The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-26

CdAfIEH ANVIL.
Nh TURNS SUPE.
"You look pretty sleepy" said TIL
grocery man 70 the bad boy - be came
in the store yawning and stretched him
elf out on the counter with his bead on
. piece Of brown wrapping paper in
reach Of . box Of raisins. Whats thu
mstters Been sitting up with your SIR
Ill nightT
"Nawi ! wish had. wakefulnes,
with my girl d swester and more restful
than sleep. No, this u the result Of be
ing . dutiful son, and am tired. You
see Pa and Ma have separated-that L.
not for keeps, but Pa has got frightened
about burglar, and hs gets mp into the
attic TO sleep. He says II IL to get fresh
cir, but he knows better. Ma has got 90
accustomed to Pas snoring that she can't
60 to sleep without it, and the first night
Pa left she didn't sleep . wink. and
yesterday ! was playing on IN old &C.
Gordon that traded dog collar for
after our dog was poisoned, and when
touched the lownotes ! noticed Ma dozed
of to sleep, It sounded 60 much like Pas
snore, and last night Ma made me ret up
and play for her to sleep.
''She rested splendid, but am all
broke up, and ! sold the accordion this
morning to the Waterman who watches
our block. 1t il queer what . different
effect music viii have on different PEG
pie. While Ma was slseping the sleep Of
innocence under tho influence Of my
counterfeit Of Pas snore, the night
Waterman was broke of his rest by It.
and he bought it Of me to give it TO the
son Of an enemy of his. Well, have
quit jerking soda"
mo, You don't tell me-" said the
groceryman q he moved the box Of raj
sins out Of reach. You never viii
amount to anything unless you stick to
ono trade or profession. A rolling hen
never catches tho early angleworm."
"Oh, but am all right now. In the
soda water business there IL no chance
for genius to rise unless tho soda foun-
tain explodes. II Il all wind, and one
gets tired Of the constant fisx. He feels
that he il . fraud, and when he puts .
little sirup In tumbler and fires Q little
sweetened wind and water init until the
soap suds hlls the tumbler and charges
10 cents for that which only costs . cent .
sensitive soda jerker who has reformed
feels that 1t il worse than three card
monte. couldn't stand the wear on my
conscience, 20 ! have got . permanent
job - . super and shall open the list Of
September"
''Say, what's . supers It isn't one Of
these free lunch places that the mayor
closes ct midnight, Is it7'' And the gro
Gerry man looked sorry.
"Oh. thunder, You want salt on you!
A super u IN adjunct to the stage. A
supe q . fellow that assists the stars and
things carrying chairs and taking up
carpets and sweeping the sand OF the
stage after dancer has danced . Jig,
and he brings beer for the actors and
helps lace up corsets and anything he
can do to add to the effect Of the play.
Privately, now, have been acting -
gupe for long time on the sly. and my
folks didn't know anything about it, but
since reformed and decided to be good
I felt II my duty to tell Ma and Pa about
Il. The news broke Ma al up at first,
but Pa said some Of the best actors in
this country were supes once, and some
Of them were now, and hs thought So
ping would b the making Of me.
ma thought going on the stage would
b my ruination. She said the theater
was the hotbed Of sin and brought more
ruin than the church could head Oh, but
when told her that they always gave Q
Bupe two or three extra tickets for his
family abe said the theater had some re-
features, and when l said my
upon the stage would give me
, splendid opportunity to get the recipe
Tor face powder from the actresses for
Ma and I could find out how the &C
tresses managed to get No. 4 feet into
No. shoes Ma said she wished would
commence suping right Of. Ma says
there are some bad things about the the
lter that are not 80 all fred bad, and she
wants me to get seats for the first comic
opera that comes along.
PA wants 1t understood with the
that q supes father has .
light to 60 behind the scenes to see that
70 harm befalls him, but. know what
- wants. He may seem pious and all
hat, but be likes to look ct ballet girls
,etter than any meek and lowly follow
v ever zee. and some day you will hear
music In the air. Pa thinks theaters are
'ery bad when he has to pay 81 for .
seat, but when he can get in
or nothing a. . relative Of one Of the
perfesh' the theater has many redeem.
ng qualities. Pa and Ma think / am
yoing into business fresh and green, but
know al about Il. When played
With Mccullough here once
"Oh, what arc you giving usr' said the
yrocery man in disgust, when you
,layed with Mccullough What did
ron dor
What did dos Why, You old SEED
the whole play conferred
lround me. Do you remember the scene
q the Roman forum where Mccullough |
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