Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-01-06
KISSES ON INTEREST.
An Old Mans Curtain.Lecture to
the Young Lady Known AS 'sSis."
From Peck's Sun,

An Old Mans Curtain.Lectur to
the Young Lady Known AS ''Sis."
From Peck's Sun.
Come here, Sis, and sit down beside me
and let me give you little talking to.
That is right, sit clear at the other end Of
the sofa. 1t makes more room for my gout
and corns, besides being good habit for a
young lady to become addicted TO. AL
time find yourself walking through green
respect. You NAV be walking alone, to be
sure, but you will have fewer lawn dresses
TO do up on Monday morning. wish to
speak to you of your mother. 1t may be
you have noticed careworn look upon her
face lately. OF course it has not been
brought there by any act of yours, still it
is your duty 10 chase it away. don't
mean for you TO run at it and
SHAKE YOUR SKIRTS
and tell it to "shoo," as you would hen,
nor do expect you to get ON the other side
of the fence and throw old oyster cans and
pieces of barrel staves at 1t as you did at
the COW yesterday. But want yom to get
up tomorrow morning and get breakfast,
and when your mother comes down and be-
gins to express her surprise, go right up TO
her and kiss her on the mouth. You don't
imagine how it will brighten her dear face.
Besides, you owe her kiss or two. Away
back when you were little girl she had
kissed you when no one else was tempted
by your fever.tainled breath and swollen
face. You were not Ms attractive then as
you are now. And along through those
years OF childish sunshine and shadows she
was always ready to cure, us ii by magic OF
mothers kiss, the little dirty, chubby
hands whenever they were injured in those
first skirmisles with this rough old world.
Aud then the midnight kisses with which
she has routed 80 many bad dreams, as she
leaned over your restless pillow, have all
been on interest these long, long years. OF
course she is not so
PRETTY AND KIssABLE
as you are, but il yon had done your share
of the work during these last ten years the
contrast would not be So marked. Her
face has more wrinkles than yours, lar
more, and yet # you were sick that fnce
would appear TO you more beautiful than
an angela, az il lovered over YOU watching
every opportunity TO minister to your COM
fort, and every one of those wrinkles would
seem to be bright wavelels of sunshine
chasing each other over the dear old fnce
She will leave you one OF these days. Those
burdens, if not lifted from her shoulders
will break her down. Those rough, hard
hands that have done 80 many unnecessary
things for you will be crossed upon lie
lifeless breast. Those neglected lips tha
you gave your first baby kiss will be for
ever closed, and those sad, tired eyes will
have opened III eternity, and then you vii
appreciate yonr mother, but 1t will be to,
late. There, there. don't cry; she has no
left you yet. She Is down in the kitcheI
strnging beans for dinner, and il you fee
so badly you might 60 down and finisl
them and let her change her dress and
REST AN HOUR BEFORE DINNER.
And after dinner you might do up III,
dishes while she takes little nap. Thel
you might take down her hair and do
up for her. You need not wind it owe
your finger and fuss to make little spi
cnrls as you used to do with yours, bu
give ii a good brushing and wind IL VI
gently and tenderly, ns If you enjoyed dc
ing il for her. The young man down il
the parlor can wait until you have per
formed these duties. II he expresses an,
impatience, you may explain to him tina
you feel under more obligations to you
mother than you do 10 him. III this doe
not seem to satisfy him, ask him how man
times he has got up in the middle of Il,
night TO warm peppermint for you wl,el
you were dying with the collie, or ho,
many honrs lie has carried you up an
down the room Just because you would nc
he qnieted in any other way? Ask hin
TO repeat
! MOTHER HUBBARD BACKWARDS,
and II lie ia unable TO do IL, IL will be
proof positive that he IL not the one VIII
has repeated II, and explained to you 10
} times. CateclIise him to find ont II he
the one who gave you the black silk dres
and sat mp at night to make II while yo
were of having good time. Corner hin
mp and make him admit that he went will
out new bonnet last Winter that yo
might enjoy a $l2 one that You admire
so much. Wiring from him confessio
that he has stitch IN his side, brougl
there by doing up yonr fnery week afls
week. Then show him ont the front doc
put on calico apron, and go out and hel
your mother pick curranls for jelly, and
guarantee that you win think more
yourself. and the world will think more {
you, and You will be happier aud bett,
for having done 30.