Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-01-12

hey bin told within the last two hours
lies a poor old sufferin woman, the
widder of Tom Jackson. She needs
food, fuel and medicine and has need
ed EN- for days, but now that we hev
come to know it the heart of Jericho
will give a mighty responsive throb5
and hasten to relieve her case"
There was a good deal of surprise
over the statement, and everybody had
said how sorry be was when Deacon
ESpooner raped for order and said.
sssJerichoians.whe Jabez Thomas
talks about the charity of this commu-
nifty he makes a strong p'int-a mighty
strong pint. We all knew Tom Jack
son for a u honest, bardworkin man,
and his wilder shall not appeal toSus
in vain. / for one shall esteem it a;
privilege to contribute to her benefit.
Let us hear from Enos Williams"
Enos rose up and said that he used
to go fishin with Tom Jackson and
that had he known of his Widder bein
hard up he would hey divided his last
turnip with her. She was q good won-
an and a woman respected by all, and
too much could not be done for her.
AS soon as reachin home ne would send
his wife over to- see what could be.
done, and of course his wallet was
wide open for contributions. Hezekiah
Dawson wanted to4say a few words
also. He begun to talk about the dis
Ecoyery OF America and the pilgrim IA
theirs, but Deacon Spooner choked him
OFF and got him down to the outbreak
3of the civil war. He'd hev hung on
there If he hadn't bin logged ag'in, and
it was a quarter of an hour before he
got around to say that he was awful
sorry for the Wilder Jackson and want
ed ODE one OF the first to prove his
big heartedness. -Four or five others
had their say, and then Henry Schem-
erhorn held up a paper and said:
"As Itake it, we are all Of US ready
and willin to make up a little purse for
the sufferin widderT' US @$
1--WE are!!" called everybody at once
tfThen there's nuthin t. prevent. Be.
in as gJebez Thomas was first to make
known the case, he should heY the
honor of bein the first to put his name
down on this paper"
Jabez hung back. He said he was
Eonly humble citizen and didn't want
to put himself forward over others.
While his heart throbbeda and bledand
bobbed around, he'd give way to Dea.
con SpoonerS and come In second
&c Gentlemen" n said the deacon q S be
4 looked around IL d lonesome way {
hey bin a resident Of Jericho less thar
20years. and a. don't want to assume
the privilege OF an old pioneer It's An
honor I'd head that paper, but ! dasn'i
claim it when SO many better and old
er citizens are before me. | don't Wanl
to hurt nobpdy's feelin's by boostin ont
Il MAJ over another, but 1t do seem t
me, under all the circumstances tina
Sauar Jeslyn is the man to write hii
name first Of anybody III Jericbo'9
The squar was red in the face as hi
rose up, and he didn't look q bit pleas
4, ed as he said: Z
sEEyyhile Ismay be the oldest residen
Bof Jericho, nobody has Il heard IN
brag OF fl III thrust myself forward oi
that account 81 siggnin papers ofsfhi
sort / hev aiIus bin satisfied To come ii
sixth 81 seventh, and Il shall be SO 4,
this case. Myheart is open, and %.
wallet Is open, but I'd suggest tina
Moses Perkins head the list. ! under
stand that b and the larnented Thorn
as j ackson used TO ship butter AMI
eggs on shares. and II seems approprl
ate that be should hev this great hon
Or,
Moses got up and began 20 talk q
George Washington and Bunker Hi
j but Deacon Spooner raped him dow
and held him to the ease ia hand. The
be tried To say somefhin about th
glorious Fourth; but. bein choked 81
III, i, he took the paper and put n
name down fur u cents He explain
ed. however, that that was only q sIarl
Ell and that his sympathetic heart coul