The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
Patsy Trego's Undoing.

The door burst open and OUT across tnSS
porch lodged Patsy TreSo. nSr a'V 500 -
r,, elnost TO the chicken yard ne ssop-
i lua ,'rneS around. and faced his mother
who stood in the doorway -. .,.o, eo,.-
II tell YOU, patsy Trego, she ""s s"s
ing YOU II get into trouble soin0 ""' -
Won keep on stcalii' sweets. a., e.oo,,,oa
- answer Iatsy leaned MS uechleu
nose hack until it pOinged 10 the caves ol
the barn. and two of his myers, S'io"I
and dripping with molass"s' ulSaPl'o"'0"
with "A smack in his NOUN. r,,e,.
"Don't you ever do That again, iatss
Treco. called his mother, threatenlnsiS'
"the idea OF your pus.'itd es E''
And then Mrs. Trego, VINO was DIS ~
GO and iollv ana who couldn Scolu
very long al time If she tired went
back into the house 81, - ,oia olo,,d
IN herself: "a boy that's got such a tasio
for sweets is goin' TO get INTO uouoie
SOONER or later. It's no sVou n'sr mo
~ "a Nv some day ne II iali III tne
,'''rream-pitcher or get one leg stuck on me
ti,-nap,r or-or-get tangled up ia lhe
honsy-pot Won't" shouted shrill voice in
'n sn an Mother Trego. looking around, saw
a sirupy mouth grinning through " 0'"0N
IN tne e Nv Xou. Patsy" she cried, you'll
turn into a lollpop boy one oil these
"1 .;SWisht was" was Patsy's retort ,-
patsy was known all over t'Nh - ''--
-" for sweets. lie pestered the lie oul
~, Earp1son the stOrekeeper, win Ms
Teasing for sticks of candy, ana ne W.
forever asking all the Other boys anu sliio
for lust one Ditt OF sOhV'i'"o ''
brought to school. rro,.
m. very afternoon on which ME-. IlceV
made her prOphecy-she rememDcrtu l.
We'll afterward-Patsy ran n,to ,sa79s,
srn's sfore 1 am sorry 10 say thdt idtSs
.,tdn't have the best vi rcputd'lOhS %
GOOD hoy and when ne appedi.u .it0
Clerks always kept their eyes on inc gu
gar-barrels and the csuiuy !!.t.hat are YOU
We'll" said feibuso"' wac"
I'd TO tO-dayf ~, ,o.e,. with,
"Oh. lookin' around. SAID Patsy, win
the biz OF a twinkle IN his shreWu Eye,
ssI'll tell YOU something. sdld one VI
tho clerks ;.but YOU mustn't let the othei
boys know about II: 800. ..,., tho bind
PATSY sided up. That was just 'ii0 h'''
OF "A secret he wanted. ,-,o,a ont
Ferguson rolled sugar-hosshodu o"'
-, 81 me store this morning.
pefore the clerk had finished speaking
/. 1osts,, shot through the back door clear
ed the steps at bound, ana Was po0ii"e
into the hOgshead.
I'm vulm ne cried i'm ecstacy, as he
cav the big patches of brown sugar tha'
still adhered TO the SIDES OF tiie nus &C.,
rel II there was any KIM y, ~ 80
patsy liked more than any othel, :, va
brown sugar Into the hOgshead ne crawl
ed nat;entd his ireckitd nosS AK t.'i ',' ~
boards and began 10 gndw on me ~ AZ.
Nngn ne Ilu tAA'h ~ ~ 49,
,rawled out ana skulkco AROUND mo 'hV
aTell the other boys" he chucAled to
himself Il guess not.
For An hour or TWO Patsy went strnttinS
around with "A my sterlOus air, ana the
boys all knew that he was uylAg 10
keen some great secret. AFTER uh'v
Paisys craving Tor sugar retutneu, a'u
H. siipped away. crept around the corner
~ FsrcusOn's store, and went 10 inc sd
gar hogshead again. lie shouldn't have
sxDected however. that he could give the
slip to whole village run OF curious
bovs who Tad scented secret. mat v as
IN. mistake that Patsy made. The mo
ment he was gone Dave Nlsher' Matt
Evrncs and "A number OF other boys be-
pan to look for him. After spending
nearly half an hour in vain search they
wandered into the alley back OF the
store. ,..o., ...,.,..,.., A..
stopping suddenly.
The BOYS listened. From the inside OF
the big hOgshcai came scraping ana
gnawing nose. followed py certain prong
ious smacks Then the hOgshead moved,
rolled a little, trcmbled and rolled again.
Matt was seized with sudden inspra-
ton. lie darted quickly forward and gave
the hOgshcad KICK.
Now IL hapl tUc that FerguSOns store
was located on the coge OF steep hill.
at the bottom OF when ran Garter 5
creek. a sluggish stream. twenty. to thir-
~ feet wide. Patsy had rolled the hogs
head IN getting At now sugar spots
until Il was balancing on the brow OF the
mill Mats kick sent II over. As II be-
gan TO bounce and Bound downward Patsy
set 40 "A wild cry OF terror.
Matt stood at the top OF the hill with
bis eyes sticking out and look OF blank
surprise on his face
II thought II was Ferguson's dog" he
gasped
Down the hill careered the hogsheud.
tipping from side 10 AIDE ike boat on a
choppy sea. When IL struck stone II
would bound nigh Ia ali. ana several