Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-08-28
Cory O'Lanus on Boys.

As WE can't be born twenty years old,
there must, of course, be boys in the world,
consequently we must tolerate boys as a
necessary evil.
That we may exercise due patience with
boys, II may be as well to remember that
we were boys once ourselves.
That is, such of us as were not girls |
address myself comprehensively to the
whole human race who are afflicted by
boys.
Boys are an afIliction.
They are always up to something eXas.
perating; they never will be still.
OF course there are good many boys
in the world who are comfort to their
parents and examples for other boys.
admit this because have read of such
boys in Sunday school library books, those
nice little stories which, of course, must be
true, or they wouldn't have them in Sun
day schools.
A great deal is made of George Wash
ington, because, when he was little boy,
he couldn't tell'a lie.
That shows how scarce good boys have
always been, when he is cited as a remark
able instance of juvenile virtue.
But didn't he chop up the cherry tree.
That was Il pretty piece of mischief,
wasn't itp
Mr., Beecher classifles the boy into three
distinct phases metaphysical boy, the
moral boy, and the physical boy.
The physical boy is what object to, He
is the chap who yells like Chippewa In
dian through the streets, runs against old
gentlemen, frightens nervous women,
throws stones at the windows, runs behind
wagons, makes the life of street dogs and
fence promenading cats a misery, in def.
ance to the society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals.
He wrings his mothers heart and de,
pletes his fathers pocket, the way he goes
through clothes
A suit of clothes lasts him no time, and
pair of shoes less.
He is n bully over all other boys smaller
than he is and lives in constant apprehen
sion of bigger boys, who give him kick
or throw his cap up in tree when they
catch him, by way of illustrating the adj
vantage of size.
In speaking of his father behind his
back, he irreverently calls him his daddy
He takes to gambling at an early age
and stakes marbles with all the reckless
ness of an old turtle.
He acquires all the tricks of trade In
swapping tops, pocket knives and kite
strings,
When he is out of parental hearing ht
will sometimes indulge in profanity that
would shock his god-mother,
A friend of mine had boy. He was
considered nice boy, who never did any.
thing wrong, and was quite different from
the other wicked boys in the neighbor.
| hood.
One time this nice boy got sick, and had
fever, very much like the good boys in
the Sunday School books do when their
goodness strikes in.
While the fever was on, he was delirious
in his delirium, he forgot that he was al
home in bed, with his kind mamma, two
aunts, and the good hearted lady next
door, who used to give him bread and but.
ter with sugar on 1t, by his bedside He
thought he was in the street, playing tag
with the other boys, and the game going
wrong this nice little boy began to use
naughty words in fact he swore like a
| little trooper, which shocked his kind
mamma, his two aunts, and the good old
lady next door, who all wondered where
the boy had picked up this language.
may state that this nice little boy re.
covered after this-possibly the swearing
done him good, but would not advise Il
as remedy in case of sickness,
That is the way with boys they know
good deal more than they are suspected
of, and the concealment don't prey on the
dalnask of their checks There is not
much damask about their cheeks; il is
| generally pure brass