Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-29
Adopting an Orphan.

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 rrhe deacon started for the city EeNt nctning and returned i'll tine evening with the orphan Her name "a& Rutn. The deacon liked her at first ylaucc, and he kept liking her bette, all day. Before going to bed that niSi!. she, was shown over the house ana .hrough the pantry and told what to get for breakfast and at what honr to l1aye it ready, and the deaconss heart swplled ,ip as she called to him:
 "food night, my own dear old papa. Your little daughter is awfnlly glad .xdc has come to live with you"
 .Rreakfast was to be ready at C. The deacon oyerslcpt and 1t was Before he got out of bed and went downstairs. There WAS no one about Hc Knocked at the daughters door, but got no answer. Ike went outside ap look for her, and, finding nothing, he .eturned and opened the door of her .aoom. She was still asleep, but when .Ae called to her she woke up and de- I,xuded to know what was wanted.
 You should have had breakfast al atsdy all hour ago
 t'Not on your life" she exclaimed '~Then you get it ready come and call Es"
 "But-but, what do you mean" de nauded the astoniSlcd man
 @You skiddoo and don't ask questions Say, pop, you might as well under stand right now that I'm lady and must be treated as such. After this ahall take my breakfast in bed.'
 The deacon got breakfast and Miss Ruth came down. She found faul with everything and when rcprovtd gave him such back talk that h. .rached over and boxed her ears. The next minute everything on the table she could reach was flying at his head. After being hit by three plates, the dsruct. the cofIeepot and the sugar Bowl he flew the coop and made his way to the parsons house.
 "Ah' said the good man. "l WAS wondering if you came home last night snd brought the orphan with you"
 '.I did" exclaimed the deacon With great deal of energy.
 ''And-and"-
 And you come over and see her. yhe was as humble as a kitten last aisht, but this morning she seems to 5e limb of satan"
 When the house was reached the adopted orphan was found in the yard throwing pieces of the broken crock cry at the hens, and she had already hmeu an old rooster and knocked Il specllled hen gally west.
 Morning. parson," she called out. .I suppose pops been telling what q bad kid am? If he wasn't q dub he'd nave stayed and fought it out with me"
 My dear child, am sorry to hear such reports of you," sOlemnly replied rfee parson. You seemed to me the other day to he such an innocent, hum ale young girl that
 '',That was in the game, parson. yas after q papa and a home. Oh. l hc ull .tlScl W llCu l Wtul to. oct ne knock that black hens head off,"
 The parson and the deacon walked aside to consult. and the latter asked IL anxious tones:
 Well. what shall I do about it?'
 Sit down with her and talk of heaven and angels and appeal to her 5etter nature. l think you will have acr crying in five minutes. It seems that in some way l must have got q wrong impression of the cliild."
 The good man returned home. and the deacon sat down to try moral sua- Saon. The village graveyard was in sight. aud he looked over at the stones anu asked the girl if she knew where good folks went to when they died
 "Oh. come off" she answered, Cant we go to q circus or something today: ' knew you WAS an old poke. but I've ome to sir you up. Come in and shave don't like your whiskrrs."
 The deacon rose up and took her by shc ear and led her into the hvp3e and 2ae&ed her up in a closet aud said something about bread and water until ,sltC SOulN nCuuNc ueEStll. lie lllcn went io the field to put in short fore &oon. At 12 o'clock, when he came back, the closet door lay on the floor she table and chairs were oa their hacks. and the girl was getti,:; ready ec smash windows. The deacon went out and cut and trimmed a peach tree limb and wore it out around her shoul- ders and locked her up in another closet. At o'clock in the af rnoon ais barn was found to be on irr and couldn't be saved. He went to the house to find the prisoner gone every thing wreck and the fonNv iG. note afnned to a door:
 Dear Papa-You are no 2 .'te#2 md i don't like your style. AS yau can't Hustle, l will.
 And on top of that the good parSon vsfne around to condole with him and 70 say:
 ''I guess we made a mistake, deacon. Instead of trying the adoption plan again why not take wifc?'
 Tie parson had spinSter sister for h. .y