The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-03-28
That Bad Boy

eeryman, and when H.
breaking up, me and =.
helped to carry boxes Of ~
frkins Of butter. and 4 es.s
gave each Of US a piece Of
cheese, wrapped up int tn ~
day morning | opened ~
and 1t made me tired. O
oHullest smell | ever hea,5
was just ike an old bart
funeral. Pa and ma wers
ting ready 70 go to church
of a piece Of cheese and m,
lining of mas muff. and 49,
to church. / went down 70
too. and sat on a back sea-
chum, looking Just a.
though l had been takiny :.
lection. The church w.
warm, and by the time the
to sing the first hymn pa.
began to smell a match agsi,.
cheese. Pa held one sid4
hymn book and ma held n.
and pa he always sings for N
out, and when ne braced hi
sang Just as ! am, ma \.
pas voice was tinctured r.
iousness and she looked at 4
hunehed him and told bin ;
singing and breathe thros
nose, because his breath was
10 stop a clock. Pa stopped
and turned around kind Of =
ward ma, and then be sms
cheese, and be turned his
other way and said whew.
didn't sing, but they looked
other A. though they smelled
When they sal down they q,
apart as they could get. and
next to a woman who used
nurse IN 4 hospital, and wh
smelled pas cheese she loo
him as though she thought
the small pox, and she Id
handkerchief to her nose. 7
in the other end of the pew. M
sat near, ne was a strange,
Racine, who belongs 10 our
and be looked a: ma sort Of
and after the minister prav4
they got up TO sing again, Il. !
took his hat and walked out II
sir, before the sermon va {
everybody IN the church bad
handkerchiefs TO their nO,s
when the minister got over
mon and wiped the perspi1a
his face, he said he would
have the trustees Of the churuA
after meeting, as there was oa
of importance to transact. II
the question Of proper veu.
and sewerage ofthe church Eo
brought up, and that he prs
the congregation had notcA
morning the church was fullG
gas. He said he was a mess
humble follower Of the lamb. u
was willing to cast his lot WE.
the blessed Master decided, bs.
+ be blessed If he would preaci
longer in a church that smells
a bone boiling establishment
erybody looked at everybody .
and pa looked at ma as tbOuz.
knew where the sewer gas cane,
and ma looked ST pa real mac
me and nv ehum lit out, andl'
home and distributed my chess
around. Iput a slice in ma br
drawer, down under the cloths.
a piece In the soap dish, and .
in the album on the parlOr abGl
a piece in the library in . book
/ went to the dining room and.
some under the table, and dn1
a piece under the range in the 1
en-. | tell you the house Was +.
ed. Ma came home from che
first, and when | asked whs--
was, she said she hoped be had.
around a block to air himself
came home TO dinner, and Ehs-
got a smell of the house he Oh
rail- the doors, and ma put a con
able around her shoulders and
pa he was a disgrace to civilin.
She tried to get pa to drink
earbohc acid. Pa finally cow
ma that it was the house that :,
ed so, as well as the church, an
the afternoon they went visiting
this morning pa went down 70
health office and got the inspt
OF nulsances to come to them
and when he smelled aroundss
he said there was dead rats Il
sewer pipe, and they sent for a
ers, and ma went out 10 a neigh.
TO borrow some fresh air, and
the plumbers gegan to dig W
floor in the basement | came
here. Ifthey find any OF that 10
ger cheese it will go hard VIII
But | guess I'll 60 over and ;
in the back door and listen 20
mocking bird. If you see me-
flying out OF the alley with M.
tail full of boots you can Gl
have discovered the sewer
Peck's Sun.