The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-06-29
A BOYS Advice to Old Men.

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"adyice to Boys" stares me in the face
Old men write it | 'sposc. Nobody else is
capable Of giving advice to boys, Of course
not. They know all about us, they do,
cause they have been there. Advice is a
good thing to have, no doubt, and no tam-
/, lily should be without it, but feller don't
want to be crammed with it all the time to
the exclusion Of all other diet.
Now, old men need advice occasionally,
but in looking through the newspapers I
don't see that they sitit. So just thought
| | would write little advice to Old
Men" myself, il | AN not prcsuming too
much, as Aunt Chloc says, and | presume
| am.
In the first place, you old chaps ought
to get over telling how much smarter boys
we're when you were boys, than boys are
now. You believe it yourselves ofrOurso,
cause you've told it SO many times, but US
boys can't see it. We have notion that
boys will be boys anyway you can fix it,
pretty much except some that are girls)
the world over, and one generation Of them
don't lay over another generation to any
alarming extent.
Only let you tell it, and you could out
run, outjump, ont wrestle, aud out any
thing else the rising generation Of to-day,
when you was a boy. Grandfather who
has got The gout aud half a dozen other
different kinds Of rheumatism, is always
saying that. Iheard him singing the 9th
er day, Il would | we're boy again" |
would he were too. If couldn't beat him
running and flop him on his back, side
holt, don't want a cent.
wouldn't 60 so far as to say, "Parents
obey your children" but | would suggest
to fathers that they give us hearing &C..
casioually, in matters which VIC are the
ones most interested. Don't make us 70
aud slide down the hill when we want to
skate, aud dou't try to make preachers Of
US when We much prefer to run q saw mill.
This is 6guralivc, but guess you know
what mean.
After giving us boys sngc advice about
our conduct, and how to behave, you old
men apght.t TO- bl-easSfaIAew-you get to-
relating your boyish scrapes to each other,
aud laughing over them before VIC are out
Of earsbot. The other day, grandfather
read me long lecture about the rights Of
property, temperance, and Sabbath break
ing. That night, an old crony Of his'n
came to visit him, and they had glass Of
punch together. They thought that | was
asleep on the sofa, and the way they run
on about the fun they had when they we're
boys together! They told all about rob-
bing Capt. Lymau's melon patch, and it
turned out it was Sunday night, too.-
When | went to bed they we're taking their
third glass Of punch; and | don't know
how many they had after that | know
grandfa,her's rheumatism was great deal
worse the next day, and he complained
about bis liver Old men ought to be
careful about taking too much punch.
| have noticed that old men hate to give
up that they can't stand as much as they
used to, OR as young men can. They get
mad if fellow likes me hints that they
can't. But what's the use of fooling your
selves? We've all got to play out some
day, and when man feels he is loosiue
bis grip, why not come down and ackn-
owledgo the ccru?"
Now, in the above remarks, | don't
mean any disrespect. | like old men in
their place. but don't want much Of their
oiv;cn Give tho hops a choncn.