Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-01-04

missioners.
Whats park commissioner"
"One of the He who has charge OF
the park.
How has charge OF it?"
NOW, look here, sir, | want you 10
hush. You worry the life out of me.
I'd rather have the nettle rash"
Whats the nettle rashN
a sort of breaking out"
How breakin' out?"
Are you going to / Ish?" the wo-
man exclaimed, turning upon him.
You are enough to drive anybody
crazy"
What's crazy?"
Look here, sir, if you don't hush
I'll march you straight home and lock
YOU up. Are you going to hush, say?"
"Yessum.
They walked on After IL while the
boy said:
If | was TO pull the big flower would
the policeman get me?"
Yes
And would he hit me if | was TO
pull little one?"
Yes"
~ llIlL'' bcIl'y Out'
Yes
What would he do with me?"
Take you down town and lock you
up?"
Would you care?n
"Of course ! would.
because you love me, don't you
Yes"
You love me more than you do the
policeman, don't you?"
Look here, you little rascal, if YOU
say such n thing as that again, I'll
spank you good"
Would it make me feel good?"
mo, it wouldn't"
Then it could be spankin' me bad,
wouldn't it?'
Gracious alive. you tire me nearly
to death. Come on, now, and go
home
Let us look at the bears first
mo, you'll ask too many questions. :"
They went to the den of bears
What's that one doing up in the tree?"
the boy asked.
Hes asleep.
why didn't he go to bed?'
Because he'd rather 60 up in the
tree"
Wont he fall out?'
mo"
al climb up there and go to sleep
would | fall out?"
Yes
"Why?"
Come on here, now You shan't
stay here another minute. Come on. "
Let me see the tiger. and then I'll
go"
You'll worry me with questions"
mo. | won't"
She let him go TO the tigers cage.
He gazed at the animal. and then said:
IF ! was to get in there would he eat
me?n
Yes.
Cause he don't like boys?''
because he does, | should think. =
the woman answered, smiling in tired
way.
He wouldn't eat man. would hep"
He would try to"
He wouldn't eat Il piece of iron,
would hep"
NO"
"Why wouldn't hep"
because he couldn't"
Would it hurt his jaws
Yes
Why"
Come on here this instant. Inever
saw such "A boy in my life. Its nothing
but talk, talk, from morning till night.
You are worse than chatterjack."
What's a chatterjack?"
Il don't know
Then how do YOU know that | am
worse than one?'
Come here TO me.
She led him away. Il wish I did
have one flower he said, lust one.
The policemen wouldn't get me for
takin' just one. would hep"
Eyes, he would"
This little one right herep"
Eyes. Don't you touch it. See. the
policeman is looking at you"
A few weeks later the woman and the
boy visited relatives in the country
The little fellow, while playing in the
woods with several other boys, came
upon clump of wild flowers He
looked around for the policeman He
thought that "A man with a club presid-
ed over every flower. One of the boys,
a red-headed fellow named jim. Jump
ed in among the flowers and began to
tramp them down. The city boy was
frightened. The policeman will get
you" he exclaimed
"IIo. lissun Mt i'm, ;" Jim roared.
"There amt no policemen here We
never saw one
mo policemen here"
"No."
"Then what are these flowers doing
here?"
The country boys roared, and play
fully selling him. rolled him among the
flowers. When he escaped he ran TO
| his mother.
"You must not be scared" she said.
"phere are no policemen here"
"But whose flowers are theyp"
| Gods"
"Then the policemanwill get me-"