Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-12-22

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boy and girl in Augusta county. [ kno
: you! You are the boy that eats thing
when his mother tells him he shan't, an
bawls for things that he oughtn't to have
and kicks his poor mother On her poe
shins, amt yeu?''
He waited whole minute for an answer
but he might have waited whole year fo
the matter of that. for poor Tommy Wa
sitting straight up in bed speechless an
his eyes as big as saucers.
You tell your ma you will and yo1
WON'T, don't you Now you are a mic
young man. amt you? to go a. d fell you
poor suffering Ma that, and to kick he
when she tries to comb your wicked heat
and wash your sinful face, and wipe you
miserable nose WHY, never heard o
such hoy And all this time you though
you weren't going 10 be punished for it
you; but you'll find out better than that il
hurry. What time is it?"
Its quarter to twelve, sir,'' said Tom
| my, shaking in the bed clothes.
Don't tell me a lie you miserable boy, >
said the little man. and he held his shin
it up. "Its two minutes to II O'Clock, and
in two minutes I'll show you tlitg OF
two"
''Oh, sir, if you'l let me off this time J IL
never do SO again, cross my heart never
will"
ItDhox, oil FOL ba n arE fob
a little iron box from under his arm and
opening it.
"But don't sir. said Tommy. ''You
never saw me before. sir, indeed you never.
Maybe you have heard things about me
that aim true.''
"Then suppose 1 IN liar, "says he look
my at Tommy very fierce.
"Oh, no. sir. didn't mean that !; but
other persons may have told you things
that ain'ttrue. Some bad boys-Oh, Lordy.
what are you going to do 20 for Tommy
saw he was taking something out of a
box.
''I'm going to give you something that
will make you a better boy and give your
Ma less trouble hereafter,'' and be un-
rolled red hot mustard plaster a yard
long.
"Owch! Ma-a-' screamed Tommy. but
he was too late for the little iron man skip
ped up to the trundle bed and snatched off
his night gown and clapped the plaster
right on his bare back.
Children, you might have heard Tommy
Stuffin squell for mile.
Then big smoke filled the room and a
voice going up the chimney said :''If he
amt better boy by the time come again
I'll give him another worse than that. -
But he never came again, for Tommy STUFF
fin, after lying in bed for three months for
his back to get WE'LL got up changed boy.
He never disobeyed his mother, and he
went to Sunday-school three times day
church till the sexton had to drive him off
with club, and he always had catechism
stuffed up the back of his jacket. He never
told his Ma he s'wouldn't'' after wards, and
he was SO good and agreeable that when he
died the angels crowded around to get in
troduced to him.
Dear children, you must try and believe
that every word of this story is true, be-
cause the gentleman that wrote it knows,
if he hasn't told you the truth, that when
he dies, so far from the angels wanting
an Introduction to him, there will be a
gentleman waiting for him lover there"
who will clap plaster on his back and |
make him squall worse than ever Tommy
Stuffin did.
NOTE This story will be printed in
pamphlet form for circulation in Sunday
schools. Parents will be supplied at whole
sale prices under liberal ARRANGEMENTS.
BAPTIST CHURCH CONGRESS IN VIR-