The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-12-03

bili wye.
IL 4 were - boy again, end0w.
with the same wild raKsiOn II
pluckIng watermelOns in the daS
Of the moon, 1 would no doubt IN
a victim so that overmasteriUg IN
sion as | did before, but looking 1
u as | do now, l would be wise
Boys can not, however, have th
mature judgment of manhood will
out the experience and the rhenms
tism that 90 with it. So it is bel
ter that ia our childhood we ma
De able TO eat q raw turnip witt
safety, and know something late
OH in life.
1 notice . great change In mysel
while comparing my present condi
ton with that of joyous boyhood
Then l had no sense, but / had 4
good digestion. Now / haven't
even the digestion.
The hurrying years have cavort.
81 over my sunny head till they
have worn it smooth, but they have
LETT a good deal yet for me to learn.
am still engaged iu learning dur.
ing The day and putting arnica on
my experience ar night.
Childhood is said to be The mOet
gladstone period in u lives, and
IN some respects this statement
may be regarded as reliable, but it
Is not all joy. | have had Just as
much fun in later years as | did in
boyhood, though the people With
whom | have been thrown in con.
tact claim that their experience has
been different. / hope they do
not mean anything personal by
that.
LIDO sometimes wish that | couId
De a boy again, butI smother that
us on account of nv parents.
what they need most is rest and
mango OF scene. They still! enjoy
;hlldren, but they would like =
'hance 10 select the children With
whom they associate.
Ny parents were blessed with
DrIsht-eyed aud beautiful little
three OF whom grew MP aud
y lnat means became adults. 1
M IN That condition myself. |
.as the eldest of The family with
exception of my pareuta. lam
llli that way. My early life was
Atoet tempeStuous iiu places, occa.
lohally Hecked with sunshine. bnt
lore frequently with retributiou. |
as hot d very good roadster hen
Onhs, and SO retribution was most
ways just in the act of OVERLAP.
y me. While outraged Justice
as getting in its work on me the
.hef boys escaped through a small
lerture III the fence.
1his 10 another reason why / do
yearn to be a boy again.
"nen We ran away from school
catch chubs, and when We built
IRE 10 cook them and The fire got
to The the tall dry grass and burn.
four miles OF fence aud sixteen
OF hay for . gentleman for
ION L had IA high regard, and
BACK to put out the fire, tue
ner boys escaped and have so re.
iInetl ever since,
ana just retlibution has never
q any difficulty in Ovrrtaking me
U walking up aud down over my
" = u party OF us bad engaged
gathering Easter eggs in the harnl
a gentleman who was away from
ne at the time, and be returned
! as we bad filled our pockets
U The choicest vintage of his
Kissed hens, the other bots
aped while l was occupying the
antionssof the dog, and | had to
e out the second story OF the
d. Ii is still fresh in my mind
write. | wore my fathers vest
hat Tine, aud it was larger than
necessary. My father was
'er than | At that time, for l was
nine years of age aud had not
ed al my full stature. In slid.
the batten | discovered
Tue upper end of it was loose
that nay flowing rest had slim.
1t, 80 that whea got down
lt four feet | hung with the
d Outtoned inside my bosom
the scrambled egg oozing ont
nickerbOckers.
batten bad spIung back
INST the barn in such a wav as
event my unbuttoniDg my vest, -
Whlle hung there on the side of
Oarn IKE a coon skin, the pro.
or came around and accused
Oh prematurely gathering his -
had heard truth very highly
en- Oh by people who had dab.
10 II more or less, aud 30 | re.
u to try it 10 this instance.
admitted that such was the
aud it was the best thing 1 -
nave dOne, for the man said
lad Oeeu 80 frank with him he
l take iue down as 500 as lie -
lis other work done, and be
8 good as his word. After he
mixed pine COWS and fed nine
he came around with a lad.
took me down. He also
.ed me aud set the dog on f
but l did not mind that, for
accustomed to it. To hang
9 side of u barn, however,
autumn leaf, trying to
holes in the atmosphere, is ~