The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-29
THE BAD q ~.
[Psck's sun !


".Arc you Chri, JAM" asked the bad |
hoy 4 the sroesry,nan. as that gentleman |
was placing vegetables ont in front Of the |
grocery one morning.
"Well, l hope So. answered the gro
ceryman, 81 try to do what is right. and
hope to wear the golden crown when the
time comes to close my books"
Then how is it that you put out .
box Of great big sweet potatoes. and
when we order some. and they come to
the table, they are little bits Of things.
not bigger than raddish Do you ex.
pect to get to heaven on such small pota.
toes. when you use big ones for sign?'
asked the boy, as he took out silk
handkerchief and brushed speck Of dust
off his nicely blacked shoes.
The grocerymau blnshed and said he
did not mean to take any such advantage
Of his customers. He said it must have
been mistake Of the boy that delivers
groceries.
"Then you must hire the boy 10 make
mistakes, for it has been so every time
we have had sweet potatoes for FIVE
years." said the boy. "And about green
corn. You have few ears stripped down
to show how nice and plump It 10. and Il
we order dozen ears there are only two
ears that have got any corn on At all, and
pa and ma gets them, and the rest Of us
have TO chew cobs. Do you hope 10 wear
a crown Of glory On that kind Of corn"
"Oh, such things will happen" said
the groceyman, with laugh. Bat
don't let's talk about heaven. Let's talk
about the other place. How's things
over TO your hon e. And say. what's
the matter with you: You are all dressed
up and have rot clean shirt On, and
your shoes blacked, and / notice Your
pants are not raveled out 10 At the bot.
tom Of the legs behind. You are not in
love are you p 80
"Well, ] should smile, !" said the boy,
as he looked in small mirror on the
counter covered with fly specka -
girl got mashed on me and ma says It 10
good for . boy who hasn't got no sister,
to be in love with . girl and 10 kind Of
.umbled to myself, and she don't go no.
where without I 60 with her. tsks
her to dancing school and everywhere,
and she loves me like house sfre. Say,
we're you ever in love? Makes fellow
feel queer don't IL? Well, sir, the Hrs,
time went home with her pat my arm
around her, and, honest, II scared me
II was Just like when you take hold o
the handles Of 1ectric battery. and yot
can't let go till the man turns the knob
Honest, I was an wesk asa c><.
thought she had needles in her belt ant
was going to take my arm away, bat !
was Just like IL was glued on. aske,
her II she felt that way TOO, and she sai'
she used TO, bat II was nothing when yo1
got used to II. That made me mad
But she IL older than me and knows NOR
about Il. When was going TO lesv
her at the gate, she kissed me, and this
was worse than putting my arm sroun
her. By gosh, trembled al over jus
like ] had chills, bat I WAS warm a
toast. She wouldn't let 90 for a. muc
az minute, and was tired as though
hsd been carrying coal up stairs.
didn't want to 60 home at all, but sk
said it would be the best way for me
go home and come again tho next ds,
and the next morning went {
her house before any Of fhe,
were up, and her pa came out to let IL
cat in, and asked him what time h
girl got up, and he lated and said l hs
got it bad, and that had better 70 hon
and not be picked till got ripe. So,
how much does it cost to get married
"welf, should say you had got
bad" said the groceryman, as he set o,
u basket Of beets. "Your getting
love will be great thing for your p
You won't have time to play any mo
jokes on him."
"Oh. guess we can find time to ks'
pa from being lonesome. Have you set
him this morning! You ought to hs'
seen him last night. You zee. my chun
p has got setter dog stated. It " q