Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-25
Our Boys and Girls.
Waiting to be whipped is the most TN
period in boyhood.

Waiting to be whipped is the most Tin
interesting period in boyhood.
A slitart schoolboy says it takes thirteAi
letters to spell cow, and proves it thus
See q! double you.''
"Jennie. what makes you such d bat
girly' swell. mamma. God sent YOU ius
the best children he could find, and if they
don't suit you, can't help it.''
Any man can ''pointa moral, but it takes
boy to ''adorn tail.' Give him a tir
Kettle ahd dog, and the thing is more
than half accomplished.
The five-yearold boy, of a doctor no,
noted for prosperous practice, suggested
to his father that he was very unlike Job
because he had no patients.
spa, is Pennsylvania the father OF all the
other States?'' ''Certainly not, my child
why do you ask that question: Because
| see that all the papers call it Pa
IL say, Jim, if five and half rods make
perch, how many will make pickerel?''
You just tell me first, if two hogsheads
make pipe, how many will make nleer-
schaumg'
Young lady doubtful about the road) !:
''Will there be bridge by and by across a
little brook?'' Small rustic: "Wal! l
dunno bout by'n-by, but there's one there
now"
A three-yt a"-old youngster saw drunk
en- man ''tacking'' through the street.
Mother" said he, Ibid God make that
man!'' ''Yes, my child" The little boy
reflected moment, and then exclaimed:
II wouldn't have done it,
''Have you got converted, my little girl?''
asked lady missionary with more zeal
than education, of a dirty-faced child. car
rying a bltndle along the street yesterday.
mo, marnt; I've got onions and meat"
the half-frightened being in rags replied.
The little girl was quite right who listen
ed to a minister who ''roared like night
iHgale'' in praying; and then said: Mother.
don't you think that if that man lived lit
tie nearer to God he wouldn't have to talk
so loud?''
Here is an extract from little boys
first composition: "W'en cats is swear
in End blasfetitin' and a-tryin' the cages
of their steam b'ilers i'll the back yard at
mite, it makes feller off1e Trade, it he ism,
4 sleepin' with his big brother.'
''What's the matter, sonny:'' said a man
to youngster who was tearfully rubbing
the seat of his pantaloons rs lie walked
along; "What's the matter, got on the
wrong trnck?" "Yes," was the reply. |
'guess 1 did, s*At the old man switched
ne off jes now"
A little Ottawa miss was taken to church
or the first time, after being duly impress
ID with the necessity that she should keep
'as still AS mouse She behaved herself
until the preacher became warmed up to
lis work, and then, thinking he was go
ng too far. she raised her finger, and,
ooking straight at him, cried: ''See here.
lon't you make so much noise.''
Frank and Willie were discussing which
we're the riSst economical, men or women,
nd Franz seemed to be getting the bes,
# the argument, when Willie suddenly
'rought the debate to a close by saying:
One thing know; my father can make
piece of butter go over morc'n twice as
arge piece of bread for me as mother
an"
A schoolmaster, after having given one
f his scholars sound drubbing for speak
ng bad grammar, sent him to the other
nd of the room to inform another boy
hat he wished to speak to him, at the
anne time promising to repeat the dose if
e spoke to him ungrammatically. The |
oungster, quite satisfied with what he |
ad received, determined to be exact, and
nus add essed his fellow pupil: 'Thcre
common substantive, of the masculine |
ender, singular number, nominative case.
nd in an angry mood, that sits perched J
pom the eminence at the other side of the
pom, wishing to articulate Il few sentences /
} you III the present tense"