The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-03-10
CHAPTER THE BOY.
From the petroit Free Press.

OuSut uOG W u0 WnlppSu AOL0 6IaH
once in two years. His amusement
was sliding down hill on nothing,
blufing some boys. and preparing
Cayenne pepper lozenges for unsus.
pecting cats. He was often heard
to remark
Things has got to git up n howl
when LeonidRs is around"
CHAPTER 1T.-AT Tw1L1GnT.
Time, sundown-~scene, the in.
terror of a well-preseryed woodshed.
The sound of blows and cries rent
the solemn stiffness Of twilight's s
mystic hour. and the old man was
heard saying:
There, ] guess that Il last you for
a day or two! I've put up with
your sass as long as 1 can!'
No reply-nothing but deep-drawn
sobs and quivering signs.
The old man threw away the strap
and walked into. the house. and Le-
onidas sat on the corner of an old
table to mediate.
CHAPTER In.-A BLOODY RESOLVE:
That's the last licking I'll ever
take from any mortal man p whisper
ed the lad, shaking his fist at the
kitchen door "And TIL make the
old man sorry that he ever laid a
strap over his only son p
lie resolved to run away and be-
come a pirate He would sail the
raging main, revel in murder, ac-
quire ducats, and then come home
and take revenge on his father.
With Leonidas to resolve was to ex.
ecute. He entered the house, pass
ed up stairs, and was soon engaged
in making up bundle, consisting of
one pair of patched pants, one pho
tograph of his girl, one jack-knife,
one cotton sock, and a few walnuts.
The bundle was thrown out of the
window, and then
CHAPTER Iv.-LEONIDAS LOOKS
around the room for the last time.
The bedstead looked familiar, the
old blue chest in the corner had a
thousand tender memories connect
ed with it, and the broken-down chair
seemed to hold out its arms and
plead for him to stay.
81 would if the Old man hadn't
licked me-" answered Leonidas "but
I'll show him what kind of a coffee
mill / am!''
He passed down stairs, and halted
to embrace the baby. He wasn't
down on his mother, and he gave her
a sweet smile. He 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
licked y
And he passed out of doors. and
the great wide world was before
him.
CHAPTER V.-sOLEMN THOUGHTS.
Securing his bundle, Leonidas
crept into the back yard to see if it
was really best for him to become a
pirate. The polar wave chewed at
his ears and Redeemed his nose. and
he wondered if the pirate business
wasn't pretty cold business. He
didn't know whether it was best to
make for Toledo or Chicago in order
to become a buccaneer. but he finally
passed through the gate. He walked
around the house several times to
to catch a glimpse of his mother. II
was hard to tear himself away. He
knew how she would take on next
day, and the papers would call it
another Charlie Ross case, and he
decided to GO into the yard and
think it over again.
CHAPTER VIA RAY OF LIGHT.
After little time spent in thought
Leonidas decided that if his father
would agree never to lick him again.
and would give him So per week to
buy candy, he would not run away
and become pirate. He would go
in and make the proposition to the
old man, and if it should be rejected
= farewell to home - welcome a
career of blood.
He went in. No one had noticed
his absence, and each face looked as
natural as if he hadn't been gone
twenty-eight minutes. he felt some
little delicacy about broaching the
proposition. and, as "feebler.' he
asked the old man to lend him his
knife. 1t was handed to him and
returned after while. and Leonidas
decided to put off making the pro-
position until morning. He got in
to his little bed feeling that it was
positively his last night, but the next
forenoon he was heard splitting wood
in the back yard and saying to Jack
Sparkling:
"rves concluded TO wait until he
licks me just once more, and then
nothing can stop me-nothing on
earth. - So
81 Come to your mHdders bus
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