Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-01-15

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with II. But he had 10 walk home from
the Chicago races all the same. and he
ha. been s,eaming ever since. Pa can't
stand sdveni,y But ] guess We have
10, him Ill right now. lie is the scarf
est man you ever saw" and the boy took
a can opener and began 70 cut the zinc
under the stove. jus, TO see II It would
work a. we'll on zinc As tin.
"wha, you haven't been di''ec'ing
him again have YOU" said the grocery
man. a. be pulled a stool uP beside the
boy TO hear the news "How did YOU
bring him to hi, sense. ,"
"wcll. ma tried having the minister
talk to pa. bat pa talked Bible. abou,
taking little wine for the s,omaehs
sake. ard gave illustration. abou, Noah
getting fall. 80 the eoaldn', brace him uP.
and then ma had some Of the sisters cone
and talk 90 him. bat be broke them all
up by talking atoa, wha, an appetite
they had for champagne punch. when
they were uu, in camp lAs, summer. and
they couldn', have any effect. and 30 ma
said she guessed would have TO exercise
my ingenuity on pa again. Ma has an
idea ,hA, have ge, some sense yet 80 |
told her II she would do Just a. ! said.
me an my chum would scare pa 20 he
would swear or First, I,ookPis 'pse'a
cles down to an oP,ieiAn Saturday highland
had the glasses, taken on, and pair put
in their place ,ha, would magnify. and |
took them nome and pa' them IN pas
spectacle case. Thea | -, sui, OF
clothes from my ehum's uncle's trunk
about half the .iIe % pas clothes Ny
chums uncle j, very small mao. and
pa !. eorpulen, I -, plug bat, three
,izes smaller than pas bat and took the
name og, of pa. ha, .ni Pli It IN the
small ha, -, a shir, about half big
enough or pa. and pa, hi' initials on
the thing under the bosom. and got
number fourteen collar Pa wears sev-
sn,ecn Pa had promised TO brace up
and ~ 20 church sunday morning. and
ma pat these small elo,he. where pa
could pu, them on. told m. when pa
woke up. to tell him be looked s~fally
bloa,ei. and excite bis e.rio-i,y. ard
thea .enl foT me"
"You diln'i play such a Trick A. that
on I. poor oh man did you ?" said the
grocery man. a. smJe came over his
face.
"Yoa bet. Desperate diseases reqa ire
desperate remedies. We'll. ma told pa
he booked awfully bloaicd, and iha, his
dissipation va. killing him. a. well a.
all the rest of the family. Pa said be
guessed be- wasn', bloaici very much,
ba, be 20, ap and pa, on his 'Pec,aele'
.nd looked At himself IN the glass.
You'd a dide 10 see him look a, himself
III. face looked as hg as two faces.
through the slAs.ss and his nose wAs
ash,. IA looked scared. aud then
held up bis hand and looked At that. Ills
hand looked like a ham jus, then !
came IN. and | iarned pale. With some
chalk on my face. and began 10 cry
AMI | .aid 30. pa. what ails YOU foa
are 20 swelled up hardly knew YOU
Pa looked sick 70 the stomach, Aad then
be tried TO ge, on the pants. o. my, Il
va. all | could DO 20 keep from laugh
ing TO see him pull them pants on he
could jus, e, bis Lex, Ia. and when !
r., a shoe horn and gave il 20 him he
was mad. tie said il ~as a mean boy
,ha, would give his pa a shoe horn to
put on pants with. The pants woaldn'
come around pa into ten inches. and pa
said he mus, have eat some,hing that
disagreed with him. and be laid il to
watermelon.
Ma stuffed her handkerchief in heI
meu,h To keep from lsfhng. when she
see pa look a, Lisself. The leg' OF the
pants were 30 iigh, pa couldn't hardly
breathe, and he turned pale. and said
"IIenney. your pa Is mighty sick
man." and then m, and me both laugh
ed. and he said We wanted him 10 die %
We could spend bis life insurance IN
rio,oas living. Ba, when pa pa, on the
condemned shirt. ma she laid down on
the lounge and fairly yelled, and |
laughed ,ill my side aehed. Pa 20, II
over hi. head. and 20, his hands in the
sleeves, and soaldn', ge, il either way
and he couldn't see US laugh. ba, he
could hear Us, and he said, "lts darned
funny. ain, !, to have sParen, 'weIled
up thi. way. II l ba'' you will both
be sorry" Well. ma took hold Of one
side Of the shirt. and | took hold Of the
other, and We pulled !, on. and wher
pa. head came up through the collar
hi. face was fairly blue. Ma told hin
she wa. afraid he would have stroke o
spopleSy before he 90, his clothes on
and I guess pa though, 30 too. He ,rieC
to &c, the collar on, bu, !, wouldn't q
half way around his neck. and he looke'
in the glass and cried. he looked 50. ~
sat down in a chair and painted, he wei
90 ou, Of breath. and the shirt aud pant
ripped. and pa said there was no use hv
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