
of tarts and bought a dozen. Then an
old man with a tray full Of packages of
candy, each warranted to contain e
prize, went around the boat, and jim
ME 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 be
came ashore for.
"a sailor does not get a chance to buy
anything while he is on board his
ship" he said, "and he doesn't care tt
take his pay out with him. Why, sup,
pose he was to go down to the bottom
some stormy night, think of the goot
money hat would be wasted" Jenni,
began to cry over the idea of Uncl.
Jack going to the bottom of the sea
but he told her there was very littl
danger, and asked her if she did no
know that there was a sweet littl
cherub that sat up aloft to keep watcl
DER the life of poor Jack"
Then the man with sandwiches cam
up, and Jack bought a quantity Of hin
and sent for some glasses of lemonade
and then he went away to smoke
cigar where there were not so many la
dies. For ladies are apt not to lik
smoke" he said, land it's not polite t
puff it where the wind may blow it il
their faces
AS soon as Uncle Jack was gone tn
children put all the things he ha
brought upon the chair they were keep
ing for him. What a 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, I'VE never ca
eat them all ourselves, we ought t
have company"
Just at that moment the pale littl
boy who was with the poor m fo
whom Jack had brought the chair be
gan to cry: Mamma, buy me a cake.
he said. ATE your bit of bread, hor
ey,' said the woman. Il don't lk
bread, buy me cake, buy me pie, bu
me bananas" sobbed the boy. I'm hur
CRY, nanny, l don't like dry bread"
Hold your tongue, Patsey," said tn
woman in a loud whisper. MANN
has no money, but car fares. Sure it
for the say air to do us good, l brougt
We; be aisy: look at the ships; see tt
big waves"
Il want a cake" sobbed Patsey. {
want bananas. See. they've got some,
Behave yourself and ate yor
bread" said the mother.
Jennie, you can have your compan
to lunch if you want it," whispere
Jimmie.
"Such poor, shabby folks" whispe:
ed Jennie.
Rich 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" 81
, said. we've got too much for GU
selves. Uncle is so generous. Won
you help us eat it up?"
The woman hesitated; her face turf
ed red; at first she seemed about to +
fuse, then she altered her mind. "Yo
are very kind, Miss" she said. "Pa
!, sey is a little pig, and l never though
to bring more than a bit of bread. He
be glad of a cake, bless you" The
Jennie smiled, and taking some pap
divided all the nice things into fol
portions, and turned the chair SO tn
they could all use it for a table. II
boy ate as only a hungry boy coul
AT first the poor woman would not tai
anything. but Jennie was so polite tn