The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1882-08-10
THAT BAD BOY AGAIN.
" Heunery, Did Yosr Pas Friend Wear .
Dressso

The bad bot's mother was out of town for n
week, and when she came home she found every
thing topsy turvy. The bod were all mussed
up, and there was not thing hung up any
where. She called the bad boy, and asked him
what in the deuce had been going on, and he
made it pleasant for his pa about as follows:
''Well. ma, | know i will get killed, but |
shall die like man. When pa met you at the
depot. he looked too innocent for any kind of
use, but he's hard citizen, and don't you for
get il. He hasn't been home q single night till
after eleven o'clock, and he was tired every
night, and he had somebody come home with
him.
80, heavens, Hennery," said the mother, with
n sigh, ''arc you sure about this 7"
''Sure!" says the bad boy; 81 was on to the
whole racket. The first night they came home
awful ticklcd, and l guess they drank some Of
your Sozodont, cause they seemed TO foam at
the mouth. Pa wanted to put his friend in the
spare bed, but there were no sheets on it, and
be went rummaging around in the drawers for
sheets He got out all the towels and table
cloths, and made up the bed with table cloths,
the first night. o, they raised thunder around
the room. Pa took your night-shrt, you know
the one with the lace work all down tho front,
and put a pillow in it. and set it on a chair.
then took burned match and marked eyes and
4 nose on the pillow, and pnt Your bonnet on II,
and then they had war dance. Pa hurt the
bald spot on his head by hitting it against the
gas chandelier, and then he said dammit. They
then throwed pillows at each other. Pas friend
didn't have any night-shirt, and pa gave his
friend one of your'n, and the friend took that
old hoop-skrt in the closet, the ono pa always
steps on when he goes in the closet after tow
FL, and put it ON under the night shirt, and
they walked around, arm in arm. oh, il made
me tired to a man of pas age act 20 like
darn fool"
'.Hennery,r says the mother, with q deep
meaning in her voice, Il want to ask you one
question: Did your pas friend wear a dressr
''Oh, yes," said the bad boy, coelly, not no.
ticng the pale face of his ma, ''the friend put
ON that old blue dress of yours with the pistol
pockets in front. yOu know, and pinned a red
table cloth on for train, end they danced the
c;rn can"
Just at this point pa came home to dinners
and the bad boy said: "Pa, l was inst telling
ma what a nice time you had that first night
she went away, with the pillows and"
"Henncry ~ SAYS the old gentleman, severely,
"you are "A COMPOUNDED fool"
"Izick," said the wife, more severely, why
did you bring female home with you, that
night! Have you got no"
80, ma" says the bad boy, ait was not NO.
man. 1t was young Mr.. Brown, pas clerk in
the store, You know"
''Ohir said ina, with smile and sigh.
"Hennery," said his stern parent, 81 want to
see You there by the coal bin for n minute or
two. You are the gaul durndest fool ever see.
What You want to learn the first thing you do
is to keep your mouth shut" and then they
went on with the frugal meal, while Hennery
seemed To feel as though something was coming
-T'crE's SHH