The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-09-24
Boyhood Days

Sometimes You may hear a few ''old
fellers talking about their boyhood
days, of the pleasure and fun they saw
and wishing they were boys again. Now,
do not presume to question their sin
cerity, but am awfully sorry for their
taste and judgment
"Who would Mt be boy again?' Well,
who would 1t is not so very funny,
this thing of being boy; in fact, it
would be uncomfortable if it were not for
the hope that he will be q nan some day.
InnumerabIe are the exploits aud other
great things boy lays of to do when
he becomes a man. He has two or three
school-masters to whip, few difficulties
20 settle with big boy And be is also
most tenderly and afectionately nursing
and sweetening up a revenge that he in
tends to inAict upon some girl for some
imaginary slight to his boyness. When
he is a man, he is going where he pleases,
and if they don't mind, he'll run away
now, and 60 to some big tOwa or to sea.
These, and many other similar thoughts
are always disturbing a boys peace Ct
mind.
Be boy again Why, just think Of
the losses, crosses, tolls, tribulations and
suferings of the flesh and spirit of a,.boy.
He's put to thinning corn JUST because
he's little and it don't hurt him to stoop.
In the morning he has to make some po-
tato ridges, at noon scrape some down.
Late in the evening he has to go amile af-
tar the cows, which 90 every where else
but towards homo. at Svlose-
" watched for fear h ma Ned
without washing his feet. Sometimes he
is made get up from the breakfast-table
in about minute after having sat down,
and sternly ordered to go and apply an
other coat of water to his face, and
comb to his hair, notwithstanding his
earnest assertions that he had donebcth'
Then, at dinner there Is company, and
he has to wait about two hours, and
when he does get to the table, he grum-
bles because all the goodies are ate up,
or locked up. Then, of Saturdays, when
the others have holiday, and be wants to
20 afshing, his ma shows him a nice tin
bucket, and smilinglY emforms him she
wants t full of blackberries. With
many imprecations UTTERED soto vocel,
on all berries, he at length brings them
home, only to run right into another kill
ing Job, "now run and get me load Of
bark to cook the pies with" He knows
that he has skinned every rail any where
close to the house, so ne has to 90 half
mile to the new-ground for that plaguy
bark. Before he gets half way home, be
stumps big toe half of, but he consoles
himself with the thought, that his
troubles for the day will be over when he
lays down that bark. lie has just got his
toe tied up when up rides his sisters
beaux, and he must putup his horse. Then,
"Sammy, bring bucket Of fresh water.
He does that. Then be is put to catch
ing chickens runs down two. By this
time it is nearly night, and some clean
clothes are given him, and he Is admon-
ished not to be putting his CAB INTO eY-
cry thing, and to go right to bed as soon
as he gets his supper. OF who'd be q
boy again?
Then, there's stone-bruises, tistbruises,
sore toes, and toe-etch, which Affections
light upon no other creature but boy.
But notwithstanding all these, he must
keep going, for the charming information
is impaired to him that these little thin gs
don hurt boy. AS if his troubles and
suferings were not enough at home, be
is sent to school, where books, lessons,
tasks, dunce-blocks, and an occasional
Iambasting are thrown in by way Of vari-
alton to his misery. Don't tell mo
about being boy again. JOSH