Show painted tho the preachers preacher nag I 1 always take particular pal pains i ns to secure the good will of small boys 1 the small boy is a thorn in th the as side d 0 of those ho he dislikes a three cornered pebble in the patent leather of his enemy when twelve years old I 1 lived about fifteen miles from peoria ills and our next neighbor was a pedantic old preacher who mistook gall go for godliness he was always poaching pe aching on me and getting me licked I 1 resolved to play even there was to be a big fourth of july celebi celebration aaion in peoria and the preacher and his family were going they would start before daylight as the weather was hot ho he always drove an old white plug whose ribs might be counted at half a mile the day before the fourth I 1 corralled the old the painters had been at work on our house and the carriage house was well stocked with colors I 1 ran him in there and wont to work on him I 1 painted his ribs red his spine blue and flecked it with stars I 1 cave him yellow legs green ears and paint painted ik spectacles on him I 1 kept him ir confined until after dark then drove him home well sir the pre preachers achors old carryall reached the heart of ria just before sunup B everybody dk was astir thousands thousand of people gathered around that circus pageant ard and laughed till they cried they do sy siy that the preacher swore he turned around and drove home the entire population following him to the ay limits he rushed over to our howe home in a towering rage but johnnie bid gone for a drummer boy and was h beyond the reach of his ire interview in st louis globe democrat |