The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-02-14
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OR, THE STORY OF A MAN.
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There was once a man who told thi
story of himself-of himself Is he wa
when boy. He did not tell it, SO far Z
Iknow, until he became > man, 10
cali Il "the story Of man J" although /
might b better called the story Of
boy.1f n i.,'1 t.ss. ti9a 4, 2zF s..F e1o.
1s"When I was between the ages Of tes
and fifteen" hs said II didn't bid fair d
make q very smart man. Ny tast,
didn't run in N the direction Q
books, but wound it's way up In the al,
with the kites used to fly, and down In
to the water with the fish used /.
catch. Itdrew me to the circus, and t,
the juggler's performances, and to shows
fail kinds. Er4I Is a0EA4.rerrtIseI i
"One or all of these diversions would
have been well enough If could have
enjoyed them in moderation, but ]
didn't.- gave myself body and soul
to them, and felt whenever I sat down
with book in my hand that I was los.
ing 20 much life. And instead of stud.
ying, l was thinking of the man that
pulled yards and yards of ribbon out oi
his mouth, and tore up fine pocket
handkerchiefs and handed, them back to
the owners in the audience schose.s I
was thinking how I'd like to learn the
strange art myself, ssnd make heaps, of
money by surprising people with curious
tricks. Or I was thinking of the next
circus that was to be along in q week or
two, and wishing I could ride tip-toe on
fat horse, and be . smart circus actor,
III didn't happen to be thinking of be-
ing juggler or circus actor, was think
ing of the royal fun I'd have the next
time that Charles Jenkins and Ben
Wyles and went fishing.
I'm consequence of all this I became
celebrated as BOBBY, Indeed it was
SO common for me to disgrace myself at
my recitations, that was often called
'Booby Powell instead of Harry. To
Be 70 nicknaned sometimes started my
'dander;; but one ofmy rich and various
soon made me forpef the
epithct, and /, would
|l'ink no more about 1t until i heard II
again, when up would start my 'dander;'
out from all these prosecutions, as cali
"a them, I sought relief in the things
hat pleased me most, and had what
d, good time, with scarcely a
disturbing thought about the years of
sgs I@. @s -a,9 s@a@
ssI3ut change ca,,n' over mo. at ,.st
nao oeen called 'Booby 1vunatt,
Goose Goose, :, fowe,''' AIMING j., title, and e
Dwell : out Initiating tha one, was not
a.hoS IN was called Small Pota-
700 That had a sound that was little
lyonA mypowers ofendnrance. What
ale it still worse was, that 1t had its
.igin in the teacher himself. Mr..
rowlcy was very kindly disposed to-
aldall Tie scho1ars, notexccpting even
y; but he told one OF the school com
'ittec, in my hearing, although he
idn't intend that 1 should hear it, that
e had given me up for small potatoes.
his happened to be overheard by anot'r
oy, Jim Stokes, = boy Iparticulerly dis
ked. / had . suspicion that he heard
J, but didn't know 1t until the the next
when, - / was on my to
chool, he sung out from the opposite
ide of the strest, oh, potatoes, they
row small over therei" Over there
g repeated, in aslow, melancholy, tone,
olling his eyes across the street at me
nd putting his tongue in the corner of !
lis mouth, rs if he would say, .rhe Sc
ret's out. 1 heard what Mr.. Crowley |
aid about you.' This lighted a great
Ire in my blood at once, and before l |
vss half way to school it was raging !
ire.q felt as If would have killed that |
10Y, if had only been on the same side |
+ the street and had the proper tools.--
his fire instead of going down, grew
worse and worse. Itgrew down to the |
ips Of my toes and up to the top of my
rains. It wrapped me all around. 1t |
corched melt burned me. t.
'Oh, potatoes, they grow small over
hereV repeated to myself. We'll
ee about that. I'll make Jim Stokes
.hange his time. and the words, too.'-
That night, when darkness covered me,
md all under my fathers roof We're
lsleep, I lay awake, gnashing my teeth
It that boy who had the impudence to
urn me into dsrision. Small potatoes'
said. He'll see, before he's much
,ider, that small potatoes can grow large.
I'll get ahead of him II ! never fly anoth-
II kite, catch another fish, or see anoth-
N circus actor ridatip-toe on : fast horse.
Ny feelings toward Jim !, Stokes were far
rom being good and noble, but l had
nad very healthy, stirring UP, and the
nextmOrnjng 1 went to school determin-
ID to work At myself, just as people work
At small potatoes, when they want 'em
10 grow. And how do they work. I
ssked myself. Hoe, hoe, hos till. they
sweat began the work without any
it with all my aversion
for books, snavlkrsieA1 cazgH evensso
far as the art of prittng. Akhad ofSsn