The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-02-20
His Pa Catches On.


4.
hoy, as the boy pulled the tail boar
out OF the delivery wagon accident.
Ally, and let a couple Of bushclsiof
potatoes roll outiutothc guitcr. Il
haven't seen you around hero, and
you look pale. You hayen't bcep
lick have ypui" iu
No, haven't been sick" Pa
locked me up IN the bathroom for
Two days and wonights, and ,liln'l
give me nothing TO eat but bread and
water. Since he has got religion he
.ecrnsuo be harder than over on me,
Say, do you think, religion sofiens a
mans hcaft, or does II give him Il
caked Breast ?hI 'spect pa will'burn
me AZ the stake ncxt"yc hssaa5 sgW
The grpcyrygmau said that. when a
man had been truly converted hi
heart was sof,cned, and he Was always
looking i0r achahee TO do gdodl aaai
beIkfnd 10 tho poor, but il he only
lad .thissgaly sDjzea religion, this roll
plate ipiet, ), or ywhitc-washcd refor
mslian, he was fable 10 be q harder
citizen than before. What made
your'pa lock you up in the bathroom
on breatl andswa,er r. he asked. a.,
"Wcll," says the boy, as, he eat o
couple of sall-pict 70 out of the jsr on
| the sidewalk. '.Pais not conyerted
enough TO hurt him, and | .knowoii,
and thought il would be n gooh joke
lio try hin, and Ssee ithe was SO con
Founded good, so ] got; my chum 10
dress up In y suit OF his sisters sum.
mer clolhes.s Wen, you wouldn't be-
lleive uiy cli,m would rlook so mucll
Like girlagI lie fwouldsiool the oldest
| inha bilapt. You know how fat lie il
| Lilo had TO soil his bicycle. to i slim
licllow that clerks in a store, cause lis
didn't want II any inore.a His neck u
I lj,i-t az fnt and there are diuaples IN y
land with u dress 10 W in The neck, and
| long at the lrall he. looks as tall as my
ma. lie. busiei ono OF his sister,
slippers getting them on, and heI
stockings were d good doai too big fUl
him, bur he tucked his drawers down
| In them ami tied q suspcnder, around
| HE ley, above the knee, and they stay
ed OH all right. Well. he looked XIII
H.. | should prevsricate. with his sis
4 ter's muslin tircss on, istnrchea aa stiff
a. n shirt, and her reception hat, will
a white feather as big as a newf0untl
land dogs inil. Pa said he had goI
TO 90 down 10 ace some OF the OLD sol
dicrs of tho regiment, aud l loafet
along bchind.. My chum met pa. .ol
I the corner aud asked him wheru, th'
lake shore park was s"She SAIL sh'
Iwssa slrangersfrom Chicago and tha
| her husband Ind , deserted her, ant
she didn't know but she would juml
| intoifthe lake, Pa looked a. m!
chnm's eye and seized her, uR, AM
said il would be. a shame to conni
suicide, and,ask ifa she didnt waut Z
take a walk. NV chum said he rhoul'
LITTER, and he took pas arm and the!
walked up 10 the lake and back. Well
YOU may talk about joining the churcl
IN probationa all you please, but tl,ci
thoy get their arms, ,around the girl al
the same. Pa hugsed my ohum I'll
ne says no 'hou: :",ps ,,oo. mOa" -, os'n' =
squeezed my chum's hand ill th
| ring cut right into his fingrr and Ii
mas 70 wea, p'sVo co. =, ,Io So ao,,r, 'han. -
u, ihey s.a.,ou ~, .h,,,s ,"S ,oa ~ A. | a,d
PARK. as , .oa, ny I"u ,~as " .hon, @M @M I'm
wen, anu 10y n'. vi, ~ "yys, .;,;o W.
LOT 'he so'u'I's ~ 49, ,,a ' SH,N ,nar,,, =
o'zhess, anu lso'a ~. y" ~, .
aown anu w u,'m ~ ~,
'hreweu shsM o,S S.a,,,,h n ,na % o.,
We NaI'ea .S~ ~, =" saS mv nhn'
When weso. noaI s,,,o - I s,.ao ~ @ ,,,",,
'o.u ms = WV, .;,,;,,a "ro,,md ,o,l""a.
peop'e 70 20 sSa."s s,s so,ss ana ~ e.; "a;
ing arou"a oc.oro 'o,n., a" nS '",. sa'
IL was Disgusting, nnp ;hem poin.e
,emy chu'n wno nau .,s "oau VI ~
ooso'ns'sno pAlWA,LPanS ~, sa u.
!, on tAo cheeks,,wMio ~ NJ ,s.N ~ y'"s'
arm arounp hiss mAis 4, y ny .;'a VA. J, :
the IRON seat Ah, we oa"o iSsn' y /"
oenma snen M NJ . wpsn ~ ,.,s n~ ,' pa
osin neau ,nouEn' 'no woe'a WV. ous =,
Sne knew ms neau ~ qu'on as l =.
: sot her eyes On ~. NY suua an
pail he was Manr'e,'. anu ~ sa'u
!, was alwiaower. ..no 'sasi ,,, ms J M :,
: died iourteem eHs,hso, " .nts't So,' y
! plaipt, wen. ma lsnook ,ike ;ea
anal con!n hear nel sec.n sas,o .',,,' M
IKE chcwlng 'lnwos..ies l...0 ~ T., SUI. sn.
~ them. ihcm 'sl ny cns', p'' ne n,s ~
around pas necn - auu ~. ss'u J, ~ y
I love ing Mss my ~ uas '.ou n;., !, :
was Jus. 'iean'ns uumi W nirs -, u
Z chum when ma cou,oilt Ns"u ~ ~
= longer, anu she wen. ntounpin hv
otithem' anh eng e'a1pe', ny ehu ~
= by me haiI anu y al 'a'no ~, e I
J and all, ana iny gnum nn,pe"
! and ma scra,cnee y, I, ~ ime AZ, ~, ~ \,
my chnm .t,ea - ~ a'' a, .,sns,",,; - !;
pan,s pocsca ~ se. "'s ns"ans.o'. -.
I 70 wipe on , WY o'oo. on o nos., =,
= ma she ,u,neu On "a anu ,! ne .u.a' s.. !
!, pale. ant 'hen ,sne was ~ t1s ~ 10 ~, . !,
:. chu'n mgan wnen ne ra'ni H,ie.'
" on 'ieiier, ah9 ns,se,n 'ne |ss -
y ana she&tsuosu Wy hn nv nv. XII.
10 the grhYel Walk anti lOuh tno rhitt