The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-06-22
THE BAD BOY.
Tpsck's Sun. |

street car driver to tao Dad 10y, u
the younSitcr was playing sweet on
him to get free ride down town.
Well they don't anow. Tho doctor
a. Pewaukee said Pa had the drorsy,
until h, found tho water that they
wgung out of his pants was lake Wa
er, aud there was u doctor On the
ears belonging 10 the Insane Asylu,n
when wo put Pa GU tie train, who
said from the l)ok ot his face, so;t OF
.ad an! blue, that IL was spop'cxy,
but llrso doctor ilat was down AT
tho dcpot when va IN. Pa in the
curicgc o tax, hi.n hone, sa,a 'he
was ,f' his feed, aud had been taking
too much water when no wa3 hot,
AMI 80: fouulored. o, yor can't toll
anything Hbon, doctors. No two OF
'em gUcssos alike answered The boy,
Js ho turned TIC brake FOR tic !r;Yer
! % stop the car for T. fis',r Of charity,
eud ton punched the mule with II
fish pole, when the driver was lcoh-
ing back, 10 SO i 10 couldn't jerk
her on the back s,ep.
We'll. how did y3ur Pa happen to
| t,ll ont Of tho lor? Didu't no know
;hr Lake was w9?'
II, had n sus2ic.oa t.at i. was
lamp. whca hjs back stuck tho w.
ter, ii.il.k. II t.ll you how il was
When NY chnm AMI run away to
PSwaukoy, u . ;hcugh, uo had gone
off TO be iirutF, and sno told Pa it
was du!y he owed TO soc!c'yto go
anl get US to come back, aud be
good. she tod him IL he would
REG. mc as IN equal. and laugh and
Joke with me, | wouldn't bo so bad.
5. Q said kicking and roundin spoiled
more boys thOn all the Sunday
schools. SO Pa came cut to our
camp, about two miles up tho lake
fiom Pewaulec, and he was just a.
god naturcd rs though wo had ncv-
er had any ,r,nblc at Ill. We let
him stay ali night with us. aud gave
him napkin with red border to
s'eop on upder tree, cause there
was not blankets enough t. go
around, and in tho morning | let
him ave ono OF tho soda cracker l
hid in my shirt bosom and no want
ed TO g, ii hirg with US. llO said Er
would show W how t, fish. So lc
go; piece of pork rind at n farm
house for bait. and pu, it on hook,
and we go. in an old boat, ard my
chum rowed aud Pa and / tro!'ed.
In swinging tic beat around PAS
in9 90, caught under the boat. and
cone nigh, up rclr me. | dol't
know wLat possessed me, but took
ho!l of p ~ line II gaze il Il sank,
and Pa jumped ~ quick his ha.
wen. n III The lake 'S'cpsr.' sa.s
Pa, I've 80, whale l;'s moan IL
l man to cal lis chuhy faced li;'!e
Soy whale, but ,hc whalk ysrkel
ageia aud Pl began 10 pu'l lin in
l hung cn, ond let the limo out u lit
lie at Il time, ja,t ascS'y ike a fi'h,
and he pulled, aud sweat. aad the
bald spot on his head wa1 getting
sun burnt, aud tic line cut my hand,
so | wound it around tic oar lock,
aud Pa pulled hard enough t. tip
the toa. oycr. lie thorght no la1 a
forty pound mlscalangcr, aid he
stood W in tie boat and p0'!od on
TIA oay.locl; us hard as hu co!I. |
ought not 20 L0vo done it. but l
looseucd the line !rom thc oar-lock,
anl when it slaclisuod NJ Pa went
:ich. eve. tho siic ol 'ho boat aad
stru,l; or bis pants, nudSp!i' = hole
in the water ~ big "a wash tub
Hi head wen. GOwH Tld.r water
and his b OF heels hung over in the
boat. What ycu doiu'? Diving az
er Tho Gsh?' slys | as Pas bead
came up and ho bowel ont tho wa
ter. I thought Pa belonged 70 the
chu ch, bu. he said, 'you dam'dyut.
I guess he was taking to the FISH
Wall, sir, my chwn took hold OF Pa''
rco. and tho collar Of his coat ano
he'll him IN tho stern OF TIE boat
aud | padded the beat 10 Tie shore
AMI p. c,awled ont ard slcoS him
self, | nsver had no ice q man
paIts cou'd hold so mach water i
vas iu,t Like when they pull TN
taing on n street sprinkler. The'
Pa took of his pats aud my chnn
and NO took old OF tie less aud 4
took hold Of tue summer kitchen
and We rupg the water out +
want 30 sociable after that, and d
went back in the woods with hi
knife, with nothing on bat q liner