The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-02-23
JOINING THE GOOD TEMpLARs.
The had Boy Makes an Attempt ut Reform
ing His Father.
Pech's Sun.

herring out of Dor and peeled of the skin
with q broken-bladed jack knife, and spill
open and ripped out the bone, threw thu
head At the eat, and took some crackers ans
began 10 eat.
"Well, don't known but lie does look q
though he was getting DID," said the grocer.
man, as he took piece Of yellow wrappinl
paper, and charged the boys poor old fathe
with dozen hsrrinss and pound Of crack
ers. "But there Is no wonder he Is gettInl
old. wouldn't 20 through what your faith
or has, the last year, for million dollars.
tell you, boy, whom your father Is dead, ant
you get q step-father, and he makes yo'
walk chalk mark, you will realize what
bonanza you have fooled yourself out OF b!
killing of your father. The way figure 1t
your father will last about six months, ant
yon ought to treat him right the little tint
he has TO live"
swell, am going to-" said the boy, IS h
picked the herring bones out Of his teeth will
with piece Of q match that he sharpenet
with bis knife. "But don't believe In Dor
rowing trouble about step.father 30 lonl
beforehand. don't think ma could get Z
man TO step into pas shoes, As long as live,
not II she was inlaid with diamonds, and
owned brewery. There are brave men, !
know, that are on the marry but none Of them
would want TO be brevet father TO cheru'
BIN like me, except he got pretty good
wages. And then, since pa was dssected he
~ going to lead different life, and guess
will make a man Of him, If he holds out
We got him TO join the Good Templars last
night"
"No, you don't tell me-" said the grocery
man, as he thought that his trade in cider
for mince pies would be cut of. $50 you
got him into the Good Templars, eh?"
swell, no thinks he has Joined the Good
Templars; so 1t Is all the same. You see,
my chum aud me have been going to pri-
vate gymnasium, on the West Side, kept by
Q Dutchman, and in a back room he has all
the tools for getting up muscle. There,
look at my ARM" said the boy, as he rolled
up his sleeve and showed o muscle about a.
big as an oyster. THAT 10 the result OF
training al the gymnasium. Before l took
lessons hadn't any more muscle than you
have got. Well, the Dutchnan was going to
. dance on the South Side the other night,
and he asked my chum to tend the gymnasi-
un, and told pa he would join the Good
Tenplars that night there wouldn't be many
at the lodge, and he wouldn't be so embar-
raised, and as was one Of the officers Of the
lodge would put 1t to him light, and he
said he would 90, so my chum got five other
boys to help rs put him through. So we
steered him down TO the gymnasium, and
made him rap on the storm door outside, and
] said who comes there, and lie said IL was 4
pilgrim wbo wanted TO jine our sublime or
der. asked him II he had made up his
mind 10 turn from the ways Of hyena, and
adopt the customs Of the truly good, and be
said IL he knew his own heart he had, aud
then told him to come IN out of the snow
and take OF his pants. He kicked little at
taking.Uf his pants, because IT was cold out
there In the storm door dog house, but told
HIM they all had to de- is-tbat princes, po-
tentates, and paupeIs oil had TO come to It.
lie asked the how II was when we initiated
women. aud | told hiu women never took
tins degree. he pulled "if his pants, and
wanted a check for thpm. but told him the
grand unngul would hold his clothes, and
then bAnGioldrd him, ahh with bsse-ba
club pounded um The floor AS ! walked him
around the gymnasium, Will" the Lodge
hpa led by my rkuin. saIg We won't &c
HON. I'LL morning. Then Stopped IN from,
of lhs LED water tank and ssld. E'and
W"rhy Duke. bring before you p,tEt IA
who has drank uf the dr-gs until his st"m'
aeh won't hold water, and who desires tc
swear or The grand mo- ui asked me- II hs
was worthy aud well qualified, and I told
him that he had been drunk more or les.
since the reunion last summer, which. ought
TO quality him. Then the grand mogul made
pa repeat the most blood curdling oath, In
which pa agreed, II he ever drank another
drop, to allow anybody TO pull his toe. nails
out with tweezers, TO have his liver dug oui
and fed 10 dogs, his head chopped of, and
his eyes removed. Then the mogul said We
would brand the candidate on the bare skin
with the Initial lett ers of our order, &c. T.,
that all might read how brand had been
snatched from the burning. You'd dide 70
see pa finch when pulled up his shirt, and
got ready TO brand him. My chum got .
piece of Ice out Of the water cooler, and just
as he clapped It onto pas back ! burned Q
piece of horses hoof in the candle and held
II 10 pas nose, and guess pa actually
thought 1t was his burning skin that he
smelled. He jumped about six feet and
said, great heavens, what you dewin',' and
then he began TO roll over barrel which
had arranged for him. Pa thought lie wa.
going down cellar, and he hung to the barrel
but he was on top half the time. .. When p'
and the barrel got through fighting wal
beside him, and said, calm yourself, ant
be prepared for the ordeal that Is to follow.
Pa asked how much Of this dam foolishnes!
there was, and be said he was sorry he had
Joined. lie said he could let Ticker alens
without having the skin ell burned of hi
back. told pa 70 be brave and not weaken
and oil would 10 veil. He wiped the pers
pIrstion Of his face on the end Of his shit
and We put 0 belt around his body and
hitchsd IL to tackle. and pulled him up 81
his feet were tast sn the foor, and then w
talked ss though we were away of, and
told my chum 10 look out that pa did not hi
the gas fixtures, and pa actually thought h'
was being hauled clear up to the ceiling.
could see he was scared by the complexion
of his hands and feet, IS they clawed the air
He actually sweat 90 that the drops fell Of
the floor. Bimeby we let him down, an'
he was awfully relieved, though bis fee
were not more than Two inches from tn
foor any Of the time. We we're just goini
to slide pa down board with sliven In 1t Il
give him realizing sense Of the rough roas
. reformed man has to travel, and had 60
him straddle Of the board, when the Dutch
man came home from the dance, fullern
goose, and he drove us boys but, and we lef
pa, and the Dutchlnsn said, 'vot you vas do
ing here init dose boys, yeu old duffer. AMI
we're vas your pants and pa pulled of tn
handkerchief from his eyes, and tho Dutch
man said II he Gidn't get out in half min
ute ha would kick the stuffing out Of him
-. 90, an, ua took his pants and nm