The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-06-26
The Bad Boy.

are you going to get a pension for ?"
Holding horses for the g, vtlry at
the armory during the Milwaukee
fiotan carrying baked bears;" said
the boy as he took a salt pickle out
OF abarrel. II was down at the ar
lnory every day, and when the cav
airy would come in from a scout
would hold horses, and when any
body wanted pan of baked beans
sent to the armory / hau to carry
them. / suppose there amt better
he1a carrier in this town, but there
!. Cos much danger holding horses. |
yhsceN got wounds all oyer my feet
where horses stepped on me. l ask
ed the Governor if he didn't think |
could get a pension, and he said it
wouldn't do any hurt to make appli-
cation. He said people had asked for
pensions from the government for
less than being walked on by horses.
"Well, let me give you pointer"
said the gr0ceryman as he covered up
the pickle barrel, and laid piece of
bar of railroad iron on top of il.
"You won't get no pension and you
won't get no raisins. But where is
your pa2 He hasn't showed up for
ten days"
1--WE don't know Where pa is, but
we have telegrsphed to several places
to try aud head him off. but we can't
find him. He started for the woods
just as soon as it began to rain dead
Polax, and he is safe unless he has
run against a tree. You see. pa has
been taking a great deal of interest in
the larbor question, and he has at
tended all the meetings and drank
some beer, and he has told the men
in the saloons that all they Rad to do
was to get up and make the fur fly.
and the bloated capitalists would cry
'penuk' and grant anything. He is
in favor of dividing up all the money
in the country every thirty days. He
told the Polax TO 60 down to Bay
View and then the soldiers would
run. When they started to clean out
the soldiers, pa got in street car to
ride down there, cause he was tired
working his jaw. When the soldiers
\ tired on the mob, and the crowd be-
ga: to run, pa crawied under the seat
ofthe car, and just then the off mule
began to kick the tin dashboard OF
the car and pa thought it was artil-
ley or dynamite, and he began to
pray and he crawled out of the win.
I dow and run. The mob yelled ard
pathought it was after him, and he
whooped it up pretty lively for fat
man. and passed the Milwaukee Gar
den just as the police was clubbing
the mob there, and pa got hit. OF
course, and he kept running. Ma
thinks he will stop when he gets tc
the Mississippi River, cause pa never
was very fond of water"
"By gracious, l am sorry your pa
has gone" said the groceryman
"Not particularly because he owes
me for groceries, but l always hate
ia see the head of family leave such
great responsibilities on boy. Now
you will haye to support the family
won't you -
swell, suppose I shall have to dc
the managing" said the boy. "But
ma is no slouch. She has already gOt
two boarders, and 1 can work meal
market man that I am acquainted
with for liver. Ma can cook liver il
more different ways than anybody
She's fooled the boarders three days
on liver, and they think they have
had spring chicken, la mode bee
and spring lamb with mint sauce
We have got six hens and am goin!
| VI lIdu my CnutSo va iOi
rooster. Oh, things are not so bat
as you think, with big head lik,
mine to plan. Say, how would yol
like to trade a good mackerel for
Chinese god? Ma said l might trad
off the Chinese god if l could realiz
on it. We haven't got no use for
Chinese god when pa is away"
81 don't want any Chinese god.
said the grocerymaa, "but there i
nothing mean about me, and you'll
find that I'm open for trade or any
thing to help an honest boy out o
trouble. Now, how would you lik
to traue couple of your hens for
likely setter pup.
Nope" said the boy decisively
1--WE can't use pup in our busines
business, cause our boarders won
touch sausage no how. But l viii
trade you an elegant eight-day clocl
for some dried apples and goldfish
What you say ?"
L.