Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-01-22

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to adopt either. Better, far better
climb in the second story Windows
when you are driven out of the house
and sneak off to bed, first offering
/ prayer that your step-mother',s har'
and cruel heart and hand may b
softened. In the morning when 80,
come down to breakfast, with a meel
and contrite spirit, and utter cheer.
"Good morning, mother" she vii
grab you by the ear and nearly pull
! it out by the roots, and plan ou
more work for you to execute in si'
hours than two hired men could per
form in o week. Boys, love you
step mother"
Early to bed and early to rise, y
is maxim invented by an old philos
opher for the especial benefit of boys
Gentle youth, when you hear your
mothers voice crawling quietly uE
stairs in the morning calling "John u
don't jump out of bed as if your life
depended upon beating the record in
getting to the. breakfast table. The
editor of a leading sanitary magazine
says it is very injurious to health to
spring suddenly out of bed upon get
ting awake. Turn over and prepare
for fresh snooze. Presently your
mothers voice will again ascend the
stairs, much more rapidly this time,
and in italics, and "Johnr" strikes
the tympanum of your ear just as you
begin to dream of a base ball match,
in winch you make three home runs
in the first inning. But don't get up.
1t is still early. The breakfast has
been waiting only half an hour. No
thoroughly independent boy responds
TO the second call.
But when your mothers voice
jumps from italics to capitals, with
an awful and threatening infection
and search warrant attachment, and
mounts the stairs four steps at time,
and penetrates every nook and Granny
and crevice of the house, from the
first floor to the attic, and stops the
clock with it's shrill "You John HEN
Rec! If you don't get up this IN
stant I'll fetch you'll" then it is time
to jump out of bed. 1t would be un-
healthy to linger for another nap.
Boys, always obey your mother when
she calls you the third time in voice
full of italics, small caps, capitals
and exclamation points.
Be kind to the aged, and never &c
Il mean act. When pleasant faced
old gentleman with the asthma and q
gold headed cane asks you to direct
HIM to certain locality send him Q
mile out of his way. Walking is
good exercise, imparting a glow Of
health to the wan cheek and wonder.
fully improving the appetite. And
the nice old man will give you some.
thing the NEXT time you meet him-ii
you don't climb over fence or dart
up an alley mighty quick.
Make yourself useful about the
house. Should you hear your fathe,
say that the lock on the front door
needs repairing surprise him witt
your mechanical ingenuity. Procure
a screw driver. remove the lock, and
with cold chisel pry among the
springs and things. Then replace it.
Even though you should not get il
on upside down your father will be
surprised. He will be surprised wher
he inserts his key to find that he can,
turn it one way or the other. Make
yourself useful about the house.
Our stock of advice is not half ex.
hausted. Another installment will
he gwen on receipt of a petition
signed by twenty-five reputable faith
ers-not necessarily for publication
hut as guarantee that our efforts tt
promote the welfare of youth ars
appreciated.
An Unfortunate Blunder.
A lady novelist iii England, being
at a loss for the names of her char