The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-12
BAD boy.
By GEORGE W. PECK.
copyright. lsn by American Press Associa-
toni
CHAPTER XVI.


See here, you coon, you get out O
here" said the grocery man To the bas
boy as he came in the store with his fac,
black and shining. "Idont want any col
ored boys around here. White boy,
break me up bad enough
'Oh. philopene." said the bad boy as HI
put his hands on his knees and laughed
50 the candy jars ratified on the shelves
You didn't know me. am the same boy
that comes in here and talks your arm
off," and the boy opened the cheesebox
and cut off piece of cheese so natural
that the grocery man had no difficulty in
recognizing him.
"What in the name Of the seven Sleep
ing sisters have You got on your hands
and face" said the grocery man as he
took the boy by the ear and turned him
around. You world pass in colored
prayer meeting. and no one would think
You Were galvanized. What you got up
in such an outlandish rig for?'
well, I'll tell you if you keep watch
at the door. If you see baldheaded
colored man coming along the street
down cellar. The baldheaded colored
man will be Pa. You see, we moved
yesterday. Pa told me TO get vacation
from the livery stable. and we would
have fun moving. But don't want any |
more fun. / know when | have cot
enough fun. Pa carried all the light |
things, and when ii came TO lifting he
had . crick In the back. Gosh, i never
was 80 tired as was last night. and |
hope we have got settled. only some Of
the goods haven't turned up yet A
drayman took one load over on the west
s,de and delivered them to house that
seemed TO be expecting q load of house
hold furniture. He thought it was all
right If everybody that was moving got
, load OF goods Well, after we got
moved Pa said we must make garden.
and we said we would 60 out and spade |
up the ground and sow peas and radishes
md beets. There was some neighbors ]
ived In the next house to our new one !
hat was all wimmen, and Pa don't like j
o have them think he had to work, so he q
aid it would be good joke to disguise !
ourselves a. tramps, and the neighbors
would think we had hired some tramps (
o dig in the garden. told Pa Of boss a
cheme TO fool them. a
u suggested that we take some Of his v
hoe blachng that is put on with a a
PONCE and black our faces. and the s.
eighbors would think we had hired an g
Id colored man and his boy to work in il
he garden. Pa said it was immense. &
nd he told me TO go and black up. II
nd II 1t worked he would black his Il
slf. So went up and put this burnt u
ork on my face. cause it would wash u
q, and Pa looked at me and said it was Il
'ack and for me to fix him up too. So ii
got the bottle Of shoe blackinQ and n
ainted Pa so he looked like a colored III
,al HEAVIER. Actually when Ma saw
I'M she ordered him off the premises. sa
i'd when he laughed at her and acted CT
ssy she was going to throw billing ar
alter on Pa. But told her the scheme. an
I'd she letup on Pa Oh, you'd a. died hi
see US ont in the garden. Pa looked ST
re Uncle Tom. and looked like Topsy. de
ly ! amt that kind Of colored per. to
a. We worked till boy throwed 90
me tomato cans over the alley fence lo'
d hit me, and l piled over the fence in
Ter him and eft Pa 1t was my chum, DO
d when had caught him we put ND
TO get Pa to chase us. We throwed
ne more cans, and Pa come ont. and
chum started, and after him. and
after both Of us. A.
He chased us two blocks. and then we ali,
behind q policeman. and nv chum co,
q the policeman it was a crazy old hir
ored man that wanted to kidnap us.
the policeman took Pa by the neck =
was going TO club him, but Pa said -
would go home and behave. He was
II mad. and he went home. and we
ked through the alley fence and saw sn,
trying 70 wash off the backing. You ito
that backing won't wash off. You 90,
e to wear it off. Pa would wash
face with soapsuds and then look
he glass, and he was blacker every. -
ne washed, and when Ma LATED at saa
he said the offulest words. eorne- the
. like Sweet spirit, hear my PRAYER NV
he washed himself again. lam 60 On
70 leave my burnt cork on. cause il on
ish 1t off Pa would know there had he
some smouging somewhere. Iasked son
shoe store man how long it would was
the backing to wear off, and he said sho
ight to wear off in week. Iguess In I
~ aoois much unless 1t Is sun
le night. lam going to get him TO let ali ,
20 OF in the country fishing till mine as+
rs OF. and when get out of town I ~,
wash up. Say, you don't think a
backing hurts mans complexion. ~ !
GU, and YOU don't thinl ,nan ons.h, priz
e mad because it won't wash of, do
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