Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-31
WEEKLY HERALD
PA CATCHES ON.

|.18S'o hafo you Deeu lOr
back asked the grocer,
q the bad boy. as he pulled
al board out of the delivery
g accidently and let q coup
bushels Of potatoes out into
ntter. 81 haven't seen yor
ID here, and you look pale
haven't been sick have your
70, l have not been sick. Pa
ID me up in the bath room
wo days and two nights, and
II give me nothing to eat but
d and water. Since he got
ious he seems to be harder
ever on me. Say. do you
hk religion softens mans
rt or does it give him a caked
ast2 ASPECT Pa will burn me
he stake next"
he grocery man said that
en a man had truly been con-
ted his heart was softened and
was always hooking for a
nee to do good and be kind to
poor. but II he only had his
anized religion, this roll plate
y, or whitewashed reforms
he was liable to be harder
en than before. "What made
Pa lock you up in the bath
Ion bread and water?" he
says the boy, as he eat
of salt pickles out of a
4 fNhe sidewalk, Pa is not
y erted enough to hurt him
l knowed it, and l thought it
ID be a good joke to try him
see ii he was so confounded
SO I got my chum to dress
b a suit OF bis sisters summer
hes. Well you wouldn't be-
my chum would look SO
b like a girl. He would fool
oldest inhabitant. You know
Mat lie is. He had to sell his
cle to a slim fellow that clerks
store, because he didn't want
y more. His neck is just as
ind there are dimples in it,
with a dress low in the neck
long at the trail be looks az
$ my Ma. He busted one
Is sisters slippers getting
on, and her stockens we're a
deal to big for him, but he
his drawers down in them
lied a susrender around his
above the knee, and they
on oil right. Well. he look
Him. ! should prevaricate,
his sisters muslin dress on,
he'd as stiff. as shirt, and
eception hat with a white
er as big as Newfoundland
tail. Pa said he had got to
,wn town to see some OF the
pldiers Of his regiment, and
led along behind. My chum
Pa on The corner and asked
where the lake shore park
"She" said she was a
ger from Chicago that her
Ind had deserted her and
Sdn't know but she would
tho lake. Pa looked
p eyes and sized her
aid it would be a shame
Limit suicide, and asked II
vidn't want to take a walk.
ahum said be should litter,
be took PAS arm and walked
the lake and back, Well
nay talk about joining the
h on probation all you
0, but they get their arm
Id a girl all the same. Pa
ed nv chnm till he says he
he Pa would brake his sis-
corset all to pieces, and he
zed my chuu's hand till the
put right into his finger and
Q TO wear piece OF court
br on it. 'fney started for
purt House park. as ! told
bum to do, aud | went and
Ia. 1t was about time for
bIdiers to go to the exposi-
or the evening biznesa, and
Ma we could go down and
hem go by. Ma just throw
shawl over her head and we
ID down through the park,
we got near Pa and my
I told Ma it was shame
many people to be setting
tagging right before folks,
She said it was disgustir'
hen / pointed to my chum
ad his head on Pas bosom,
"a was patting my chum or
,eek, while he held his Other
round his waist. They was
iron seat, and we come
up behind them and wher
w Pas bald head ] thought
would surely bust. She
his head as soon as she Sc
ln it. My chum asked Pa j
) married, and he said h,
widower. He said his vii.
Qpsteen years ago OF hvel
aint. Well, Ma she shool
leaf, and 1 could hear he
beth rattle just like chewing
berries with sand in them
my cbum put his arm
4 Pas neck and said, ~
|ove me kiss me in tn,
!" Pa was just leaninl
to kiss my chum when Nj
at stand it any longer, an,
/ snt right around in front o
4 and she grabbed my chun
hair and it came off, hs
1, and my chum jumped u
Is scratched him in the fac