Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-02
PEcK'S BAD BOY.
Tie Milwaukee Youth and His
Pa.
The Boy Had Job Keeping HIS "a ou' OF
POI;ties-H,s Weekly Talk With
tire Grocery Keeper.

irg,oI sa.sut. a. boy that will
Loaf arr,Ird here and eat things, ana
kick when | ask hrm to help me sort
over uo,sro,s, cant stay in my store.
Cir and the grocerymsn picked up
link Of sausage and looked mad.
go 20 Rate yourself" said the boy as
he drew knife and cut slice off the
crocerymau's weapon, and began eat
ing il, as unconcerned as possible,
tNWhen YOU want work done, say so and
willhtlp YOU, but when you say, lets
90 and. have some fun sprOuting pota-
toes or carryiugin coal, that
Is Too Ihin.
When You say that, you are q gay de-
ceiver, and you sre guilty of false pre-
lenses. Rut quit lying aud call It by It's
right uaE,r, work, ami you csSich h1n'
merry, but bot ruuuy chat. But nave
got Sil the work | want on my hands
now. have been appointed pA'sguar-
dian, by ma, aud sm straintng every
nerve 10 Keep pa UuI Of politics"
"GUUd yTariUuS, said The grOCeryman
in alaru,, IL am sufry for your pa, II ne
has got lbs head set on going into POI.
itics. was m politics one year myself,
ana il has tskru me five years to get out
and rsv my debts, and now every ward
pul!ticruu owes ne for groceries. You
sac. tl,y came 10 me aud wanted m JH
run +. I supervisor. They said l w.
inst i!.t. man they wanted, man with
3 large lead, one who was a business
nan. Slai who would not kick at the
eXutIuurp OF a lew dollars when he
could MAKE barrel Of money. They
said NJ VS. on the Board OF SupervIS-
Ors Cuu.a he placed on q committee
that banded The funds, and l could
make the purchases OF groceries anu
provisions trrall the county institutions,
the uuvr house, house Of correction, III
sane -Sy Iun, hospitals, and everything,
and u.d buy them 1t my own store
atuy uNu price, and in two year /
cCu'G o., urit - any msu Ia town. W eli,
! never Iat = Proposition s.IIN- NE 20
fay ruuy. aud went IN
4rad over appetite.
FL. aorra welt around our ward
nj: srI DAY spending money, AMI
tlrp.lI. v,aus came ID the store Sud
TRACED when | was out, and hal II
charged. amt when the caucus was held
rOtur.. vote tor supervisor, and l voted
tGstu.ySrlf Well, the politicians tried
toexplaln 10 me, bIt bought revolt
yer.ard they kept gwsy. Do you know
the text dav after the caucus didn't
have W worth of groceries in the store,
aAd Tie clerk WAS dying Of lonesome
ness? Whatever your pa does, don't
let him ~ into politics, Tor he will bC!ug
up'iu Hu iuebTlsJe asylum, sue"
"WrIS ia has 81 it bad, bI: he is
too numerous. r.. Is been yearntng
for two year for =
PoIIt,caI Campaign 90 Open.
Gou'lsuPpvse there isa citizen wnO Gu
Joys Ioillr~ As much rs pa. He stays
out uIghls until IIe last place Is closed,
ami i The init man on deck IN the
n.uyu,ng. he has drank with more
c.,p:.it.a;u- more different times than
ANYBODY, ana 50 hen lie Is 30 full that he
- cant uTluR Ee takes cigar, aud bring
il hO.ue. liz lueS's have been snOH-
ing UP u,d tl,ctiuu CIgars ever sluce
the Haur,rE vaupaisu, ami SOME OF
them ale a&.Ul. lsut This time they
are gong 10 TUU Ia iUr aide, man, aud
.f hC has opened TIE camp aga with u
CuTk-.C.rw, ~ thinks that tue position
OF ,tdrrm4u l. greater tnSu G. Dvernpr,
beCaUSr aidrrWru wear badge, and
have influence. Blt pa is OVERRIDING"
- the th,ug. RE wants 10 please every
j body, ami hs has promised % put nine
n ty.sevrn Iuru on the police force, has
Y prOmr-ei forty four men the position OF
bride t,udrr and there is only one
bridge i'm lls ward. lie promises the
Saloon It, eperS To Reduce the price OF
. lcci>rs, and allow yaem 10 keep open
all nigh, and ne ha~ promised the pro-
hihIlIuu mptraUee people TO raise
saloon licenses 10 3 thousand dollars
and
close every Saloon In Town.
The Result J. going b be il pa is no.
elected be will xiii himself, aud il he is
elected the people will Kill, him, 80 some
body has got Co save pa
. "Nru can 40 u Is long a. the fever
IS on,' laid the gCocvryman. "GOu
have got 70 wach him, aud when he
meets with defeat or reveTsss in politics
then tTr ,Uue sense into him. But Is
long - he = red hot in campaign
nothing will stop him. | have seen 3
politician who Was full of enthusiasm
and beer, tall into the river aud drown
and the police pulled him out and then
rolled hIm on u barrel, and Tretty sOOy
Was rtnh i.r Hidden. ST EN- 10 again
You would have though, that mar
would gut politics, and try and lead 3
different If, but tue next day he WA,
EOWE w.UrpUg around, elertinneeriuI
IN the saloons ana on street corners
with cu,N life pTeServer strappeC
around him. he is alive vet. and i al
alderman. When man get, into p1Ii
ties u takes POSSESSION OF him, ant
whtTpvnr hp i
GPSu.E ia ats work for His P.rtx
There WIS 3 warl politician thar
Knew once that used 10 make a sDecisI
NY oi IahUTng with the workiugmrn
Que day he MAS uu top Of y huilding
that was being erected arguing with
brick layrr, when his foot slipped an,
he fell oil, As he was going down n
passed bod carrier going up with
load OF mortar. lOu would think m
man would forget politics, As he VA
4 falling, and say his prayers, or pick on
SOFT place 10 strike on the side wiz
but be din. As lie passed the ho.
Il cartier he yelled to him, Don't forga
the c"ucuS 20 night IN yOur ward an.
= get out all the boys, He Struck in ,
bed OI soft mOttar which saved his liz
aLu as they took hoe and pulled hin
10 She surface heScarpad the mortar on
o! his eyeS, and ~ = toCJOr csfoa nm Z,
set Ms ooues he asked the doctor Is n,
a. had made uPhls mind wv ''' - ="
81 How TO Vote Ibis Yea-.
~ No, sir, there is no ro,,, j., =, ,,,,;,;
n clan Tor anything except politics I va
never 30 annoyed in NV life "a T VA
once in church when thew pnt a n6Iiri
can VI my pew, and when We Sot n,
te sinSsand Opened the hymn hos ,Ii
s. ko ogIs had a Republican nres G, sn
~. tne L oalIo' under his thumb, and 7 Lal
az 20, 20 sesu II all through. 'Ds,r me- me- ifvo ~
a. get your pa out Of politics do G ~
81. 81 :, nSss 70 scare the life out ofbim
4 the - io: .s( ana me alone for that ssic
N pbbspSo,on We are Experimenting witt
eamNSlgn Is fairly opqHsT 81 "ne9 th'
comes home late AZ ni,iS, anu pS