Smyrna times., 1883-07-04
Helping His Pa to Move.
THE BAD BOY MAKES HIMSELF EXCEED
INGLY USEFUL.

I" See here, you coon, get out of il
here" said the grocery man to the bad n
boy, as he came in the store with his s
face black and shining, Il don't want
any colored boys around here. White
boys break me up bad enough"
"Oh, pnilopene," said the bad boy,
as he put his hands on his knees and
laughed so the candy jars ratified on
the shelves. "You didn't know me. G
l am the same boy that comes in here {
and talks your arm off," and the boy !
opened the cheese box and cut off (
piece of cheese so natural that the gro
Gerry man had no difficulty in recogniz-
ing him.
"What in the name of the seven
sleeping sisters have you got on your
hands and face" said the grocery man,
as he took the boy by the ear and
turned him around. "What are you
got up in such Outlandish rig for?"
"Well, I'll tell you, if you will keep
watch at the door. If you see bald
headed colored man coming along the
street with club, you whistle, and l
will fall down cellar. The bald-headed
colored man will be pa. You see, we
moved yesterday. Pa told me to get a
vacation from the livery stable, and
we would have fun moving. But l
don't want any more fun. | know |
when have got enough fun. Pa car
ried all the light things, and when it
came to lifting, he had a crick in the
back. Gosh, never was so tired as l
was last night, and I hope we have got
settled, only some of the goods haven't
turned up yet. A drayman took one
load over on the west side and deliv
cred them to house that seemed to be
expecting load of household furni-
ture. He thought it was all right, if
everybody that was moving got load
Of goods. Well, after we got moved
pa said we must make garden, and he
said we would go out and spade up
the ground and sow peas and radishes
and beets. There was some neighbors
lived in the next house to our new one
that was all wimmen, and pa didn't
like to have them think he had to
, work, so he said it would be good
joke to disguise ourselves as tramps,
and the neighbors we had hired some
tramps to dig in the garded. l told pa
: of boss scheme to fool them. sug-
gested that we take some of this shoe
backing that is put on with a sponge,
f and black our faces, and the neighbOrs
would think we had hired an old col
t ored man and his boy to work in the
0 garden. Pa said it was immense, and
e he told me to 60 and black up, and if
t it worked he would black hisself. So
S / went and put this burnt cork on my
v face, cause it would wash off, and pa
n looked at me and said it was whack
1 and for me to fix him up too. So got
l. the shoe blacking and painted SO he
e looked like coal HEAVIER. Actually
o when ma saw him she ordered him of
e the premises, and when he laffed at hel
IS and acted sassy, she was going tC
throw billing water on pa, but I tOlG
1t her the scheme and she let up ON pa
is Oh, you'd a dide to see us out ia thu
re garden. Pa looked like Uncle Tom
N and 1 looked like Topsy, only l aim
IN that kind of colored person. W.
worked till boy throwed some to
T. mato cans over the alley fence and hi
or me, and 1 piled over the fence afte
n him, and left pa. 1t was my chum
~ and when 1 had caught him we put u
lg a job to get pa to chase us. w
or throwed some more cans, and pa com
or out and my chum started and l afte
at him, and pa after both of us. ID
w chased us two blocks and then we &c
We behind policeman, and my chum tol
ot the policeman it was q crazy old co
rk ored man that wanted to kidnap IL!
in and the policeman took pa by the nee
it and was going to club him, but pa sal
We he would go home and behave. ID
he was offel mad, and he went home an
y? we looked through the alley fence an
ch saw pa trying to wash off the blackini
ne, You see that backing won't wash OF
m You have to wear it off. Pa woul
lot wash his face with soapsuds, and the
lookin the glass and he was black
me every time he washed, and when a
to LATED at him he said the offulest wort
nd something like 'sweet spirit hear N
zen PRAYER then he washed himself agai
not l am going to leave my burnt cork o
err cause if l washed it off pa would kno
not there had been some smouging som
Ter. where. asked the shoe store ms
an how long it would take the backing
has wear off, and he said it ought to we
re. off in a week. guess pa won't go o
nto doors much, unless it is in the nigl
but am going to get him to let me go
for in the country fishing, till mine wea
Ory off, and when 1 get out of town l W
ore. wash up. Say, you don't think lit
and blacking hurts mans complexion
nee, you, and you don't think man Oug
nts to get mad because it won't wash G
do your"
Ows ooh, probably it don't hurt the Co
'rds plexion," said the grocery man, as
rom sprinkled some fresh water on
NY wilted lettuce, so it would look fire
en- while the hired girl was buying son
tier "and yet it is mighty unpleasa
han where man has got an engagem'
th." to go to card party, as l know yC
who pa has tonight. AS to getting m
ppo- about it, ifI was your pa l would ia
the barrel staye and shatter your g
or cass." 81
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p. passed by the Illinois Legislature q
has been signed by the Governor.
nan. provides that every child in the st