Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-11

There, l knew you would get into
trouble" said the grocery man to the
bad Toy, as Il policeman came along
leading him by the ear, the boy having
TN empty champagne bottle in one hand
and black eye.
"What has he been doing, Mr.. Po-
liceman?" asked the grocery man, as
the policeman halted with the boy in
front of the store.
"Well, l was going by house up here
when this kid opened the door with
quart bottle of champagne, and he cut
the wire and fired the cork at another
boy, and the champagne went all over
the sidewalk, and some of it went on
me, and l knew there was something
wrong, cause champagne is too expen-
sive to waste that way. and he said he
was running the sheebang, and il l
would bring him here you would say he
was all right. If You do will let him
CO."
The grocery man said he had better
let the boy 90, as his parents would not
want their little pet locked up. So the
policeman let 60 his ear, and he thrOwed
the empty bottle at coal wagon, and
after the policeman rad brushed the
champagne off bis cost, smelled of his
fingers, and started OF, the grocery man
turned to the boy, who was peeling q
cucumber, and said:
"Now, what kind Of q circus have
you been having, and what do you mean
by destroying wine in that manner, and
where are your fOlks?"
swell, I'll tell you. Ma she has got
the hay fever, and has gone to Lake Su-
perior 70 see if she can't stop sneezing.
and Saturday pa said he and me would
60 out to OcOnomOw0c and stay over
Sunday, and recuperate our health. Pa
said it would be good joke for me not
to call him pa, but to act az though !
was his youngest brother, and We would
have a real nice time. knOwed what
he wanted. He 10 old masher, that's
what's the matter with him, and he was
going to play himself for bachelor. o,
thunder, got onto his racket in min
ute. He was introduced to some Of the
girls, and Saturday evening he danced
till the COWS come home. At home he
is awful frnid of rheumatic, and he never
sweats, or sits in draft, but tho water
Just poured oh'n him, and he stood
in the door and let q girl fan him till l
was afraid he would freeze, and Just as
be was telling q girl from Tennessee,
who was joking him about being an old
bach, that he was not sure, NJ he con Id
always hold out woman hater II he
was TO be thrown into contact with the
charming ladies Of the Sunny South, /
pulled his coat and said, "Pa, how do
you s'poss mas hay fever IL tonight!
I'll bet she IL Just sneezinR the top OF
her head or" Well, sir, You Just
oughter seen that girl and pa. Pa looked
at me a. II was total stranger, and
told the porter II that freckled- face
bootblack belonged around the house
he better be fired ont Of tho ballroom.
and the girl said the di6gustin' thing,
and Just before they fired me told pA
be better look out or he would sweat
through his liver pad. went TO bed
and pa staid up till tho lights were put
oat. He vas mad when be came to bed,
but be didn't lick me, cause the people
in the next room would hear him, but
the next morning he talked to me. he
eaid ! might 20 back homo Sunday
night, and be would etaya day or two.
He sat around On tho yeranda all the
afternoon, TALKING with the girls, and
when he would 80 me coming along he
voold look cross. 10 took q Girl ont
boat riding, and when asked him II !
OO04kAA ~ 0&O8Akp ~ Os4<e 40 Wss0 - Asssss
l would ct drowned, and be said if I
went home there was nothing there too
good for me, and % my chum and me
got TO firing bottles Of champagne, and
be hit mo in the eye with cork, and
drove him out doogs and va Just going
10 she'll his eaEthvorks, vhan ths police
man oollared me. Say, what's good for
. black oyer
The grocery man told him his %
would euro it when he got home. what
DO You think your pas object Vas IN
passing himeeN u Tor . single man at
Oconomowocr' asked the grocery man,
- hs charged mp The cucumber to the
boys father.
That's what beats me. Aside from
mas hay fever Shes ono Of the health
- women Of thin town. On, ! supposS
he does Is for his health. The way they
al do when they 70 - snmmsf resort.
but IL leaves boy . nosphin, don't IL,
70 have Guoh kittsny parents."
Lea4hee and Euhbeg ba1fina, lAGin9,
hahh1nk Hn0Hal - - vaA u Chm