Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-02

An lrrepressIbie Boy.
John Smith,-you've heard Of blm-is
very bsshful Is too bashful In truth.
He was born aud raised In the country.
His father gave him a good education,
and allows him plenty Of money. But
John with AL other attachments, never
could accustom himself to female society,
not because he did not like the girls, but
because his nature would not permit him
to.assoCiate with the fair sex
1t once happened, not very lorg ago,
that Johns father had some very impor-
taDt business to transact In this city. He
had also some very particular business to
attend to at home, which demanded bis
personal attention, and lot possessing the
power of ubiqulty, he delegated his
son John to transact that In TIE city.
John being thus commissioned imme-
diately proceeded to the city. and TO the
residence ofbis fathers old friend, whom
he found to be ve,y nice old gentleman,
with beautiful daughter and god spec
taeles, John was ushered into the parlor,
"a new thing for hlm) and motloned to a
seat no, a sofa (anoh her new thing.)
But we must use bis own language; /
took my seat aud made observations.
Everything was fine, fine carpets, due
sofas, tlne tables, fire curtains, fine books,
fine pianos, fne everything, and especially
a nhC Young lady who was dressed in a
| fne silk, fine .atin,-and who had hne
curls, and fine appearance generally
| After chatting with the cid gentleman
| few minutes, he took down his hat, told
me to make myself ut home for an hour or
two, aud leil-lvft me alone with his
daughter and d youug mis chieyous boy,
the young lady's brother. l didn't relish
the situation at all. The idea Of keeping
city belle engaged 10 conversation for
two houis-perdition silence reigned In
the parlOr for a short time, you may bet.
amused myself as much NJ possible with
the boy-thtt is, loaned him my 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 il not been for that boy-he was
80 good to attract ones attention, you
know.
It is true he asked some startling Dues.
tions occasionally. such as this "Are you
going to court sister Emily ;" but such
things must be expected under such
ciIcumst lnces.
Miss Emily, thinking, no doubt, to be a
good hostess she must keep her guest en-
gagged in conversation, asked me how
liked country life, &c. She said that II
mast bc beautiful sight to see the labor
ers, male and female. romping On the
new mOwn hay ON New Years day that
she always did think she would like to
spend a Christmas In the country, a nut
gathering with the village lads aud leases
that Il had always been mystery to her
how they got eggs oil the trees without
breaking them.
In ctun, thought, to keep up my part
of the conversation, IL was necessary fol
me to quote poetry and the like, which
did. Among other quotations, | uniOrtu-
natey quoted the well known lines OIL
Shakespeare
There is Divinity that shapes our ends,
Rough hcw them how you WILL
At this inncturc the boy. Who haC
pcrchcd himself upon NY knee, looked
t,fy earnestly and said " Divinity SHAPED
the end Of your nose mighty curious"
I'm certain that ! wished somehod,
would spank the Young rascal We ialktt
Of hills. mountains. wales, eataracts-l
, believe said waterfalls, when the boy
! spoke up aud said
Why sisters got trunk full orm VI
stairs pap says they're made out Of hos
) huir.n
f This revelation struck into me, ant
companion.
1t be gan to be very apparent 10 me that
! must be very guard' In what | said
lest SAID boy might slip in his remarks a
, mcallcd for pace; in fact. turned m,
D conversation to him. ! told him he ough
ID to 20 home wi h ne. see what nice chick
4 ets $50 had in the country ln'uckily
, mentioned yoke Of elves my hrothe
1 owned.
v The word calves ruined all. The it'll
Z fellow looked up aud said sisters 20
u lo1en Of them, but she don't wear EN-
only whtn she goes up in town Of wind
days.'
"Lcaye the room, unmannerly littl
wretch 80 exclaimed Emily 'leaye imme
. dlately.n
n 81 know what YOU want me to leave tn
a room for" replied he, "you can't 10,
A mc-lou want to sit in that mans lap an
Il kiss him like you did Bill Simmons th
v ether day-yOu can't fool me, III jest tc
H youj give me soms candy like he did, an
q III 20. You think because you've got II
:. greclan that you're smart. Cues kno'
i a thing or two. am mad at you anyhO
cause pap would bought me Il top yo
terday il 10 hadn't been for your gcttin
them curis, dog gone Suui You ucodu
turn so red in the face, cause ] can ~
&c the paint. There amt no use winkiug
~ me with that glass eye of your'r, eau
% amt going uut'n here, now that's what
u the matter with the purps. ! don't ca
y if you are tWcniy-eiCht years old, yt
l. amt no boss Of mine, YOU O Il fool.
" That II all the story that John relate
"a lie says he don't know how he got o
rs Of The nrruuc.