| Show ONE ON EDWARD atkinson tart reply to his cordial greeting of old friend the late lafe edward atkinson ared to 0 arll 11 the following story atory at ints own ex pense in his boyhood he was one of a i number ot of boys who used to play ball on the poston boston common which halt was as then against the law at regular intervals old frastus clapp clap the con table would beat beai down upon ui the tres passers and put them to flight the bos used to have great tun fun with this rather choleric lc old inin m in disastrous cl capp ipp the boys dubbed him one day affet mr mir atkinson had bad grown groan up lip into a rotis and re busine is man while passing long along a hofton in company with IL arfi ud nd lie recognized in a bent and wizened old man inan the likeness of his bib old aid acquaint atie on stable clapp nir mr atkinson addressed the uld old fellow dont don t vou remember nie me M sir r clapp 7 he be asked ilia old man leaned 0 OR his stick and sarv bervi ved mr air atkinson coldly naw lie he and start ed to hobble bobble on oil anby by fill r in icille atkinson hom albiom you used to 10 chase off the common years ago clapp shied at him blin and finally put pill nn an end to the inter lew iea mu h to tho the amusement of mr atkinsons a friend by saving vell nell sir no honest bo ever had bad cause to run from me |
