The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-27

room. Then he went in the spare room, and
you'd died 70 see pa Ma had jumped out
when the slats first fell, and was putting her
hair mp in curl papers when we got in, but
pa was all tangled up in the springs and
things. His head had gone down first, and
the mattress and quilts rolled over on him
ard he was almost smethered, and we had to
take the bedstead down to get him out, the
way you have to unhsrness q horse when he
runs away and falls down, before you can
get him up. Pa was mad, but Uncle Ezra
laughed at him, and told him he wss only
foundered, and all be wanted was q bran
mash and some horse iniment and he would
come out all right. Uncle Ezra went out in
the hall to get pail Of water to throw on
pa, cause he said pa was sfre, when ps
asked me why in blszes / didn't fix the
other bed slats, and / told him didn't know
as they were going TO change beds, and then
pa said don't let il occur again. Pa lays ev.
erything to me. He is the most chengesble
man ever saw. He told me to do every.
thing Uncle Ezra wanted me to do, and
then, when helped Uncle Ezra to play
joke on pa, he was mad. Say, don't think
this world is run right, do You? L haven't
got much time to talk to you to-day, cause
Uncle Ezra and me are going fishing, bat
doR't it strike you that it is queer that parents
trcunce boys for doing just Whist they did
themselves. Now, l have got friend whose
father is lawyer. That lawyer would warm
his boy if he should tell q lie, or associate
with anybody thst was bad, and yes the
lawyer will defend man he knows TO be
guilty of stealing, and get him clear and
take the money he got from the thief, who
stole it, to buy the same boy new coat 70
wear to Church, and he will defend man
who committed murder, and make an argu-
ment TO the jury that will bring tears to their
eyes and they will clear the murderer.
Queer, amt it? And say, how is it that wa
send missionaries to Burmah TO convert them
from heathenism, and the same vessel that
takes the missionaries there carries from Bos-
ton 9 cargo of tin gods to sell to the heathen2
Why wouldn't it be better to send the mis-
sionaries to Boston? 1 think the more q
boy learns the more he gets mixed"
"Well, how's your theater? Have any of
the great actors supported you lately2" said
the grocerymsn to change the subject.
mo, we are all OFF on vacations. Booth
and Barrett, and lots of the stars are goneto
Europe, and the rest work down to less high
toned places. Some Of the thester girls ara
walters at summer resorts, and lots are visit
ing relatives on farms. I tell you, IL makes
a difference whether the relatives are visit
ing you or you are visiting them. Acsors
and actresses feel awfully when an old gran
ger comes to the town where they are play-
ing and wants toseethem. They are ashamed
Of his honespun clothes and cowhide boots,
snd they want to meet him out in an alley
somewhere, or in the basement of the theater,
&c the other actors viii 70. laugh ct thsir
rough relatives, but when the sesson is over
III actor who can remember relative on! on
e farm, lie tiekled 10 death, and the granger
Is all right enough there, and the actor does
net think CT the rough, nutmeg CRATER hands,
ard blisteIed nose, rs long IS the granger
relative will put up fried pork and things
and support" the actor. Ny Uncle Ezra il
pretty rorgh, and it makes me tired soma.
times when l an down town with him 10
have Kim go into a store whore there ara girl
CLERKS and ask what things are for taat
know he don't want, and make the giris
blush, but he is good-hesrted old man, aud
he ard nee are going to make mint Of
money during vacation. He lives near q
summer resors hotel, and has stream that
is full Of minnows, and we are going TO catch
minnows and sell them to the dudes for fish.
bait. He says some of the fools will pay ten
cents apiece tor minnows, so if we sell q
million minnows we make fortune. am
| coming back in September and will buy out
| your grocery. Say, let me have a pound of
Esisins, and I'll pay you when l sell my IN
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