Middletown transcript., 1893-12-30
MORE ABOUT OLD PIDE.
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IJNKLE scorr WAY:-Here am, rich
child surel had red about the prodigal son
and the spotted kali following him up the
lane and his dad going out to meet him but
didn't no the child, thinking he was
tramp. struck at him with bace ball bat
and KILN the kali, but if that poor boys
commiseration wus worse than mine it wus
a pity he didn't kill the child. Having
lost nv diner wus feeling hungry; l noed
ma had put huckerbury pie in old "Pide,'
SO thot ide unite the rope from arond MT
and see what else she had bestowed for the
comfort of her ofspring. Well, Unkle
Scott the first thing wus lump Of mutun
suit from "Lucy's," - pet shep,to rub the soles
of the feet and nose for colds, catar, leporcy
and all other ills known to phisic; one grid
| die greser for luberating the hair, one
smali-tooth comb as an exterminator OF
yerman, and a musterd plaster to De ap-
nlied behind the neck in kase of physical
strain consequent to hard steady. Ii lde
had a spoon, some calomol and Jolop,
Guild have set up q shotaearypop down
where lived. All the time Wus viewing
the contents of "pide" one of the boys in
the room below me wus polkin his head
ont of his winder and blating like ding
half that riled me SO made a muse of the
rome from around old ''pide" and watched
him. and when he poked his he'd out and
comenced to blate throed the loop around
his neck, till you Unkle Scott had him.
He wus q Jew, you know dint like the
Jews much no how, 1 hailed him klear out
of the winder and if hant bin steading for
the ministry ide stopped his blating about
old '.pide" The fellow next door come in
NV rom and introduce himself as from
down our way, saw he had little hatchet
badge in his sham-bosom, thinks ], now is
the time to find out about that pie. for if he
could he wont lie. Ses George Washing
ton, who tuck that huckaburry pie out of
old 'spide," he sed, 81 did it."
A hole lot of boys run out down to the
iimnasum as he called it. he wanted me OF
90 down SO put my ducats in my trousers
pocket and went down stairs with him; a
hole lot of boys KUN running to meet us
with red pole and run it between my legs
and histed me about four feet with boy
holding on to each foot they walked me
down the strete to old man Kennedy's
candy shop. You mite thot i wus General
Grant on dress perade from the tus they
made, and the staring of the folks; shall
never forget the old mans smile when
new schoior wus brot to his place, for it
ment his cash. A boy by the name of Sim
wanted me to treat, mo" ses j, "lle set here
on this pole till it cuts my throte before lie
disobey mas council" One of the boys
kind a pushed me to one side and hole
lot Of pennies rold out of the stocking leg
into the gutter and if you cold seen thin
bows eating cakes at my expence! thot
Hazel void bus when they substituted me
for niger Tobacco sign, poor old George we
often meet and revert to our old school days
their associations. Long may he livein heath
and enjoyment.
How sad the thought, yet how forlorn,
To think we were both in October born;
With lustrous names and pride of flames
Prodicals returning up our dadies lanes.
From Your Nefew,
SCRABBLE K ROADS.