Smyrna times., 1870-08-03
Boys,

DUySI
The following is one Of several prize csgays
from boys and girls, published in O0r loaag
FotEs TOR July. 1t is by Alfred d. Churchill,
aged fifteen:
In choosing Boys to write upon, I feel that
| have an unpopular sui jcct; but as | am
| boy myself, it is one that have some interest
III. In the first place, | do not think boys ever
have justice done them; they are never so
pretty as girls, consequently they are not want,
ed IN the parlor; they are not considered a.
bright at school, and will admit that girls are
| generally ahead IN spelling writing. crammsr
and composition, especially in writing stories
anu articles tor ONr louDg F0lES but in arith-
metc, both mental and written, and history.
especially of wars and conqucsts, the bows are
ahead. Boys from thirteen to seventeen are
much more bashful and diflilcnt than girls of
the same age the girls begin to wear lone
dresses and waterfalls and then they think and
SPEAK. SO much quicker than boys, that boys
SHOWING Just as much, and often more, make
poor show beside them.
Girls can thump on a piano all dav without
annoyance to any one; but let a boy drum
Ilttle on the table, and he is requested to 90 our
OF doors II he wants people to hear how well
he can whistle Captain jnks." he is told il
Is not gentlemanly to whistle in the house a,yl
II he attempts to dance doubIe-shuff1e on the
CARPET, he Is advised TO adjourn to the barn
as II ne cared to do any Of these things without
an audience 1t he is a noisy, natural tov. he
does lot seem to be wanted anywhere. # La i
a quiet, nee little boy, and likes to sit by the
hre, and read and draw, and hear his grandma
tell stories, and perhaps help little about the
cooking every time he gOcs out the other bows
Will sing out, Girboy Girl boy :" and Din
| rags on his coat.
When we were babies in dresses. with our
halr III long curIs, We We're as pretty as the
girls, and pctted and praised, and had our pic
lures taken every two weeks. am often shown
one OF myself taken when | was two years Old.
alwaVs with the remark :, Could any one be-
lleve you ever looked as well as that -
AS soon as We are shakeninto a p,ir Of nanfs
nave our hair cut off, and ret our first bolt,
then the trials OF boyhool begin, and we are nr
more real Importance in our Otcstcycs than ever
again.
The first day at school for little boy that
mas Ielgned king at home is an event never to
be forgotten.
remember very we'll being dressed in nv
pest with cap that had tasSal on il, and
thinking how nice | looked, and cyDccting n
make tavOrite impression by nv GranJSnr
when L came near the school house aftal
walking mile, number Of the bows came ont
to meet me, and the first thing knew mvprat
ty cap was Snatched off and thrown over tLa
fence into plowed field. | climbed the fence
with great difficulty, picked it up and put il
on, but no sooner had | gained the road than
over It went again. When got it the second
time was considerably discouraged. but diJ
not dare cry, as they would have called me a
1aoy out there was very large lump in nv
throat, and then to make up for their very bad
cond uct they told me be man before INV
mother
W hen the teacher came she was very kind
to me and felt some better, but still / found
mySeH or small consequence. went home at
night rather tired and was asked if had been
,r little man | said, g" dunno
lhe next thing | remember that gave m,
great delight was my first suspenders. | took
OH my coat and sat on the gate post, where pas
serS-by could see me, and when anv ono
came along | whiSted away and lookaJ ~
unconscious as possible; but no one noticed
me at all, and soon retired in disgust
Nchool Is the place, after all, for bows to find
out what they are worth if they are bright and
can contribute anything to the general snort or
fun, they are always sought after; no matter
what dress and position may 10 For them when
they get Older, as boys and with bows thcy
stand on their real merits if they fail Of pof
tlng proper respect and attention, the fault is
IN themselves; The brightest scholars are OF
ten from the families of the Door and unrduca-
that cannot learn easily.
Another great disadvantage the boys Of these
days have to contend with is the tendency TO
drive ahead. They don't have time to be
boys. | have often thought it would have
been fun to have lived before the fool then a
boy stayed boy hundred years or 50. and
twenty years on the; multipcation- would
not have been considered Il vast of ;imc.
Well, suppose there is no help for it. and
l shall soon swing u cane and part my hair in
the middle
The BADEN-BADEN OF AMERICA.-Pits.
burg having introduced female boat racing. and
Cleveland having announced foot race to
come off this day, between two ladies" Of
that city, Saratoga goes a bow-shot ahead OIL
either, by giving the ladies' of that place the
freedom of the great gambling house establish
ed there. 1t is announced, as if it were most
desirable event. highly conducive to the cult
Vatlon OF American women, that Mr.. Nor
rissey has thrown the doors of his clcgant
house open to the ladies from $50 until