Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1883-01-25
PECK'S BAD BOY.
More Adventures with His Father and
the Grocer.

''Say, you are getting too alfred
smart" said the grocery man to the
bad boy as he pushed him into cor
ner by the molasses barrel, caught him
by the neck and choked him so his
eyes stuck out. tYou have driven
away several Of my best customers,
and now, confound you, am going
to have your life," and he took up
cheese-knife and began to sharpen it
ON his boot.
"What is Observation-Disclosures
asked the choking boy, as the grocery
mans fingers let up on his throat a
little, so he could speak. II hain't
done nothin' 80
Didn't you hang up that dead
gray tom-cat by the heels in front of
the store with the rabbits l had for
sale? l didn't notice it until the
minister called me out in front of the
store, and, pointing to the rabbits.
asked what good fat cats were selling
for. By crimus, this thing has got
to stop. You have got to move out
of this ward, or l will.''
The boy got his breath and said it
wasn't him that put the cat up there.
He said it was the policeman, and he
and his chum saw him do it, and he
just come in to tell the grocery-man
about it, and before he could speak
he had his neck nearly pulled off.
The boy began to cry, and the gro
cery man told him he was only jok-
ing, and gave him box of sardines,
and they made up. Then he asked
the boy how his pa put in his New
Years, and the boy sighed and said
"We had sad time at our house
New Years. Pa insisted on making
calls, and ma and me tried to prevent
it, but he said he was of age, anG
guessed he could make calls if ht
wanted to, so he looked at the morn
ing papers and got the names Of thu
places where they were goin' to receive
and he turned his paper collar, ant
changed ends with his cuffs and pu
some arnica on his handkerchief, ant
started out. Ma told him not t,
drink anything, and he said he woul'
not, but he did. He was full th
third place he went to. O, so full
Some men can get full and not sho,
it, but when pa gets full he gets S
full his back teeth float, and the lie
our crowds his eyes out, and hi
mouth gets loose and wiggles all owe
his face. and he laughs all the TINT
and the respiration just oozes out {
him, and his face gets red and /
walks wide. Oh, he disgraced us al
At one place he wished the hired gi
happy New Year more than TWEEN,
times, and hung his hat ON her elbow
and tried to put on a rubber ha
mat for his overshoes. At anoth,
place he walked up lady's trail
and carried away card-basket full
. bananas and oranges. Ma wants
J my chum and me 20 follow pa al
bring him home, and about dal
we found him in the door-yard of
house where they have statues
front of the house. and he grabb,
me by the arm, and mistook n
for another caller, and insisted on
Producing me to a marble statu
without any clothes on. He said
was friend of bis, and it was WI
ter picnic. He hung his hat On
evergreen. and put his overcoat on t
= iron fence, and l was so mortified
almost cried. My ehum said if
pa made such circus he would san
bag him. That gave me an idea, a
when we got pa most home 1 We
and got paper box covered with I
paper, SO it looked just like brit
and a hottie Of tomato ketchup. a