The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1883-03-30
PAsCAGOULA, MISSISSIPPI FRIDAY. MARCH 30 1888

your back, and he spit on his hands
and brought the barrel stave down
on my best pants. Wen, you'd a
died il you had head the explosion.
1t almost knocked me OF The trunk.
1t sounded like firing a ilrecracker
away down cellar in n barrel, and
pa looked scared. | rolled OIL the
truuk on the nooD aud pat sume
tour Oh my face to make me look
pale, aud then Kind of kicked my
legs like a feller who is dying on
the stage, after being stabbed with
a hath, and groaned aIN said Pa
you have killed me-. bnfI forgive
you, and then Iroiled around and
irothed ut tho mouth. Well, pa
was all broke up. He said: Great
God, what have | done | have
broke his spinal column. D my
poor boy, do not die. kept chew.
ing tue soap and foaming at the
mouth, aud | drew my legs up aud
kicked them out aud clutched my
hair, aud rolled my eyes, then
kicked pa in the stummick as he
bent over me, and knocked the
breath out of him, ant my limbs
began to get rigid, and | said, Too
late, pa | die at the hands OF an
assassin. Go tor u doctor. Pa
throwed his coat over me, aud
started down stairs OH run, say
ing, | have murdered my brave
boy, aud he told ma to so up stairs
and stay with me, cause had
fallen of Il trunk aud ruptured u
blood vessel, and he went after the
doctor.
When he went out of the front
door, | set up and liz a cigarette,
aud ma came up and | told her all
about how | had fooled pa, and il
she woud take on and cry, when
pa got back l would get him to 20
to church again and swear OIL
dlukiug, and she laughed aud
said sho would, and so when pa
and the doctor got back, ma was
sitting on u velocipede | used to
ride, and she had her apron over
her face, aud she more than
beloved. Pa he was pale and told
the doctor that he was just n play
ing with u little piece of board,
and he heard something crack, AMI
guessed my spine got broke rollin.
of the trunk. The doctor wanted
to feel where my spine was broken
but | opened my eyes and had !
vacant sort OF stare, like WON u
who leads a dog by "A string, and
told the doctor there w,ls no ust
setting my spine, as it was broken
in several places, .nd wouldn't lei
him feel OF the dried bladder.
told pa that was,golug to die
and wanted him to proaIise N,
two things on my dying bed. liz
cried and said he would, and | tolt
him to promise he wonld quit drink
ing and attend church regular, ant
he said he would never drink
another drop and would go tC
church every Sunday. l mad,
him get down on his knees beside
me aud swear il, and the doctor
Witnessed it and ma said, she wa!
so glad, and ma called the doctor
out into the ball and told him thu
joke, and the doctor came in tht
room and told pa that he was afIait
pas presence would excite th,
patieut, and for pa to put on BIZ
coat and go out and walk around ;
block or go to church, and ma ant
.. he would remove me to another
room aud to all that was possible t
! make my last hours pleasant. p
, be cried, and said he would put OF
: his plug hat and go to church, an'
!. he kissed .me aud got flour on hi
,, red nose, and | came near laughing
/. right out to see the white flour OF
his red nose, when | thought how
; the people in church would laugh a
/. pa. But he went out feeling might
:. sad and: then | got ont of be-
: and pulled the bursted bladder ou
of my pants, and ma aud the doc
!, tor laughed awful. When pa go
= !, back fr0m church aud asked to
= = me, ma said l had gone down tow
= She aud tho doctor found my spin
: was ouly uncoupled and i
: " coupled it together and | wa
: all right. Pa said | Wi
: !, almighty strange, cause he hear
: . the spiue break when he hit II
. +" With the barrel stave. Pa WI
:, nervous all the afternoon, aud N
I thinks be suspects we played it Q
1' him. Say, you dou't think the
: is any harm in playing it Oh an g
. man a little, for a good cause {
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