The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-01-30
.PECK's BAD /. Doy: :.
The Fathers Last Experiment for
IL 4 His Reform

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Nav, said tho grocery man as he
charged the cheese to the boys father,
and he picked up hil cigar stub,
which he had left Oh the counter, and
which ltlie boy had rubbed on The
kerosene barrel. No, sir, that whis.
tie would bcare any dog that heard
In. Say, what was your pa running
after the doctor ip7hIs shirt sleeves
ior iast ,San.Isy lmofhing. Z. lie looked
scared. Was your ma sick again.
oh, no, ma Ia healthy enough now,
she has got new fur.lined CLOAK.
SHE played consUnpqon fon pa, aud
tcouyhed 80 she vliked Ia rsised her
lights and liver, and male pa believe
sue coulilJs live, prd gotthe dec,sr
I'D prcscrlbea fuf,liped cifcdlar ahd
pw went aAd gotAons. aud aiua I'm,
proved awfully. Her cough has al
gonr, aud khe caif'walk ten miles. ]
was the one that was sick. You see,
| lsyan,ci 10 get pa into the church
Agaili, aud get him 70 stop drinking,
80 got. u hoy 10 write 4 letter 10
lhim in female hand, and signed the
hane OF aschoirsinger pa waa mashed
on, aud tell him she wl.s ysarning iol
lghip toeo,ne back % thc church. ana
tlnt the eli'irei seemed olanR Win.
out his, smiling face and benevolent
heart, and topleasci como back for
her sake. q ~ hns sliiq, sit'..ni
nia got the ieiter Saturday shgh''
ndohe seemed iickle1, put lgneSs ne
dreamed about II all nighl, aile sun
day morning he was mad, a'id loon
me by the ear ana said ! coniui'
come no DAISY 'ousli'cssi onihin 3
secohda tlpe,n Ae ssnir lie knew y
wfoletlle letter, And fpr me 10 20 no
inFtlletstt'ge ,rooui an ndlprepare ior Tue
almightiest iickihg BOY ever han'
and he went down stars alin proke
! up ahiapplc barrel aip' got Have 70
whip me with. Wen, l had 10 'miR
iniy!tysqnick, but 4 was enough ior
lfim.h ~ got . t'riesi biadder IN my
room, one that me ana my chum gol
to q slolter'house. and i oiowea u
partly up, 80 1t would @beeort .oi MAI
ike and i put it down inside the
back part OF my pants, rigmtsooul
| where pa 'liitsfwl'en he punishos me
4 iknowed whenstho barrel slave VI,
tho bladder II would exploue::l y y OIL
pa came w ans iorsd me crying ,
4 1 can airyh Just sslcasy % yoq SAT- n
turn ON the water at o. ispceb ahp p,
! took oil his coat and looked sorry.
was afraidfhe would giyeiup whip
lping me when ne soen me cry, ahu
wanted to 90 on with the bladder ex
pertinent, so looked KIND q arg
las II Iswas deil lng. pim. lo 40 M
worst, and then he took me oy th,
neck and laia line across a,Vgnk.
didn dare s'reggieinuchi ioT 'eat w u
bladder wopias loose iiseii, ahu p
said, Now ,hennesy,l \ am ;song.'
break you Of ilis laalnioonsnness, o
| will break your pacS, anu nc sP,
on bis hands ahd brought tne oarrs, 2,
sinve down on my pest pants, .We eli
you d adieh ityou nag hear9 the eA
plosion.l u almost snoc.eo me o.
the truuR. IL sounuea nks hr'ns !
r cracker away down IN me cellar III
barrel snd--pa looked scared.
rolled Oh the trunk OH 'he moor, an'
put some hour ? on my'ace ~ 'hsN
Z me look rale, and then kmd 2
I kicked my logs ike - ielio~ VINO
dying on the d Stage alter penn
stabbed win a piese .o' ia.ne, ah'
I groanedu and saia IRA you nav
killcd'mer tbut ! forgive you an.
ihensl rolled aroand ana iro.neu a.
the ,mou'h,o cause nM P'soo =
soapadn my amoa,n ko,m1se 'oa.'
Well, pa, was all, broke np' io sn'a
Great 'Ooa,e what nave aaouc 4
u have broken dhis spps' lS" .
my poor .poyil 40 spo. nn'e kep'
u chewing tue soap ana .oaHmg ~ w
mouth, and ~ drew up my iegs an
v Kicked lhemi ouba anu c'p'ccnea III
? hair aud rolled myseyest 'heh kicke
: pa IN the stummick as no peht owe
NE, land knocked hls orealn out
him, aud then my limps began 70 q
4 rigidt and \ lsaidrIpo late, D.. ! al
at tho hand OF an assafeln,5 No 'or
} doctor. Ia throwed ms coat over ~
Z aud started down stars on arun, sa'
u ing, | have murdered my brave Do,
aud he toid ma 10 go upstairs ana stS
Is with me, causouh had iaiieh Oh
l. trunk and ruptured = blood'yesse
and he went alter the DOCTOR.
Wheh he VEN ous ~ ."u ~ a
door, ! "a. up aads .1,s 'e'sas".' @ -, IN, "u
u ma can'e up,snu 'o'u ne' .s =" ~ III
'e now ! Ioo'ea pa ano u sno wv MI,
'o1 take on wv sfy.vncn W ,JeoA paos =
y. woulu se.'n.Mso ~ 'o' onassaasr ON, ~ 4.
anu swetr on u'lhN'ns' "uu 'm9 'an,
anu sa'a sue wo"a 90 WY" ';,,;,
anGMe aoc Wy otSN ma NV, Was ss' .;
on a yoioclpeue useu " r.us, WV
et was III tne s'oIe-roon' anu 81. ~
III hcr apron owe over her 'aee' anr,sas ,sa'a ny =,
W ,uai oeuowsu. w, ~ ~ ,ia
In no 'oiu NV uo0 ."a, ;.s no M ,dca pa
be mig WIN mo w MA |. nS ,s,,,;,, I P'ero ess,
RS pparu, anu ~ nsAsl y souae.'ns %a. hn"
n ana ne guessed NY sp'"c so.y,v ~,
ur lalhng on .n1 sru"n auv 49, -
A.. | Wauteu 10 feel WHERE MY tptuo w