Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-09-24

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boy is thus solemnly addressed BY
his devoted mother, and the lad.
dress" is accepted, adopted and
filed by his respected father, who
was boy once himself:
"Now, then, young man, We are
going to a Sunday school picnic,
aud 1 want to say q few words to
you. IL you lose your hat on the
cars, I'll box your ears till they
ring! If you don't stay right with
me and your father, III lick you
before all-the folks! If You sit on
the grass and stain those pants,
you know what you'll get! II you
dare to 60 in boat, 90 into the
water, shoot a pistol, climb a tree,
wrestle with boy or tease your
father for money to buy candy or
lemonade, III take your hide off
and hang il on the fence the very
minute We get homer
That's the pusic the good boy
has to face when he starts for pic
mic, and If he doesn't start out
with a smiling face and buoyant
step, he may get his ears cuffed be.
fore he reaches the depot. If any
one has to stand up 10 the cars, it
is the good boy. If there are any
cinders flying, they settle on the
good boys white pants and hat and
lodge in his eyes. II any one falls
fat on the platform or into the
mud at the getting of place, it is
the good boy, while the bad boy,
who has come all the way on the
roof of the car, having ead.loads
Of fun, meets with not the slightest
accident as he ascends. On the
contrary, he is almost certain to fpd
a basket Of luncheon which no one
claims, and lie runs his chance of
picking up gold headed canes, bot
ties OF ginger ale, pocket. books
and watches on the way over to
the grove.
The good boys father, on reach.
ing the grove, buys himself a glass
of lemonade to get the dust out of
his throat, and follows it with q
dish Of ice cream to cool his sys-
ten. The good boy himself isn't
supposed to have any dust in his
throat or any system to cool Of.
IL he is very thirsty he can drink
<water-provided his mother doesn't
catch him at il. The bad boy skins
up tree, hangs by bis heels, finds
a birds nest, eats slippery elm and
June. berries, and the good boy
must ait on cracker.box and
watch the family umbrella. The
good boys mother braces up with q
draugbt of currant wine, and his
father takes some ginger. ale to
prevent sunstroke, and then retires
to shady spot to smoke a cigar.
1t the good boy feels like squan.
dering the old fashioned penny he
has had in his "bapk" for seven
long years, one look from his moth
er freezes him to that cracker box
so fast that a pony couldn't draw
him of.
The bad boy has at least fifty
cents to spend as he pleases. He
rows a boat; he goes of swimming;
he throws stones; he swings on
wild grape vine; be climbs bills and
rocks, and slides down banks, and
although rome deacon, with q face
as solemn as garret.window in q
deserted tannery, predicts that he
will be killed or drowned, he is the
livpliest one of the lot when the
party makes ready for the home.
ward trip.
Instances have been known where
a good boy evaded his mothers
eye and bought a popcorn ball,
but il always choked him. II lie
dared to climb tree, he fell and
broke his arm. If be got hold of
peanuts or lemonade, he was made
dreadfully sick. If be went near
the water, be was drowned. A
good boys parents should and do
take heap of comfort at picnic.
The good boy himself might 40
we'll take seat In a graveyard and
try to be happy with a broken pen.
ny whistle. Up TO the time Of
taking the cars tor home. he may
have behaved himself in such
manner as to win q word or two of
praise from his mother, but be 10
sure to jam his hat, break . sus-
pender, lose bis handkerchief, or do
something on the way home to in
dnce the old lady to remark, a. she
reaches home and removes her
bonnet:
snow, young man, you step cot
here. Things have come to . pref
ty pass if we can't take you any.
where with us without you cutting
up 30 as to disgrsce 10 forevsa
Stop that numbering, CDR, snd ~
me say that the louder yoa heller
the harder l shall lick"