Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-01-14
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Ny Little BOYS.

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FROM THE scHoot trELtow.
Ihave. some bright liule boys, and we 1--WE
in pleasant country home, and as most OF
your youag readers live id cities or villages,
thought they might like 70 know. how b9ys
could be happy who have holsoldicrs, circus
or candy shops to amuse them. Our little
boys are as merry .as the day is long, I'm
less one Of them happens to stump his tpe,
or another takes u stumblb, OF. another bis
his head: bul their sroublek do nbl last ID ing,
for Il kiss from ne.hcr, Or a 'Eevermind'
from father, or 1lry il again from brother,
brings afl to rights.
Shall ! tell you how ebrly they risf in
the winters Someiia eB they conifivf5 10
see The stars II The morning. bet tflatis dniy
about Christmas. There. is a great plaaty
OF fat lightwood about, and ihey have il
ready. and often jump np and have a fine
fire before nv ewes are Quite open. Is
soon as they are dressed, 4ut they 90. rain
OF shine, and take run 70 und The yard ana
lot, what for | do not know, unless il bf' 10
see whether 'Ihe COW jumped over ithe
moon.' drany other shangP thing happehed
dusing the. night.
Al oua lime, their first port in the mPra2-
ing was TO sit upon the. fence and sir|g. a
whoo. vhoo.T half ad pzen iin1es ANIL
shev were answered by lwl other liule- boys,
on on neiehbor's fence. an, shen they wpdi4
run and meet eaqh other and have a fne
rofqp uatil the prayer bfll rang. When
this ben rings they leave their play; 5ake
,heiDseais., and listen ut.cItiyely while tA4ir
father reads The Billie aid rrays 10 God:
then lhey say their prayErs together |
Hhink brothers and sisters who pray in t}iis
way every day must love each other nicre
/ 4han those whoido nor-w bat do you thihki
After. prayers they are really for the brtiak-,
fasl-bel. and they know very well how
10 manage the fice holniny and buckwh heal
cakes, and bisc4its, sauslgfs. and sPairo-,Iba'
and all tho other WINTER goodies. 1hey
love 10 sit round the Notwithstanding anu
lalk, but when Peggy comes with thepan OF
boiling water. f.f' they go-l suppose liey
are afraid Of being scalded with lhe dishes.
| Soon another bell rings, and they know
TIA, il for study. and as The rule is 'dtty
first and pleasure afierwards,' they t;ike
their books quietly Selnfnmes, however,,
they are Interrupted, and the baby IS IheiI
greatest pIagueof al!-hp wants 10 bsas
busy as any body and has 3 particular ilsicyI
for the drlnkards in the arithmetic.
When twelve O'Clock comes they are
free>as air and away they 60. followed bY
Carlo and Nero,to hunt I'll pbiis. or squirrdlsI
rebins OF parriHges, or whatever they can Gan
find.
Some day G,was birth14ay) they wqnnt
10 look for rabbits nest, they looked hfH
about the bushes, and atlasl some one called
ou!. I've founs4 il I've fohnd il! and SUPP
enough there was nice, stug nest, and six
beautiful eggs las large as Pens-eggs, bui /
grea. deal prct.ifr. FOR they were all Of dll,
ferent colors. IIIhe chiltre \ we're deiigh.Fd
and often aflerthat thev tri4d TO find an9ihkr
nest, bur they newer did 6hd one. AliedIa
long lime | iola,hem how i happened lhp;
ihey found thfi one, and dare say yoElr
lnolher will tell you if you ask her.
When the boys are tired bf running abcllt
,hev often lie down on lhf great piles pi'
dead Leaves ihatare heaped against the fen
ces, and sometimes they Hary themselves
ID them. i
BY dIaner time they are Very hungry, ana
as soon as they have done ihey are ready
for walk or a hun, with fdlher OF orolhef;
sometimes they walk four Pr five mlles++-
Once they went 50 far that one lllde lelPw
was tired out. and his fa,her had to ride hin
on his back: and his brother told him he
would shooI at the moon. and tried 10 per-
sjade him TO run and pick y up. Anolhqr
lime when they were out, a. little ieiIoF
about three Vents old. was 10 much p.easetI
with the beautiful clouds thai he insisted on
wal king up 10 The sky.
Hythe lime i,is dark The are quite ready
ID come in. and sitting by roaring frd,
they love 10 talk and sing and hear she4gr
Gilher read. ortdII beautiful stories, and ar
tdr PRAYERS ,hey are snueB tucked in beF
again. They are very bbppy li,sle boys,
and think (iodis kind inlecdito make ub
Sd lha WE can be happy ;IBy where. if WI
only nyl,p do His viii, and 10 be kind amp
ailcctonaIe 10 all.