Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1878-11-16
The archibald Cat.


Pap. Rommy y gone.
Old Henry was just coming 10 from work
wanted his hands washed and his supper.
iidn; know "Romny, or "HUmmys his
tory. and not feeling Interested, blnrlrd OH
W 10 ,he blazes is Rcntnv, and where :
ne gone to g.
'iou onfeeiin' old wretch, you know just
well enough ~hn kommy is; aud | expect
soG'eb"dys e"; h''n locked up
In the staIion,hnusc, ch Gst Of It
Where's TIA, towel g grnn'hed Henry. with
his eyes full OF soap and water.
/" onil repent Of your miserable cOnduci.
Henry Archibald. in hatrlo,h aud coal s,ht :
for ihi, = screamed Nr> A. OH. h. WAS ~
pretty. and brUush, him up al the way by
hand, ana he nsed 10 l,,it me on the nose 50
aifecIioua;e like Oh. me R-o>in-ip>y me
Rom my weere on this earth have the
awiulty rascal!y wrr,ches taken you to, and
the odd lady sat down vaguely upon he coal
seattle, with her apron over her eyes; bul
Ns.iha having lait hot fla, iron IN on top O
the coal she 60, up Gui,k than profession
al srasshopper.
The old man had just sa, down 10 supper
but he turned around to Martha, his beloved
daughter, saying
with the old woman. anyway. Seem. to me
there's an awful 10, OF racket going on here
for man to eat his supper and feel thankful
in"
"Why. papa Romny's gone"
"Wc.I all righ, let him go. | amt tryin
10 stop him Pass me them fried ja'ers."
Henry Archibald; :" remarked the Old lady
as she leaned singerly against the stair door.
IF d ever knowed you was such an onteel-
in wretch when you made love 10 me in the
| lane twenty-Ihrre years ago last Thursday, | It
jus, busted your head with fence raii, il
Id a had Ia pay for the rail.
"tlanr you got no more bread in this house,
srun;ed Benny.
Martha get that old g'u;ton all the bread
| lie ANTS aud let him stuil himself To death
if he wants to.
"Bctler eat your supper Old woman ard
not stand up there a>iookin' as though some.
body had paste! you against the stair door FL
the advertisement OF the tat woman at a side
show"
Eat, hear,iess villain How car you an
me to eat. Oh. my Rommys gone and you
don't appear TO care cent"
Cant say do. Martha pass that ham.
''ii go crazy, | know | shall"
Won't have far to go observed Henry
not noticing tie Coming storm.
There was a pause Of silence as big as ihe
! Mammoth Cave for about a second aud thei
Mrs. Archibald said, with evidcn,ly cons,raiu
ed feeling
'iIenry Archibald. do you mean ihatr
"of course F; m mean enough Tor any
| thing
Henry, do ycu know who Rommy is 2"
mo, hanged if 10 ) aud Henry, prepar
ing to leave tie table, turned around on hi!
chair and faced the Old woman. The bale
lul glare be saw in her eye rs she yelled
Hes my c-a>a>a,t an somebody's stol,
him
Convinced Henry that the kitchen stove o.
something else was getting too warm. Tic
reach he'd for his hat, and missed II by sbou
three inches; but he struck the street dno
and disappeared through 1t like q potent Bis:
shos', and the raft e3 If the flying coal and
seattle convinced HIM that he hal rot been
second too active. As he passed OXoby lean
ne over his yard gate lie grabbed oil his hat
with the remark
III bring il bsrs in minute Tan Just 60
ing somewhere for peck OF fish bait. And
| We got such headache | can stop"