The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-01-08
From the II 'me journal
A APRECOCIOUS CHAP

nNppcuSui UON WI y lONk "EO' Nie"V'
that Johns father had some very
important business to transact in
the city. lie also had somo very
particular affairs to attend TO at
some which demanded his personal
attention, and not possessing the
power Of ubiqu,,y, he delegated his
son John to transact that IN the
city.
John, being thus commissioned,
Immediately proceeded to the CITY
and to tho residence Of bis fathers
old friend, whom he found to be
very nice old gentleman, with n
bean Iful daughter, and gold spec.
taclcs.
John was ushered into the parlor
"a new thing 20 him. and mo'ioned
to.a seat-no q sofa, (anothcr new
thinsl
But we must use his own language:
Il took my seat and made observations.
Every thing was fine. Fine carpets, fine
sofas, fine tables, fine curtains, fine
books, fine pianos, fine everything, and
especially n fine young lady, who was
dressed in fine silk, fine satin and who
| had fine curls, and very fine appear
ance generally.
After chatting with tho old gentle
man a 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 mis-.
chievous boy the young lady's brother
dida't relish the situation at all. The
idea of my keeping city belle en-
gagged in conversation for two hours -
perdition2 Silence reigncd in that
parlor for a short time, you may bet.
amused myselfas much as possible with
the boy - that is, loaned him my
knife and my watch key and watched
him cut holes in the carpet with one
and spoil the other. don't know what
| would have done had il not been for
that boy--ae was so good to attract
ones attention, you know.
1t is true that he asked some very
startling questions occasionally, such
as this for instance; Are you goin' tc
court sister Emily2' but such thing,
must be expected under such circum
stances.
Miss Emily, thinking, no doubt, that
TO be q good hostess, she must keep hei
guest engaged in conversation, asked
me "how liked country life" etc. She
said that "it must be q beautiful sight
to see the aborers, both male and fe
male, romping on the new mown hay
on New Years day that she always did
think that she would like to spend Q
Christmas in the country nut gather
ing with the village lads and lasses
that it always had been a mystery tC
her how they got the eggs off the trees
without breaking 'hem' etc.
In return, l thought that to keep VI
my part of the conversation, it was ne
cessary for me to quote poetry and the
like, which did Among other quo
tations, l unfortunately repeated th'
well known lines Of Shakespear:
"There is divinity that shapes our ends
Rough hew them Gs we will"
At this juncture, the boy, who hat
perched himself upon my knees, locke,
very earnestly into my face and said
Divinity shaped the end of your nos
, mighty Gurus" I'm certain that
blushed little; ] am very certain tina
wished somebody would spank one @
his - we'll, we talked of hills, mour
, tains, wales, cataracts 90 believe / sal
waterfalls, when the boy spoke up an
said; "Why sisters got trunk full {
EN- up stairs - pap says they are mad
out en- hoss hair"
This revelation struck terror into m
and bushes into the cheeks of my fai
companion.
II began to be very apparent to m
that must be very guarded in what
l said lest said boy might slip in his r,
marks at uncalled for places in fact
turned all my conversation TO him.
told him he ought to 60 home with mi
and see what nice chickens we had i
! the country, Unluckily, ! mentione
: yoke of calves that my little brother
!. owned, The word calves ruined al
9 The little fellow looked up and sale
+ SISTERS got dozen of EN-, but sh
don't wear EN- only when she goes u
in town on windy days
e leave the room, you unmannere
f little wretch" exclaimed Miss Emil
n "leaye immediately
: 81 know what you want me to leaN
for" replied he; you cant fool me
you want to SET in that mans lap an
kiss him like you did Bill Simmons Il
= other day you cant foo mel I'll il
tell you Gimme some candy like
e did, then III 90. You think that