, 1879-08-09
The GnHt1 lloy ae tho Picnic.


'fhc good hoy cofucs honnr from the picnic
CLEAN discouraged md badly n,asl!ed Indeed,
he Is oftoncr brought home dead. Tic bat1 boy
@ has whoootag OLD & tt9,q irom The very outset,
mud enthusiastic to go agaIn. Whou the gooi
boy' dad las madc uD hs mind to take tho
family to picntc on sonte shady tala.d ur dis
tant shore, tho hoy doesnft jump op aud declara
bound to 60 barctootel. or that he must havo
half dollar In cast un1 revolver. On the
contrary, the good boy's chin ia at rest; o Is in
hs mothers hal.lls. md be trusts her with all
property. Before leaving home the good Guy
ia thus solclunly addressed by his devoted
mother, aud tllo ''addreasn Is accepted,
aaopteSa ana lsa By hl' respected father who
Now, then, Young man, we are, going to q
SUNDAY school picnic, and want to say q few
words TO sou. II YOU ldso YOUR hat Oh tue curs
III boz your ears TIL they ringl II you don't
stay right With mo 4nl YOUR fathur lick you
baiore all the folks II you sit on the grass
md stain those pants you know what you'll aet!
II you lart 10 In bout 90 into the water, shoot
a pistol, climb tree. wrcstie boy, or tease
your father for moncY to buy candy ur lcmonado
M tqkS y9uf hs Oh sa hanT it on tho fcnco
Thats tue muato tho good boy has to face
when ho starts for a picnic, mud II he doesn't
start out with smiling faca and buoyant step lle
may got hiR cars cutlca before he reaches tbs
i Is tho good boy. II there are my cinders fly
lug they settto on the good toy's whIts pants
and Int and lodgo In his eyes. II any
ot1u falia fat on the platform or Into the mud
thu hal buy, wllo has como all Tho wuy on tile
soof Ut to car, having dend-loads OF fun, meets
With not the slightest accidcnt Ms ho asccnas.
on tho tuntFnrs, he Is almost Csrta!n to lind d
bsIsket OF luncheon hici1 no ono claims, a,,d ao
runs his Glance of picking up golA-tlsudrl canes,
bott!cs OF E!nger-a'c, pockesb3oks, anl watches
I'll tf1 way over to the grove.
The good boys father, IN reaching the grove,
buys nl1nse'f q Elass VI lenonade 10 gat lhc
dust out Ut his throat, and follows Il With
boy himself isn't supposE1Tu have anv dust In
hs throat. or uly systen tu cool oiF. II hu Ia
VcrY Thirsty ho can lrluk watcr,-proviletl llis
nother loesnt catch Him nt 1t.
The bad boy skins up 4 tree, hangs by hIa heels,
fluids bsrt's utst, eats sllppcry-ulnl ulIA June.
lefries, aud slae 9uod.'oy lnlst sit uu rrackes-
1ox and watch tlse tatnily umbrella. Tho good
boy's moltsrr braces up With druught Ut eur
rant wlno, iul hss tatilrr Lakes suu.a gingar.ale
tO rFaVtnt sun.stroka and then vutites to q
atiaaly spot ~ stllokQ cteur. II tho goui boy
fuels Ike aIuanduFanX thu uld-tnshto1pA penny
Iu llas alad III llia "bank" for scven long years.
oac louk FROM hts mother freezes llitu to TINT
eracker'box 10 last that pony couldn't draw
HIN oil.
Tho bad boy has at least 50 cents to spend "a
ho pleasea, Ile rows boat; tu yoes In aw1u,-
u!uHi @o kAtnHa atonees 10 BWllh8 Oh Will
grapevine; ho climbs bills a1Ml rocks aud slides
down banks, uni aItiluugl, tonlo deacon with q
faca ns solemn Rs \ Eafrut "tnluw In ucaortcu
tal'lltry, prcdicts tllat lia will tu killed or
drowned, no IL tho ltvseas uno Ut tho lot
wtian tho party makes ready for the honloward
trtp.
Instances have heen known wl,cro good boy
ovadcd tits n!oIhcr's eve atitl bought pup-cura
bail. bu. 1t always ehukcu hE!n. 1t hu uarel to
climb j trce he fell and broke hta arm. ii lio
got hold oi peanuts or lemouado hu WIS llatlu
urcadfu1ly sick. II he went uear the water 10
Was drowned. 4 rood buys paruuts shoutu und
do tuko u heap OF comfort ut q picnic. Tho
good boy h!nlscH might aa vail 1a!u seat lu =
graveyard mid try to Ia h4ppy with broken
penny whistle. uo to the time ut taking tho
cars tor home hc tnay hare behaved hllnscii In
such manner rs 10 win word or Cwo Ut psaisu
from ha nhuticr, but tie 10 sure to Jam bis hut,
lEcak sllspendur, tose lila handkerchief, or do
sotneth!t,E Oh thu WY llomu To tlducu Tho olu
fa1y to remark rs ahe reaches homo Md removes
her bounut:
Snow, young mau, you stop out hersi Things
haVe como 70 pretty paxs II VIC cau't takv yul
anywhere with US without your cutting up 30 ~
" diserace ns foroyerl Stop: that blubhes!ag,
6ir, ahd let !uo say that t!o louder YOU 1ollcr
tho harder stall liclk n