The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-05-18
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how 10 the groc.rx mar "a h. rla.,f
lu the storr oue morning Ieaxing
the door omen ami nicsed m =
cigar stub that haI hsan throun
down by ths stove ami began 10
smoke Il
Shut that .loor Ann vou Was
YOU brought an In a sav mill No
/ haven't got x.sel,,e' What do
YOU want Of yasalipe : ssj,l m. era
cery man. as he vt the syrun Ies
on q chair hx tha stnve wherr 4
weuld thaw ont
Want 10 rub II ON pat. ler.. raid
the boy. AS he fried 10 draw some
smoke through tho cigar sfub.
Why, what is tho matter with
your pas leri Rbeumatismi
Wuz nor Pneumatic. saii tho boy
"a he threw away tie cigar stub
ard drew some cider in 4 broken
tea cup. Pa has got the worst look.
ing hind legs YOU ever saw. You
see, since there has been NO many
fires pa has got orful scared. aud
he has bought three fire escapes.
made out OF ropes with knots in
them, and be has becu telling US
every do how he could rescue the
whole family in case OF fire. He
told us to be cool, whatever han.
peued, and to. rely on. him. II tie
house got on fire we were AN to
rush to IN, and he would save us.
Well, last night ma had to 20 10
one Of the neighbors, where they
wero to have twins, and we didn't
sleep much. cause she had to come
home twice in the night to get SAT.
from, and an old flannel petticoat
that broke In. when | was q kid.
cause the people where ma went
did not know us twins was in ths
bill OF tare, and they only had fan.
mel etticoats for ous. Pa was
cross ut being kent awake and told
ma he hoped when all the children
10 Milwaukee were born, aud aot
growed up, she would takc IN her
sigp aud not 60 around nights act
Ing "a nsher At baby matinees. Pa
says there ought to ie a law that Ls.
Dies should arrive GU the regular
lay trains, and not wat for Ire
midnight express. Well M be cot
asleep, aud lie slept tilI about Il eht
o'clock in the morning. and the
blinds were closed. and II was dark
IL his room. and I had waited for
ms breakfast till I WIS hungry as a
wolf, and the girl told me IA wake
"a up, 80 l went IN stairs. and i
lon't know what made me think Of
I, but / had some Of this powder
hey make red fire with N ths tl,e. |
tier, that me and nv chum hsd the |
Fourth of July. and I mt n in = |
vnsh dish in The bath. room. and I |
ouched it OF and hollered Are III
vas going to walks ia I'M nud then |
ell him t WAS ali right. and Isnsh
i him. | guoss there vos too d nah |
ire. or | YELLED too lou,l. csusc y:
Jumped out of bed and prahhed !.
opc aud rushed through the hall
o say something. but "a rnn over
ne md told me to save ,nysals nnI
got to the back windCw 70 tell |
lin there Was no firo inst M he lef
li,nself out of the win,iov Ha had
me end OF the ropo tied to ths ieo
f the wasbst AND. and he vas cI;mhs
NO down the back side of tks shed
y the Kitchen. with nothins -
at lis night shirt IliIn,t hi.mo
he bred helm for being scarsd When
bey saw m and his Isvs "cr,a
own outside the viudor' AMI [ ~hsn
bey veIIcd l went dov. - -.
itcbcu. and they said = crssv nan AN
'ith no cIothes hut a n;lL,y Gee
round his neck was trxIn~ yc - Lac Lac
,e window II. and thsv rsn !. @ ;n,o
Le narIor. and onsn:,, ~. tha .,sos ,oeo
mi Ist ma IN the kitchen s IT, o.sg s
1 ma n any one sI.s w.s ~ s.'.s .s
ud then Itold him thsra wss Is -.
re-. and he must have drs,r's.' m"S ho ~
a. in hell. or somawhars VII ~
\ wss astnnishs-I ara .a,., e.
mar I,e wrong ~ ihs [ hs..s s''a ax., ~
ft him thswinv himssls -. d H.
owe while / went afrsr NJ. ~ s,s,..s -. I
I'd his levs were badly chiIia%.s % S.,s :
guess nothin, Was froxe. Hs isrs =
all to ma. and says II Aha wo.,id
ay at home and III ,snnls r,,n
sir own baby shows tiers vo,,i.i !.
|, more comfort In the house. Ms :
Imo Ia With u shawl over her head t. :
u . bowl full OF something fhat |
,elled frowy, and after Che had : :
Id us what the rasnlt of the v;s;t =