Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-26

Say, you think Of about everything
mean there is going. don't you." said the
groceryman 10 the bad boy, as he came in
10 show that his bad eye had been cured.
The minister explained to me yesterday
how you caused him and your father TO
Law and soak in the water for about three
hours one hot day. last summer. in the
lake. and they both blistered their backs.
The minister SAYS the skin has not stopped
peeIing of his shoulder yet. What
caused you to play such mean trick on
thems''
20, it was their own fault" said the
boy a. he looked with disdain on a water
melon that was out of season and had no
charms in october. You see. the night
the sociable was at our house, the minis
ter and some Of the deacons were up in
INV room. which they used that night
for smoking room, and while they were
telling stories about what fun they had
when they were boys, and | remember
one story the minister told about finding
some girls in swimming once. and steal
ing their clothes, and making them wait
ill night and then a girl had to fix her
self up with newspapers and go home and
send a wagon alter the rest Of the girls.
The minister thought it was awful Gun
ming. so when the church had the picnic
last summer on the bank of the lake | re-
membered about il. Keats all. don't it,
how bov will remember anything like
that Wei. after dinner saw pa whisper
10 the minister. and they took couple
of towels and a piece of soap. and
started oft up the lake about half
mile, and knew they were going in
swimming Well it don't take me very
hong to catch on. got an over
dress THAI one OF the girls had been wear
iug TO wash dishes, and a shawl, and stole
hat belonging to the soprano OF the choir
and red para.ol that girl left under a
tree, and went down in the woods and
put on the clothes over my pants and
things. and when pa and the minister had
got in the water and were swimming
around. put up the parasol and tripped
along the shore like girl picking flowers,
aud when came 10 the stump where they
put their clothes didn't look towards the
water, but acted tired. and sat down on
the stump and began TO fan myself. You'd
n dido Ia see pa look. He crawlcd up on
the beach. in the shallow water, and said,
Elder, do you see that?' The elder
looked, with himself all under water ex-
cept his head, and said, "Merciful good
ness, squire, we are in for it. That inter-
esting female is going TO sit there and
read q novel through before she goes
away. | peeked through the fan and
could see all they did. while | pretended
to read novel. They swan around
and made noise. but was deaf, and
thought it wasn't any worse for me to sit
on the stump than it was for the minis
ter, when he was good little boy, tn
steal the clothes OF the girls. ! stayed
until got tired. and didn't hear them
when they followed to me to go away,
and after awhile they got water soaked.
snd had to do something. so the minister
broke oft a pece'oi tree and dressed
himself in it, and came up towards me.
and said. Madame excuse me for
troubling you, but if you will go away
while get my clothes. will take it as
favor" pretended to be insul:ed and
got up and walked off very Indignant,
and went back to the picnic and return
ed the clothes. and pretty soon they came
up, looking ~ red as if they had been
| drinking. and the picnic was ready to 90
| home. Somebody told pa it was NE. but
| don't know who it was that gave it away
| Anyway. he chased me clear out of the
woods with piece OF saping. That was
the time told you was too tired to ride
and walked home from the picnic. Pa has
| forgiven me. but don't believe the minis
ter ever will Don't you think some OF
these pious folks are awful unforgvin' ?''
| 80, people are not all rs good You
and are" said the groceryman, as he
watched the boy making sneak on a
bunch of grapes. But did you go to the
| circus ?"
Circus? Well. | should assimilate.
And it is wonder | am not there yet.
But, whatever you DO. don't ask pa if he
was mt the circus. cause he will Kill you.
| You see pa and drove up TO the race
| track where the circus was in the evening
and alter the circus was out we waited to
see the men take the tents down, and after
| they had gone we started to drive home
1t was darker than squaw's pocket, and
drove out on the track and the old horse
used to be racer. and he picked up his
ears. Pa took the lines and said he would
drive, cause we were out pretty late, and
ma would be nervous. | told pa | didn't
believe we were on the right road. but he
said he guessed nobody could fool him
about the road to town. and bless me if he
didn't drive around that track about eight
! times. Every time we passed the grand
stand. which pa couldn't see on account
of his eyes, LATED. but | thought if he
knew the road So contounded well
could ride rs long as he could. After
we had rode around the track about eight
miles, and was getting sleepy. mildly
suggested that may be we had better stop
at a house and inquire the way to town
and pa got mad and asked me if took
him tor a fool. Then he drove around a
couple OF times more, and the man that
keeps the track he came out with Ian
tern and said 'hello?' Pa stopped and
asked him what he wanted, and he said
| %. nothing and pa drove on and told
| HIM TO mind his business We went
around the track again. and when we got
to the same place the man was there, and
guess pa thought it was time to inquire
the way. SO he pulled up. and asked the
man what he was doing there. and the
man said he was minding his own bust
ness. Pa asked him II we were on the
| right road 10 town. and the man said it
we wasn't in hurry he would like to
have us drive on the track all night. as il
was little heavy. and he wanted to get il