Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-11-10
Ne Couldn't Help It.
fDetroit Free Press.

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There was another case Yesterday
of boy who couldn't help il. A
prominent aud dignitied citizen was
looking through the third story win
dow of block on Jefferson avenue,
which he had thought of renting,
when the idea suddenly struck him
to look into the alley in the rear.
He raised the sash of u window and
peered ont upon ash boxes, coal
shuttlesanh barrels Of straw without
number, and was about to close his
observations when the sash came
down with thud and struck him
behind his shoulders. In his fright
he fell to his knees, and while the
solid half of his bod, was all right
the lighter was over the window
sill. In addition 10 the weight &C
companied by pain, the sash could
not be reached with his hands freely
enough to lift il, and it soon &C.
CURED TO the prominent citizen that
he ought to have help. He could
not expect 1t from behind, for he
was alone in the store, but rs no
looked down into The alley boy
came stumping along to find some
thing wo. Juggling away.
"Hello, boy! hellOT called the
citizen.
Hello yourself ~ cried the boy az
he looked up.
"Say, boy, come under the window
here; l want to speak to YOU"
"Not much, yer DON'T chuckled
the gamin. "You can't drop no coal
scuttles on my head"
"But | don't mean to-"
"Mebbe not, but you've got bad
face on you for all that. When did
you get out of the jugT
"BOy, | want your help
, $50 does yer aunt! Don't get me
to stand in with no such duffer as
9 you are!"
4. 81 am caught in this window and
;. want to get OUT
$50 would |! Been prospecting
G for old junk, ehi You'll get six
months for that!'
n "If you'll come up stairs and help
e me out III give you a dollar
"a dollar You can't play no
}. dollar store on me, old man! If you
r. make up another face like that at
@ me III bit you in the eve with this
v old lemon. / don't look starched
O up, but | don't let any man insult
d me all the same
e "Don't YOU know who | am r
q softly asked the citizen.
n "Naw, l don't; but I'll bet the per
70 leece do! You've got one of the
t. hardest mugs on yOn ] ever saw
Of aud I've a good mind to give you
,e one Just for luck Look out now.
ID He made as if he would throw
f. and the citizen lodged. This wat
n: such fun for the boy that he kept u
n. up for three or four minutes. and
the offer OF o. had no effect on him
I'd Then he gathered six or eight ole
tn lemons and oranges together, ant
Id said:
10 al believe you are the boss hyen,
id who knocked dad down at the eau
nd Gus, aud I'm going to drive you
nd nose back exactly an inch!"
tie "If You throw at me I'll call tn
policer. exclaimed the citizen.
". "The sooner We call the soOne
re yell be jagged! Here's TO hit yo'
of square on the nose y
of The opening of the back door OF
re store and the appearance of n ma
MI disconnected the lads aim, and til
ed lemon struck the citizens hat II
id stead of his nose. His yells brough
no a climax, but the air was full
tropical fruit even as the boy duste
No down the alley and turned u corDe
be- The boy conduit help acting thu
ew way. He was born so. II wouldn
are have been a bit like boy to run d
ss stairs and release the man. y
didn't have a fair show with h
ug spoiled lemons, but boys soon g
mt over disappointments.