Daily Republican., 1883-04-27
THE BAD BOYlN LOVE,

f Are you Christian 2" asked tn
: bal boy Of the groceryman az that gen
, tleman was placing vegetables out il
front Of the grocery one morning. =
"Well, hope so, answered the groce
ryman 81 try to do what is right
ana hope to wear the golden crow
when the time comes to close my
books" "Then how is 1t that you pu
out box of great big sweet potatoes
and when we order some and they
come to the table they are little bits OF
things no bigger than radish? De
you expect to 20 To heaven on sucl
small potatoes, when you use big ones
for sign ?" asked the boy, as he took
out silk handkerchief and brushed
a speck Of dust off his nicely blacke'l
shoes.
The grocer blushed and said he did
not mean to take any such advantage
of his customers. He said that it must
have been mistake of the boy that de-
livers groceries. "Then you must hire
the boy to make mistakes, for it has
been so every time that we have had
sweet potatoes for five years." said the
boy. "Ahd about green corn. You
have few eats stripped down to show
how nice and plump it is, and if we
order Il dozen ears there are only two
that have got any corn on at all, and
pa and ma gets them, and the rest Of
us have to chew cohs. DO you hope to
wear crown Of glory on that kind of
corn % "Oh, such things will happen"
said the grocelyman, with Il laugh.
But don't let 5 talk of heaven. Let's
talk about the other place. How's
things over to your house? And say,
what's the matter with you? You are
all dressed up, and have got "a clean
shirt on, and your shoes blacked, and
l notice your pants are not raveled ont
so at the bottom of the legs behind,
You are not in love, are you 2" "Well,
! should SMILE" said the boy, az 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 ! kind Of tumbled to it myself and
she don't 60 where without 60 with
her. take her to dancing school and
tveryw here, and she loves me like a
house atire Say, was you ever in
love > Makes fellow feel queer dom {
it? Well, sir, the first time | went
home with her | put my arm around
her, and, honest, il scared me. 1t was
like when you take hold Of the handles
OF '!cctrlc battery, and you can't let
90 until theman turns the kAob. Honest,
l was est 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
get used to it, That made me mad.
But she is older than me and knows
more about il.
When | was going to leave her ut the
gate she kissed me, and that was worse
han putting my arms around her. BY
gosh, ! trpmbled all over, just like |
had the ChillS, but was warm as toast.
She wouldn't let me 60 for much rs a
minute, and was as tired IN though |
lad been carrying coal up stairs.
lidn't want to 90 home al all, but she
said it would be the best way for me to
% home, and come again the next day
md the next morning | went to the
lousc before any of them were up, and !
Ter pa came out to let the cat in, and he !
atird and said had got it bad, and
hat had better 90 home and not be
,icked until got ripe Say, how much I
loeS it cost to get married -
"Well, should say yon had got it
,ad," said the groceryman as he set
mt basket of beetS. GLOW does >
'our pa like your being III love with
he girl? Does he seem to encourage
you in it?" son, yes. She was up
o our house to borrow some tea, and b