Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-06-06
The Bad Boy still Lives.


face black aud shining. 4 dou't want
any colored boys around here. White
boys break me up bad enough
%. philopene.' said the bad boy, as
be put his hands on bis knees and
laughed so the candy jars ratified on
shelves. You don't know me. l am
the same boy that comes ia here and
talks your arm off, aud The boy opened
the cheese box and cut off a piece of
cheese so natural that the grocery
man had no difficulty in recognizing
him.
what in the name of the seven
sleeping sisters have you got on your
hands aud face, said the grocery man
as he took the bov by the ear and turn
ed him around. You would pass IN a
eolored prayer meeting, and no one
would think you were galvenized. What
are YOU soi up In such an outlandish
RIG for?'
We'll, III tell you, if YOU will keep
watch at the door. If you see a bald.
headed coiored man coming along the
street with club, you whistle, and
will fall down the cellar. The bad-head
ed colored man Will be pa. You see.
we moved yesterday. Pa carried all
tie li,;le things, and when il come to
lifting he had crick in his back. Gosh,
l never was so Tired as was last night
and hope We have got settled, only
some of the goods haven't turned up
yet. A drayman took a load over on
the west side, and delivered them to q
house that seemed 10 be expecting a
load OF household furniture. Well, al
Ter we got moved pa said we must make
a garden, and be said he would 60 out
aud spade up the ground and scS peas
and radishes and beets. There was
some neighbors lived in the next house
TO our new one, that was all wimmin,
and pa didn't like to have them think
he had to work, so he said ii would
be a good joke to disguise ourselves as
tramps, and the neighbors would thiok
we had hired some tramps 10 work in
the garden. l told pa Of boss scheme
TO fool them. l suggested that we take
some Of this shoe blacklng that is pui
on with a sponge aud black our faces,
and the neighbor would think we ha(
hired an old colore] man and his boy
to work in the garden. Pa said 1t was
immense, and he told me 10 60 Rn(
black up, and If il worked he would
black hlsself. So l went and put this
burnt cork on my face, cause it would
wash of, and pa looked at me and said
It was a whack, and to fix him up too
50 got the bottle Of shoe blackiug
and painted pa 50 he looked like a
colored coal HEAVIER. Actually, wheI
ma saw him she ordered him of The
premises, and when he LATED at he
and acted sassy she was going to throw
bling water on pa, but told her th'
scheme and she let up on him. D, you''
dide to see US out in the garden. n
looked like Uucle Tom, and l looke'
like TopsY. We worked untll a boy
throwed some tomato cans over th'
alley fence aud bit me, and piled owe
the fence after him and left pa. ]
was my chum, and when had caugh
him we put up a job to get pa to chas
US. We throwed some more cans
and pa came out and my chum starIe'
aud | after him, and pa after both o
US. He chased US two blocks and theI
we got behind a policeman, aud my
chum told the policeman 1t was a era
zy old colored man that wanted Il
kidnap US, and the policeman took pt
by the neck and was going to club HIM
but pa said he would 90 home and be
have. He was oGul mad, and he wen
home and we looked through the ale.
fence and saw pa trying to wash oil
the blackiug. You see that blacklni
won't wash Ch. You have 10 wear
off Pa would wash his tace with eoal
snds. aud then look in the glass, an
he vas blacker every time he washed
and when ma lafl'ed at him, he said tn
ofulest words, something like 's"es
spirits hear my prayer then he wash
ed himself again. l aD going to leay
nv burnt cork on. cause ii washed
oG pa would know there had bee'
some smousing somewhere. | aske
the shoe store man how long it woul
take the blackins 10 wear of, aud b
said it ought to wear of in a week.
guess pa won't 20 ont doors much' un
less it Is in the night. | am going I
get him to let me 90 of in tie conntr'
fishing, till mine wears of, and "he
oel out of town will wash up: SAY
von don't think little blackiug hurI
mans complexion do you, and 20
don't think man ought TO get ma
hecause it won't wash Of, DO you?
%. probably it don't hurt the con
pl.xiou.' said the grocery an as n
, .priukle some fresh water on the wi
ted lettuce, so it would look fresh Will
, the hir, 1 girl was buying some, 'au
, vet it is mighty unpleasant, where
man has got an engagement 10 go 10
. card party, as know your pa has 10
night. AS TO getting mad about It,
| was your pa 1 would take barre
slaye aud shatter your castle scand'
, lous.'
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