The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-28
WITH The BOYS
Impressions Recording on Leaving
The Hospital.
LADS FAR FROM HOME
GIaddened BY the Day and the At
tention-ThoughtsT That Brought
Tears-Doctors on the Alert.

Thanksgiving day away from home.
This means much to the heart that IS
heavy and it means more when the
body is also sick. At the Military
Hospital there is inconsistencies and
that is the worst. But the soldier boy
was uppermost in the mind Of Homo
lulu on Thanksgiving day and no doubt
the few turkeys remaining in the
Islands reflected upon evolution and
thought of the good, old days when it
wasn't necessary to say: There are
only a few OF US left" And the sick
soldier boys were not forgotten at the
Military Hospital. Some OF them were
convalescent and they had turkey and
all the other good things. And for
those who were still too sick to eat tur-
key there was ice cream and wine jel-
ly, and then, too. there was the thought
that they were not forgotten.
After all, they are nearly all boys
| at the hospital, and boys are naturally
light hearted. Turkey and mince pies
are the same delicious delicacies the
world over, and if there was a culver
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| mince pies it was quickly suppressed,
| in the holiday atmosphere, and there
were bright looks of anticipation on
the faces OF those about the place.
Mrs. J. n. Wright gave the boys an
elaborate dinner with printed menus,
| which were quite capable of reading
one to enthusiasm. And the boys
dreamt of mince pies and woke up
| talking OF turkey. Mrs. Reimen-
schneider decorated the dining room
with palm leaves and touches OF red
| flowers here and there, Frightening up
the big room and lending to it festive
| aspect calculated to aid digestion. For
| all know that happy thoughts aid di-
| geStion and nobody could feel gloomy
in a prettily decorated dining room
with it's suggestion of coed cheer and
good will
| All the morning the boys laughed
| and joked and when dinner was served
at half past twelve they were ready
for il. They marched into the dining
| room and stood behind their chairs.
| while the chaplain said a few words
then they took their seats, and when
Mrs. Wright saw the good things dis
appear she quite forgot that she was
| tired, or that Thanksgiving dinner in
Honolulu-where cranberries and
turkeys are ever an uncertain element
| and where there are other disturb
ances known only In all their entirety
to the Honolulu housekeeper-waS a
nerve SCATTERING function.
There were four long tables in the
dining room, seating twenty-three al
each, and in the rooms adjoining din
ner was served to the doctors and the
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nurses. In the wards each of the boys
had as much extra as was possible
consistently with safety, and many OF
them looked as happy and contented
when they tasted the delicious. cooling
ice cream, as though they were able
to go through the whole menu. FoI
those TOO i'll to have anything but
milk, there was at least n bunch OF
understanding flowers. And the day
dawned with a determination to do its
share fer the sick soldier boy, the
bright sunshine crept in, knowing vel
its power TO gladden. the heart, the
Light breezes famed the hot brows
and ,-e balmy air was soothing, to the
weary lads. with its soft caresses.
The dream of home, the dream OF
home
\ slender lad, not more than nine
teen years old Jay on his narrow beC
and thought of home. He had Z
r.oustache, just budding, and eye:
that mad grown big and wistful; eye
taac his mother remembered as laugh
ing and carr ess. eyes that she hsI
watched so Often blink, and stare. anC
open, and close, III his helpless baby
| IL, To- ~ -
him with tender touch and softly sang
, him to sleep, eyes that she had man!
} time kissed o d happy awakening
in her loving arms, eyes that toda!
would make that mothers heart sickel
and ache to see their change. Thes'
eyes were gazing into the distance thi
Thanksgiving day. His grandmothe
would be there to dinner; what dea
grandma she was, with her snow.
hair and comfortable look. Fat an
jolly and laughing, and yet a grandm
that a fellow could go to when Il
> trouble and be always sure OF a cham
pion. Boys will be boys" was grand
mas motto and she had never hesitat
ed to use il in his behalf. His sister
would have some of their girl r.end
. to dinner, probably Mollie would L
there; he could see her pretty, laugh
ing mouth and her curly hair. And nj
= father would stand up to carve the b
turkey. and look around with his gen
ial smile. as he sat down to enjoy III
own share. Everybody would hav
such a good time. All the family ther
- excepting himself-father, Sallie an
Bessie. grandma, Uncle John End III
boys. Aunt Kate an6-and-his moth
err. God bless her. She would look &C
wards his seat at the table. her smil
. would be a little sad. she would
thinking of her boy, she
His eyes filled with tears. u
d winked them away as his nurse stOO
beside him with a cup of dele. OF
broth and a saucer of ice cream. n
= tool. rho hurcb Of carnations from Ia