The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1883-01-02
The SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1888.
TUE BAD BOY IN LOVE.
His Vivid Description of How it
Felt, and How Badly he Had 1t.
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hope So" answered the grocery man
81 try to do what is right, and hope to
wear the golden crown when the time
comes 70 close nv hahks." "ThcG how
is ltthat you put ont box OF great big
sweet potatoes, an,, when we order some
and they come To the table, they are lit
Gle bits Of things, not bigger than q
radish? Do YOU expect 10 gn 10 HEAVIER
on such small Lo;aines, when you use
big ones iUr signf ?" asked the hoy, Bs
he took out q silk handkerchief and
brushed q srsck afsdHst of mis- nicely
hlseked shoes. Tho grocer. man hiush-
ed and said he 'li1 not moan II iske 9nv
such advautsge "f mis- customers. He
said il must have hceR a mistake oi The
boy that delivers groceries. Then you
mus, hire the boy 20 make mis- axes, for
II has been go every time We have had
sweet POTATOES for 6ve years." said the
hoy. "And about green corn You
have lev ears stripped do~n to show
how nice snd plump It is, and il We or
der dozen ears. there are only two
that have got any corn on st all, and pa
and ma gets them, and the rest OF US
have to chew cnhs. Do you hope TO
wear 8 crown otglerY on that kind Of
eornl' SO, such things will happen"
said the grocery man With laugh.
"But don't let's talk heaven, L'ts. lalk
about the other place fHow'as things
over to your bousef And say, was''s
the mstter xith youf You are all dres-
sed MP, and have got clean shirt on,
snd yous shees hiacked. end no.ice
your pants are not raveled out so at the
bottoms Of the legs behind. Ynu are
not in love. aro your" "Well, should
srnile." said the boz, as he looked in al
small mirror on the counter, coSeref
with d. speeks. "a girl got mashed
on me, and ma SAYS i ia good for boy
who hasn't got no sister, to be in love
With . girl, and 80 I kind Of tumbled TO
II. .nyselt, and she don't GO nowhere
without go with her take her to-
dancing school, and everywhere, and
che loves me like house afre Say,
Vas you ever 10 lovef Makes fellow
feel eneer, don'' III Well sir, the first
time vert home with Der. I put my
sfms sround her, and honest Il scared me q
It vas inst ike when you take hold OF
the hsndlts OF lectric battery. and you
cant let go until the man turns the knob.
Honest, was just as weak as a cat. ]
thought she hal NEEDLES in her belt, and
Vas going to take my 'arm away, bnt it
WAS Just like il was glued on. | asked
her II she felt that. way too. and she
said che used 10, but 1t Was nothing
When you got used to it. That made
rae mad. But she Is older than me and
Knows more sbout1,. When | vas .go-
Ing 10 leave her at The gate. she kissed
me, anil that was worse than putting my
arms around her. By gosh. { tremble'l
all over jqst like had the chills. but j
was Is warm as toast She wouldn't let
90 for much. as o minute, and was as
tired as though / had been ing coal
up stairs. ! didn't want 10 60 home
at allzbst she said I, would be the best
way FOR me to 60 home, ard come again
The next day: and the ss-x morning ]
went to her b"me before any Of them
we're up. and her pa came out 20 le, the
cat in. and asked him what time his
girl qol 90, and he lated and said bad
got il had, aud That ] had better GO
home ard mol be picked unu got ripe.
Say, how much does It cost to get mar
ried p "Well, ] should say you had
gat it bad" said the grocery man, as he
sci out basket OF beets. Your get
ting in love will he great thing for
Your pa. You won't have any time TO
plsy sny more jokes on him. 20, /
guess We can 6nd time to keen pa from
being laneaome. Have you seen him
this morDing2 Yau oush; to have seen
him les, night. You see, nv chuG 8
ps has gnf setter dog stuffed II ia
one al died two years ago, and he
thoughra great deal OF It, and he bal it
stuffed fer 50 ornament. Well, ny
chue and me tock the dog and put il,
on our front steps. aui took come cot
ton and fastened II 10 the dogs mouth
SO it looked just like froth. and we got
behind the dour and waited for ps to
come bone from the thea,er. When ps
started to come up the steps / growled,
and pa looked at the dog and said, mad
dog, by crimus, and be started down
the sidewalk. and nv chum bsrksd- jusi
ike dog. and "Kiyi'd" and growled
likea dog that gets licked. and you
eught TO see pa run. He went around
m the alley and was going to get in the
basement window. and my chum had 8
revolver With some blank cartridges, and
we went down.in the basement and when
pa vas try to open tue window, my
chum began to FIRE toward pa, Pa hol
lered that II was only him, and moi 9
: burglar, but after mr. chum fred tour
sbots pc run and climbed over the fence
and then we took the dog home and
stayed ~ith my caum all night, and this
morning ma said pa dias't get home I'll
four o'clock, and then $ policeman came
with him. and pa talked shout med
dogs. and being taken for 8 burglar and
xearly killed. and shs said she was afraid
Pc bsd tuok to drinking again, and she
ssked ne If | had heard any firing O
guns, and said no, and then she put {
wettowel OF pas head" "Yuu ough
10 be ashamed, said the grocery man
allow docs your pa Ike your being il
love with tie grip Does be seem L
encourage you in itf" "Ol, yes. ShG
was up to our house 10 borry some tea
sud pa palted her on The cheek ant
Rugged her, and said she was adear H.
lie daisy, and wanted ber to sit ON hi.
Rp, bot when wanted him o'give M
fity cents t. buy her some ice cream, h'
sBii that was all nonseDce. He said
.Look at.voEr ma. Eating ice cream
when she was eill, was what injured
her Reslth ior lile." ] askcl pa abon
it, aid she said pa reger laid out tel
GEMS FOR ice cream or any Injury TO
lef in all the Eve years be was spSrEin!
her. She says he took her t'a circu
once, but he got free tickets for carry ins
water to the elephant. She say S pa Wa
fighter than the bark to tree ] tel
yoI lis going TO be different with me
II there is snythipg that my girl want
she is goirg TO have it, if ! have 10 sci
ma's copper boiler to get the money
What is the use of having wealth fvol
hoard it up and don't erj1y h2 Thi
t.r,;l, nil, bo ynn nm different nIans af