The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1885-07-09
THAT BOY.
The Eager, Restless, Undaunted and IRE.
pressible Small Boy of the Period.

Ehe Eager, Restless, Undaunted and Irres
presstble Small Boy of the Period.
Has he crossed your busy pathway
that visible incarnation of surcharged
Energy and vitality; that human repre-
sentation of well developed cyclone;
that concentrated essence of the free
dom and power of ineipient manhood
He wakes up in the morning with a
wild 'halloo," takes time by the FORE
lock with determination that defies
defeat, 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 rush and closes them with a
bang, or closes them not at ALL leaving
them quivering 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 She's
his hat at the chickens until that article
is reduced to hopeless and melancholy
state of decentralization. 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 enforcement 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 ''unshoe" herself He asks
questions until he resolves himself into
perpetual active interrogation point,
responding to each reply with satisfied
'Ohr' that is a volume of express on in
itself and a 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 il
off and away without q moments warn
ing. He goes ''a fishing" the long day,
though coming home at nightfall with
tired feet and empty stomach, dilapi-
dated wardrobe and one forlorn little
s'minny'' as the result of whole days.
sport. He is the possessor of a 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
| may deYour. The school bell rings and
he dashes away to school, with hair un-
| eombed, his face unwashed and multi
tudinous cat hairs clinging to his gar
ments. He is sincerely repentant for
discovered faults, promises hearty
amendment, and in the twinkling of an
eye the promise is forgotten, it passeth
away like tale that is told or 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 will
ever sober his joyous face, slacken his
bounding step. or write their story in
wrinkles on his brow. Brandon Times.