St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1883-03-24

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hurt you to be laughed at. Keep think
inc OF that The boy went to school
every day, and when he was laughed at
he said to himself: Laughing won't
hurt me- just as his mother had told
him-and studied his lessons and
learned good deal And one day the
teacher said to the other boys: why
do you laugh at that boy for his clothesp
You are no better for having good
clothes. Where did you get your
clothesp You did not make them your
selves. You did not earn the money
yourselves to buy them with. Some
body bought the cloth, and somebody
made them. and all you do is to put
them on and wear them out. "a voice:
That's SOP So you need not feel
proud of your clothes. Clothes do not
make anybody any better Some of
the girls and boys in that school were
very proud of their clothes, and when
they had on nice new things, they
would keep looking at them. and feeling
proud of them. That poor boys name
was Oliver, and | know little story
about him and some quite good clothes.
A woman that had a great deal OF
money, had a boy named Edward, and
one time when Edwards clothes grew
too small for him, she sent them to
Oliver mother, for Oliver. They were
summer clothes. The first time Oliver
nut on the trousers, he found a silver
pencil in one OF the pockets. Two
quite large boys were playing there,
and he said to them: .tWhy! here's
a pencil been left in! Edwards
pencils The boys said: mo!
your pencil! The trousers were given
to you, and everything in them is
YOURS He told them Edward 8
mother and Edward did not know the
pencil was there. They said: mo
matter. They will think it is lost. y
And one said that may be it was left in
on purpose for Oliver. Oliver said he
would go and ask. The boys told him
he was a cooty to go. And one OF them
said: ..sell it to me. I'll give you
forty cents for it, Then Oliver
jumped right up off the ground and
spoke very quick: ..Do you think I'll
cheat! [Applause. I'm going to ask
about it" Applause He went and
asked Edward if that pencil was meant
to be left ins and it was not meant to
be. Edwards grandfather gave it to
Edward, and he wanted to keep it al
ways; but he thought it was lost. They |
were summer clothes, and they were
put away with that pencil in a pocket
of them, and stayeda year put away.
Once had some m.ttens put away in
some winter clothes. Mittens are
clothes to wear on your hands, and hats
are clothes to wear on your head. Once
my aunt told me hat riddle. I will |
say it:
" Two poor little brothers they had but one
hat, |
And both wore the same one, can you guess
how was that?
Each boy have head? Oh, yes! each had a
head!
And both heads had one hat on, as just has
been said.
Their grandfather's? No! a boys hat made
Yet worn BY two heads! Can you guess how
twas done?
Did one boy stay in! No, nothing like
that!
Both went out together, and both wore the
hat.
Small heads2 No. indeed, sir! Their heads |
were not small;
You've not guessed my riddle. not guessed
it at al.
Til tell you the answer: The hat was of
As old an old hat, sir as you ever saw;
1t was torn round about, just under the |
band,
And left in two parts; do you quite UNDER
stand?
And when these small brothers walked forth |
in the town,
Why one wore the rim, and the other the
crown
Hrs. d. NJ. Diaz, IN Vide A,0ake.