The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-06-09
THE BAD BOY.
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"Ioa look sleepy" said the grocery man to the bad boy. as he came in the store yawning. and stretched himself euI on the counter with his head on a pile oi brown wrapping paper. in reach of box of SaisinS, what's the matter. Been sit ting up wssh your girl all n,ghxy'
 Nav wssh l had. Wakefulness with my gal IS swee,er and most res,fsil than sleep. No, this Is the result of be. ing datiful son, and l am tired. You sce pa and ma have separated. That is. no, tor keeps. but ra has got frightened sSou, burslarS and he goes up into the attac to sleep. He says It IS 10 get frcsh air. but he knows better. Ma has 70, % accustomed To pas snoring that she cant % to sleep without if. anal the isss, night pa leis she dldn', sleep a ~snk. and ycs~ terdAy l vas playing on an old acsordecn that traded deg collar tor afer our dog vas po,soneI. and when touched the low notes l noticed ma dcfed ofi to sleep, II sounded so much ltke pa snore. and last night ma made me set up and play for her ,o sleep, She rested s2ien- did. but am all broke up. and sold the acccrdeon th,s morning la the watch man ~ho watches our block. IL ,s queer ~ha; a different eficc, mus,. will have on different people. While ma vas sleeping the sleep of .nnoS cnsc under the intluence of my eountcries, oi pas snore, the nigh, watehman was broke ai hts res, by II, and he bought tt ot me to snc Il io the son oi an enemy of his. Well. l have q,n, jerking soda"
 No. you don't ,ell me. sad the gro- cep man, A lac moved the box ot rais- ins out of reach. " lou never will amount to anything unless you st,k Ia one trade or profession. \ relilng hen never catches the carl, angle-~oIr,.'
 o. bat l am Al ugh, now. In Inc soda business, there IS 10 chance tor genus to nse. unless the soda fountain expiodcs. l. ls Al ~ind. and ono gets tred ef constant h.z. He feels that he IS a fraud. and when he puts A little syrup m d tumbleI. and nfes little swec,ened ~lud and satei m |. until tho soap suds nils the tumblci agd thafgcs ten cents tor ,ha, winch only costs cent sens.- tive soda letkcr whe has reformed, feels that Il IS woIse than three card monte iooaltlnt stand the wear m my conscience, so have got pernaneu, loh A a super. and Aha.i epen ,hc is, oi Sep,cmheI.
 Say. what's a sapei 1, lsui one oi these itec lunch places, that the ma,ot closes at midnight. IA IL ana the EI". cc@ man looked sorry.
 b, thunder, yoa want sali on you. \ super Is an adjunct te the stage. \ sutet IS fellow ,ha, assists ,he siass and sh.ngs caIYng chars and laslng up e.tpc,s. and sweeping the sand ii Inc stage after d i.tne eT has ,an5 ed :, ig and he ennSs beer for the actors, and helps lace up cotseis, and any thIas ihai he eaa do to add to the effect oi the play. I,isaicly upM. have been acting as A sape tot a loes tnc. on l!Ic siy. and my folks dldnt kre~ anYtaag ..boa, Il. bel s,nae l re. formed aud c,.dci Ia be good. fell Il my duty 'n tel D., and ma abou, fl. The news btokc sla @.t al 'i iifst. but pa satd some oi .ke be-: -.sseis .a ih!s country were supes nts z. aasi some oi them were now, and he thought ap.ng would he the making ut me. hlA though; s"H.g on the stage would be my fu.Batsan. she s.Iid the iheatie was ,be hot.b ot sln. and brought more Igin rfsan the huts h eou.d head off Bai when told her tha, they always gave a sEpc iAp uI three csira tickets for hls family. she sad the thea. ue had saiae rsdeeinsns ieitgtes, ane when said lny enifABcc Ipon inc stage would gisc me d sPen'.to. opportunity 10 gel the re- pc iot ia.e poAdef from thc actfesscs, toi ma. and -ogld hnd cut hos the alttctses mAnasea io sci number ii,ii fee; ,ni8 ai.isg ;ei 9fse sh8e,. iiia s.sid she wished would c0inmen,e Nuping fight eii N4 says shete atc some ,h,nss frt tt y,.s aft Il , bad. and ahc an's mc to gel seats ipT the ius; ceMit oreia hat comes along
 Ia wants !, understood ath tie manager that supcs father has l ugh, ,o 70 l.e- hind the seencs 10 see that no h4frn be. l fall. hiG,. bl.. know what pa N aut, He may seem ploiA. and all tha, bal he haes . tp look a, bsslei kirls better than any meek and las ! follower l e,ef see. and s1lue day yoa ~i!i hear mssie lB ,he aiI Fa thinks thea,res are scTy bad, hen be ! has to pa5 d dn.aI for fcAet, ed seal, ] but when he Can se, in iof nothing as a , relative oi one oi the pertesh. the theatre has many redecmstg qualities. Ia and ; ma thinss am gong lnio the business [ treAh and sfeet.- s4. ] kna~ al about t. , When played eth dte elloagh here onsr'
 ! Oh. what ,oo sisiEg as. sad iac zra. Sey man .n disgust. sHen yop piased ~iih MoC ullDsgh Hh4, d,d you ds, / ~ What dpa l to Whf you old eu. cumber, The whole play entered around me. ibo yoa remember the scene In the koman for1n. where Aet ni!oagh ad- dresses ;ie popuiafe of Rome. l ~ss the popal~le. iJnn'i you r-swez,ber 4 small t<t&-f ssarftns tu fsorf .4 ti 4 Roman asuDr ,asing f n ~rth A n4gh' shtft on, ~sfh bare legs and arrssf Thai was 1ie, snd esepshing d<p~nded or me. SapAosc had gone oa the stag. <t the ciEscal fnoaaen'. CT iaSssfs sa ~h~n shosdd kSsc ieoked aetfe si gise saspifed ~osds p the Roman senas,r, Il would hsss h<sr dead .qe. away 0u Mcs ai. loa.ra- 4s tae popui4ce af Rome. con. s'ei>z nayv>ii slt;enEg sgcaess sad ae took me 'Sy the hand ahen they earned