Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-03-09
ruE MlLWAUKEEY YOUTH
Packs Gay Boy and His Hilarious
Pa.
The Boy is Sick, but His Flagis Still There
-Henney's Weekly TaIkwith the
Grocery Man, Regarding
His Old Mans Habits.

well, merry, am sorry to find
,orintl y" said the grocery man
T. BE- tip.u. u into the darkened room at
the hoase of the bad boy, where he
fuud him IN Ted, propped up with pill
bows, pallor on his face that was
s,irhtful. and general look Of gone
hes, Your pa tells me you have been
sirk nearly week. 1 thOughbthings
.t the grocery were going along in
EoIern sort ofs manner. Don't hurt
Eou to talk to you, does ito" and the
Sroceryuau looked for 3 chair to sit
hOwn II.
Nav, i don't hurt" said the bad
NV - he motiOned to chair, and the
-rorery man sat down. "If talking
%yould Kill me l would have been dead
aopg ago. BY the way, 1 wish you
rouId Land me that mustard plaster.
kou will tiud it in the chair you are set
fipg on, " AID the boy smiled q sickly
kmilc, waile the grOceryman got up as
4hough he was i'll hurry, and apollo
lied for sitting on the plaster. mo
spology necessary" said the bad boy.
:.Wheu anybody comes to see me they
sre welcome TO the best we have got. \
kolt answer turneth away wrath, and a
mustard plaster
y oYrS,iI Multitude Of Pneumonia"
snd ii unery applied the plaster to his
|fhr>r. aud asked the grOceryman to
karG lIm box of pills on the table.
|FILe .rr,rryn an handed the boy box
sp'pI. ssuu glass of water, and he
ftook small handful OF pills and q
swallow Of water, smacked his lips and
bald:
"AL, 4 nectar lit fer the gods. Do
Anu know there is something about be-
T. SIX that takes the cake? You can
3ay AMI sleep, or raise up and cough.
And then the beautiful medicine tue
dnclor leaves, take it because it
4 lpas,s the doctor. lie is q nice man,
Nut don't think a man can feel of your
use and listen To the hooking bird in
Sour heart by holding his ear on your
Shirt. and tel Wha, is the matter with
49,. Gimme drink. Now, want
n OF % DO sou things for me, as | may
moi putI through, aud pa Is so busy IN
AollIus that he can't attend to any
fniug. Are you there, MOriarity."
~ "NrS, YES" said the grOcerymAn, rs
b. saw the boy had something he want
hi 10 say, Tout with it now, and | will
10 ANYTHING you ask me to-"
II "Weu, YOU know that man without
Inv legs, that plays the hand organ
fown on the corner. / want you TO
AK my SKATES to him and tell him"
i "Cryat heavens" said the grocery
mann. what do YOU want TO send pair
4! skates 10 man that hasn't got any
1egS fur@'
"p,u't interrupt the speaker" said
liz had boy, ~ he
TOoR n pm for n Change.
kTake the skates 70 him, and tell him |
lend them 10 him Till / get well. He
kas cot three boys, and they are too
toor tu buy skates, and they can take
3urnS using mine, and shalt not miss
ahem, Tor II live the skating will be all
hone before get out doors, and IL L
b., there will be no skating where am
BONG
- -, say, hush up now said the gro
4 .etrymau. "Nou are not half a. sick
Y as yUu think You are, and there is no
hurry about your dividing up your
worldly goods. Iua day or two you
will be- out aS good "a new, making il
6uteItstiug for al of Us. What was the
bjrtd glIl laughing III when she let me
IN She said something about your
Bearing the folks out Of seven years
growth, just before you were taken
Dick, ami the grDCerymsn thought if
b. could GIT the SEEK boy talking about
Something funny il would cure him.
"Weii," said the boy, as he laughed
30 The skin was drawn across his pinch
s Eel fac, 1T was awful mean, but ma
WANTED to know
What Tine Pa Got Home Nights,
siucr ne has got to working the ward
for alderman. You see, he comes in
1all times ofthe night, and tries to keep
llsull 20 IS not To wake MA up. He
( scumrS IN and undresseS in the dark, and
petgrs and ma don't wake up. / have
igOI Tieud wUrkIug in a jewelry store
{ sand got him to lend me six Of these
alarm clocks, and wound them
.sll up, and placed them around the
4''''@N 'ttNlN 'NNAu AOuCA AAACAA OLA
when ia cSme in. / put one on the
BAT rurk, and when pa came in just af-
HeT Midnight | touched it OFT Just as he
put ms hat on the hat rack and [ crept
~ Sii way up the ~tairs i'm the dim light.
ia Tas trying tn be quiet, and when that
B arm went of he looked sick. He
rldH Nuuw what It was, bat he just
fioot It'll, with his Overcoat half of,
tnd
Mated for the Thing 90 Run down,
end be- was listening all the time to see
y ma woke up. hae told ma to pre-
@nd To be asleep until the last one
SffSenl Oh, which | had placed on the
Noot OF the bed, and then for her to get
Pr aud begin to throw chairs. Pa
|ttar,td upstairs as soon as the clock
*luPIel. IN his stocking feet, aud just
fs he got hali way up stairs touched
Pr The second alarm, and pa stopped
PM went up to the head Of the stairs
r. get another one ready. Pa got hold
St q clock ana tried to stop It's noise
ly tu.djug it under his coat, and he
listened for ma some more, but ma
dIdrt show up. When the clock got
Through suffering pa came on up stairs
and at the top the third one went of,
Mani then he was mad. He thought that
Would wake ma sure, but she snOred
right along through it all, and pa
nrtat.td hard and said some political
~ori-, When that clock stopped
EShI,d into the bedroom aud whispered
70 MA That was going to let
All Three OF the Others 40 OF at Once,
ann She said all right, so waited till pa
SG' part OF HIS clothes of, when turn
"a ON three Of them, and | slipped out
n Inc hall, and then began to hear
mars tumble around, and pa began to
Deg, ! guess he thought there was q
- caucus. When the chairs had all been
lhrowed turned up the gas in the hall
anu came IN just as though had been
frightened out Of bed, and there stood
MA laughing just as hard as she could
anu pa mad crawled under the bed with
Tuly his feet sticking out, and think
s Ie was saying now lay me down to
re- Ma coaxed him out, and maybe
Tre H'Gnt read the riot act to him. Size
- ruT i;.t. MIN promise to keep away from
pn rnll's and try to be a man and /
Sss he will. But I had IN