The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-05-05
THE BAD BOY
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grocery man to the bad boy. as he came ismp,ng into the store. and began to tam- ale around box q. sIa~ ~berrle>. "l have never kicked at your eAting my cod fish. and crackers. and cheese. and her ring, and apples, hu, there has got 10 be a dividing line somewhere. and l make Il a, strawberries d, slx shillinSs box, and only two layers m box. onl, bought one box. hoping some plumber CT gas man would come along and buy |, ard. by gum. eryhody that has been m the store has sampled strawberry ou, of iha, box, shlvered as though issas sour and gone oil without, asking the pnoe." And the grocery man looked mad. took hatohe,. and knocked in the head of barrel ot apples. and said = There help yourself 10 dried apples"
 70. don't want your strswbcfucs or dried apples" said the boy, as he leaned against showcase. and looked at I ear of red, transparent soap. :" was only trying "a fool you. Say. that bar of soap IS old enough 10 vote. l remember see ing ii in the showcase when l was about year old, and pa came in here with me and held me up 10 the showcase to lcok at that tin ,obaoeo-box and ,ha, round zinc looking glass, and the yellow woodcn pocket oomb: : and the soap looks Iust the same, only lit,le faded. II you would wash yourself once In awhile. .ou soap wouldn't dy up on your ksuds
 And the bo, Sd, down ia the gha.s with ou, any back. feeling that he was even with the grocery man.
 You never mad ;hc soap l; < pad for; and tha, |, more than youj father can saN about inc soap ih7; has been used IT his house the past month. said the gTaser man. as he spit up d heA ,o
 Nindlc Inc fire. ilui VIC Woat quarrel.
 Nha, was !, l heard aboa, a band sei- en.ding your father. aad his .uetns iaem Il io lunch
 l" Don't let tha, get out O pa e4if kill
 me dead. IL MAS a ioke. pne oi these
 Bohemian bands that goes about wn she mes, street. and told ra ruessc.!
 some of his friends who had hcAId Una,
 we had baby !, the house. had hired a
 band and was coming in a few minates to sercnade hun, and he better prepare ,o make speech. Ia is proud U. beng
 a father q, his age. and he though, Il was
 no more than righ, for the ncighbois to
 sereGsde him and he went to loading
 himself for a speech, ln ihe lib5ary. and
 me and my chHm Wcn, out and told the
 leader of the band there was a famlls up there ,ha, sante To have some masic.
 and they didn, e.sfe for expense. so the,
 quit blowing where they vas snd came
 right along. None of them could under.
 stand English eAs epi the leader, and he
 orly understood enough lo go and take
 dtlnk wlen he Is invited My chum
 steered ,he band up ,o our house and 90,
 ihcm to play Babies on our I3loek, and
 Baby Minc.' and stopped all the men
 who were going home and told them to wal, minute and they would see somc
 fun, so when the band got through ,he second tune, and the pruss,ans were emp,ying the beer out of the holns. and pa stepped oui on the porch. there Nas more nor hundred people in iron, of the house. You d a didc tn sec pa when he put his hand Tn ,he breast of hts coat. and struck an attitude. He looked like a congressman. or tramp. The band was scared, cause they thought he VAS mad, and some of them was go,ng to run. thiskins he was going to throw pleoes of bnck house s, 'hem, but my chum and the leader kep: them. Then pa sailed in. He commenced. Fellow Citizens. and and worked up to the presen, day. giving history sf the notable people who had acquired children, and kep; the crowd in- ,eres,esl. l fcl, sorry for pa. cause ! kae= how he would feel when he came ,o find oui he had been sold. The Bohernians in the band that couldn't understand E-ngl,sh, they looxed a, each other, and wondered what II vas all about. and finally pa wound up by stating that |, was every citizens duty ,o o~n children of ms own. and then he invited the band and the crossd in to take some reffesh- rnents. Well, you ought ,o have seen .hst band come ln the house They feil over each other getting Tn, and the cro~d went home, leaving pa and ny chum and me and the band. Eat. Well. 1 should smile They Jas, reached for things. and talked Bohemian. Drink. c, no guess they didn', pour il down. Ia opened dozen bottles oi champagne. and they fAirly ba,hed Tn il. ss though they had f,re inside. "a tried to talk AF ss~t" "SSsA hsS 1aSJt O1t thEy suIt1b { understand and finally they got fru. 1 and started ocs. and the leader asked pa for three dollars. and that broke him SD. Fs told the leader he supposed the gen. | tiernan who had gel up the serenade had | pasd for the m1sse: and the leader [ pointed so me. and sad 1 sas she geatle. i mas that got II up "a paid h,n,. bs, he had ~icked look in hts eys. and me and my chum It out: ssd the Iohemi- ans came down the street, baIn' fuil. wish 'hesr horns on their arms. and they were talking Bohemian for all shs2 ~as out. They stopped in front of a vacant house and began to play. but yos coaldnt tell what tune Il wzs. they were SD fuli and 2 policeman came alons and drove them horne ] guess will sleep al the livery | stable io-nighi, csase pa is ofisi uarea- sonzbse when anything costs him three doiizrA besides the champagne"
 Well yoa have make pretty mess Of IT," said the grocery mas. Its . wonder your pa does aof kill you. But ghAf is ii hear ai,,uf fhe .rs.,sf,ie< ,t shr