Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-05-17

and pa after both of us. He chased |
US two blocks and then we got hehind |
u policeman, and my chum told the |
policeman it was q crazy obi colofed |
man that wanted to kidnap us, and
the policeman took pa by the neck and
was going to club him, but pa said lie
would go home and behave. He was
ofIul mad, and he went home and we
looked'through the alley fence and saw
pa trying to wash off the blacking -
You see that blacking won't wash off.
You have to wear il off. Pa would
wash his face with soap suds, and then
look in the glass, and lie was blacker
lafTed at him he said the ofrulest words
something like "swoet spirit, hear my
prayer" then he was shed himself again
| ain going to leave my burnt cork on,
cause if washed il of pa would know
there had been some sInouging some
where. asked the shoe store man
now long it would take the blacking to
wear off, and lie said it ought to wear
of in Il week. guess pa won't go out
doors much, unless it is in the night.
| am going to get him to let me so oil
in the country fishing till mine wears
off, and when get out of town | will
wash up. Say, you don't think little
blacking hurts mans complexion do
you, and you don't think a nan ought
to get mad because it won't wash oil,
do youl"
80, probably it don't hurt the com
plexion," said the grocery man, as lie
sprinkled some fresh water on the wilt
ed lettuce, so it would look fresh while
the hired girl was buying some, land
yet it is mighty unpleasant, where a
man has got an engagement to go to n
card party. as l know your pa has to-
night. As to getting mad about it, if
| was your pa l would take a barrel
stave and scatter your castle scanda-
lous. What kind of fate do you think
awaits you when you die, anywayl"
"Well, am mixed on the fate that
awaits Inc when die. If | should &c
off sudden, with all my sins on my
head, and this burnt cork on my face,
should probably be neighbor to you
, way down below, and they would give
, me job as fireman, and l should fee
> bad for you every time l chucked in &
: nuther chunk of birthstone, and tho
: of you trying to swim dog fashion in
the lake of fire, and straining your eye'
4 to find an iceberg that you could craw
up on to cool your parched legs. If
4 don't die slow, so / will have time tC
= repent and be saved | shall be toast
(. ed brown. That's what the minister
. says, and they wouldn't pay him tw'
4 thousand dollars year and give hin
z IL vacation to tell anything that wa
o not so. l tell you, it is painful TO thin
v of that place that so many pretty fai
n average people here are going to whei
!. they die. Just think of it, man tina
I swears just once, If he don't hedge an
d take it back, will go to the bad place
d If person steals "A pin, just a small
" no account pin, he is as bad as if II
!. stole all there was in a bank and h
d stands the best chance of going to tn
g bad place. You see, il fellow steal
e little thing like n pin, he forgets
lie repent, cause it don't seem to be wort
d while TO make so much fuss about
D. But if fellow robs a bank, or steals
d whele lot of money from orphans, j
ID Knows it is mighty serious matte
70 and he gets in his work repenting, tc
,e quick, and he is liable to get to Il
m good place, while YOU, who have sto
I'D only a few potatoes out OF IA bush
". that you sold to the orphan asylum
nt will forget to repent, and you will 81
N, ,le. tell you, the more read abo