The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-04-07

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Myl Didn't the old thing fly But
l thot best not to menshun the above
SO he said
"Eittle chap, it's nifty lucky you
fell in snow bank. You couldn't
do that twice. 1 CESS you were born
to be hanged."
So told him about the time l ran
away in the frate car, and the brakes.
man was so kind.
"If they are cross at home cos I've
come back, I'm going to let you kno,
Mr.. Conduckter," said |; II will live
with you"
".You will have tite time," said he;
"I'm an old bachelor"
$50 much the better" said [; "your
wife won't be round to bother us.
My sisters are real nice, brlte, stylish
girls, but they won't make allowance
for boys. They won't let me play
ball in the parlor when it's raining,
or amuse myself like l ought to.
They would like to stick me down in
wax chare, so 1 couldn't get up.
Say, Mr.. Conduckter, did your girl
give you the mitten, The reason
you're an old bachelor ?"
He side and looked sad. Pretty
soon he britened up all asked me
would my sisters be down to the de-
pot to meet me. | didn't kno, SO l
couldn't anser him.
Il would like glimpse of them,
he said; "You are most there little
chap"
Something got into my throte like
it was bone. 1 looked eagerly out,
when. l saw the sighn over Peters
grocery, an the switchman with the
wooden leg an the deppo l would
have cried if had not whinked the
tears back hard. Mr. Conduckter
stood by the steps to see me safe off
and there was Sue looking offal sweet
in a stunning hat and sele skin cloke,
All Bess gust perfectly lovly. ready
to hug and kiss me, crying out
go, George, you notify, bad, dere,
deliteful boy, let me get at YOU"
So ! said
"Mr. Conduckter, there are my
sisters, but they are both engaged.
I'm sorry for you; good-by, call and
see us. Pm much obliged. Amt
my sisters jolly?'' An he touched his
cap and LATED, an the engineer. an
-brak esRa RiazuRn .saa.dds siAey- cride.
"Hurrah T! goodsby, little George ?"
witch was very polite of EN- all.
Betty was down to the deppo, too,
lafing an crying like COOS:
"We've missed you dredful, Mas
ter George; it's bin fereful quite
with no Bad Boy to kepe us bissy,"
"Indeed it has," added Sue; "we've
killed the fatted calf for our returned
prodigy-it's all cooked and on the
label waitin, but it was not veal,
after, all, but rosie turky with cur
rent gelly, tride oysters, cold ham,
tloting inland, cake, preserves-such
a spred, 1 ct as if ! had had nothing
but dry appul pi since lett home ;
only papa looked .sollumnly over the
professur's bill, an mamma turned
very pale when / was telling the
doctor how l got bowed often the
trane, Doctor Moore was very glad
to zee me, to, so was my squirt, he
takes tea in our house often, cause he
an Sue are going to get marrid in the
spring.
After supper, papa said
George, l want you to turn over
a new leaf, you're getting older every
day, try not to make SO many mis-
takes, think twice before you act
once,"-so the door was going to
shut on the dogs tail, an he said,
"Catch it, George" but l waited to
think twice witch was death on the
dogs tail.
The docktor says when l grow up
l shall study medicine. in his offs. His
wallet what he keeps his medicine i'll
was in his overcote pokkit In the hall
an l thot it was a good chance to be-
gin to be doctor, SO | took some
white powder out of little vial an
give tiny bit to my squirt. l
buried him this afternoon-J ohnny
came to the funeral.
o, how nete and pleasant my own
room looks How sweetmy dremes
last mite Betty is fatter than ever
she is most obliging girl. My
heart is full. l meme to try never,
never to do robg agane SO long as l
live an brethe, SO good-nite, my
diary.
N. B.-Johnny and l took Sues