Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-11 | Page 4 | Thought Visitor Was "Bum"

thought visitor was bum the late rev father thomas J scully of cambridge used to tell of this experience he once had while going home from a town where he had delivered a lecture he was the only passenger on a horse car that got stalled because 0 a heavy snow storm in a lonesome lo 10 bality asking the conductor the location ot the nearest house father scully reached it after a weary half mile walk through the snow knocking on the door he asked and was grafftey graff ted the privilege of entering by a kindly faced woman he did not disclose his iden city but while enjoying the warmth of the stove he asked for something to eat and something hot to drina the good woman bustled about and soon the priest was partaking of her hospitable fare tugging at the worn an s skirts was a boy some or 6 years old the priest beamed on him and asked him his name the boy began to cry vigorously shame on ye cried the woman shame on ye johnnie still the youngster gibbered bibb ered the priest went on eating he was decidedly hungry after his long ride in a cold car and his walk through the snow rather jaded him As the boy continued to cry hia mother exclaimed dry up ye bold little thing dry up I 1 say or the bum will ate ye and then in an appealing way to the astonished father scully won t ye bum won t ye ate johnnie he don t hush his n ise u when she learned who the supposed jaum really was the poor woman was quite inconsolable boston herald at 1