The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-04-23
THE FIRM MOTHER.
And the Little Boy Who Always
Had His Own Way.
Arkansaw Traveller.

you bad boy. l ought to whip you
for that. Put that bush down.
Put it down tell you"
The boy throws it down and
wipes his hands on his trouser.
Don't wipe your hands on your
breeches; don't, / say; never mind,
III tell your father when he comes.
Bad boy, don't mind his mamma
81 amt bad boy"
eyes, you are
81 know l amt"
"Don't dispute my word, I tell
you, Ifyou dispute my word I'll
whip you"
Il amt bad boy"
Didn't 1 tell you L would whip
you if you disputed my word?-
You ought to be ashamed of
yourself. Don't take off that
shoe. Don't tell you. If you
take off that shoe I'll whip you.
There, you bad boy, I'll tell your
father"
81 amt bad boy
Yes, you are
''No, amt, neither"
Yes, you are.''
81 amt"
"Den't dispute my word. fyou
do I'll whip you. If you don't put
it on I'll whip you. Bad boy not
to put his shoe on when his mann
ma tells him. Never mind, yeu
shan't go out into the country with
me-"
Don't want to go.'
'NeTer mind, when you see the
horse hitched up to the buggy you'll
want to CO."
"Pll be good"
"Well be good, and you may 60"
Don't tear your sleeve! Don't l
tell you. Didn't tell you not to
pull your sleeve? Say! Never
mind, I'll make you sorry for it.
Don't put that nasty thing in your
mouth. Stop it, tell you. Never
mind; you shan't go with me. FeO-
pie will say, "There goes the lady
without the little boy. Wonder
where is the little boyY Then
somebody will say, he was a bad
boy and his mamma made him stay
at home Never mind, SIR"
"rn be good" throwing. down the
top of blackIng box. II won't do
it any more. Then will you take
me?'
YES. Let that cat alone. Put
down that cat I tell you. Didn't
you hear me? So. ey Fut down the
/ cat, that's a good boy. Didn't you
hear me? Say! Never mind.
There, I'm glad she scratched you.
One time there was little boy that
wouldn't mind his mama. He was
a little bad boy, and when he wasn't
looking an old COW came up and
hooked him and the little boy died;
yes, he did"
"That wasn't me-"
"But it will be you unless you be-
have yourself"
WAS it great big old cow?"
Yes, and she had long horns.
The old cow says moo, moo, here
is the boy who won't mind his NAM
ma, and"
"Did she hook himP'
''Yes, she did. She threw him
up in the trees, and the boy cried
and cried aud said, 'Oh, Mrs. Cow,
If you'll let me get down I'll be
good"
"Why didn't the boy hit the COW
with a rOckP'
HE couldn't when the cow had
| him up on her horns"
why didn't he hit her fore she
got him up on her horns?"
"He couldn't fer the cid COW
grabbed him up and threw him into
the tree. The COW says she is going
all around and hook all the little
boys that
"She can't hook me. I'll throw
dirt in her face"
That's what the other little boy
thought. lie said she couldn't
hook him, and he laughed at his
mama, but she could not hook
him"
I'D make the dog bite her."
"That's what the other little boy
thought, but the dog wouldn't bite
her. Now are you going to be
good?'
| "Yessem."
Then the old cow won't hook
you. Don't throw your hat over
there, tell you. If you put your
hat over there I'll whip you. I'll
whip you just as certain as you .do.
There, ou-good-for-nothing thing.
Never mind, you shan't GO with me.
I'm going to tell your father. You
ale a bad boy and 1 don't love you.a
bit. No, 1 won't kiss YOU
She kisses him.
You shan't GO with me. Never
mind, I'll tell your father
The New York Sun has a notable
editorial under the caption, "What
makes the bad times" in reply to
correspondent who,attributes the de-
prsssion to the withdrawal of ma
tional bank notes from the cIrcula
ton. The run shows that money
was nevee so cheap as now, and
that as the depression extends
throughout Europe as well as the
United States, it cannot be attribu
ted to q gold standard or to tariff
laws nor to anything in the condi-
tion of our shipping and ocean
transportation, for it exists in En-
gland where there is an unprece-
dented extension of the merchant
marine, just as severely, or even
more so, than in this country,
| where for many wears our merchant
marines has been gradually declin-
ing. Nor yet Is it caused by fail
ures of the crops, or by wars or
famines in any part of the world
The crops have generally been good
for several years, and no wars or
famines of any account have ex-
listed; yet we may say, IN general
way, the depression is the result OF
over production,-that is to say,