Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-09-09
The Country Boy.

The Country Boy.
The true. genuine, unadulterated country
boy is an article that man. even with the
learning of hotel clerk, could 6ud great roola
to study. Hs is lust about tho came: 60 far as
appearance goes. from Florida to Washington
Territory, but his capacity to invent and clrrg
cut plars for doing mischief is something won.
derful. The genuine country boy always has
the cad of his noso ornamented with q good
healthy blister 10 summer time. and it is always
about the color of blue bottle in a drug store
window 10 winter Nobody over remembers
seeing country boys pants supported by more
than ono suspeIder, and the pants are generally
about nine lcches too short. l. is impossible
for him to be happy withou. s.ore bruise on
his heel or splinter under his finger nail. He
generally carries his head hung ever at 90 antl.
OF about forty 6Vo degrees. aad whistles az all
times and uoder ell circumstances.
Whenever you hear his mother got ou. 90
the tronS gallery and yel, Now, John Henry,
if you run eff aud 80 in swimming this evening,
Iii thrash you Ill you can't sit down fer
week. you will bo perfectly safe in betting
your last red cent that ho will be down in tho
mill pond 10 ltss than two hours. He is always
Iue PueoceSol VI u s!iIS a9u UUH H[EeT,
and when he can aspire to the honor of an old
sluRle~balrel shot gun. With tho lock tied on
With buckskin stIiug, he is suprcmely happy.
Ho then makes raids around tho edge OF th,
cornfcld for 'lngias." But his greatest pride
Is in yellow bobtail deg. With scsldcd plsca
on his back, aud ho aud tho dog arc insepsrable
friends aud fight il out on tie ssms !ias. He
hss pelttcs confidence ia eli the ghost stories
he ever hears, aodin7ariably sees shos: whco.
ever ho goes out atlcr dark.
lilo can ask 3S2 questions to the minute CT
band. AID good many more when ha studies
right hard, aud generally makes poias OF 10.
tictlpg them oo s)na clti6ed oaGD that bad
rather havo the seven gear itoh with year thu
start. He is as hoGc3: as the Gay is loag. and
will take thTashins aoy time rather than do
real meaa SC, but will tio two old tom cats
tails together and string them over clothes
Inc when the folks ara all away from hor.3
Without ever thiuking how rough il is 90 tho
cats. lie will aftofw.rd rehs &c; on tho error o.
his wsys. and stuff al old wool hat il tho gable
end OF his pants before tho old folks get back
holc. But be finally grows up to b, man.
goes 10 see the girls. gets married, aud talks
grsenbacklSn just like auy body else, aud pei.
haps soma day will b, e!ec.ed aous ablA. or my
possibly becoma an NJ. C.-HOpston Post.
THE CATS DEcIs1oN-A FaBLE.-Olc day
bird Of rare plunagc and soDg sat On the
limb Of tteo ovs7lookiag pond, when e sat-
Gth arose to lho surface aud said:
"You msy b. hbIo to a7 through the sir,
but you c,n't swim. You are cot Laf so big q
guuboat as you pretend to be-
This salutation nsttled lhs bird, d,aad ho spuok.
ed up a9d replied:
IL am better man than you arc sn7 day ia
tho week, aud il you were up her, on this iin5
Id prove 1t or bro,k my wiogs trying to ~
Pooh 1t ecu were down here iu ths NAL
Id take the brag ou; OF you 10 abous o EJrk
minute !" sneered thu ca'ii55.
After somo further sass it Was agreed that
they should 60 TO the olf aud have tes. t, SOC
which exc,lied. IL 50 happened tha. the oss
was ous to 500 if there vas any chaacl to pl,s
up boae o: como ouo eises expense, aod Ihn
bird quickly brought her to thc banks of the
pond
You soe," b,sau tho o,S, aG s'io stfekIl
her Whiskers and looked Wis, "thls bird can
not swim and tho catfish c,naot fi7. Therofofa,
you mus. meet on neutral grOurd. f. E.ch thi1kJ
bis causs is right, and yOu coms 10 N, to de-
eide. The catfish will swim to the bank aud
tho bird will aght Oh his back. Oas will try
to pull the othsr dcIo, aod tho other will try
to pull the ons up, and may tho b2ss q 10 Wlo.
The programme Was carried out, each baag
certain of victory; but while they aero strus
gliog, the cat rak;d 10 both for t5o bcleGi Ut
Ger stomach
When mea cla't agree" mused tho sasis-
fed cat, ss she walked homeward, They cil
always go 10 las, and th, law will s,:t!s th.
dispute. it it hss 10 cat the c4uso OF Ii.
y. S.-Tlt!es e1amicoa aad the ii.isls d.
Vou1ed With rec,n=ss and dspatoa.'
Moral-Iu tho frs; place, peg away e. was:
YOU can do best. IN the ceooud plac :, let o!hcc
people havo ths saus privilege. Bag il y
good Cog, bu. tho umpire :akes IL n,ltac pra:i:5
THE GREASE TREE la Ccias there groa,
t:ee knowa as tho goes, tro,. |: il sail
that large forests of this v.setao'o uo;!c.at ar,
to be found there, aod they fosn tee sourc, vt
c,csGeratl, local tta6i,. Tais ttsa nos vceJ
lorE sso was in ported into Iadia. and it is said
that ,hs experiment Of clIivating it there has
rroyed ciitc successful. Ia the PuIj AUD aud
northwestern provinces generally il sroGs a,
rapidly anG az vigorously as 10 its naL,ve sill,
and there are already thousands OF trees on tn,
Government plantations yielding tons of seed
| admirably adapted to variety of c,nner,i :.
purposes. chemist 10 the Puajaut, has pro-
pared hundred weights Of grease from this psr
| tculsr tree, aud has forwarded on trial por
| tion Of it to the Purjaub railway to have lis
qualities tested in practical manner az lubri
eating material for those parts of the machinery
! constantly exposed to friciioo. The grease thus
obtained furms 90 excellent tallow, burning
with a clear. brilliant, AID whch is in6otelg
more to the purpose, white light, aad 2t ,he
sane time emitting not a trace Of any unplcss-