, 1885-11-01
LAZY PINK.


~ ONNA AA' WIZ AhA Rl1AtA go
gate
"Why don't you move faster, you lazy
mscalyr said The man who drove the
team.
because I'm tired
= IN are always tired
Yes. | am and | wish | could get
rested. "
You'll never do IT, You are too lazy
to get anything CONF on here now and
help me take out the horses.
The man was Carkson Nil er; the boy
was his son. Pinkney, known throughout
the neighborhood as lazy | ink Unlike
other boys he had never been known TO
engage in any game hat required activity.
and his mother often declared that lie
positively refused to walk until he grew
10 be so old tina he wns ashamed Of him
self. Pink was not handsome His head
was red and his face was freckled; and,
worse han all else, he was ~bow-legged-
lie cared nothing for books. At school,
If not interrupted, he would sit all day
with his eyes half. closed, yet no one could
accuse him Of being sleepy, for ut home
he was always the last one 10 go TO bed.
When the horses had been fed. and
when Mr.. Miller and his son returned 10
the house, the old man asked
"What nave you been doing to day.
"Nothin'
WHAT"
Amt been dom nothin', fur was
tired
= idu't l tell you to break up that
turnip land2"
ayes. sir. believe you did "
"Thcn why didn't you do it,"
cause / was tired
@Boy. you are goin' TO starvc to death,
just as sure as you live.
If / live | won't starve to death. If !
die / might starvc TO death
flush up your mouth and don't give
me zone Of your sass Mother, l wouldn't
give him n bite of supper.
Il don't care"
81 don't believe you do You are TOO
fetchtakcd lazy to eat
"Oh. yes. GARRISON, let the child have
something 10 eat. | don't reckon he can
help 1t because he is always tired You
know | had a brother hat was always
that way. -
"Yes, and he never amounted TO nothin'
either.
II know that, Clarkson. but Pink may
do better after awhile. "
NO he won't lie is the triflin'est boy
in the state of Arkansas. Them jackson
boys air out every mornin' breakin' colts
or doin' something but Pink. plague take
him, won't do nothin' but NOPE rOun un'
der the trees. He has just about wore me
out, let me tell you. and If he don't strike
"A lick putty soon I'll get afoul of him aud
wear him out. ] won't put up with Il
noaccountness Pink.
"les. sir.
"They air goin' to take up another
school over at the Forks mex week and
reckon you'd better go. You amt got
sense enough to ever make a farmer and |
reckon you'd better be a lawyer or some
thing Of that sort
"Let him be a preacher, Clarkson. " in
terposed Mrs. Miller.
preacher the deuce. Wy he'd ruin q
congregation. When he'd begin 10 preach
he'd be too lazy to stop. No, better let
him talk to the jury. and if he does wear
EN- out, the country would be better oil.
What do you say. Pink"
Amt particular. "
mo, fetch take it, you air never par
%ticular, II you was you'd get along bet.
ter. Did You drive the hogs outen the
Held2"
No. sir. -
"What2"
mo. sir, | was too tired. "
"Wife, give me that rope hangin' up
there. I'll wear him to a fragile
~Oh. no. don't whip the child y
"Well let him behave himself then.
I'll bet anything them hogs have ruined
that field. l must punish him. Pink. go
TO bed.
The boy arose from a box On which he
had been sitting. stretched himself and
slowly assembled the stairs. "Ah. Lord.
said the old man, Il don't know what is
to become Of hat boy. If he want
quite so lazy | would think that the peni
t~entiary would catch him.
The school had been in operation nearly
three weeks when, one day. the teacher,
the Rev. DR.. Brooks, called on old man
Miller.
~Glad TO sec you. parson; sit down.
How's everythingG"
SLOW, " Dr. Brooks replied
flows Pink gcttin' along2"
mot at all.
"You don't tell me sol"
YES, / am sorry TO say. "
-What peers to be the matterY"
"He won't study.
@Can't you whip him into it,"
q have tried, but II does no good
"Ah. Lord; | don't know what's to be
come Of him DO you think he will ever
amount 10 anything, parsonY"
mo, | do not
Would you advise me to take him
away from SCHOOL,"
YES
No hope for himS'
None. y
DO you reckon he's got any sense al
all2"
~oh, yes, he appears to be smart
enough
What's the matter. them"
"He lacks application.
"Wel I'll give him all the application
he wants. | am much obleeged to you
for tellin' me. "
Shortly after DR.. Brooks withdrew.
Pink entered the room where his father
was sitting The old nan was greatly
troubled, but he was determined not IA
be violent with the boy.
Pink
"Yes, sir.
"Dr. Brooks tells me that it's no use Il
send you to school
wall. l reckon It amt
-He says you won't study. -
~ReckOn he's right.
-Now. Pink. tell me What do you
want to dor
@Oh, you struck it. dad blast you. oh,
yes. you struck it. Do you know wher,
you will land1"
NO. sir.
III tell you You'll land in the peni
Tertiary"
II don't know. sir. -
well, know. 1t is because you ar,
no account
Lige Berry was the good boy of tn,
neighborhood. He stood first In his
classes at school and every one predicted
that he would enter Upon an honoreC
career.
Pink. wouldn't you like to become
lawyer
Il amt particular. -
We'll, | am. | want to put you at tn,
trifingest business l know OF an | reckon
IL would suit you to be a lawyer I'll &,
over and see Judge Blake to morrow
Hell either max you study o. chol
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