Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1869-03-17
A PRECocIoUS YOUTH.

was pOIh tilu raised III Ihe country Ills
father gave him a good education, and al
lows him plenty Of money. But John,
with all other attainments, never could ac-
custom himself to the society of female,
not because he didn't like the girls, but be-
cause his shy nature would not permit him
to associate with the fair sex 1t once hap
pened, not very long ago either, that John S
father had some very important business to
transact in the city. He also had some
very particular affairs to attend to at home
which demanded his personal attention,
and not possessing the power of ubiquity,
he delegated his son John TO transact that
in the city
John, being thus commissioned. immedi-
ately proceeded to the city and to the resi-
dence of his fathers old friend, whom he
found to be a very nice old gentleman, with
a beautiful daughter, and gold spectacles
John was ushered into the parlor Ia new
thing for HIM, and motioned to a seat--no!
a sofa (another new thing.
But We must Use his own language. I
! took my seat and made observations. Ev-
erything was fine Fine carpets, fine So
| fas, fine tables, fine curtains, fine books,
/ fine pianos, fine everything, and especially
fine young lady who was dressed in fine
silk, fine satin, and who had fine curls, and
a fine appearance generally.
/ After chatting with the old gentleman 4
/ few minutes, he took down his hat, told me
/ to make myself at home for an hour or two,
and left-left me alone with his daughter
and small, mischievous boy, the young
! lady's brother. / didn't relish the situation
at all. The idea of my keeping Il city belle
engaged in conversation for two hours,
! perdiction ! Silence reigned in the paIlor
for a short time, you may bet 7 amused
myself as much as possible with the boy
that is, loaned him nv knife and watch key,
and watched him cut holes in the carpet
with one, and spoil the other. [ don't
know what [ would have done had it not
been for that boy--hc was SO good To at
tract ones attention. Won know.
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Rough-hew them as we Will"
At this conjecture, the boy, who had
perched himself upon my knees, looked
very earnestly into my face, and said ''Di-
vinity shaped the end of your nose mighty
Gurus" I'm certain that I wished some
body would spank the young rascal We
talked OF hills, mountains, Wales, cataracts,
believe l said waterfalls, when the boy
spoke I'D and said .sWhv, sisters got
trunk full of EN- up stairs-pap says they
are made of hair
This revelation struck terror into me and
bIusbes into the checks of nv foir com
panion.
1t began to be very apparent to me that I
must be very guarded in what said, lest
said boy might slip in his remarks at un-
called-for places in fact I turned all my
conversation to him told him he ought
to go home with me, and see what nice
chickens we had in the country. Unlucki-
ly I mentioned yoke of calves that my lit
tie brother owned. The word calres ruined