St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1885-07-18
THAT BOY.
The Eager, Restless. Undaunted and IRE
pressible Small Boy Of the Period.

The Eager, Restless. Undaunted and IRE
pressible Small BOY Of the Period.
Has he crossed your busy pathway
chat visible incarnation of surcharged
energy and vitality; that human repre-
sentation of well developed cyclones
that concentrated essence of the free
iom and power of incipient manhood?
He wakes up in the morning with .
wild s.halloo," takes time by the fore-
lock with q determination that deiies
iefeat, goes to bed with bounce that
sets the springs to Gathering like mil
lion castinets and in five minutes is fast
asleep gathering new strength for the
antics of the morrow. He opens doors
with a rush and closes them with a
bang. or closes them not at all. leaving
them uuivering upon their trembling
hinges with the suddenness of the shock
dancing an impromptu jig upon the
slippery cellar doors to the imminent
peril of his spinal column and '.shies''
his hat at the chickens until that article
is reduced to hopeless and melancholy
state of demoralization. He scales
the fence when to enter by the
gate would be far more easy. and
climbs the pillars of the porch with a
reckless disregard for paint and patches.
He gets up a perfect system of ventila-
ton in the knees and seat of his knicker-
bockers-sows broadcast daily crop OF
buttons, and keeps up state OF per-
petual divorcement between his upper
and neither garments. He stretches
twine from every door knob and picture
cord and when commanded to desist,
leaves little exasperating ends and loops
dangling from every point. He ties
paper upon the Kittens feet and goes
wild with uproarious glee at her frant C
efforts to ssunshoe'' herself. He asks
questions until he resolves himself into
a perpetual active Interrogation point.
responding to each reply with a satisfied
..Ohr' that is volume of express on in
itself and revelation to its listeners.
He blacks his shoes in the family ash
pile or the dust upon the beaten high
way, and adds to their polish by a
generous sprinkling at the family
pump. When reminded that cleanli-
ness is next to godliness. he dips
his small brown hands into the
water, deposits the soil stains upon
the clean end of the towel and with a
hearty rub at his rosy freckled cheeks is
off and away without a moments warm
ing. He goes "a fishing" the long day.
though coming home at nightfall with
tired feet and empty stomach. dllapi-
ttatrd wardrobe and one forlorn little
'.minny' as the result of a whole DAYS
sport He is the possessor of quench-
less appetite. ever ready to interview
the cookie jar always wondering 'what
there is good to eat," and prowling
around the pantry in search of what he
NAV devour. The school bell rings and
he dashes away to school, with hair un-
| combed. his face unwashed and multi
tndinous cat hairs clinging to his gar
ments. He is sincerely repentant for
discovered faults, promises hearty
amendment, and in the twinkling of an
eve the promise is forgotten, it passetf
away like tale that is told or a flower
cut down at noon tide. Eager. restless
| and undaunted he dashes on his merry
way. compelling one to perpetual won
der if the cares and dignities of life viii
ever sober his joyous face. slacken his
bounding step. or write their story il
wrinkles on his brow.-Brdndon Times