Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-03-03

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How Detroit BOY Turned Pirate
From the Detroit Free Press.
CHAPTER THE BOY.
He was one of that kind of boys who
need 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, blufiing some
boys, aud preparing Cayenne-pepper
lozengeI for unsuspecting cats. He was
often heard To remark
Things las got To git up IN howl
when BeUuidas Is around
CHAPTER II.--AT TWILIGHT.
Time, sundown scene, the interior
ofa well-preserved wood shed. The
sound Of blows and cries rent the sol
emn stiffness of twilight's mystic hour
and the old man was heard saying:
"There, guess tharll last you for
day or two! I've put up with your sass
as long as l can ~
No reply-nOthing but deep-drawn
sobs ana quavering signs.
The old man threw away the strap
and walked into the house, and Lee
onidas sat on the corner Of an old table
to mediate.
CHAPTER IlI.-A BLOODY RECEIVE.
That's the last licking I'll ever
take from any mortal man ~ Whisper
ed the lad, shaking his fist at the kitch-
en- door. And III make the old man
sorry that he ever laid a strap over his
only SOM"
He resolved to run away aud become
niratat IJa Nunpld coil tho ui n
main, revel in murder, acquire ducats,
and then come home and take revenge
on his father. With Leonidas to re
solve was to execute. He entered the
house, passed up stairs and was soon
engaged in making up a bundle, con-
sisting of one pair of patched pants,
one photograph of his girl, one jack
knife, ore cotton sock, and few wal
nuts. 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 connected 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 lick
ed me-" answered Leonidas but I'll
show him what kind of a cofiee-mill /
am! !"
He passed down stairs and halted to
embrace the baby. He wasn't down
on his mother, and he gave her sweet
smile. He crawled in behind the stove,
and whispered to the dog
Goodbye, old Samson; I'd like to
stay here, but Pm too old to be lick
ed ~
Aud he passed out of doors, and the
great wide world was before him.
CHAPTER v.-sOLENN THOUGHTS.
Securing his bundle, Leonidas crept
into the back yard to see if it was
really hest for him to become pirate
The polar wave chewed at his ears and
Redeemed his nose, aud he wondered i
the pirate business wasn't pretty cold
business. He didn't know whether il
was best to make for Toledo or Chi,
cago, in order to become buccaneer
but he finally passed through the gate
He walked around the house several
times to catch a glimpse of his mother
1t was hard to tear himself away. He
knew how she would take on mex
day, and the papers would call it an
other Charlie Ross case, and he decid
ed to 60 into the yard and think i
overagain.
CHAPTER VIA RAY or LIGHT.
AFTER little time spent in thought
Leonidas decided that if his fathe
would agree never to lick him again
and would give him 81 per week t.
buy candy, he would not run away
and become pirate. He would go il
and make the proposition to the ole
man, and if he should he rejected
farewell TO home--welcome career o.
blood.
He went in. No one had noticed hi
absence, and each face looked as ma
tural as if he hadn't been gone twenty
eight minutes. He felt some it'll
delicacy about preaching the PROPOSE
ton, and as " feeler," he asked tn,
old man to lend him his knife. II wa
handed to him and returned after
while, and Leonidas decided to put of
making the proposition until morn
ing. He got into his little bed feelinl
that it was positively his last night
but the next forenoon he was hear,
splitting wood in the back yard ant
saying to Jack Sparkling:
" I've concluded to wait until h
ticks me just once more and thel
nothing can stop me-nothing OF
earth"
Serious Accidents.