River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-07


hev bin told within the last two hours,
lies q poor old sufferin woman, the
wilder 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 throb
and hasten to relieve her case"
There was good deal of surprise
over the statement, and everybody had
said how sorry he was when Deacon
Spooner raped for order and said:
"Jerichoans, when 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 an honest, hardworkin man.
and his wilder shall not appeal to US
In vain | for one shall esteem it a
privilege to contribute to her benefit
Let US hear from EnUs Williams"
Enos rose up and said that he used
to go nshin with Tom Jackson and
that had he known of his wilder bein
hard up he would hev divided lis last
turnip with her. She was a good wom-
an and a woman respected by all, and
too much could not be done for her
As soon as reachn 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 to say a few words
also. He begun to talk about the dis
covery of America and the pilgrim IA
theirs, but Deacon Spooner choked him
off and got him down to the outbreak
Of the civil war. He'd hey hung on
there If he hadn't bin logged ag'in, and
1t was a quarter of an hour before he
got around to say that he was awful
sorry for the Wilder Jackson and want
ed to be one of the first to prove his
big heartedness. Four or five others
had their say, and then Henry Schem-
erhorn held up paper and said:
AS | take it, we are all of US ready
and willln to make up a little purse for
the sufferin widder?"
I'VE arew called everybody at once.
Then there's nuthin to prevent. Be
in as Jebez Thomas was first to make
known the case, he should hev the
honor of bein the first to put his name
down on this paper"
Jabez hung back. He said he was
only a humble citizen and didn't want
20 put himself forward over others.
While his heart throbbed and bled and
bobbed around, he'd give way to Dea-
con Spooner and come in second
Gentlemen, said the deacon as he
looked around in n lonesome way, Il
hev bin resident of Jericho less than
20 years. and l don't want to assume
the privilege Of an old pioneer It's an
honor TO head that paper, but / dasnt
claim It when so many better and old
er citizens are before me. don't want
TO hurt nobody's feelin's by boostin one
man over another, but il do seem to
me, under all the circumstances, that
Squar Joslyn is the man to write his
name first Of anybody in Jericho"
The squar was red in the face as he
rose M, and he didn't look bit pleas
ed rs he said
While | may be the oldest resident
of Jericho nobody has ever heard me
brag OF it or thrust myself forward on
that account. In slgnin papers Of this
sort l hev allus bin satisfied to come in
sixth or seventh. and 81 shall be SO in
this case. My heart open and my
wallet is open. but Ia suggest that
Moses Perkins head the list. under.
stand that he and the lamented Thorn.
as Jackson used to ship butter and
eggs on shares, and it seems approprl.
ate that he should nev this great hon.
or"
Moses got up and began TO talk of
George Washington and Bunker hin.
but Deacon Spooner raped him down
and held him 10 the case in hand. Then
be tried TO say somethin about the
glorious Fourth; but, bein choked off
ag'in. he took the paper and put his
name down fur 10 cents. He explain.
ed, however. that that was only a start.
er and that hts sympathetic heart could