The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1910-12-01

honey, pickles, juicy mince pie with
cheese, and three big Spitz. If l
had been tramp, | think the treat
ment | received by this angel hearted
little woman, would have made me
quit begging and make man of my
self.
By the time | called at the next
place it was II :15. This was at the
home of one of the busiest and most
up-to-date merchants in Hood River.
AS | knocked a servant girl answered
the door, and informed Mrs. that t
there was tramp at the door for
something to eat, for in short time
a neat, cleanly intelligent lady ap-
peared and with care selected a nice
juicy chicken leg and wing from a
pot of steaming chicken, and with it
gave the tramp glass full of jelly,
bread and butter, two stalks of celery,
an orange, and two pieces of cake,
and better than all, when she gave the
lunch to me, done up as nice as they
do up bundles in her husbands store,
she handed it to me with smile and
said 81 am so glad to give this to
YOU" felt little bad because of
some of the treatment received, but
such a benediction from busy woman,
at such a time of day, shows how
some at least sympathize with others
who are not in as good circumstances
as they. God bless that woman, is all
| could say.
| then called at a residence close by
and a young man answered the door
call and said to call after dinner and
they would fill me up, but offered me
some fruit that was in the cellar.
! then called on prominent business
man and as ] knocked he came to the
door, and replied that his wife was
not at home, at my request for food,
but as the tramp passed by window
to the sidewalk, he spied woman look
ing through the curtains. Well, the
tramp thought good many thoughts
as he went on his way.
The next call was somewhat anus
ing. AS | knocked, the door was
opened and the lady listened to my
tale of woe, and then SAID, "No, |
have nothing Efor syou, ;" and shut the
door. | heard woman inside say,
'Is that the way you serve people?'
Well, l kept on knocking, and as | did
Mrs. sent her little gill down in
the basement where Mr.. --- was
putting wood in the furnace to come
up quick and put a tramp out, but
before Mr. came up stairs
opened the door and stepped in and
made myself known, | found Mrs.
- to be pIucky little woman, for
as | made myself known she came at
me with a knife in one hand and her
fist doubled up ready to give me a good
blow, when her husband rescued me,
and after some arguing | was re-
Quested to sit down to the tune of an
lS-pound turkey.
proceeded to a good religious and
pious woman, and at my request for
something to eat, she gave me three
pieces of bread and jelly, and as she
thought she recognized me she said,
''Who are you, anyway" and | re-
piled, lust poor tramp, and she
augmented delicious piece of custard
pie, and said, "here is Thanksgiving
piece of pie for you sir.
| then went to the home OF man
who rents vehicles and there Mrs. -
was somewhat reluctant to feed a
healthy man, and put some questions
to me that was hard to answer, and |
was only too glad when had chance
to get away.
| found my way next to the home of
a druggist, and as usual question was
asked as the door was opened, the
busy little lady was basting a big
turkey and preparing dressing for it,
and everything good was on the