The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-09-04

strate or laugh any longer. All, ajolly
"What became of himP''
"He got married, grew fat, and was
good family-nag the last 1 heard of
him. ."-Jennis WoodUille, in Lippincotr s
Magazine.
The Good Boy at the Picnic.
The good boy comes home from the
picnic clean discouraged and badly
mashed. Indeed, he is oftener brought
home dead. The bad boy has a whoop-
ing old time from the very outset, and
returns home chuck-full of figs and
candy, and enthusiastic to go again.
When the good boys dad has made up
his mind to take the family to picnic
on some shady island or distant shore,
the boy doesn't jump up and declare
that he wont wear white pants, or that
he is bound to go barefooted, or that he
must have half q dollar in cash and a
revolver. On the contrary, the good
boys chin is at rest; he is in his mother 8
hands, and he trusts her with all ar
rangements regarding his sacred per-
son and property. Before leaving home
the good boy is thus solemnly addressed
by his devoted mother, and the "ad-
dress' is accepted, adopted, and filed by
his respected father, who was boy
once himself:
"Now, then, young man, we are GO
ing to q Sunday-school picnic, and I
want to say a few words to you. If 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 I'll lick
you before all the folks! If you sit on
the grass and stain those pants you
know what you'll get! If you dare 60
in a boat, go into the water, shoot q
pistol, climb q tree, wrestle a boy, or
tease your father for money to buy
candy or lemonade I'll take your hide
off and hang it on the fence the very
minute we get hOme!"
That's the music the good boy has to
face when he starts for a picnic, and if
he doesn't start out with smiling face
and buoyant step he may get his ears
cuffed before he reaches the depot. If
any one has to stand up in the cars it is
the good boy. II there are any cinders
flying they settle on the good boys
white pants and hat and lodge in his
eyes. If any one falls fat on the plat
fern or into the mud at the getting-off
place it is the good boy, while the bad
boy, who has come all the way on the
roof of the car, having dead-loads of
fun. meets with not the slightest acci-
dent as he descends. On the contrary,
he is almost certain to find basket of
luncheon which no one claims, and he
runs his chance of picking up gold
headed canes, bottles of ginger-ale,
over to the grove.
Tbo I1-so fothar IN rooobsp
the grove, buys himself glass of lemon
and follows it with dish of ice-cream
self isn't supposed to have any dust in
his throat. or any system to cool of. If
he is very thirsty he can drink water
provided his mother doesn't catch him
at it.
The bad boy skins up a tree, hangs
by his heels, finds q birds nest, eats
slippery-elm and June-berries, and the
good boy must sit on q cracker-box and
watch the family umbrella. The good
boys mother braces up with draught
of currant wine. and his father takes
some ginger-ale to prevent sun-stroke
and then retires to a shady spot to
smoke . cigar. II the good boy feels
like squandering the old-fashioned
penny he has had in his I" bank" fol-
seven long years, one look from his
mother freezes him TO that cracker-box
so fast that pony couldn't draw him
OF. -C0EEiTkrg- i7G
The bad boy has at least fifty cents
to spend as he pleases. He rows boat
he goes in swimming; he throws stones
he swings on Q wild grape-vine; he
climbs hills and rocks, and slides down
banks. and although some deacon with
q face as solemn as q garret window in
q deserted tannery predicts that he will
be killed or drowned, he is the liveliesi
one of the lot when the party makes
ready for the homeward trip.
| Instances have been known where g
good boy evaded his mothers eye and
bought popcorn ball. but it always
choked him. If he dared to climb q
tree he fell and broke his arm. If he
| got hold of peanuts or lemonade he was
made dreadfully sick. II he went neal
the water he was drowned. A good
boys parents should and do take q hear
of comfort at picnic. The good boy
himself might as well take a seat in 8
graveyard and try to be happy with {
broken penny whistle. Up to the time
of taking the cars for home he may
have behaved himself in such q manner
as to win word or two of praise from
his mother, but he is sure to jam hi,
hat. break q suspsnder, lose his hand
kerchief, or do something on the way
home to induce the old lady to remark
as she reaches home and removes hel
bonnet:
"Now, young man, you step out here
Things have come to pretty pass i
we can't take you anywhere with u
without your cutting up SO as to dis
grace us forever! Stop that blubber
ing, sir, and let me say that the loude
you holler the harder shall lick!"-
Free Press.