The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-06-19
THE BAD BOY In LOVE.

"
care you a Christian ~ asked
the bad boy of the groceryman, as
that gentlemen was placing vege-
bles out in front of the grocery one
morning.
dwell, l hope So" answered the
grocery man ~ try to do what is
right, and hope TO wear the golden
crown when the time comes to close
my books"
'aThen how is it that you put out
a box of great big sweet potatoes,
and when we order some and they
go to the table, they arc little bits
of things, no bigger than rad
dish Do you expect to get to heav-
en- on such small potatoes, when
you use big oues for a sign y asked
the boy as he took out silk hand
kerchief and brushed speck of
dirt off from his nicely blacked
shoes.
The sroceryman blushed and said
he did not mean to take tue dd-
vantage OF his customers. He said
it must have been mistake of tue
boy who delivers groceries.
''Ihen you must hire the boy to
make mistakes, for it has been so
every time we have had sweet pO-
tatoeS for five years." said the boy.
"And about green corn. You
have a few ears stripped down to
show how nice and plump it is, and
ii we order a dozen cars there are
only two that have got any corn on
'em at all, and ma and pa gets them,
and the rest Of us have to chew
cobs. Do you hope TO wear a crown
of glory on that kind of corn 7"
ooh, such things will happen,'
said the grOcerynan with laugh,
"but don't let's talk about heaven.
Let's talk about the other place.
How's things over to your house {
And say, what's the matter with
your You are all dressed mp, and
your shoes blacked and | notice
your pants are not raveled out so
at the bottom of the legs behind.
You are not iu love are you I"
"Well, should smile," said the
boy, as he looked in mirror on
the counter, covered with fly specks.
GA girl got mashed on me, and ma
says it is good for boy who hasn't
got no sister to be in love with a
girl, and so l kinder tumbled to my
self and she don't go no where
without / go with her. l take her
to dancing school and everywhere,
and she loves me like house atire.
Say, was you ever in lovel Makes
a fellow feel queer, don't iti Well,
sir, the first time l went home with
her put my arm around her, aud
honest it scared me. 1t was just
like when you take hold of the
handles Of an 1ectric battery, and
you can't let go till the man turns
the knob. Honest, 1 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. l asked
her il she felt that way too, and she
said she used to, but it was moth
ing when yeu got used 10 it. That
made me mad. But she Is older
than me and knows more about it.
When L was going to leave her at
the gate she kissed me, and that was
worse than putting my arm around
her. BY gosh, l trimbled all over
just like l had chills, but was as
toast. She wouldn't let go for
much as a minute, and l was as
tired as though / had been carrying
coal up stairs. 1 didn't want to 90
home at all, but she said it would
be the best way for me to 60 home,
aud come again the next day, and
the next morning / went to her
house before any of them we're up,
and her pa came out to let the cat
in, and l asked him what time his
girl got up, aud he LATED aud said
| had got it bad, aud that / had
better 60 home aud not be picked
till 1 got ripe. Say, hoE much
does It cost TO get married ~
"Well, I:shoUld say you have got
it bad, said the grOceryman as he
set out q basket Of beets. nYour
getting in love will be a great thing
for your pa. You won't have.time |
to play any more Jokes on him.
"Oh, I guess we can find time to |
keep pa from being lonesome.
Have YOU seen bin this morning : J