The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-06-23
An AmfnI Scene.

have the same old, old story to tell.
My conduct has been such again-at
any rate, that's what father saws; and
I've had to 90 up stairs with him, and
| needn't explain what that means. 1t
seems very hard, for I'd try to do nv
very best, and I'd heard Sue saw:
"That boy hasn't misbehaved for two
days; good gracious L wonder what
can be the matter with him" There 5
fatal litty about it, I'm sure. Poor
fatherl l must give him an awful lot
of trouble, and know he's had to get
two new bamboo canes this winter Just
because I've done so wrong, though /
never meant to do it.
1t happened on account of coasting.
We've got magnificent hill. The
road runs straight down the middle of
it, and all you have to do is to keep on
the road. There fence on one side,
and if you run into it, something has
got to break. John Kruger, who is a
stupid sort of a fellow. ran into it last
week head first, and smashed three
pickets, and everybody said it was a
mercy, he hit it with his head, or he
might have broken some of his bones,
and hurt himself. There isn't any
fence on the other side, but if YOU run
off the road on that side, you'll go
down the side of a hill that's sleeper
than the roof of the Episcopal Church.
and about mile long, with a brook
full of stones down at the bottom.
The other night Mr.. Travers said
But forgot to say that Mr.. Martin is
back again, and coming to our house
worse than ever. He was there, and
Mr.. Travers and Sue, all sitting in the
| parlor, where was behaving, and try
ing to make things pleasant, when Mr..
| Travers said, s. LIS bright moonlight
night let's all go out and coast Sue
| said, 30 that would be lovely Jimmy
| get your sled" didn't encourage
them,, and / told father SO, but he
wouldn't admit that Mr.. Travers or Sue
or MIR. Martin or anybody could do any
thing wrong. What | said was, ..
| don't want to 60 coasting. It's cold
and | don't feel very well, and think
We ought. all to go to bed early so we
can wake up real sweet and good-tem-
pered." But Sue just said, "Don' you
preach Jimmy if,you're lazy just say Sc
| and Mr.. Travers will take us out. y
Then Mr. Martin he must put in and
say, g Perhaps the boys afraid don't
tease him he ought to be in bed any
how. Now | wasn't going to stand
this, so 1 said, :. Come on. / wanted
to go all the. time but / thought il
would be best for old people to stay al
home. and that's why i didn't encour
| age you." So | got out my double
! ripper, and we all went out on the hill
and started down. -. -..;....,..
| sat in front to steer, and Sue sat
right behind me, and, Mr.. Trayers sa
behind her to hold her ON, and, Mr.
! Martin sat behind him. We wen
| splehdidly, only the dry snow flew. Sc
that l couldn't see anything. and that!
why we got of, the road and on, to tn,
side hill before I knew it,, "a ..s
! The hill was. jiustone glare OF ice,. ant
the minute we, struck the ice the slec
! started away like a hniTicane l haC
just time to hear Mr.. Martin say, q Bo,
mind what you re abptn or I'll get off, :
when she struck splnething-I don
know what-and everybody was pitche,
| into the air, and began sliding on Oh,
ice without anything to help them, ex
4 cept me. / caught on 4 bare piece o
rock, and stopped myself, could Sc,
j Sue sitting up straight, and sliding Iik
/ a streak of lightning and crying
Jimmy father Charles Mr.. Martin {
my help me-" Mr. Tfavers was on hi
| stomach, about a rod behind her. ant
gaining a little ON her, and Mr. Martil
was on his back, coming down hea,
first and beating them both All of
sudden he began to 90 to pieces. Par
of him would slide off one way, an,
then another part would try its luck b
itself. L can tell YOU it was an awfu
! and surreptitious sight They al
reached the bottom after a while, an,
when | saw they were not killed, trie
it myself, and landed all right Su
was sitting still, and mourning, an
saying, My goodness gracious sha
never be able to walk again My com
is broken and that boy isn't fit to live.
MIR. Travers wasn't hurt very much
J and he fixed himself all right with som
pins gave him, and his handkerchiei
but his overcoat looked as if he'd stole
it from a scareEcrow. !, When he ha
comforted Sue little (and j must sa
.. some people are perfectly siekening tn
way they 60 on), he and collected Nj
Martin except his teeth-an
helped put him together, only got hi
cork-leg onjwrong side first. and. the
: we helped him home. ~ .-r .aait
: This was why father said that m
conduct was such, and that his frien
:. Martin didn't seem to be able to com
i into his house without being insulte
J and injured by me. Inever. insulte
him. 1t isn't my fault ifrhe can't slid
: down a hin without coming apar
l However. I've had my last suffering G
, account of him. The next time
: comes apart where | am. L shall NJ
{ wait to be punished for it. but sha
:, start straight for the North Pole, and
| discover it the British, GovernmeI
will pay me morna million dollars. II
able to sit down this morning, but m
!, spirits are crushed, and shall neyt
! enjoy life any more Jimmy Br0a0,1,
: in HarJer's s YO7L710 PeODLe