Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-26
Fragments of an Evening.
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THIS is simply fragment torn ont
Of an evening The reader will
please uprcSr before his vision a bed
room. gas jet burning a. what might
be called the middle register OF i,lu-
miuatiou. a bed upon which = small,
white figure reclines, If burrUwing sed
writing may he brought unoS-r that
head, and a man bending over tho en-
scnlblc OF night gown, twinkling feet
brownie doll and copper cent.
Note. The copper cent hss been
given as bride TO induce a Willingness
10 go TO bed.
Frr Voice (-1nall, piping, but cx-
tremcly chocrfuD-Let's plsy circus,
papa
second Voice (h1n. but g-ntle)--Eo;
Pop, boy must say HE prayers and go
to sleep.
FIRST Voice (adhns nothing whatever
to IT," original proposition further than
e little stronger tinctupr of persuasion)
Let's play circue. papa.
Second Voice lits proprietor evidently
determining quietly to ignore The SJg-
gcstion) Begin now, sweetheart. Put
your hands together uptt way. Cod
bless mumma"--
"GaW bless mamms"-
"'Aud papG -
an papa. If I say Cav
bles, papa will YOU play circus?"
Maybe so. Now, honey mustn't talk
about anything else when he is saying
his prayers. And Sister Bos' -
\ sudden ejaculation ft!etight as one
Of the wee feet, plunging upward at a
right angle with the beds surface car
ries with it the countei1ane and sheet,
forming thereby very insignificant
looking pyramid of covering.
10000! Circus tent! Papa bo elc-
pLaut!"
Sternnoss on the part Of the senior.
a quick lcvoiing Of the pyramid by sim
pie process Of extracting the center
pole and etraish tcning OUT the architect
10 his proper length " tao feet three
inches.
Now, so on. 'God blons Sister Rosie
md -
20! Papa's a bad boy. Spoiled my
cicus."
SISTER Rosie and grsndrmrzna
and
Silence.
Don't you know what becomes Of III
ie boys that won't say their praysgs p
The reluctant one looks defian Wy out
into the adjoining room. from Which .
celebrated and especially tien'iksh frog
is supposed TO come whom called upon
for the purpose Of carrying away little
boys VINO do not say their prayers.
You b'oke my ci rc,s."
AL right. LII tNrn down thc-izanp.
Then we'll SIZE what happens"
The rebel manifestS disportGon 10
hedge, provided he oan 80 20 win Dig
nifty and ,ntarniehod honor.
Cav bless Sister Rn-fe GY-- L
. good boy. pspar
And gTandm@nma.
But t2lis skkmming over srsh.neCiccA-
ius a vital proposition n not 20 bs pr
mittcd-
Am 1 good boy, pafar-
Yes, l gunre 30. Go on, now, iittlo
naa. God bless Siste~' ~
III She frog comes to GRITTY swsy your
good boy will you whip hiN7"
The elder o< the couple constitutes that
by making a vehement deelaraAon and
continuing 10 on through nnny words
he will be ablo TO lead tbe dSvout ono
back to his euppicstiors, even unknown
TO him.
We'll, I should say so. A nasty, big
frog that would come 70 carry away
my boy when he was titet saying hss
prayers az nice as anything should
think would whip him. And SO would
Trandmamma punish HIM, too and drive
him away, because grsndnsmma In
good TO her little man and hove. him
and so let's say: God bleH grsndmadn-
ma"
Cav biess-would yvu v<hip him
with a stick ~
with a stick and a switch and-ond
a curtain-rod."
"An' th'ow stones at him7"
First Voice - dts owner swsldng 70
the fact that the doctrine OF physical
force is in danger of overshndowsng the
IA tier OF Show, my boy mustn't
talk so much about other things. Go
on with your prayers. Now
Second Voice3O-o-i-u-e-a-
This is not the name Of a Hawaiian
,sdy. II Is the chronicler's poor, futile
effort 10 make the very accommodating
/, Roman alphabet cover sn6 describe the
ejac'..4tior and wall Of dismay, SORROW,
! desrci-. ION. dolor and lusnorious-
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