The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-12-16
A Little Boys Thoughts.

"A L1ltlo Boys 1HOugnlS.
~: 7 am a little boy about so many
years old; don't know whether
/, Tn a good little boy, but I'm afraid
fl not, for l sometimes do wicked
things, and onco cut sisters kit
TONS tail off with the chopin
knife, and told her big dog came
"a along and bit it off and swallowed
it down before kitty could say
Jack Robinson, aud sister said she
was sorry, and it must have boen
.. very naughty dog, but my mo-
tker didn't believe me, and said
she was afraid I had told u lie, and
Tn afraid l had J; SO then she asked
mo if l knew where liars went to,
" and | said yes; that they went to
+ Now York, md wrote for News
:, papers; she said no-thcy went to
& the bad place where was nothin'
but q lake Of fire and brimstun,
and then she asked nc if would
like to go there, and | said no !!
d. fOrI didn't think thcrc'd be much
skatin' or slidin' on that lake, and
VI. tho boys couldn't snowfall each
other on shore, and she said it was
moro than that, just rs though
that wasn't bad enough, for | don't
s&in& they can play base bail
nnther; then she asked me II
: wouldn't like to bc an angel, and
: have IL harp, and ! said no! I'd
gather he stage driver and have
. big drum, for couldn't play
,,t'othcr thing. So | shouldn't like
!. to be M angel, their wings must
be in tho way when they go swim
min, and play tag and leap frog !;
aud, besides, it must be hard TO fly
when one aint used to il. But it
would be jolly to be stage driver,
= and have n long whip and touch
up tho leaders, say gelang there,
what arc ye doin' on? l. should
like that much bcttcr'n hyiu' and
then mother said there was Il
,'drcadful stage Of sin, and Brother
Bob hollcrcd, and said that he
guessed [ was on it, and then she
whipped lis and scnt us to bed
without any supper, but | didn't
care: about supper, for they hadn't
hothin' bnt bread and butter for
toa, and Bob and got up, and be
lifted mo in at the pantry window,
and wo got n minco pic and a
whole hat full Of doughnuts, and
they thought it was the cook that
stole 'em, and sent her away the
next day, and Bob said no didn't
care, for she didn't make good
pics, and tho doughnuts wasn't
fried enough and sometimes | do
swear, for l said by golIy, the
other day, and sister heard nc and
8he told mother, and mother said
4 was q bad boy, and would bring
her gtcy bnirs to the grave, and
sho whipped me, but ] don't think
it did her gray hairs any good,
and it hurt me, and when ] got
ap' stairs ] said gol darn it, but I
said it 80 sho didn't hear me, and
when she asked mo if J. didn't
think Lwas very wicked, / said l
was, afraid ! waa, and ] was sorry
f1r1it, and wouldn't do SO no more !;
aud then she said ] was n good
little boy and told me about George
Washington who cut down the
apple tree, and was caught at it.,
and said he did it with his little
'hateltct, just as though ! hadn't
.henrdall about it before, and didn't
always think he was a big stupid
for enttin'weod whom they had a
hired man about tho house, and
dullin his little Ratchet, and, be-
sidos, it would havc been a good
deal jollicr to let the trees bo so
ho could have stolen applos OFF in
tho fall. don't caro- If he was
tho father Of hTs country, he wasn't
smart, and I'll bet you tho boys in
Our school would cheat him out Of
hiseyo toetb swopping jaok-knivcs,