The news., 1882-11-21
THE RAD roy LOVE.

Are you Christian ?' asked the bad
boy of the groceryman, as that gentleman
was putting vegetables out in front of the
grocery one morning
"Well, I hope so,' answered the gro
ceryman, Il try to do what is right, and
hope 10 wear the golden crown when the
time comes to close my books"
"Then how is it that you put out box
of big sweet potatoes, and when we order
some, and they come to the table, they
are little bits of things not bigger than
radish Do you expect to get to Heaven
Oh such small potatoes, when you use
big ones for sign ?" asked the boy
as he took out silk handkerchief and
brushed speck of dust off his nicely
blaoked shoes.
The groceryman blushed and said he
did not mean to take any such advantage
Of his customers. He said it must have
been mistake of the boy that delivers
groceries.
Then you must hire the boy to make
mistakes, for it has been so every time
we have ordered sweets for five years, said
the boy. "And about green corn. You
have few ears stripped down to show
how nice and plump it is, and if we order
dozen ears there are only two that have
got any corn on at all, and pa and ma
gets them, and the rest of MS have TO chew
cobs. Do you hope to wear crown of
glory on that kind of corn ?'
20, such things will happen" said the
groceryman with laugh "But don't
let's talk about Heaven. Let's talk about
the other place. How's thinge over to
your house? And say. what's the matter
with you. You are all dressed up, and have
got clean shirt on, and your shoes
blacked, and noticed your pants are not
raveled ont so at the bottoms of the legs
behind. You are not in love are you?'
"Well, should smile" said the boy, as
he looked in small mirror on the coun-
ter, covered with fly specks. "A girl got
mashed on me, and ma says it is good for
boy who hasn't got no sister to be in
love with girl, and so l kind of tumbled
to myself, and she don't go nowhere with
out | go with her. | take her to dancing
school, and everywhere, and she loves me
like house fire. Say was You ever in
love Makes fellow feel queer, don't it?
Well, sir, the first time went home with
her l put my arm around her, and honest
it scared me. 1t was just like taking hold
of the handles Of electric battery and you
can't let go till the man turns the knob.
Honest, | was just as weak as a cat.
thought she had needles in her belt, and
was going TO take my arm away, but it
was just like it was glued on. / asked
her if she felt that way too, and she said
she used to, but it was nothing when you
got used 10 it. That made me mad. But
she is older than me, and knows more
about 1t. When was going to leave her
at the gate, she kissed me and that was
was worse than putting my arm around
her By gosh, I trembled all over lust
like had chills, but / was Just as warm
as toast. She wouldn't let go for much as
minute, and | was tired as though l had
been carrying coal up stairs. / didn't
want to go home at all but she said it
would be the best way for me to go home,
and come again the next day; and the
next morning / went to her house before
any of them were up, and her pa came
ont to let the cat in, and asked him what
time his girl got up, and he LATED and
said ! had got it bad, and that had bet
ter go home and not be pickle d until l got
ripe. Say, how much does it coet to get
married ?"
well, l should say you had got it bad"
said the groceryman, as he set out basket
of beets. "Your getting in love will be a
great thing for your pa though. You
won't have time to play any more jokes
on him."
"Oh, guess we can find time to keep
pa from feeling lonesome. Have you seen
him this morning You ought to have
seen MIN last night You see my chum's
pa has got setter dog stuffed. 1t is one
that died two years ago, and he thought
great deal Of it, and he had it stuffed for
a ornament. "Well, my chum and me
took the dog and put it on our front steps,
and took some cotton and fastened it 10
the dogs mouth so that it looked just like
froth, and we got behind the door and
waited for pa to come home from the
| theatre. When pa started to 90 up the