The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1868-05-01
VIA. Little Roy though, aso"s rAi~ 0


What q Little BOY thosghs about TAI" o.
am little boy about 80 many yean
old l don't know whether | am good
little boy. but I'm sfimid not, for I some
times do wicked things, and once cut sis
ter's cats tail of with tue chopping knife,
and told her big dog caue along and bit
!, off and swallowed II down before kitty
could soy Jack Robinson, and sister said
she was sorry, and It must have been very
naughty dog, but mother did not believe me
and said she was afinid had told lie, and
then Bob hollercd and said that he "gue~'.
ed was on !, ~ and then she whipped rs
and sent us TO bed without any supper, bat
] didn't care for any supper; for they had
nothin but bread and lmlncr and tea, and
Bob and ! got up and he lited me In ut the
pantry window, and we got mincc pie,
and whole hat full Of doughnuts, and they
thought Il was the cook that stole 'em, and
sent her away the next day. and Bob said
he was glad oft, for she didn't make good
pies, and the doughnuts wasn't fried
enough, and sometimes ] do swear, for ]
said by golIy the other day, and sister heard
me aud told mother, and mother said ! was
bad boy, and would bring her grey hairs
to the grave. and she whipped me; but !
don't think II done her grey hairs any good
and it hurt me, and when ] got up stairs !
said gof' darn il, but said It so she didn't
hear me, and when she asked me II did
not think was very wicked, said ! wns
afraid I was, and was sorry for Il, and
wouldn't do SO uny more, and then she
said was good little boy. and told me
about George Washington, who cut down
the apple tree, and was caught at II and
said ho did il with his little hatchet. just rs
though hadn't heard all about 1t before,
and didn't always think no was big stupid
for cutting wood when they had hired
man about the house, and dublin his little
hatchet, and besides IL would have been q
great deal joiIicr to let tho apple trees lie so
ho could havo stole the apples offin the fnll
I don't care IL he was the father Of his
country, he wasn't smart, aud bet you the
boys In our school would cheat him out Of
his eyc.teetI, swapping jack.knives and l
could lick him and hardly try. and don't
think he was very healthy either, for ! nev.
er sec good boy that wasn't always sick
and had the mumps and measlss, and the
scarlet fever, and wasn't coughing NIL tho
while, and hadn't to take castor oil, and
could not eat cherries, and didn't have 10
have his head pa,ted till his hair wns rub.
bed Off by every body that camo to his
mothers and be asked how old ho was, and
who died to sive sinners, and what he'd
been studying at school. and how FAR he'd
got, and lots Of other conundrums, anil have.
to say his catechism; no, ! shouldn't like
to be good little boy, just as lief he an
angel and done with Il. I don't think ]
ever shall be good little boy. and other
people don't think SO too, for wasn't nev.
er called good little boy hui once, and
that was when my uncle John asked me
where stood in my class, anil told him
It was next to the head, and he sai,l that
was right and he gave me quarter, and
when he asked me how many boys wsro in
the class, and said there were only two,
myself and little girl, and then lle wanted
me to give him back his quarter and !
wouldn't and he ran after me and stumbled
over chair, anil he broke his cane, and hurt
himself and he's been lame ever since. and
I'm glad Of il, for he isn't my father and
hasn't any right to lick me, for gct enough
Of that nt home and tho quarter wasn't n
good one either. I don't like Uncle John.
and guess he knows It. for he says I'm
not like any Of the family. and he says hc
expects I'll 60 to sen and be a pirate instead
Of respectable member Of society, and J
should not wonder, for Id nther bc a pi'
rute than soap boiler like him. ! don't
care if hc 10 rich, it's nasty business and
I ,han't have to le pirnte either, fos one
can make lots Of money without that and
they are always talking to me about being
rich and respectable. and going to Congress
and being President, and all that sort of
thing; bat don't want to he President
there Is Lincoln, he was President. and ]
guess hos sorry for !, now; and there s An
dy johnson, ! guess l'e don't like it much
either; and a Eilow doesn't have 10 bc re.
spcctnble to he a Congressman, for there's
John Morrisscy, and he has got nice curly
hair and nice clothes, and he don't do any
work either; oh, I know how things are
done 1; hut there's Bob calm me, and were
ro,n' bird = nestin, for I know where ihers
a yaller birds nest chuck full OF eggs
mother says it is cruel md the linis don't
like il that I wouldn't like to have my
eggs stole if was bini, and don t'h'nk
I should &; hut I nint bird. yo" know md
,b,, mukcs difference. aud if you want TO
prin, this yo, can. for next to being n 'tngc
driver and pirate, I'D like to be m editor,
for you fellows don't have to tell The truth,
and you can go,o circusscs without payin'.
joHS PAUL.
A BaSv's seitisssy.
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