Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-11-29
oaIlDaEN's CORNER.
From cur Boys ana Girls.
Sammy -Iorae.


"Ah, Bobby without szatesl and
Dick IN the worm iaelz1t aud red Gycd
Susy mourning for hat put by your
grteft 4 know g little boy who "a more
unIorUunate than hlA three Of you to-
An orphan2 No. Blind no. Poor
ana hungry 2 Nonsense. A little,
black-eyed, handsome, heaTthfuI boy,
Hlsn tops and bells, and aleda and kites
ana a velvet spencer, and moro books
@ @sHss1 us ever reads, and q father who
. thinks sammy must not be crosaGf,8 .
and grandparents who love bifn boftor
than any one else In the world. and q
maiden aunt Who comguItB hia every
wish; so that he has his own vvav
twelve times in q dozen ali the week.
Els mother died when he was only
ten months old{ and since that time he
has lived with his grand6ather, In a
beautiful old house surrounded By ma
pIe-shadoWed grounds and the great
rooms of which are adorned pV criEnHou
curtains and rich furniture and large
windows full Of geranipfqs all4 F2
Little Sammy haa room OF hlG QWnl
with walls hung all around with plcA
lures and the first thing h5 secs 4n bn9
morning, when he wakes, ia 3 beautiful
oil painting Of the infant Savior I'm hiH
mothers arms. But Sammy is nol
compelled to get up TIL ne o1ogza1s-- g,
lie Is growing, and needs fesFit says
his grandmother But when he does
get up, ct last, he nlWays nnda q warm
breakfast waiting for him and if he -
i'll suited by his rolls, and eggs, aud
coffee, ePoor child, what can We do TO
tempt his appetite B" asks hia Rranda
mother; and bis maiden aunt ees "
the pantry for pie, or TO the cupboard
for some cake, or sends Biddy down
stairs for some canned peaches OF HaHp-
berry jana.
After breakfast he goes ont to play.
THafa aaHH
child OF nine, )" says his grandmuther.
And then the sc1ool-beu rings, and if
he chooses, he goes to school, 1--WE
don't force him TO go he 1s not strong
like other chilorens" says his grand
mother or, If he does choose, and if he
return, as too often he does, with pitiu
fuI complaint, his grandmother looks
at his maiden aunt, and says, tMiag
Fish is too strict D "And gives cruelIY
long lessons, p responds the other
After dinner be goes out TO play, of-
ten with two little cousins OF his VINO
live across the street and if be knocks
Jimmy down, or pinches Rosy TIL she
is black a blue, They are naughty,
troublesome children Sammy musn't
play with them any more" says hia
maiden aunt.
At supper he has something nice.
tePoor child his health requires a, -
saws his grandmother and after that
he spends his evenings sometimes in
the stores, and often In the streets. HLt
is not what / would Wish," says his
prandunother. fbut-u 1Tisn5t easy to
say Mo- supplies his grandfather.
FBoys wiz be boys" puts IN his father;
and There's sdangeri in being too strict"
adds his maiden aunt,
'sUnfortunate The most lucky boy
in the world :" / hear you eEclaAm.
Wait a minute. Hear what the village
people say about him.
ffThe prevailing Wickedness- among
is terrible. I heard sammy
Morse using very improper and profane
the other day" remarks Mr..
White Hair, the minister"
"And he's been awful impudeut ~
eXclain1s Miss PepperRrasss the Gplm8-
ter. 81 should take real pleasure In
giving him switching such as he'd re-
mem ber."
with him he's the most dineult Bohol-
ar I ever had p complains his school
teacher.
SsTha6 bov's pretty hard case, p de-
cIares Mr.. Cash, the merchant.
"And he stole my apples u cries Wild
oW Small.
my children--hs is always teaching
them mischief" grOans Mrs. Careful,
The mother Of five sons.
+ tI5II shake him if I can k8tch him ~
threatens old Farmer Baldwin .Ihe
1auCl6Sb young one lAAeae GEgA a -
stETe's in a fair way for the galloWsP'
predicts Mother Oracle, shaking her
head.
81 pity him from my heart poor uns
little fellOWiW can puu
sav "a rnvself: and wonder if Bobby
without Skates, and Dick in the worn
Jacket, and Susy mourning for nat,
would really be willing TO ohonSa places
with him, little ungoVernGd Boy VINO
always has his own way.