The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-03-30
TILE FAD GOY

Oa1 Wy, 10 iic '''.' -
peel a ru'abasa. and hif upper t'p
hung down ofer h's lc9r, "ni io"s'
ea ike shoemakcr's wax. YHn lock
as though you bad been Dig ns po-
ta,oes with your n0se.
.hat's ,mo Of pas darn smart
ness. l asked him il Lie knew any
thing that woa!d mako boys mous'
tache grow. and he tod me u best
thing no ever usod WAS tar. and fci
me- to rub i, on thick when l went to
bed, aud wash it of in the morning,
| put il l.ol last night, and by sosh
crn't wash i, of Pa told mo all ]
: .ai 10 10 Mas 10 gcte scVar.@s hiisk,
and it woull come cf. and used The
brick to take the akin of, aud the Tar
is th0re yet. and sag. does my lip
look very bad.
The grocery man told HIM it was
the worst looking lip be over saw, ba'
he could euro il by rubbing q little
cayenne in tic lar. ii, said !he lar
would neutral;z, the pcpIor, and tho
pepper wo.ld loosen The tar aud act
Ms cooling 'o:ion to the lace:atod
lip. The 10y wen. TO can Of pepper
behind the counter and stucl; his fla.
Ger in and rubbed q lot CT il ca his
lip, and tLen his hair began to rise,
and he began to r.s,, and he bogan to
cry and rushed 20 the wl'cr pail ard
run his face in the water TO wash Of
the pepper. The grocery man lsugh
ed, aud when the boy hal got 'hs
pepper washed oil, and had resum cd
his rut .b.ga, le said:
That seals your fa.o. No man ever
,rines with tie feelings Of the bold
Buccenecr cf the Spaaish main
without li,i' g to rue il. 1 will lay
for you, Old man, and don't you for
get it. Pi thought he was smart
when he got mo 10 put tar en- my lip,
to brig the moustsche ont, and to-
l:y he lays on bed OF pain, and to-
morrow your turn will como. You
will regret that you did not getdown
on your knees and beg my pardon.
You will be sorry you did not buy
cold cream for nay b, uised lips, ,instead
OF cayenne pepper. D.warc, yon
base twelve ounce to- the paund
huc1stsr, you gi'nle..Oyed seller OF
the deg sausage, YOU ssnded suSar
IDIOT, you small potato three card
monte slight OF iianl sciieu ogg 6ond'
YOU vil'ninI hat sells smoked S.ur7cc u
and dog fs for halibu'. Tia nven-
gcr is On your track.
Lock hero young m'a don't you
threaten nc, or wiltoks you by The
eer ard walk you through green
ia!ds anu bee:de sill w0,ors, to tile
front door, aud kick your pistol peck
ct clear round % you can wear it for
stch pocket in your ve't. No boy
can't frigh!eu mo, by csimc7. BIT Ii
mo, how did yoa got oven with your
pa?
We'll, give mo glass ci'cr nnd WE
will be fiio, IL, ani l viii ell you.
Thonla! Glsh. buE that cider it
made out OF mauliy driol app'c'
and sour water, AMI ho took u hand
"a! OF raisons off tho top Of the box
10 take the taste ou' ofhis mouth,
and While the grocer charged q pack
of rut obaga's, gallon OF cidor an
two pounds Of raisons 10 Tho Ioys pa
the boy proceeded.
You sac, pa likes joke tho best
OF any man you evsr saw, it 1t is on
somebody else, but lie kicks like Il
steer when it is on him. lrshtd Inn
this morning il i: wouldn't DO q good
Joke to pm. somo sOs. soap on the
font door step, 50 the letter carrier
would slip up aud spill himself, and
pa said il woull bo. elegan. Pa IL a
drmocra. and he thinks anything
that will mako it unpleasant for re-
publican Office holders, is Legitimate,
and he encouraged mo to rara'yze
.he carrier. Tao letlcr carrier is rs
old man as pa, aYd I didn't want
TO hu,nisat, him, but 1 Just wanted
pa to give bis consent, go 30 Tpidn't
kick il ho got caught in his own rap.
You see? We'll, this mcrning tho
minister ard two OF the dsacons call
ed on patio have talk with pa sbon'
his actious in church on two or three
o,ca s;ous. when he pu'lcd out tho
pack Of card, with his handkerchief
and playei tbs music box, and tho!
had o prat:y no. tims in tho b'ek par
lor, and finally they settled it, and
were going TO sing a hymn, whsn he
handed them little hymn book. and
the minister turnsd pale and said
WHATS this? And they looked at 1t,