Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1883-02-16

THE BAD BOYS HOLIDAY.

ave went down on the cars, and pa
had headache, because he had been
out all night electioneering for the pro-
hibition ticket, and he was cross, and
he was dry, and once he pulled my ear
because | asked him if he knew the
girl he was smiling at in seat across
the aisle didn't enjoy myself much,
and some men were talking about kid
mapping children, and it gave me an
lice, and just before we got to Chicago
/ went after drink OF water at the
t'other end of the car, and saw man
who looked as though he wouldn't stand
any fooling and | whispered to him that
bald-headcd man was sitting with was
taking me away from my home in Mil
waukec, and mistrusted he was going
to make thief or II pick pocket Of me.
| said 's-h-h-h-, and told him not to
say anything or the man would maui
me. Then | went back to the seat and
asked pa to buy me a gold watch; he
looked mad and cuffed nc ON the ear.
The man that | whispered to got to talk
ing with SOME other men. and when VIC
got of the cars at Chicago policeman
came up to pa and took him by the neck
and said Mr.. Kidnapper, ] guess
will run you in Pa was mad and tried
to jerk away, and the cop choked him,
and another cop came along and helped,
and the passengers crowded around and
wanted to lynch pa aud pa wanted to
know what they meant, and they asked.
him where he stole the kid, and he said
| was his kid, and he asked INC If
wasn't, and looked scared as though !
was afraid to say NO, and | said Yes,
sir; ] guess So. Then the police said
the poor boy was scarf, and they made
pa walk .spry, and when he held back
they jerked him along. lie was offul
mad, and said he would make some
body smart for this, and hoped it
wouldn't DO me At the station they
charged pa with kidnapping II boy from
Milwaukee, and be says it was lie, and
I was bis boy; said Of course ! was.
aud tho boss asked who told the cops pa
was a kidnappcr, aud they said damiuo, I
and then the boss told pa. he could 60,
but not to let it occur again, and pa aud
me went away. looked so sorry for
pa that he never tumbled 10 me that
was to blame.
ave walked around town all day,
aud went to the stores, aud at nigh. pa
was offul tired, and he put me to bed 10
the tavern and he went out to walk
around and get rested. was not tired
and ! walked all around the hotel. !
thought pa had gone to the theatre and
that made me mad and | thought | /,
would play joke on hin. Our room
was 30, and the next room was 2l2,
and there was an old maid with Scotch |
terrier in 212. saw her twice, aud she
called me names, cause she thought |
wanted n steal her dog. That made
me mad at her, and so | took my jack
knife and drew the tacks out Of the Tin
things that the numbers were painted
on, and put the old maids number on
our door and our number on her door,
and then went 10 bed tried IN keep
awake, 80 as to help pa IL he had any
difficulty, but guess got asleep; but
woke up when the dog barked. II the I
dog had not woke me up the woman's
scream would, and II that hadn't, pa
would. You see, pa came home from I
from the theatre bout II !, and he had
been drinking lie says that everybody |
drinks when they go TO Chicago, even |
the minister, Pa looked at the num-
beers on the doors all along the hall till /
be found 30, and walked right in and
pulled of his coat and threw il on the
lounge where the dog was. The old |
maid was asleep, but the dog barked
and pa said, That cussed boy has bought
a dog : and he kicked the dog, and then
the old maid woke up and said, What
is the matter, pct 2 Pa lated and said,
Nothing is the mazzer with me, pet.
and then you ought 10 have heard the
yelling. The old maid covered her head
and screamed louder, and tho dog snarlcd
and bit pa, aud no had his coat of, and he
got scared and took bis coat and vest
and went out 10 the hall, aud opened
our door and told pa he was in the
wrong room, and he said he guessed he
knowed II, aud came into our room aud
] locked the door, and then the bell
boy aud the porter aud clerk came up to
see what allied the old maid, and she