Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-08-23
YOUTHS CoLuxy.

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Parents are born to be a great tr0uDie
to their offspring. They upset all
fellows plans. 1t would be jolly not
to have any. When l was ever SO lit-
tie, remember, / tried to hang up the
kitten BY my whiplash, and mother
took the kitten away, boxed my ears,
and went and drowned 1t herself the
next day. So she had all the fun tn ner-
self and fathers worse than mother.
| He told me to take care of the pennies
and the pounds would take care OF
themselves, SO | and Ben Smith formed
an anti-sweariDg club. We had rule
| that for every prOfane word we used
we should pay farthing into the urea
sury. We had seventy-four farthings
| in the first day. but when we divided
and brought ninepence farthIng nome
| father said it was bad business ana
whipped me and broke up the club.
How is fellow to know when he Is
doing right If l was an orphan know
what I'd do tomorrow. Ben smith
and me would go straight to desolate
| South Sea island and stir up the goats
and monkeys and things, crack cocoa
nuts. fry toadstOOls, eat oranges a
speli. then we'd make a ship and sail
rnnnd the world. What's the use OF
driving up in one placef | told mother
one day when she wouldn't give me
sixpepce that | meant TO 90 whaling
and hoped a whale would swallow
me up as one did Jonah, anu then sh1
wouldn't never see me again, ior 1
can't swim. She said | wouldn't ne
likely to make such visit, for woui1
| turn the whales stomach mighty quick
after | got there. Wasn't she bully ~
| was a parent, | know what l wouiu
Il 81 l-n.y, atill and mind nv own
business, andlet my children have some
finn. There's Tom Cults lives with hi>
aunt and has grand time. He goes bird
catching and ceiling on Sundays, has
no best clothes, and no pOckethandkeI-
chiefs to bother him, crawls under the
canvas of every circus tent, earns mo-
ney at the theatre, sleeps IN the stable
| when he likes, and always has his po-
cket full of nuts. He says he wouldn't
| h. bothered with parents II he could
have them for nothing, and he thinks
If I hadn't any it would be money In
my pocket. Them's nv sentiments.
The Maopie's Nest.-It consists of a
Substantial basket work, held together
with a thick layer of well-wrOught
clay. over which is neatly arranged an
inner basket lining constructed ofmuch
finer materials than the outer part. 1t
has a dome like appearance, with an
aDerture in the side for the lngress or
| eeress of the owners. It has been said
that the magpie was the first of all
birds of the arr that built for itself
nest, and that on certain occasion a
deputation of other birds waited upon
the magpie in order to obtain lnforma-
ton on the subject, and to enable them
to do the same. The story goes on 10
say that the magpie received the com
pany with great polItene>s. aud ex-
pressed his readiness 10 assist them
First" said he. 81 lav two sticks
across in this way" Yes, was the
reply, Eve all see that" Then | pro-
ceed TO add other sticks interlaced as
Won observe "Of course, of course.
said they all, ''that We all know In
this manner they continued TO answer
until the nest was half built, when on
a sudden the teacher stopped, and said !:
"Gentlemen, as you seem TO be so well
acquainted with the work yourselves
il is needless for me to add anything
mOre.r With these words he took his
departure, and from that hour to this
most of the birds only build half of a
magpie's nest.
A Plea for Noise.-"0h, Johnny"
/ cried a nervous uo udNC SpthC
pity on my poor head! Can't you play
without shouting sol"
/ Poor johnny drew up the tape reins
with which he was driving two chairs
tandem. and called out in loud whis-
per: sect up Whoam But at length.
finding little pleasure in this suppressed
amusement, he threw down his reins,
and, laying his hands on his breast,
said with long breath ''Oh. mother.
its full of noise in here, and it hurts me
to keep it in Don't all little boys make
a noise when they playr'
"Yes, johnny, believe they all do,n
replied the lady.
"Oh, then. mother DEAR" cried Johnny
in a winning tone, please to let me be
q little boy"
We will join poor Johnny heartily in
this petition. Please, mothers, let your
sons be little boys while they may.
Time is bringing on apace life's tolls
and cares. Let them have free and
happy childhood, that when your heads
are low in the grave they may point
back to those days and say: I'VE were
happy children, for there was always
sunshine where our mother was"
The Prophetic UeTdrop.-A delicate
child, pale. and prematurely wise, was
complaining on hot morning that the
poor dewdrops had been to hastily
snatched away, and not been allowed
to glitter on the flowers like other hap
pier dewdrOps that live the whole night
through, aud sparkle through the
moonlight, and through the morning
Ouwards TO MONDAY. The sum-" said
the child, has chased them away with
his heat, or has swallowed them up
in his wrath" Soon after came rain
and a rainbow, whereupOn his father
pointed upwards. See. said he. There
stand the dewdIOps gloriously reset
, glittering jewelry-in the heavens;
and the clownish foot tramples ON
them NO more. By this. my child, thou
art taught that what wlthers upon
earth blooms again in heaven" Thus
| the father spoke, and knew not that he
spoke prefiguring words; for soon at
ter, the delicate child. with the NOR
ming brightness of his early wisdom
was exhaled. like a dewdrop, into hea-
ven.-Jean Paul.
A little squiDt-eyed Chicago boy
pranced up to his mother one day and
said: "Ma, hain't l been real good
since I've begun going to Sunday
school" "Yes my lamb" answered
the maternal fondly." And you trust
me now, don't you, mat" "Yes, dar-
ling" she replied again. Then"
spoke up the little innocent, what
makes you keep the cookies lOe ked up
in the pantry the same as ever"
The Silent HOur.-"When shall yot
come home, NANNY darling 7"
Not till the middle of the night, my
love-"
"NOt till the middle of the night
when the clock strikes nOthiHgF'
Geography ana finance. VisI-
tor examining the sehool)-"Wbal's
the capital of Turkey n
Bright Little Scholar-"Please IN it
amt got any-iJs bankrupt
Quarreling.
If anything in the world will make
any man feel badly, it Is unquestion-