Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa: 1883Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
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Peck's Bad Boy and His Pa: 1883
Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
American wit and humor; Boys -- Fiction; Practical jokes -- Fiction
HE HAS DISSOLVED WITH THE DRUGGER--THE OLD LADY AND THE GIN--THE BAD BOY
IGNOMINIOUSLY FIRED--HOW HE DOSED HIS PA'S BRANDY--THE BAD BOY AS “HAWTY
AS A DOOK!”--HE GETS EVEN WITH HIS GIRL---THE BAD BOY WANTS A QUIET
PLACE--THE OLD MAN THREATENS THE PARSON
CHAPTER XXV.
HIS PA KILLS HIM--A GENIUS AT WHISTLING--A FUR-LINED CLOAK A CURE CURE
FOR CONSUMPTION--ANOTHER LETTER SENT TO THE OLD MAN--HE RESOLVES ON
IMMEDIATE PUNISHMENT--THE BLADDER-BUFFER--THE EXPLOSION--A TRAGIC
SCENE--HIS PA VOWS TO REFORM
CHAPTER XXVI.
HIS PA MORTIFIED--SEARCHING FOR SEWER GAS--THE POWERFUL ODOR OF
LIMBURGER CHEESE AT CHURCH--THE AFTER MEETING--FUMIGATING THE HOUSE--THE
BAD BOY RESOLVES TO BOARD AT AN HOTEL.
CHAPTER XXVII.
HIS PA BROKE UP--THE BAD BOY DON'T THINK THE GROCER FIT FOR HEAVEN--HE
IS VERY SEVERE ON HIS OLD FRIEND--THE NEED OF A NEW REVISED EDITION--THE
BAD BOY TURNS REVISER--HIS PA REACHES FOR THE POKER--A SPECIAL
PROVIDENCE--THE SLED SLEWED!--HIS PA UNDER THE MULES
CHAPTER XXVIII.
HIS PA GOES SKATING--THE BAD BOY CARVES A TURKEY--HIS PA'S FAME AS A
SKATER--THE OLD MAN ESSAYS TO SKATE ON ROLLERS--HIS WILD CAPERS--HE
SPREADS HIMSELF---HOLIDAYS A CONDEMNED NUISANCER--THE BAD BOY'S
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
CHAPTER XXIX.
HIS PA GOES CALLING--HIS PA STARTS FORTH--A PICTURE OF THE OLD
MAN “FULL”--POLITENESS AT A WINTER PICNIC--ASSAULTED BY
SANDBAGGERS--RESOLVED TO DRINK NO MORE COFFEE--A GIRL FULL OF “AIG NOGG”
CHAPTER XXX.
HIS PA DISSECTED--THE MISERIES OF THE MUMPS--NO PICKLES, THANK
YOU--ONE MORE EFFORT To REFORM THE OLD MAN--THE BAD BOY PLAYS MEDICAL
STUDENT--PROCEEDS TO DISSECT HIS PA--“GENTLEMEN, I AM NOT DEAD!”--SAVED
FROM THE SCALPEL--“NO MORE WHISKY FOR YOU.”
CHAPTER XXXI.
HIS PA JOINS A TEMPERANCE SOCIETY--THE GROCERY MAN SYMPATHISES WITH THE
OLD MAN--WARNS THE BAD BOY THAT HE MAY HAVE A STEP-FATHER!--THE BAD
BOY SCORNS THE IDEA--INTRODUCES HIS PA TO THE GRAND “WORTHY DUKE!”--THE
SOLEMN OATH--THE BRAND PLUCKED FROM THE BURNING
CHAPTER XXXII.
HIS PA'S MARVELOUS ESCAPE--THE GROCERY MAN HAS NO VASELINE--THE OLD
MAN PROVIDES THREE FIRE ESCAPES--ONE OF THE ESCAPES TESTED--HIS PA
SCANDALIZES THE CHURCH--“SHE'S A DARLING!”--WORLDLY MUSIC IN THE COURTS
OF ZION
CHAPTER XXXIII.
HIS PA JOKES HIM--THE BAD BOY CAUGHT AT LAST--HOW TO GROW A
MOUSTACHE--TAR AND CAYENNE PEPPER--THE GROCERY MAN'S FATE IS
SEALED--FATHER AND SON JOIN IN A PRACTICAL JOKE--SOFT SOAP ON THE
STEPS--DOWNFALL OF MINISTERS AND DEACONS--“MA TO THE RESCUE!”--THE BAD
BOY GETS EVEN WITH HIS PA
CHAPTER XXXIV.
HIS PA GETS MAD--A ROOM IN COURT-PLASTER--THE BAD BOY DECLINES BEING
MAULED!--THE OLD MAN GETS A HOT BOX--THE BAD BOY BORROWS A CAT!--THE
BATTLE!--“HELEN BLAZES!”--THE CAT VICTORIOUS!--THE BAD BOY DRAWS THE
LINE AT KINDLING WOOD!
CHAPTER XXXV.
HIS PA AN INVENTOR--THE BAD BOY A MARTYR--THE DOG-COLLAR IN
THE SAUSAGE--A PATENT STOVE--THE PATENT TESTED!--HIS PA A BURNT
OFFERING--EARLY BREAKFAST!
CHAPTER XXXVI.
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