The Southern herald., 1882-09-02
HBPa PaGoUaBIte

Hels tA1g 1eA A4aMs 4Ae 4o1tuH a.
Pswaukss sAid Pa had dropsy, until be
found The water shas shsY wrang Ous of his
pants was laks water. and there vas adaelor
on the cars belonging 70 The insane ssylum,
who said from the looks Of bis face. sort Of
rsd and blue. that il Ras apoplsxy. bul
horse doctor lhal vas doRa 81 lbs depot
when we pus pa in the ssrriags to take bin
home, said be Sss Of Bic issd, and he'd bssn
taking too much water when be vas bet. snd
got fOuD6srsd. o, yOu eaa1 tel anything
about doctors. Motive Of en- gusssss alike
answered the boy. as be turned the brake
for the driver to stop the sar l0r 8 sister Of
charity, and then punched the male with
fab pole, vhsn the driver vas locking back.
to see If he oOuldu't jsrk Der of she back
step.
"Wsl. how did yOur pc happen to fall
out Of the boat Didn't be know lhs lake
was wet"
lie had a suspicion that It was damp.
when bis back struck The water, / lhink.
I'll tell you how Il was. When my chum
and ! run away to Pswaukes, ma thought We
had gone Of 10 be PirOts, snd she told pa il
was duty be owed to society to 60 and get
as to come back, aud be good, She told him
Il be would treat me as an equal, and laugh
and joke with me, | weuldn't be 80 bad.
She said kicking and Pounding spoiled more
boys than all The suaday schools So pa
came out to our camp, about two milsa up
the lake from Pswaukse, and be was just a.
good uatured as though We had never had
any trouble at all. We let bin stay ell
night with Us, and gave him napkin with
a red border to sleep %, under tree, cause
there were not blankets snOugh to go around.
and in the morning let him have ons Of
the sOda crackers had ip my shirt bosom
aud be wanted to go fishing with u.s. He
said be would show US bow to 6sb. So be
got piece Of pork rind at a farm house for
bait. and put It on hook, aud we got 10 an
old boat, aud my chum rOwsd and pa and
trolled.
In swinging the boat around pas line got
under the boat, and come right up near me.
don't know what possessed me. bat ] took
hold Of pas line and gave Il e "yank, and
pa jumped SO quick his hat went of 10 the
lake. "StOper,p says pa, I've got whale,
It's mean in a man to call bis chubby faced
little boy a whale, but the whale yanked
agaiu, aud pa began to pull him 10. | hung
on, and lot the line out little at time, just
zackly like fsh, aud be pulled, and sweat,
and the bald spot on hia head was gatling
aun burnt, and the line cut my hand, 80
wound il around the Oar.lock and pa pulled
bard enough q tip The boat over. HI
though. be had forty pound musculuugsr
aud be stood up 10 the boat spd pulled OF
that oar lock as bard as be could, / Ough
not TO have done it, but loOsened the lin
from the Oar.losk, and when it Stacked U;
pa went right over the side Of the boat, aut
struck on bis pants and split hole 10 thl
water as big as a wash tub. His head wen
down under the water, and bis boot heel
hung over 10 the boat. What you doin'
Diving after tho fish ?" says as pas hoal
came up and he blowed out The water.
; thought pa belonged TO The church. bat b
said you damidyut." guess be was talk
, ing to the fsh. Wall, sir, my ehun too
bold Of pas foot and the collar Of bis coal
and held him 10 the stern Of the boat, aud
padded the boat TO The shore, and pa crawIs
out and shook himself
/ never had no jee mans pants eoul
SO much water. It was just like when the
: pull the thing on street sprinkler, The
pa took off bis pants and my ehum and N
took bold Of the legs aud pa took hold Of ID
summer kitchen, and we rung the waller Ou
Pa wssn', 50 sociable after that, and he wer
back into the woods with bis knife, wit
nothing on but linen duster and neekii
}, while bis pants we're drying on tree, to CT
a switch, and we hollsred to him that
: party Of picnicsrs from Lake Side were con
. ing ashore right where bis pants were,
. picnic. and pa be run into the woods 3
h was afraid there would Be some wimmen
. the picnic that be knOwsd, and he eOaxsd i
!, to come into the woods where be was, and |
Is said be would give Us a dollar piece. al
v not be mad any more if We would bring hi
bis pants. We got bis pants, and u
ought to see bow they vas wrinkled when
put them on. They looked as though the
had been irOnsd with waffle irons. v
went to the depot and came home on frsigl
'e train. aud pa sneszsd all The way in The q
.. bOoss, and | don't think he has ruplured AZ
3. bleod vaseel Well / gel o1 hare