West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-01-04

II saluted him and asked him III he
Eadnt found hts man yet, and he said
no: the man wac little hate. ft Is q
mean boy that won't speak to his Pa
when he sees him standing on corner.
went mp street. and saw PA cross over
By the drug store in a sort of hurry.
end ! could see girl going by with a
waterproof on, but she skited right along.
and Pa looked kind of solemn. the way
he does when ask him for new clothes.
turned and came back. and he was
standing there in the doorway. and |
eaid; Pa. you willcatch cold if you stand
around wa ting for a man. You 90
down 20 the consistory and let me Law
for the man. Pa said. Never you mind;
you go aboutyour business, and willat-
tend TO the man..
Well, when boys Pa tells him 10
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 20 up
the other side and see how long he would
stay. There was girl or two going up
ahead OF me. and | see a man hurrying
across from the drug store to Van Pelt's
corner. 1t was Pa. and as the girls went
slong and never looked around Pa looked
mad and stepped into the doorway. Il
was about 8 o'clock then, and Pa waa
tired. and felt sorry for him. and went
up to him and asked him for half a dollar
TO go to the Academy. ] never knew him
70 she'll out so freely and 60 quick He
gave me dollar. and told him would
30 and get itchanged and bring limb
the half a dollar, but he said 1 needn't
mind tho changes II is awful mean Of a
boy that has always been treated well to
play it on bis Pa that way, and | felt
ashamed.
A. ! 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 aud would not be there that even
Ing. peeked around the corner. and Pa
and the policeman went of 10 yet a
drink. ] was glad they did. cause Pa
needed II after standing around SO Ion1
Well. when went home. the Joke was 40
good told LA about It, and she was mad.
guess She was mad at me for treating
"a that way. ! heard Pa come home
about u o'clock. and Ma was real kind
- bin She told him 70 warm his feet
,eafsse they were just like chunks Of ice
Then she asked him how many they in
listed b The eonsistory. and he said six.
and then she asked him II they initiated
Daisy' IN the consistory, and pretty soon
neHrd Pa snoring. Ia the morning he
took mo into the basement and gave me
D'e hardest talking TO that I ever had
with bed siat. Re said no knew that
wfots that note all the time. and he
tbOnght he would pretend that he was
boxing Tor Daisy just to fool me.
~ don't look reasonable that a man
wcrld catch epizootic and fheumatian
1ges tOfool his boy. does IN What did
he give me the dollar forY Ma and Pa
doatt seem 70 call each other peg anv
soofe and az for me they both look e
ne as though ] was a hard citizen. I ann
going - Missouri 80 take jesse james
plaee. There d. no announcement for a
boz here. Well. good morning. RI Pa
comes in here asking for me. tell him
fnat Jon Row au express wagon going 70
fhe morgue with tie reroains Of q pretty
Doy who acted a. though he died from
eD9fufsicn q q bed Stat On Che viasol