The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-10-24
.Johmmy shrimp's Con, positions.
on AAUsENHSTs.

There are various kinds Oi amuscmenis. Some
people think Il Is amusing 10 pull dogs tails. |
tried IL once with bull dog, but found u was
not quite 50 amusing rs thought ] never tried
IL again. Ma has many amusements; one 0f
them used TO be whipping me with slipper bet
I'm too big for tia, now. It's good TO be n big
boy for SONS reasons, only don't think because
I'm big, ! should have TO carry all the gfoccrics
home instead OF IA Sometimes think Pas get.
ting lazy but never tell him 80. for Pas got .
habit doing just ~ he plrasrs spite vi me, and
says hc don't want au' impudence. ] thiak
when get biz / u have just such habit Eve
- body says take after Pa wonderfully.
Aunt JcrustA says my chief amusement is in
turmcniing Others. Bai | don't think 50 for
though do like tn plague folks, like ihr circus
a good deal better. Oh dear tue hoe do like
the circus. tel. you nov, I'd 80 TO the circus
every night and 10 the two matia,rs IL could.
! once kHUw - LJy whO had ~ free pass aud could
go whenever lac pleased. I'd rather Lc him than
AN angle | suppose will be an angel some
time Al good iolks get To he angels bye aud
bye, aud have pleniy Vi feathers. wish had
SOM of EN- now iur my he'd = awful hard.
II could have my choicr. d like to bc clown u
IN the crcus--no ~hrn think ~ u I'd rather
be the mtn 10 the middle o: the riny. who snAIs
the whip. ] tried tuncr at rccrss ~ school |
whipped thu l'il, bu,s un the legs With long
switch, hui 'hc, didn' seem To like IL and cried
and had lu stop. Sohe hays never can take y
Joke. Then, don know hut what I'd like To
riic on T., hugsr like Nino Eddie. NJ! I think
after all, 4 iikc ur iyin. ;TairEr batter. |
tried It uncr 1t huiar hen Ma lett ur io take
circ ul ihc h.tt --wi,ha cluthrs.iin iasIrnrd Iu
TIE tup ~ the huuk.gasc. lini Il didn't Nufk
guui SuTrsoM I'll, night on the Lah, ion
Hnl 'sca . sqt!a.ling Iul ] nrvri EEL kuuN :
bthy hat seis 10 thr @ai ~ iHnrh ~ uuT LaL,
does Don u hhpN how TO c;y. though liox
W. c'n chi 70 - pe'n',s ,'H'i, n''o', .I"U', hrf
al a.; a li,uh vih scV l.amh, tn,ir,,i Il
hAr To lImu u trli,Ve thai bslJ km,As brtlrt
ilan iu nct u lots Aunt Irru.a. ,,ys |
ought 'u i>h -" isii'T auIus-iurnt Than tending
Ia tnni sweet ctratnTr Sweet. h-h Win. its
tlir hcavI"si Ah; tia, ever VAS horn Il ahrish
= Thousand! ,,,uhis ai lr,si. II ,Ou had to carry
o. arnUa! to, ts''in ~hcu 1t Ircihiug tuu' think
50 tuu. It, ,r"u ''rihns and n cT,ing aud u
growing h,sty-r ever since the dat u was born
ThAts ~hH Aunt Jrfusia calls amusement.
hnO~ = ''", Nho lren io ilum,i, Dnmpiy,
ant ir shows ln, hOA Fox looks. aud makes iacrs
thai Au4ld scatv ghost into cOnnipiIOn tits
In,te Mas a tnaI once " lea promised tO take me
To llHmri, D1npIy, but he never did suppose
hr forgot At Men nalways do forget JUS, " hat ou
want tin io remember, bot thry ~ plasuy sure
10 remember what you 4 rather have rm forget
u that mas Vas a boy little bii iliIirr 1 an am
III MAKE him remember.
There are many Other Minds of amu.einenis t..
side 'ormcniing otter and the circus, aud the
hihy sad iinnpi, bnmpiy There is skating
aud basr-h, J. nnd goin: in lectures { went io
a lecture once With Ma aud thought IL was the
longest and slrtpi,sr amusrineHt ever had Ia my
life. q rather mind the baby Baseball Is W.
~ good, except ~hen you get hit on the nose
Ny nose WAS once swelled up as big rs a cucum.
bcr ia this anuscmcn,. It's Il right now.
Good NY. Yours iInly. Z. =. Dear sir,
JoHN q. WAsriSGroH SmRinP