The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-04-14

stt aafe krl44tA Akt( MY St&8t tAs oA NAS door. tipping over basket oi white beans. and disappeared in the drug stere. The grocey man got down on his knees on the sidewalk and seooped up the beans occasionally looking over 10 the drug store. and rus; as he go, them picked up the boy came out of the drug store and walked deliberately towards his home. as though there was no particular hurry. The grocery man looked after him, teek up an ax-handic- spi, on his hands and shouted to the boy to come over pretty soon. as he wanted to talk wa,h him. The boy did no, come to the grocery till To- wards night. but the grocery man had seen him running down town a dozen times during the day. and once he rude up 10 the house with the doctor. and the grocer surmised wha, was the trouble. Along towards night the boy came Tn in d delectci sou oi a ured way, sai down on barrel of sugar. and never spoke.
 What is Il. boy or girl. said the grocery man. w,nking al an old lady with a shawl over her head who vas trying to hold paper over pitcher of yeast with her thumb.
 How in blUes did you know anything about it. said the boy as he looked around m astonishment. and with some indignation. Well. it's girl, if you must know, and thats $ enough and he looked down at the cat playing on the floor with potato. his face a picture of delection.
 "O. don't feel bad about it. said the grocery man. IS he opened the door for the old lady. "Sueh things are bound to occur. Bu, you take my word for II. ! that young one IS going 10 have hard : life. unless you mend your ways. You will be using |, for cork 10 Jus. or 10 wad gun with the firs, thing your ma knows
 ! wouldn't touch the darn thing with the tongs." said the boy. as he rallied enough ,o eat some crackers and cheese. {" Gosh this cheese tastes good, hain', had nothing to ca, since morning 1 have been all over this town. trolling I Tor nurses. They think a boy hasn't got any feelings. bu, wouidn', care goi darn, If ma hadn', been sending me for neuralgia medicine and hay fever snuff all winter. when she wanted to ge, nd oi me have come into the room lots oi times when ma and the sewing giil were a, work on some flannel things. and ma would hide them m a basket. and send me of after medicine. was deceived ! up to about four o'clock thIs morning. when pa came te my room and pulled me out of bed. To go over on the West Side, after some old women that knew ma. and they have kept me Whooping ever since What does a boy wan, oi :. sister. unless it's a big sister. don't want no sister that have got io hold. and rock and hold bottle tat. This af- far breaks me all up" And the bo, picked the cheese odt ot his teeth with Il silver he GU, off the counter.
 Well, how does your pa take II : :" said the grocery man. as he charged the boys pa with cheese. and saffron. and l number of such things.
 .. pa will pull through He wanted 10 boss the whole concern. until ma < chum an old woman that takes snuff fired him out into the hall Pa ss, there on my hand-sled a perfcc, picture oi despair. and l thought II would be a kindness To pla. # on hlm. found the ca, asleep in the bsih-roon, and rolled the il up m shaw. and brought Il out 10 pa. and told h,m the nurse wanted him 10 hold the baby. IL seemed 10 do pa
 
 around the house and he took the cal on hls lap. as ,endcriy as you ever saw a mother hold an infant Well. 1 got m the back hall, where he couldn't see me and pretty soon the Cat began to wake up and stretch himself and pa sad. ' S-h-h-too;sy' ge to sleep. now and let it's pa hold H. And pa, he rocked back and forth on the hands sled. and began to sing. by iow. baby. Ina; set tied |, with the cat. Well. some cats can, stand music, anyway. and the more the cal wanted to gc; out of the shawl. the louder pa sung. and blmcby l heard something mp. and pa yelled. scat you brute, and when looked around the corner of the hall, the rat was bracing hissef against pa vest with his toe nails. and yowing, and pa fell over the sled and began to talk abou, the hereafter. like the minister does when he gets excited Tn church. and then picked up the sled and seemed ,o be looking for me or the cat. but both of Us vas offul scarce. Don't you tk ink there are times when boys and cats are kind of few around their accus- toned haunts. Ia don; look as though he was very smart. bu, he can hold a cat about as we'll as the next man. Bu, am sorry for ma She was rus, getting ready to go ,o Florida for her neuralgia, and this ~-ill pu, stop io Il. cause she has to [ stay and take care of ,ha, young one. Ia says xill have a nice time this summer pushing the baby wagon. By the great horn spoons. there has go, to be A divid- ing line somewhere. between business and pleasure, and strike the line al wheeling a baby 1 had rather catch a string of perch than to wheel all the babies ever was They Reedn't procure no baby on my account. fl if IS 10 amuse me. don't see why babies can, be sawed off onto people that need them n their business. oar folks don't need 4 baby any more than you need safe, and there arc people JLst suffering for babies. Say. how would t be to take the baby [ some nigh, and leave ii on some old bachelor's door step. If |, had been a A l.. ~4 |.