The Newtown bee., 1880-10-13
He COuldn't HelD Ii,

There was another case yesterday of a boy who couldn't help it. A prominent and digniied citizen was looking through the third-story window of a block on Jefferson avenue, which he had thoughts of renting, when the idea suddenly struck him to look into the | alley in the rear. He raised the sash of window and peered out upon ash boxes, coal scuttles and barrels of straw | without number, and was about to close | his observations when the sash came | down with a thud and struck him be- hind his shoulders. In his fright he fell to his knees, and while the solid half of his body was all right, the lighter was over the window-sill. In addition to the weight of the sash any movement of the body was accompanied by pain The sash could not be reached with hls hands freely enough to lit it, and it soon occurred to the prominent citizen that he ought to have help. He could not expect it from behind, for he was alone in the store, but as he looked down into the alley boy came stumping along to find something worth lugglng away.
 "Helloi boy, hello" called the citi- zen.
 Hello yourself!" replied the boy as he looked up.
 Say, boy, come under the window
  Not much, yer don't" cnuckled the gamin. You can't drop no coal-sent- ties on my head"
 But don't mean to-"
 Mebbe not, but you've got bad face on you tor all that. When did you get out of the jugP",
 Boy, want you're help"
 So does yer aunt Don't get me to stand in with TO such duffer as you are"
 "I am caught in this window and want to get out"
 "So would Il Been prospecting for old junk, eh You'll get six months for thatW
 If you'll come upstairs and help me out I'll give YOU dollarm
 A dollar! You can't play DO dollar 1 store on me, old man! If you make up another face like that at me I'll hit you in the eye with this old lernon. l don't 1 look starched uP, but 1 don't let any man insult me all the same"
 '' Don't you know who amp" softly asked the citizen.
 Nav, I don't, but I'll bet the per- leece do! You've got one of the hardest mugs on you l ever saw, and I've gooS mine to give you one, just for luck Look out, nowtP
 He made as if he would throw, and the citizen dodged. This was such fan for the boy that he kept it up tIsgee og | four minutes, and the offer Of two doI- lars had no effect on him. Then he gathered six or eight old lemons and oranges together and said:
 'I believe you are the boss hyena who l knocked dad down at the caucus, and I'm going to drive your nose back ex- actly an inch!'
 "If you throw at me I'll call the | policem exclaimed the citizen.
 "The sooner ye call the sooner yell be iugeed Here's to hit you square on | your nosei"
 Tie opening of the back door of 0 store and the appearance of a man dis concerted the lads aim and the lemon struck he citizen's hat instead of his nose. His yells brought climax, but the air was full of tropical fruit even as the boy dusted down the alley and turned a corner.
 The boy couldn't help acting that way. He was born so. It wouldn't have been bit like boy to run up stairs and release the man. He didn't have fair show with his spoiled lemons, but boys soon get over disap- | pointments -DetroGt Free Press.