The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-01
PEck's BAD BOY AND nrs PA.
Ey GEORGE V. TICK.

sNAN HltStSts Salu iaG oan tSff M Aa( grocery nan, as he came in burying his lace in a California pear. it is mighty kind of you to give away such nice pears as this. but l don't see how yos can afford il. have seen more than twenty people stop and read your slgn out there. take pear and go oil chew ing it."
 What's that" said the grocery man. turning pale and starting for the door. where he found a woodsawyer taking a pear. Get away from there. and he drove the woodsawyer away and came in with a sign Tn his hand. on which was printed, Take one" .'l painted that sign and put II on ! pile ot ehromos of new clo,hes-wringer. for people ,o take one. ard by gum, the ~ind has ble~ed that sign over on 10 the basket ot pears. and suppose every darn fool tha, has passed this morning has taken pair. and there goes the prohts on the whole days business. Say. yoa didn't change ,ha, sign, did you ?" and the grocery man looked al the bad boy with a glance that was full oi lurking suspicion.
 No. sir-ree." said the boy as he wiped the pear alee of his face on piece of tea paper. have quit all kinds oi fool lshness, and wouldn't play a loke on a graven image But went to the Sul- ivan boNlng match all the same though" and the boy put ap his hands like a pIl1e lighter and backed the grocery man up aganst a molasseS barrel. and made him beg.
 70. say" said the grocery man. conn., dcn,ially, there is rumot that our minister k reformed prize fighter. and an old mad that was in here yesterday says he has been fighting with your pa. Do you know anything about Il 7"
 know anything about Il know all about Il. IL was me that brough, about the meeting between them. and the boy doged away from an imaginary opponen, Tn a prize ring. and tipped over barrel of aN-helves. You see. me and my chum have set of boxing gloves. and we go down in the laundry in the basement and box with each other. even ings. Since got the Irish boy ,o hox with pa, last summer, and he pasted pa Tn the nose, pa has not visited the laundry ,o see Us box. bu, last night the munster called ,o ,alk with pa abou, raising money to pay he church debt, and they heard Us down stars warming earh other with the gloves, and the munster asked pa what l, was. and pa sad the boys were having a littlc innocent amusement with boxing gloves. ard he asked the munster If he thought there was any harm in Il. and the minister sad he dldn't think there vas. He sad that when he was m coilcge the students used ,o buN m the gymnasium, every day. and he CT eyed :, very much. and got so he d,dn't take Il bao X seat Tor auY ot them iic sad the only student tha. ever 70. ihe best ai h.m II bassHE wts enc whu ls uav prea hing m thl-dgo. and he N.ts tnt hardest hitter m the college. i asked the munster II he wouldn't like ;o go down cellar and see the boys hoN and ae sad he dldn'i mlnd. and SD they came down where we were. icl, te..lt, ashamed when the minister came down. and was gong to apologize, but the munster sald he considered boNjng inc health ies, eNerelsc tterc was. and fl olr people would practice more with ba>tng- gloves and dumb bells, there wodld be less hver complaint. and le,s need ni summer vacations. Me and my chum boxed a couple oi rounds .tni the mlnls- tei toid gs where we made seNcrA. ms takes. and then pa go, cNrl'rd aud wanted the minister ,o put on the gloves w1;h hIm, but he sad he Ha> oHt of pftftlae c. and he ahd uoi Snos hui t wea,d Case talk n the church II | =hoald get os, tha, ne mad been bnNng wiih one oi me saeu.bet slt pA told him nobody would ever kno@ Il. and |, would do them both good and so me mnistet took or his oat. ie, h.s ...,- penders | ang down. ro.ed ap his slee.es. and they pu, on the gloves. tell you i; was fun for us boys, and l csloyed II bet Ter than 4 circns. Ia is Il pretty haid hitter. but he hash | got the wind that ;he munster has. ia prancc cd afouad, and the munster kep, hls face guarded, cause he didn'' want 10 have to preach wiih d black eye. but pretty soon pa made pass at the preacher and took hlm bi'f nsht on the nose. bu; he railied and landed one an pa stomach. and made Ia gturt. he bioA on 'he nose made the fuIntstef persqire. and he was more eNcl,c ihan l ever saw him Nnen he was pIeae h.n and he danced around pa un;il h. .ol 4 good chance and thcn he landed auc ,,i. pa s eye and the other Hndcr pa cal. anu "a gave ntN one on lIst eye. and they clinChed, and the minister 90, pa $ head unde, his arm and was giving :. ;o pa real hard. iast as ma and three of the sisters of the church anne down cellar 10 see ma canncd 'ruit, and the munster go, pas leg tangled and threw hlm against ma and they both went in'o a clothes baske, of vet clothes. and ma yelled police. and she scra,ohed pa on the side of the facc and the minister turned suddenly and one glove h, dea- cons wife on the bangs and knoe ked the ha.F o;i. and the minister was seiied and ae sad, ~hoop m bad man. Ems makes me thiuk Q. when ! VA on inc turi. and the women yelled mardef Na plcked pa og, of the eio,hes basket. and held his hea.. and wiped hIs bloody nose on pillow case. and pa sas mad ai the minister for strlklng so hard. and he munster sad he shouldn', have struck hard orl. n. r.aS.ei him m the nos~