Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-10-11
bAsVs GRIEVANCES.
s~ms sssAe Trt@ls ana rrssalMtiaas % Ias.
tis remmy Cats.

tis remmy Cats.
Tommy Cute. aged one. having suf.
fsred a. long he can stand II. writes TO
us In order that hi. grievances. being
known 70 the public. may Immediately
be euFel-
Iohisct, he says, Ia the arst place.
10 being forced 90 adopt Farmer Jones
brlndle oow for foster mother.
] object, also. 10 the existence Of
like rehiionship between myself and
the eobaeused milk factory or the corn
starch HiilL
Iobiss, 10 having my stomach stuffed
a. = ressdy for a mosquito bite on my
little tos or a nasty pin in my back
i object 10 pcrsonating q ehnrn !
prefer 20 take my butter after the
churniEg prooesa is completed
oblsct 70 being kissed BY all the
women, old and young. Who come near
me. prefer 70 wait a fcw years. "a
~ least until shall be old enough b.
make my own selections
! object 10 having people ask about
my age. II is an impertineRee. b.
aides. growa people sometimes remem.
Der, and Of age they are especially
apt in keeping q reeord.
! ohlect 10 having 10 go hungry un-
al ocmpsny l. served For my part
don't see What people want company
for Company Is nuisance. Mamma
and papa have said - hundreds Oi
times IN my hearing
object 70 being obliged 10 60 about
with my neek and arms bare. When
IL l. hot the aies and mosquitoes bother
me awfully. and when the air l. chilly
] feel ~ though we're freezing to
death.
obiect when "a out 30 ride In my
perambulator, 10 having myself left
alone In the sun while my maid sports
with that long-leggea chap wiih the
yellow mustaehe aud ready made
clothing
oblect 70 being ssui 10 bed shen I
am not sleepy, and to having . nasty
rubber tube stuck into my mouth ev.
cry time turn over IN the uight
! object 10 having strangers make
faces Al me They give me IA awful
start sometimes when they think they
are amusing me
| object 70 being spoken - BY peso
PIE ~ith whom ! am not acquainted.
WHY dont they wait Tor sn introdu,-
tionP
] object 10 heina the only child IN
the family. It's a~ fully lonesome not
20 have any brothers or sisters vish
] had been born when IL was fAshiona-
bic 10 have large families.
obiect 10 bsing called Tom. Just
because my paPa Was called Tom when
he wss q boy. Because his papa gave
him q name he dian't like wa. no rea-
son for giving me y name detest
should thiak y boy ought 10 b. allow ed
10 chooss bis own name
ohl@ut 20 wearing dresses and hav-
ing ny THAR surls,L Hall tae folks
thiuk TN a girl
object 70 being bossed By q woman.
A Han vaahs i.sl'e b. vwn master rm
Just siok 81 pet 3noat government
oblsc& 10 being taught baby talk.
What good sAosi Il DO neg After | have
become preaFssn' In IL have 10 70 10
work and unlsnrn Il and leara grown
folks languaae. Way don't they teach
ne that 10 a. first place9
obleet 20 having folks boro me with
th@iF silly sto-iss which have heard
80 many timeg that they are veritable
chestnuts
object 81 having people humbug
me all the tiae. They tell me what
should DO anl wha, should not do.
notice they are not given 10 taking
their own nediclne. What ounces
they are not 20 know that learn more
from what I see than from what they
tell me-
There's lbts Of other things 10 which
! obiect. bai this will do for starter.
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