The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-03-22
How ! Ran Away, and How
Came Back.
BY II. ELLIOT M BRIDE.

think preachers boys are expected
be better than other boys, for sometime
when say sgood gracious' or II
hokey;' some little girl that harper
to hear me will held up her hands an
exclaim:
"Oh! did you hear thatP And he is
n inis er'sson, tool"
was not allowed TO whistle on Sur
day, ard couldn't even get to talk Il
much as wanted to on that day. 1 ha'
to go 10 church regular as clock-work
and sit up .straight-couldn't lie dow
on my mothers knee like some othe
boys, and ouldn't put my feet up OF
the &c at nor twist around very mucl
when got tired.
And itgoes pretty hard with boy to
sit still that way when he's been run
ming and jumping and tumbling arour
all through the week.
Mother used to tell me that 1 ought to
get interested in the sermon, and listen
to. all that was said. But couldn't.
think woulq have got more inter-
ested If it had been some other man than
my father that was preaching, for he's
got kind of sing-song way.
heard mother t. him that once, but
they didn't know 1 was around at the
time. Tysheard father preach so much
that can't listen as we'll as ought to.
I'm sure could hear it better if [ could
get rest of about four Sundays; but to
be compelled to go to church every Sun
day and listen to the same preacher all
the time sort # worries me.
A circus came to fi,tletown; but be- |
fore it came somebody put up flaming
posters showing horses going tull-tilt,
and mon and women riding on them
standing up.
1 didn'tsoe how such thing could
be done, for once I tried to ride Mr..
John Thompson's sitting close
TO the back and holding tight with my
hands and my legs-ard was awfully
afraid the horse would throw me of. l
thought I'd have tog go to the circus and
see how the men and women could ride
standing up on their feet.
Jim Payson said it could be done, and
ii had mind to 60 and see it, he'd
help me along all he could. He said this
while we were looking at the man put
up the ILLS.
OF course, Jim PAyson knew my faith
or would never give his consent for me
TO 60 to the circus, but he SAID he could
arrange that, H, bought a ticket for
me, and said he would get some other
boys to stand around and hds me in the g.,
circus from any one who might know me.
! had to tell lie, ard that went pretty
b ard with me, for had nj vsr been used !,
to telling lies. 6 1t good boy named +
John Taylor to 60 and ask my mother
4 mightn't go over and stay all night
With him. :
John was one of the boys that was .
allowed to play with. He didn't do any
hing bad-wsnt to church and Sunday =
school every week, ind studied his les
IONS tirst-rate. i.
John didn't know was going to act
o very bad, and he asked mother to let !,
ne go over and stay all night with him G
he asked father ard they SAID l could =,
g.
Itcll you | felt pretty mean when =;
aid goodnight to them before starting.
! when they told me to be good boy.
went over to Mr.. Taylor's, ard John ~
'ns waiting for ma ct the G ite. Then =,
pretend, d that had changed my
lind, and | told John guessed would
o home again. John insist on my ..
aging, and said we would have splen- -,
id time; but was determined to see :,
,e circus, and John nor nobody else -,
'uid have coaxed me- to stay. 1 ran
-ound the corner and there found j i'm do
ayson waiting for mo.
We started off imme dstely for the m,
rcus,, and j N gathered up some va
her bad boys to go along with US, and bu
and around so as to hide me. / didn't IN
el much pleased with the company
I'd, and l began to feel good deal me-
raid that my father would find out of
here / had gone. sat
This troubled me more than anything ve
so. But when got inside the great bo
Mt, and saw the great crowd of people, br,
I'd the lights and the horses, and
ard the music, all fear left me, and VIC
aughed and elapped my hands like as
l had been an old circus goer. if
/ thought it was a delightful place. So
thought would like to go to circus he
cry night, or, better still, join a cir
Is, and travel with these wonderful
On and women, who could ride ly,
ound the ring, and be half the time I
the horses backs, and half the time