The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-12-16

| that atone, now. ala YER Anu ses.
No. didn't, and then they goes on
and come To tell yous"
Jaw, you're baby" yelled the {
boys, dcrisivey. "You let Billy so ter
jail fur you" And the poor little boy
was in worse disgrace than ever.
Meantime Billy was led TO the sta
tion-house. and after being charged
with the msdcmeanor Of fighting ana
window breaking. was given over TO the
turnkey 10 be placed in solitary con-
tinemeut until the morrow
Poor Billy quite innocent OF the
fault for which he was charged. sat
disconsola tcly down upon the wooden
bench, and for an hour or more swung
his feet in sulen discomfort
THAT babby," he muttered occa-
sionaly when his feelings ovcrcame
him. ''allers gitten inter scraps"
1t was warm. and SO very quiet and
lonely during these hot late afternoon
hours Of the Indian summer day, anu
Billy had no better occupation than
thinking over his blightcd hopes ana
catching the flies that circled about
languidly, and after alighting, chung 10
things as though glued
At length even this amusement palled
upon him. and he began again to NUT
ter and kick his heels upon the floor.
That George is the bigges' babby.'
he continued; but ! know he didn't
throw that stone. He's too skeery
Then wouldn't he q ben disappointed
bout Tonight My. but won't that
percession be prime. though, and
I-shan't-see it." Just here sus-
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rate himself as ''muf." 'fessir,
Georgsd cried, yes. reg'larly oeliered'
if he was locked up
After awhile diversion was created
in the shape of the turnkey with
supper for Billy, an unlooked-for priv
ilege. The boy accepted 1t with silent
contempt. nevertheless feeling sense
of pleasure which he was ashamed 10
show.
well. Bully Johnson. you got into
trouble. didn't you? Weren't yon 60
ing to be in the Newsboys' Torchligh'
parade tonight? Whatever made YOU
be SO foolish as to get picked up tins
afternoon" said the turnkey. to whom
the little culprit was weu-knowr
character.
Eilly did not answer. but pecked a
the food like saucy sparrow.
"You was an officer. wasn't you, o.
something or other?" continued Tn
turnkey. trying TO harrow up poo
Buly's feelings. 81 saw you practicln'
t.o.hcr night, and tell you. you mad
n mighty fine showing. Too bad yo
NJ can't be in it, It's going to be splen
A." did night. clear. but dark as pocket.
,ng But Billy could contain himself n
VS. longer, and jumping from his seat es
| at claimed: :,
one "Oh. it's goin' to be jes' prime. NJ
ght suit was jes' luve,y, all red and WI
me. oil-cloth that shines as bright, and IN
ssh torchlight. jes' spent two hours La
the night a shinin' up the tin and filiin !
Oh. nv. but il looked purity and
one was To march at the head OF the pc
pre- cession. you know, and my chum. he
ned the cappen, and | was the Teller
ned walks along the side and at keeps q
TO in order. and Baby he was to carr
tied the bigges 'sparency, and 1t was Je
car lively, printed in colors with picter
the thu man as is goin' to DC president SUI
the on one side, and the vice on tother. al
great red letters as scs: Vote FUR M
Il. n Babbv is so stuck up. ma
idly the boys let him carry it. liz
de- alters gittcn left, you know, and TN
the little softie goes and gitS clawed u
les as he was goin' to be some shuc
ured fur once in his life, and jes' could
If TO stand it. SO jes' ses TO the cop. $
tail Il done it, thrung that stone. VIII
didn't do it, and then he grabs ]
uted and lets-oh. LORI" as he caught sip
Of the astonishcd turkeys face. Nv
fool Won be- Billy Johnson" and
il e nut down the foot he had been holdiI
ton, while he hoped up ana down on
took other in his excitement
,ring $50. no, YOU young il-bird' SO
told lie. did you? You'll get NOR
his costs if you go on decciving like tina
but Billy. realizing he had pcrh;
/" an told too much to this fellow. rclap
to an into sullen silence again. and the III
Billy kew leased IN vain for any reply
some The hours passed silently on~5rol
ward only by occasional sounds about
out police station.
lyone Finally n regular dram beat, thur
cent. etv-thump. thumrcty-thump came
hes Billy's ears. accompanied by the sh
'illy's notes of the fife.
He's The parade had begun.
See? Poor. disappointed Billy. lie spr
now. from his seat and raced wildly 70
and the room two or three times. then, as
sounds approached, growing louder
the noisy voice of the crowd came
him. Billy walked up to the bench
deliberately kicked 1t over
m This seemed to relieve him III
XII "A and he went and leaned his throbl
little head against the cold, unsyn
w thctic door. Would those noisy ms
M ments and that yelling crowd ever
~ by. 1t treaty. seemed as though
MI had stopped right in front OF the
Mo- ton Just to tantalizc him. Sudd
M q all was quiet, except murmu
M voices. Billy's head achcd, and II
N "a throat was terrible feeling as Tho
u "a he were being strangled. The sill
- was deadly, he thought intcrmin'
At length he started in terror
@ a blast of noise had burst from
drums and flies rs though they
dE' gone mad. and then yell upon yell