Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1873-07-12

Boy il q sort Of amphibious animal,
and delights exceedingly to be dabbling
and splashing in water THAT is in warm
weather), iiis0mueh that when sent on
an errand he will 60 the longest road
for the sake Of encoufitSfing q mud
puddle, in which he il soon Ito use one
of his own particular plirases) wading
and splashing !" for all that's out. 4"
His mind is as cspffcious as the sky
on an April day; he will assert his in
teiti0h to stay at home and shuck hazel
nuts up in the garret, when first you.
know he's off fishing. One Of boys
pcculiarities is his natural antipathy for
babies. HeYill catch toads and pollys
wogs, coons and woodchucks, amputats,
frogs legs, and behead snakes with his
jack-knife. but you just tell him to " sit
down and hold the baby" and he is
off! .
A boy chances to take UP news
paper. He spies On article headed;
"Advice to girls" He reads it over
and marches up stairs where his sister,
is writing, sits ON the stand with his
cap on one side of his head, and be-
gins-with a voice about as loud and
agreeable as the first notes of street
organ, and the air of one who knows
to read and make comments on the said
article, winding up with: "Now, if you
girls would pay attention to such ad-
vice as that, it might do you some good.
But you must have dozen rufiies on
your dresses and wear''-But, girls, I
will not repeat the whole lecture, for I
doubt not each of you have heard the
gist of it. ...
His sister tries to defend herself, but
she might as we'll try to converse with
a hurricane. He browns her voice with
his own and nudges her elbow when
she resumes her writing. This failing
to have the desired effect, he takes up
her pet kitten and begins to play the
"cat organ" as he terms it. This is
too much. She feels, yes knows, he
needs his ears boxed. She makes the
attempt. He giggles and lodges; she
hits the door and bruises. her fingers.
He knows she can't hit him, and COM
mits the same offense again, Just to see
her try. But, girls, advise you not
to try. For don't you see that's just
what he wants you to do? And besides,
you can't hit boy any more than you
can shoot the moon with pop-gun.
If you aim for his face, up comes his
hand, and your hand comes in contact
with q huge brass ring, which had for
merly belonged to harness and which
he had managed to keep on his finger.
A young man OF about twelve or
fourteen years sees Advice to boys"
He don't read that, though! Oh, no!
He would read it if it were an advertise.
ment of q recipe to make whiskers
grow on smooth face? Guess he!
would! He'd remember it too, and
send q dollar and half to some mas
culine humbug and get swindled.
Why, girls, I have seen young man
who wanted moustache so bad that he
put cream on his upper lip and let the
cat lick it of. Now isn't that q joke 2
The more you accommodate boy the
more he don't accommodate you. just
as sure as you mend his .nittens he will
hide your curler the next time you want
to 60 to a party, or if you help him to-
get his boots of when they are soaked
with water Che having played hockey"
and fallen into the mill-pond), he will
certainly shoot off fire-cracker right
behind you in an unexpected moment
and scare you half to death. as..l n
People soy it is Glove Of fun" that
makes q boy act, SO. Perhaps it is.
But, girls, / for one, see no " fun" in
it. Do you Young Folks' Rural. r :