Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-09-01

81 saluted him and asked him if he
hadn't found his man yet, and he said
no; the man was a little late. 1t is
mean boy that won't speak to his Pa
when he sees him standing on a corner.
went up street, and saw Pa cross over
by the drug store in a sort of a hurry,
and ! could see girl going by with
waterproof on, but she skited right along,
and Pa looked kind of solemn, the way
he does when l. ask him for new clothes.
l turned and came back, and he was
standing there in the doorway, and l
said: PA, you will catch cold if you stand
around waiting for man. You go
down to the consistory and let me lay
for the man. Pa said. Never you mind;
you go about your business, and willat-
tend to the man.
"Well, when boys Pa tells him to
never you mind and looks spunky, my
experience is that boy wants to go right
away from there, and / went down street.
thought would cross over and 60 up
the other side and see how long he would
stay. There was girl or two going up
ahead of me, and see man hurrying
across from the drug store to Van Pelt's
corner. 1t was Pa, and as the girls went
along and never looked around Pa looked
mad and stepped into the doorway. It
was about o'clock then, and Pa was
tired, and felt sorry for him. and went
up to him and asked him for half dollar
to go to the Academy. l never knew him
to shell out so freely and SO quick. He
gave me dollar, and told him | would
go and get itchanged and bring him back
the half dollar, but he said needn't
mind the change. 1t is awful mean of q
boy that has always been treated well to
play it on his Pa that way, and l felt
ashamed.
"As turned the corner and saw him
standing there shivering, waiting for the
man. my conscience troubled me, and /
told policeman to go and tell Pa that
Daisy had been suddenly taken with
worms and would not be there that even
ing. Ipeeked around the corner, and Pa
and the policeman went off to get
drink. l was glad they did, cause Pa
needed it after standing around SO long.
Well, when went home, the joke was so
good told Ma about it, and she was mad.
guess she was mad at me for treating
Pa that way. / heard Pa come home
about II o'clock, and Ma was real kind
to him. She told him to warm his feet,
cause they We're just like chunks of ice.
Then she asked him how many they in
itiated in the consistory, and he said six,
and then she asked him if they initiated
Daisy in the consistory, and pretty soon
l heard Pa snoring. In the morning he
took me into the basement and gave me
the hardest talking to that l ever had
with bed Stat. He said he knew that l
wrote that note all the time. and he
thought he would pretend that he was
looking for Daisy just to fool me.
1T don't look reasonable that a man
would catch epizootic and rheumatism
Just to fool his boy, does it? What did
he give me the dollar for? Ma and Pa
don't seem to call each other Pet any
more, and as for me they both look at
me as though was hard citizen. am
going to Missouri to take Jesse James
place. There is no encouragement for
boy here. Well, good morning If Pa
comes in here asking for me, tell him
that you saw an express wagon going to
the morgue with the remains of pretty
boy who acted as though he died from
conclusion of bed slat on the pistol
pocket. That will make Pa feel sorry.
Oh, he has got the awfuleA cold.
though"
And the boy limped out to separate
couple of dogs that were fighting.