Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-26
Lucy's Facetlous Father.


After Lucy, about whose kindness to
the little ecru dog with the can on his tail
you read the other day, had grown up to
ing, and wore a great many nice clothes.
She had been to Boarding School, ard
when she came home again had forgotten
how to do any Work. But she could play
the 'tMaiden's Prayer and the ''Battie Of
Prague" on the piano very Nicely while
her Mother was hanging out clothes iE the
back yard Monday afternoons. But al
though Lucy could do all this, her Papa
did not seem to be satisfied, for he was a
person Of no Culture, vino said girls ought
to know how to Cook and be Of some
Earthly Account around the house. He
would say these Cruel Words to Lucy some
times, and then she would 60 mp stairs
three steps at time, Slam the door of her
room and Weep Bitterly. But before
evening came and It Was time for her young
man TO Show Up the tears would all be
gone and she would put powder On her
face and 90 down into the parior about
8 o'clock looking Pretty Slick. And wien
the Young Man came she would run TO tbs
door with Radiant Smile and have such
an ingenue look on her face that the Young
Man would never suspect her of sometimes S
getting yer; Angry and slamniing things
around. And after Lucy and the IOun,
Man had sat in the parior about three
hours and Whiled Away the Evening he
would start for home, and she would go
with hi n TO the door and kiss him On the
Quiet.
One evening while Lucy was waiting for
the Young Man her father came into the
room. Just then she began to sing song
called "Will My Darling Come Again ?"
When she hat. finished her Father looked
at her steadily for = moment, and then
said, 81 don't think he will if he eve,
Drops Ca ycur Warble.''
Little Charles Eltna Fool.
Charles was little boy who loved his
Nutirr dearly, and whenever she told hini
anything he was very careful to obey. One
day ir the Spring, when the birds were
singing ani the buds on tie apple trees
almost ready to burst into beautiful white
blossoms, Charles asked his mother fci
Ten Cents to buy Marbles, for the ground
was getting dry ard the other boys were
beginning to enjoy their favorite sport.
lou can have the money. my son." sid
the mother, "but You must promise me
not to play for Keeps, and every night
that you can come home and tell me
truthfully that you have not disObeyed
your Mamma will give you large Red
Apple" And then she kissed him Fondly y
and he went gayly away to School.
But before Charles had gone very far he
met Thomas Tough, who was Bad boy.
Charles to!i Thomas about the Ten Cents
that his Mother had given him to buy
Marbles with, anu also told him that he
could not play for Keeps, unless he was
willing to 60 without the Red Apple.
When Thomas heard this he said "Give
me the Marbles you are going to buy ard
l will play with them for Keeps, and
after school is out we will Divide what
have won, for 1 am Superior Player.
Then you can truthfully tell your Mother
that you have not been playing for Keeps.
and will receive the Red Apple" So
Charles gave his Marbles to Thomas and
after School was out asked him how many
Marbles be had Wen. ~ did not Win, .
replied Thomas. ~ struck 2 Hard
Crowd and lost" Then Charles was sad,
for he was pretty TiGht-Fisted little
boy, aud began to Cry. But presently he
said to Thomas "You are a naughty
boy and hate you Very Much And
then Thomas bit Charles in tho Nose and
threw him down in the dirt, making his
new panties look very bad indeed.
So when Charles reached home he told
his Papa all about his troubles. When he
had finished his Papa said to HIM g You
don't know as much as Thompson's Colt
and am going to Take a Crack at you
myself" Then he gave Charles a good
Licking and sent him to bed without any
Supper. And when Charles had lain Oh
his Stomach for awhile, because he felt
more Comfortable that way, he said to
himself " No more Blind Pool for me. y
Do you not think he had Great Head,
children do.