The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-05-04
THAT BAD BOY.
His MA has Returned Home.
The Trick he, Played his PA rs u
Welcome to the Old Woman.

"When is your ma coming homer
asked the grocery man OF the bad
boy as he found him standing on
the sidewalk when the grocery was
opened In the morning, taking some
pieces Of brick out OF his coat tail
pockets.
"Oh, she got back at midnight
last night" said the boy, as he ate
u tew blucberries out Of % case.
"That's what makes me up so early.
PA has been kicking at these bricks
with hls bare feet, aud when | came
away he had his toes IN his hand
and was trying TO 20 back up stairs
on one foot. Pa haint got no
sense"
III am afraid you are u terror
said the grocery man, Ms he looked
at the innocent face Uf the boy.
"You are always making your par.
cuts some trouble, and it's n wonder
to me they don'r send you to the
reform school. What deviltry were
you to last night to get kicked this
morning n
mo deviliry, just little fun.
You see, ma went to Chicago to
stay a week, and she got tired, and
telegraphed she would be home
last night, and pa was down town
and forgot to give him tho des.
patch, and after We went to bed,
me and a chun of mine thought we
would have q Fourth Of July.
"You see, my chum has got a
sister about as big as ma, aud we
hooked some Of her clothes and af.
ter pa got to snoring we put them
in pas room. D, you'd lahed.
We put a pair OF number one slip.
pers with blue stockings down In
front Of the rocking chair, beside
pas boots, aud o red corset GU a
chair. aud my chum's sisters best
black silk dress on another chair,
aud u hat with a white feather on
the bureau, and some frizzes on the
gas bracket, and everything we
could ind that belonged to a girl in
my chum's sisters room. o, we got
q red parssol, too, and left it right
in the middle OF the floor. Well,
when l looked at the lay out, and
heard pa snoring, | thought should
die. You see, una knows pa is u
darn good teller, but he is easily ex-
cited. ny chum slept with me that
night, aud When We heard the door
bell ring stuffed a pillow IN my
mouth. There was nobody to meet
ma ut the depot, aud she hired \
hack and came right up. Nobody
heard the bell but me, and l had to
60 down and let ma in. She was
I pretty hot, now, you bet, ut not be.
ing met at the depot.
"Where's your father 7" said she,
as she began to 60 up stairs.
~ told her | guessed pa had gone
to sleep BY this time, but l heard a
good deal OF noise in the room
about an hour ago, aud maybe he
was taking bath. Then | slipped
up stairs and looked over the ban
listers. Ma said something about
heavens aud earth, and where |,
the huzzy, aud lot Of things
couldn't hear, aud pa said damtino
and it's no such thing, and the dool
slammed aud they talked tor two
hours. Is'pose they laid 1t to me
us they always do, cause pa callet
! me very early this morning, aut
' when l come down stairs he cam'
out in the hall and his tace was red
derln a beet, and he. tried to stal
me with his big toenail, and II !
hadn't been for these pieces oil bricl
ne would have hurt my feelings
| see they had my chnm's slstGr'
clothes all pinned w In nswsps
per, aud / s'pose when ! 70 back
shall have to carry them home, IN
then she will DO down on me. I