The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-03-08
DETERMINED TO BE A PIRATE.
Result or PuIcrnuI Discipline on Detroit
BOy---AnEry Thoughts In u WoOdsLrd-.-A
Fond Farewell nll Around.
CHAPTER r.-rlrR boy,

Boy---AnEry Thoughts Ia u woodsLrd---A
Pond Farewell NIL Around.
CHAPTER I.-TIIR hoy,
lie was one of that kind Of boys who
need n good whipping about twice per
week, but who think they ought not TO
be whipped more than once in two years.
His amusement was sliding down hill on
nothing, blulllng some boys, and pre-
pairing Cayenne pepper lOzenges for I'm.
suspecting cats. He WIS often heard to
remark:
Things had got to git mp n howl
when Leonidas is around"
CHAPTER u.-AT TWILIGHT.
Time, sundown-scene, the interior Of
n well.preseryel woOdshed. The sound
Of blows and cries rent the solemn still.
ness Of twilights mystic hour, and tho
old man WIS heard saying:
"There, 1 guess that'll last you for
day or twol I've put up with your sass
as long as l can !"
No rcply-nothing but deep-dnwn
sobs and quayering sighs.
The old man threw away the strip
and walked into tho house, and Leonidas
sat on tho corner Of an old table to medi-
tate.
CHAPTER nI.-A BLooDY RESOLVE.
"That's the last licking I'll ever take
from any mortal man |" whispered the
lad, shaking his fist at tho kitchen door.
"And I'll make the old man sorry that
he ever laid n strap over his only son I"
He resolved to run away and becomon
pirNte He would sail the raging main,
revel in murder, acquire ducats, and
then come home and take revenge OIL his
father. With LeonidAs to resolve was
to execute. lie entered the house, pass
ed up stairs, and was soon engaged in
making up o bundle, consisting Of one
pair of patched pants, ono photographer
his girl, one jack-bnifc, one cotton sock,
aud iow walnuts. The bundle was
thrown out Of the window, and then
CHAPTER 1v.-LEoNrpAs LOOKS AROUND
tho room for tho last time. The bedstead
looked familiar, the old blue chest in the
corner hRd thousand tender memories
connected with it, aud the broken.down
chair seemed to hold out its arms aud
plead for him to stay.
81 would il the old man hadn't lick
cd me-" answered Leonilas; "but I'll
show him what kind Of coffee mill |
ami"
He passed down stairs, and halted to
embrace the baby. HG wasn't down on
his mother, md he gave her q sweet
smile. Ho crawled in behind the stove,
and whispered to the dog:
Goodbye, old Samson. I'd like to
stay here, but I'm too old to be lickedl"
And ho passed out of doors, and
the great wide world was before him.
CHAPTER v.-soLEHN THOUGHTS.
Securing his bundle, Leonilas crept
into tho back yard to SEQ il il was really
best for him to become pirate. Tho
polar wave chewed at his cars and red
dened his nose, and he wondered il the
pirate business wnsn't pretty cold busi.
ness. Ho didn't know whether it was
best to make for Toledo or Chicago in
order to become n buccaneer, but he
finally passed through the gate. He
walked around the house several times
to catch glimpse Of his mother. 1t
was hard to tear himself away. Ho
knew how sho would take on next day,
and the papers would call 1t anstlCr
Charlie Ross case, and he decided to 60
into the yard and think it over again.
CHAPTER VIA RAY OF LIGHT.
After n little time spent in thought,
Leonidas decided that il his father
would agrco never to lick him again, and
would give him 80 per week to buy
candy, ho would rot run away and be.
como pirate. Ho would go in and
make the proposition to the old mAn,
aud il it should be reieCted-iarewoll to
homO-welcome career of blood.
He went in. No ono had noticed his
absence, and every face looked rs nat.
ural as il he hadn't been gone twenty
eight minutes. He felt some little
lelicacy about broaching the proposi.
ton, and, rs "feeler," he asked the
old man to lend him his knife. 1t was
handed to him and returned after o
while, and Leonidas decided to put of
making the proposition until morning
He got into his little bed feeling TINT It
was positively his last night, but the
next forenoon. he was llearl splitting
wood in the back yard md saying to
jack spnrling:
ave concluded to wait until lie licks
mo just once moro, aud then nothing
eau stop me-nothing on earth. DE.