The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-03-15
PICKS BAD BOY AND HIS PA.
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I he tiptoed into the darkcned room al the house ct the bad boy. where he found hlm in bed, prorped up xish pillows, a pallor on his face that was frightsal. and a general look of gonene<s. "Noui pa tells me you have been sick nearly week 1 thought things al the grocery were so, ing along in a solemn sort oi manner Don't hurt you 10 talk to you, does It y' and the groceryman looked around tor chair to st down in.
 Nav, ,t dont hurt sa,d the bad boy, -as he mo:loned to chair. and the gro ceyman sa, down. ii talking would kill me would have been dead long ago. By the way, wish you would hand me that mustard plaster. You will ind Il ,n the chair you are setting on, and the boy smiled siekly smile. while the gro eeryman yet up as though he were m d hurry and apolcgised for sitting on the plaster, ." No apology necessary" xald the bad bon, "When an, ,body comes |, see me they arc welcome to the best we lac se. X soh answer tuincth away wrst4, and mustard plaster covcseta \ multitude of pneumonia. and iienncty apphed the plaster to his chest. n askt q the groeeyman 10 hand h,m a box oi pills on the table. The groSei,man handed the boy box ot pills and glass of water. and he took \ small handful ot pills and d swallow ot water, smae ked his lips and said
 An X nectar hi tor the gods Do you know there Is something about be- ing s,ok that takes the cake You e.n lay and sleep. CT raise up and ,ouIh | tA Il .l- doctor leaves take |, be- ause Il tplcascs the doctor He s nice man. hu, don't think man can feel of yous pulse and listen 10 the moek,ng bi,d Tn your heart by holding his car on youi shut, and tell what IS the matter with you t,imme dank Now l want you to do some things tor me, as ma, not pull through. and pa is so busy m pol,u,s that he can't attend to anything Arc you there. Monartty
 cs. yes. >nd the Rteeeryman. A he sa~ the boy had something he wanted Ia say. cut wt,h Il now. and wtll do any ,hine you ask mr to
 Well, you kaow ,hu man without any legs. ,ha, plays the hand organ down nn the corner | want yeu to take my skates te hum and tell hlm
 "s.,ra, he ,Vens ssii the gtoe oee,mau. what da you want ,o send arau oi skates to man that haSn got any legs fni z,
 Don't interrupt the speaker. sad the bad boy, as he toek p,ll iai a change Take the skates to hun and tell hun lend them to hun until l ge, well He has go, three boys. and they arc too poor to buy skates, and they can take turns uslng minc, and shall no, m,ss them. iot Il lsc the skating will be all gone before l get out doots and fl l die. there slll be no skating where am gong
 "o, say. hush up new" Said the gros eymaH :" oa are mol hall so si, k ts you ,hink you are, and thete is no hurry abou, your dividing up yout worldly goods In day iii ,w,, ,,.s. ~;ll be out as good new making li m ,ctesting iot All of us What waA the hted gut laughing a, when she let me m She saId something about your sCatIng the folks ouf oi seven ,sai < growth. just before ,ou were taken si,k, 2 and the Rrocer,man thought fl hc ecuid g-i the VI boy talking abou, something funny fl would oute hun.
 Well. sad the boy Al he laughed ao
 
 face, "it VAS awful mean. bu, ma wanted to know what tune pa got heme n,gh,s. slnoe he has got to working ih~ ward fof alderman You sec he ,omea ln ali umes oi th.night, and tties ,o keep sull so as noi to wake ma up H., comes m and undiesses m the dark and retlres and ma don, wake up. have go, :, iiicnd working iD a lrwelry store, and got hlm ,o lend me sls of those iitile sl,tn loo k and l wound them all up. and pla, cd them around the house where sould touch them of when pa ame ln pu, ono on the ha fa k. an when pa came in us, afiei midDighi 1 tone he'd II of iu as he put hIs hat on the ha, rack and cfep half way up s,alrA ,n the dim hghi Ia WAS ,fyinR to be qiIet, and when ih Il alarm .cnt of he looked slfk He dIdni know what ii was bu' he fusi stood siIll with his oyer oai bali of and waited f,t the thing io run down, and he was llsien- ing all the tune to sec fl ma woke up. had told ma 10 pretend to be aslrep i untl the las; one went off which l had placed on the foo, ofthe bed and then for her 10 ge, up and begin to throw chars. Ia started up staiTs as soon as the dock ! 'e'PPtbt tf bte stP' Ntbh ffFas 3Ast A he got hAif way ap S'aira ] tous he'd of the sef ord alarm. and pa stopped and wen, up 10 the head of the stan, to gei another one ready Ia got hold of the l clo' and ,ried To stop the noise by hold 'ng | under his coat, and he listened for ma some more, bu; ma dldn'i shos ap. When the tlo,k got through spo,'efing pa came on up aaifs and 4, the top the ,hrd one sent of and then he was mad He thought that would wake ua sure. but she snored right along through i, all. and pA bre.ihed hard and sad sone polilI, al words When that clock stopped slipped iG,o the bed room and whispered ,o ma that was soing c. le' all three of the others 20 of al once and she sAid all fgh,, se ! waited III pa go, par of his clothes of. when ! turned on all three of them. and slipped ou, In he hall, and then 1 be yau fp hear ( h4iFs fufnf,ir aff,aHB and