The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-09-04

THE GOOD hoy AT The PACN1 =
The good boy comes homo from th
picnic clean. .djse0ursgedl and badl
lmashed, Kadssd, he is o4tenef bt0agh b
thome desds The bad boy hal i wh6pp
4 ing Old time from the very outseSi Siant
returns Home chuck. fuif Of 1hasf an.
caudy, 'and enthosisstic to go isgain
twken the good boys dad has mad.
I Up his nina to take the family TO
fpicnic % some shady leland 81 dis
tant shore, the boy doesn't jump ul
and declare that he wont wear whit,
pante, or that be is bound to 60, bare
footed, or that he must have half 4
dollar in cash and . revolver On ths
contrary. the good boys chin is q
rest he il ip. h,s mother's hands, and
he trusts her with all arrangement
regarding his sacred person aud prop
erty. iBeiOre leaving home the good
boy is thus solemnly addressed by hit
devoted mother, aud the address" il
accepted, adopted, aud fled by his res.
pected father, who was boy once
himself: lstA 'siii' <ass. .lsfgf ~ :.
"a" Now, then, young man, we are
going to a Sunday school picnic, and
l want to say few words 10 you. II
you lose Your hat on the cars I'll box
your ears till they ringl II you don't
stay right with me and your mother
III lick You before all the folksl II
you cit on the grass, and stain those
pants you kpoy what, you'll getL II
yon dare go in a boat 60 into. the wat:
er, shoot = pistol, climb tree, wrestle
. boy, OF, tease, your father for money
to buy candy eorr, lemonade e. III take
your hide off and hang it on the fence
fthe,yeryl1ninute we git homel Iit
That's the music the geod boy has
to face when he starts out for'a picnic
and IL he doesn u staft out with smil-
ing face and buoyant step he may get
his ears cufed before he reaches the
depot. If any ons hass;to stand up in
the cars Il 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. II any .one falls
flat on the platform Or into the mud
ct the gettingsof place IT. is the. good
boy, while the bad boy, who has come
all the on the roof Of the car, having
dead loads of fun, meets with, ,notithe
slightest accident, as hei eiaseends. L On
the contrary, he is almost certsin to
find basket of luncheon which no
one claims, and runs his chances of
picking mp: goldrheaded canes, bottles
of fginger-ale,p pocket books, aod watch
es ON the. way over to the grovs.g
8 The good boys father, on reaching
the grove, buys himself . glass of
lemonade to get the dust out of his
throat, and follows it with dish of
ice.cream to cool his system. The
good boy himself isn't supposed to
have any dust ID his throat, or any
system to cool off, If lie is very thir,.
sty he can drink water, ,Aprovfded his
mother doesn't catch him at'it. s''ia
The bad boy skins up 4 tree, hangs
by his heels, finds birds nest, eats
slippery-elm and Jupegberries, and
the good boy must sit 8 On Z cracker
box snd watch ,fhs family umbrella:
The good boys mother braces mp with
s dranshf pf lcurraat vine, and bis
father takes some .gingsK-ale To- pre-
vent spn-stroke and then retirss to lat
shady spot 10, smoke . ,ciganaoIf the
good boy Seels like squandsring, the
old fashioned penny he. has, had In his
bank for seven long years. 0nss look
from bis mother freezes him to- that,
csecksrsbox 20 fast that d pony could
rot draw him OF. o. y $50 X .isiih :
The bad boy has AZ least 50 cents to
spend as he pleases.. He rows boat;
he goes In swimming he throws.
stones he Swings on a Wild grape
vine he climbs hills and rocks, and
slideS down banks, and although some
deacon with face as solemn as q gar
ret window in q deserted tannery pre-
diets that he will be killed or drown
I'd, he is the liveliest one Of the lot
when the party makes ready for the
homeward trip Is.afs sea He4-e-s
!. Instances have been known where
good boy evsded his mother's eye and
bought q popcorn ball, but it always
,hoked him. II he dared to climb q
tree he fell and broke .his arm. If he
got hold Of fipeahats or lemonade he
was dreadiully sick.1i If he went near
he water he was drowned. "A good
boys parents should and do take
heap Of comfort at q picnic, The good
boy himself might as we'll take . seat
II ., graveyard and try to, be- hsppy
with 2 broken penny whistle. Up TO
The time Of taking the cara Gars for home
he may. have behAyed hlmselt in. such
,manper % 10 win q WORD sor,two of
praise froml his. mother, .but- he is sure
to jam his hat, break 10 suspender, lose
his Handkerchief, or do, something On
The way home to induce the old lady
TO remaak as ishei reaches home and
removes her bonnet; s'ii 1870 sfiiaii 4
."Now;young man, step out Things
have come to- pretty pass If we can't
take You anywhere.' with us without
your cutting up 30 as to disgrace ne
forever! Stop that blubbering, sir, and
let me say that the louder you holler
the harder I shall lick 7" - -,
THIS Is what Robert G.. Ingersoll
says Of the women: Il tell you wo-
men are more prudent than men. /
tell you. as rule, women are more
than men-ten times as faith.
full as men. / never, saw a man pursue
his wife into the very ditch and dust
Of deeradation and take her in his
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