Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-10-11
A Puzzled Father.

\ Mr.. Jasper Throcknorton. who lives
out on summer street, is the father of ten
children. 'fhe other morning Mr.. Throck.
morton was Just on the point of putting
on his hat to start for the Office. when
Mrs. Throckmorton called after him from
the kitchen.
stop at Soldiers and tell him to come
up and fix the watcr-pipe, and get Il big
tin dipper and bring it with you this noon.
Don't tell them to send it; they'll forget
it,
! Hr. IhrOcimo,ton said he would. and
then he put on his hat and started. AS he
) reached the front door his eldest daughter
/ shouted from ur' stairs:
! PA. pa" pa". go to Greenbaum & Sohro-
der's and ask Mr.. Scott to give you two
yards and q half Of brown satin. cut on
the bias. to match the dress | got last
week; he'll know the kind Bring it with
you. [ don't want to wait for it,
And Mr.. Throcl,morton. ,musiny with
his hand On the door, said lie would get it.
and then sighed and opened the door. Just
then his Oldest son shouted from the sit
ting room:
Father! Tile man was up here twice
yesterday for the money for my new boat.
anu just gave him note to you ard he'll
call at the office to-day for the money, and
will give you pair of patent oarlocks and
dip net. Bring them with you when
you come to dinner''
MIR. Throckmorton kind of stifled
groan like, and sayiilg he would attend to
it. went out. AS he passed down the porch
steps his second daughter leaned out of a
window and cried:
ION, pa; do stop at Parsons as YOU
come to dinner and tell them to send
man to lay the new hall carpe. when they
send it up, and you get ten yards of cotton
batting and bring it up with you. for we
want it right away, and can't wlit.''
The parent paused with his hand on the
gate-latch, and with visible effort prom
ised to remember the crrand and bring up
the cotton batting, and opened the gate.
But the voice of his younger son from the
side yard caught his earand held him for Il
moment:
Pap! oh, pap! Want ten cents to pay
for a winder l broke in the school house. |
and can't 60 to Sunday school till | Get
Il new hat and some shoes. and please can't |
| have quarter to go to the picnic:"
Mr.. Throckmorton silently registered a
tlogging for the broken window glass, a |
negative for the picnic, and said he would
get the boots and hat. Then he turned to
90, but as lie passed down the street his six
younger children came running after him.
"Oh, pa! don't forget to stop and SEE if
the old umbrella is fixed. ma says:''
stop at the dentists and see when he
can ill my teetli.'
Bring my shoe home from tlle shoe
Makers J
Ma says be sure and tell the doctor !, (;
come up to-day and vaccinate the baby,
Pap! Kin go swimnin to Ha',y ,ykeve
crick to-night?''
Pa, oh, pa! gimme five cent, to rde o., |
the street cars.''
and MIR. ThrockmOrtc II went down
town and amazed FRED. Scott by telling
nim to cut of about Thirteen t,.t of w,,sr
pipe ON the bias, ap Il he asked Mr.. Parsons
10 let him have e..even dozen skeins of cot
-on batting, ard send him up man with
IN upper, re told DIR. Cochuln. the dent
St. TO cone right up and till the ttsb,'s
ee'a. and begged the doctor to hurry
'S'-t away and put half-sole on the
'.nool house window, and then he ran to
The shocmaker's and asked him if he had
laccinaied his little girls shoe, aid amazed
ls~ street ear driver by asking him for a
and when the man came
srouhd with the .oarlocks and dlp-net he
old him 10 take them up and lay them in
he front hall, the girls would show him
where. And by three o'clock in the after
ioon il had got all arouw! town that old
ar. Throckmorton was drinking as bad as .
yer again, and hadn'. drawn sober breath i
II day. :