West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-03-15
CvlAPTER XIX.
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III; rs Az INVENTOR.
"Ha, hal Now have got you," said
The grocery man to the bad boy the other
morning as he came in and Jumped upon
the counter and tied the end Of ball Of
twine to the tail OF u dog and sicked the
dog on another dog that was followinga
passing sleigh. causing the Irvine to pay
out until the whole ball was scattered
along the block. ''Condemn you. I've n
notion to choke tho liver ont Of YOU.
Who tied that Irvine TO the dogs tailr'
The boy choked up with emotion, and
the tears Game into his eyes, and he said
he didn't know anything about the twine
or the dog. He said he noticed the dog
come in and wag his tail around the
twine, but lac supposed the dog was
friend of tho family and did not disturb
him. Everybody lays everything that
Is done TO me" said the boy as he put
his handkerchief to his nose, land they
will be sorry FOR it when die. have a
good notion to poison myself by eating
some of your glucose sugar"
Eyes, and you do about everything
that is mean. The other day lady came
in and told me TO send up TO her house
some Of my country sausage done up in
muslin bags, and while she was examin-
ing it she noticed something hard inside
the bags and asked me what it was. and
opened 1t, and / hope to die if there
wasn't little brass paddock and piece
OF u red morocco dog collar imbedded in
the sausage. Now, how do you suppose
that got in there" And the grocery man
looked SAVAGE.
The boy looked interested and put on
an expression 90 of deep thought and
finally said; II suppose the farmer that
put mp the eausage did not strain the
dog meat. Sausage meat ought to be
strained"
Tho grocery man pulled in about half
block of Irvine after the dog had run
against fence and broke it and told the
boy he knew perfectly well lSov the
brass paddock came to DO in the sausage,
but thinking it was safer TO have the
good will of the boy than the i'll will he
offered him handful of prunes.
No" said tho boy. II havo swore off
on moldy prunes. / am no Kindergarten
any more. For years l have eaten rot
ten peaches around this store and every
thing You couldn't sell, bat have turned
over new leaf now, and after this moth
ing is too good for me. Since Pa has got
TO be an inventor we are going to live
high"
What's your Pa invented? I saw
hearse and three hacks go mp on your
street the other day, and thought may
be you had killed your Pa"
mot much. There will be more than
three hacks when kill Pa, and don'tyou
forget it. Well, sir, Pa has struck q for
tune il he can make the thing work. He
has got ar idea about coal stoves that
viii bring him several million dollars if
he gets a royalty of So on every cook
stove in the world. His idea is to hayea
coal stove on casters, with the pipe made
TO telescope out and in and rubber hose
for one joint. 20 you can pull the stove
all around the room and warm any par
ticular place. Well, sir, TO hear Pa tell
about it you would think it would revo-
lutionize the country, and maybe it will
when he gets it perfected but he came
near burning the house I'D and scared MS
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half to death this morning and burned
his shirt OF, and he "a all covered with
cotton with sweet oil on, and he smells
like salad dressing.
'fYou see, Pa had pipe made and
some casters put on our coal stove, and
he tied ropo 10 the hearth Of thu stovo
and had me put in some kindling wood
and coal last night, so he could draw the
stove mp TO the bed and light the fire
without getting mp. Ma told him he
would put HE foot in il, and he told her
70 dry up and let him run the stove biz
ness. He said it took a man with brain
to run patent right, and Ma sho pulled
the clothes over her head and let Pa do
the FIRE act. She has been building the
6res for 20 years and thought she would
let Pa see how good Il was. Wen, Pa
pulled the stove 20 the bed and touched
of the kindliug wood. / guess maybe
got bundle Of kindlina wood that the
hired girl had put kerosene on, cause IL
( blazed up awful and smoked. and the
blaze bursted out the doors and windows
OF The stove. and Pa yelled FIRE, and
Jumped out Of bed and rushed in, and he
was the ecerteft man you ever soc, and
you'd died to sec how he kicked when
threw q pail If water on his legs and
put his shirt out
Wa Gid not get burnt. but she was
pretty wet, aud she told pa she would
pay The - royaltyon that stove and take
Che caetors Of and let &c remain station
cry. Pa says he VIII make 10 work IL he
burns the h0use down. / think It was
real mean IN Pa 10 get mad at me
cause 1 threw cold water on him instead
Of warm water 10 put bis shirt out. II
had waited till ] could heat water TO
the right temperature. would have been
en- orphan, and Ia would have been o
burnt Offering. But some men always
Rick at everything. Pa has given M
bizncss entirely and says be shall de-
vote theremainder 81 his ife curing him
self II The different troubles that / pet
him into. lie has retained doctor by
the year and ho buys liniment by the
I gallon
''Whatwas 30 about your folks getting
I up in the middle ~ fhe night tooaW The
I bred girl was over nele after some soap
the other morning, and She said che was
Q0iuY 20 leave f0nr houaen