Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-04
q PECK'S BAD BOY.
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PecEs Sun.
Hello" said the groceryman, as he
stopped marking higher prices on the
goods, and put ito pencil behind hl5 ear
as the bad bog entered, go back, have
you2 Nov | suppose we shall hear moth
/ ing but California for the next year. What
sind of q time did you have? Tell US ali
about il" and he came around fcom be-
hind the counter and offered the boy a
piece of dried apple.
20, don't want to bore you about Cali
| iornis," said the bad boy, as he Tipped toe
dried apple out the door and cut of ripe
banana from bunch, and began peeling
it. What you marking your goods up
tor2'
"On account Of the s,rikes,' said the
srocerymau, as he watched the banana,
aud wished it would,choke the boy. You
| see everybody is on a strike, and business
is bad, so | Just mark groceries uD about
| twenty-five per cent. TO restore confidence,
| You see, if a man quits work voluntarily
aud won't let his neighoor work, they can
BUY goods, 30 have to make 1t up on you
folks who can buy En-?
Well that settles yor. You a-e boy
Gifted from this minute, said the bad boy
"A he threw the banana peel on the hoor.
. Ia bows will stand at the door aud tell
| VERY body tina. you rave marked your
foods I'D twenty FIVE p-r cent. without JUS
cause or provoestioG, aud YOU will be the
ronesomest man in the wsrd. What Dc
,nnsov2 Will YOU sell goods st the old
prices until this labor question Is settled
or shall blow my whistle Tor the gaag2
and rhe boy pulled out q dog whistle and
oegsu 10 blow the dirt and liqt opt OF tht
holes preparatory 10 sounding tue i0uf
umbrel
II surrender" said the grocerymsn
and ne began 10 remove the marks on thu
tea chests and things. Il don't want IL
BOYCOTT, not If know l..
Now you talk sense, said the bad ooy
"a he tried the rsisius to ses ii they wer
"a GOOD as the California article. "whe
YOU and all the rest OF the b!okes tina
maize a living out of The trade OF labor
inc men want 10 do Is 10 let nature TAX
her course and keep your hands on l!
tbia 6Sht between iSboR end cePI
,al. If everybody went to msrG''j
foods up, q great injury would De cons
These strikers believe they are doing ~hs
ia heat or their interests and the lGteres
i - Va whole country. They want TO Wor
- bours and have p0rs time To z
aronnd and look the ground over. 1t u
borers wife or child comes here to trade
con sock il TO them for sil that 10 out, an
take all the money they have got IL 10
lsborer can have an hour or 40 10 spar
and come around here himself, and 40 '"
! marketing, and keep his eye on you, 70
don't dare beat him. he wsTches IT,
scales, and is onto you, and If you attemE
I TO plsy any monkey business on him. I
I will mt a head on you. he will DO ano'
4 as much work in eight hours, If he gels s
much pay, as he has hsr5to'oFe a'Hs
len. He is going to be on the Jamp;, woe
:, work, instead Of working TO kill tim
So yoa fellows keep cool OIL
don't throw ne OBSTACLES IN h
Wsy. Another thicg, PS neal
3 yoa say the other day, when the strike
3 were marching around town, that you Wis
3 I'd they would get in a row so TO have
8 excuse tor the police AM the military
I 20 through them. l dou't want 10 ne
4 sny more of that scrt OF talk, s''her, "a
inc ont the military meauS funerals, 81
= w;dows and orphans, ard mourn'ng, OIL
81 had feeling aud rioting As long as yc
q are not in the undertaking 5usnessyon mu
s not rive way to such sentiments, or I"
n have the bod carriers cone IN here 81
81 talk with YOU. II is not so many yea
: since YOU we're lsboser yourself. | G.
remember when you USED TO drive e urs
Suppose you had sIUck for less hoa
81 WORK. and the man you bought meat OF n
raised the price of mes: on you. WI
s. would you have doneY
y Kicked him in the head said the &
aeryman before he thought "A mari
q man who would do that Would be villsiI
Il "Sow said the bad bsy. And
ceryman, who was once = lseoTer, "
would put ND the price Of tea aud susaE
4 u Cause worineu are on p strike, 10 an n
- orahle gentlema0, ear Not much. he
81 a boodlum," aud the bSs boy pierced
= grocerymsn through with gtsaSs.
= ninned him TO the cheese box, IN
mind.
J: well hold On nov" ssid the groet
/ man, mo more lecture. No more hi
priced goods. Nov, tell ne, did Eo2 h
- sny fun with your pa while you were
R3g, west2 Did you parslyze him any IN
D old,fsshioned way, or were you truly g
'rs. while you were goneT :,
- 10. l wasn't any too good. d
IN think q boy who has been on the war
e aDd for several years can easily break him
eel Of having fun when be gets chance
meant to be good, but there was 20 m
I'M 0bsnces to make Pc jump like g box
red that | had q picnic all The way to Csi'
, 0R nis. Pas anxiety was, TOO. see *
DC coWboys. He had been r
- inc about how the highway
20 ro6Ssd train, and hoT cowboys stoPp
~ ,,>in on which there Va opera tro
n RsF' ana compelling the i1i!A:s to cGm'
nm en- he wood,box in the ear ea1 sing
Us; The point of revolsrs, Pa i'd II Pa.aen
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