The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
Fl Thanksgiving story.

to encompass me, and soon we were
slipping refreshments.
had previously seen Slivers about
the club, and had learned that he was
victim of the ponies. Where he had
come from, or what his real name was,
no one knew-nor seemed to care.
He wore good clothes, not fashy, ap-
peared to be we'll educated, and his
notable characteristic was to frequent
places where excitement prevailed.
He greeted everybody who noticed him
with a smile, and still, formed no in
innate associations. In the course of
our conversation informed him of
my disappointment, this day, and i'll
vited him to partake of supper with
me. Accepting my Invitation we were
soon in the cafe, seated at q private
table, enjoying turkey, cranberry sauce,
and the usual Thanksgiving menu; fol-
lowed by small bottle of pigeon milk
and imported Havanas. The latter,
had tendency to make Slivers COM
municative.e As he talked listened,
occasionally making remarks. Our
Fconversation, more properly his story,
was as follows:
"As you were saying, bitterly one
feels the betrayal Of confidence. Long
ago, it seems, lived in an atmosphere
of life totally different from the en-
vironments l now seek; and which un-
fortunately have become part of my
existence. You know, perhaps, that
there is dividing line in life; one
whose aim, habits, ambition, and nat
ural ,inclinations, are directed toward
the recognized field of honest endeavor
and moral uprightness-such. q one
} may be said to live. And one who has
J grown Indifferent to humanity's re.
lspect; to ideals of noble character; in
short, to the prevailing doctrines ane
principles of society-such one mere
ly exists. l., perhaps, should be con
| sidered mere exister. Motives, emo
, tions, desires, hopes, and aspiration
: me. 1t is part of living-annexed to i
: are disappointmentsl These dislike
j and in order to avoid such incidents
8 exist. But once was one of the for
8 mer class"
For q few moments Slivers sat a
n one present-but whose mind was ia
away. Presently he resumed: "Toda
3 is Thanksgiving! Far away memor
enables me to see country highway
5. At one point it is joined by anothe
o road, making corner. In this corne
o with the roads Oh each side, stands
p small house. From the parlOr on
Q, may see passing teams. There is
10 kitchen, two bedrooms and small a
70 tic. Not far from the house stands
a barn, and granaries. Back of these
g pasture looms; thru it a winding creel
y A small boy and girl are playfully NAL
re ing their way across the pasture. Bot
F. are barefooted. It is summer tim
ne Now and then they pluck a fOwe
1e The creek is reached. What >ful
a. W aiding thru the sparkling water, th'
he hurry on; arriving late at the count
4. school-to learn by Draco's rule. II
es boy is myself; the girl cousin Ma
ne We were living. Time passed; Il
&C. Angel of Death came; was taken
ne distant place to spend my youth I'M
- other surroundings. Thus the fiji
he view closes"
he Slivers became silent, and thinkil
he might cease his narrative kind
said: "Go on"
=. "Well, the governor had been q Pc
80 provider, and was living with
"y uncle; while mother, being an actre
'ro travelled hither and thither. B
IL when the governor passed away, 6
1at took me from among his people; pl'
es- ing me in a school for boys. Amo
me the other boys here was one who p
on- sessed a book called Ben Thur T
mi. l used to look at the pictures of ch
-, lot. races. One day [ decided to
= come jockey. l ran away from
~ school, and, in time, took to rid
ear race horses. My companions were
'ng the happy-go-lucky class. In this E
be- of endeavor l witnessed, and part
ap- pated in transactions, which impress
ned upon my mind that money is the m