Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1871-05-18
JACK STONES GOOD TIME.


IHAvE had good time, very good
time. I've been over to grandpa's. My
cousin Dick is there.
NV father and Dicks father are real
brothers. They are stopping at grand
pas.
l like Dick. He is city boy, and
knows great deal. He wears fine clothes.
They are almost too nice to sit down in,
and his boots shine so you can see your
face in them.
He's older than l am. He's taller. He
owns sweet little pony. should wish
it was mine If it wasn't wicked to do so.
He says he would like to live on a farm.
They don't have farms in Boston, where
he lives. wonder where they get eggs,
and butter, and other things
Dick has got parlor skates. They have
rollers on them, and you can skate in the
house. He brought me large rocking
horse with real horses tail to it.
! made believe i am soldier. Dick
made me soldier cap out of YOUTHS
Companion, and l tied scarf around my
waist
Then we played highwaymen. Dick
held my horse. He said must give up
my money. Ibid. / only had a cent, but
| told him / would owe him the rest.
He said "Debt is very bad thing" /
think SO, too. l owed Peter Cole three
pins for rosy cake, and 1t worried me
about paying it, The first three pins got
gave Peter Cole. He thanked me. He
said was honest / was little then, and
meant To say Honesty is the best policy"
But didn't. said Honesty is the best
policeman"
Peter laughed out real loud.
Dick Is very obliging boy, and will do
just what want him to. We played ami.
mails, and made believe be some kind of
beast, and the other was TO guess what
animal we meant to be.
growled. Dick said that was a wea-
sells squeak. Imeant 1t for bear. /
guess haven't got very gruff voice.
Dick made growl. thought he meant
il for lion. | said So He said it was a
rat caught in trap.
l like that play, but it was tiresome.
Then we played war.
We put two chairs together and covered
them with grandmas shawl, and put three
pillows behind them for men.
We threw a rubber ball at them. kill
ed two men. Pillow men, l mean. /
shouldn't like TO kill real live man. He
might net like it. ! should think IL was
unpleasant TO he killed.
Dick IL very brave boy. He is not
afraid to be out after dark. We played
night at grandpa's. We pulled the cur
tains down, and then we rolled the big
cricket over the floor. That was for thun-
der. Dick flashed match. That was for
lightning.
This was our play for storm at sea.
The sofa was our ship. Dick was cap
tain, and / was a passenger. Dick has
been in storm, and he knows all about
it. If it was like this, II must have been
awful
Grandpa came in, and we got him to
make believe he was another ship. He
was very willing TO- He is real obliging
Our ship rolled, and tumbled over
board. Grandpa saved me. / was very
much obliged to him. He said II
wouldn't do to have Johnny Punks lost
at sea. am Johnny Punks with grand
pa.
Grandma then came in and said she
had never heard such noise in all her
born days She was mistaken. 1t was a
great deal noisier when they were putting
UP the stove in the parlor
Grandma thinks boys are always noisy.
l guess they can't help 1t very well. They
have noise in them and 1t must come out.
Grandpa tells her that quiet boys are al
most always in mischief think he
ought to know. He was boy once him
self 1t must be good many years ago.
/ wonder il he remembers 1t. I guess he
was a very, very quiet boy for he says he
was always in mischief. He's altered
since. He didn't know gradma then.
Dick wanted TO play tag, but grandma
said it was too noisy for the house. We
went to the barn We looked at the pony,
and Dick said we had better go ride on II.
We got on. i. l rode first, and Dick held |
me.
We rode over TO mothers and then went |
down TO the brook. It was froze over
guess the fishes had shut up their houses
for the winter. 1t looked so.
We called at the store and bought two
candy sticks. Dick did. He gave me
one. It was very good. Iwould like an
other Just like 1t now. 1t Is very cheap,
only one cent stick. should think Mr..
would eat it often himself.
Mr.. Gooding is our storekeeper. He
says he likes me. don't know why.
buy all my candy there. Perhaps that's
the reason.
Dick and forgot to play tag. It does
not matter much.
Dick likes TO see Joe milk the COWS.
Joe Is Grandpa's hired man, and he IL
very good man. He's funny, and can
make pictures on tho barn With o black
stick. He made picture Of me q I shall
look when ] grow uD. II had whiskers. !