Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-28
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III were a boy again, epdov.,
same wild passion for pluck, ms
melons in the dark of the hon, ''s
no doubt fall a victim to tina, or. x
ing passion rs did before; I'm, ms,
it as do now, would I've u;s.,
cannot however, have the ma,u, =
ment Of manhood without the s,
and the rheumatism that 90 With !,
Is better that in our chlldhooJ w. r." n
able to eat a raw turnip with ST. --l
know something later on in M, I
notice great change in mys.,,
comparing my present condition ~, y
OF joyous boyhood. Then b,J N u
but | had good digestion. Now w
even the digestion. AA'7
The hurrying years have ,.,yo-
my sunny head till they h,,s 90
smooth, but they have lett r..i s T'
for me to learn. | am sui rn,.~e va Z
learning during the day and pu,,,n-
on my experience al night "aa
Childhood is said Ia L. N. a.,
some period in our lives. and IN "a -
spects this statement may hr r., ,'lF =
reliable, but IL is not all ,oy. -
Just rs much fun in later lrlr> 4, -
boyhood, though the Iscplr WITH 80 ~
have been thrown IN cnnr.r, -.
their experience has been dl.lrnp, f. i
they do not mean ANYTHING r..rs,,'.I
that.
do sometimes wish that lcnp'5l...
again, hut ! smother that W,>h,r...
OF my parents, What the, nc,i >.
rest and change Of >rnc. They 81
JOY children, but they would HE
10 select the children with " hum a.,
sociate.
My parents wcIc hl,>t with f,, 10
eyed and beautiful htl'r bows. H.,
whom grew up and 10y that mean, L..
adults. | am in that condition my,,.
was the eldest OF the family with a..
ception fmy parents am >,ll. lh,,r-
My early life was rather ,,m,.>,g,r,
places, occasionally tlccA,d With ,ar,t
but more frequently with ntrihu,tg
WAS not "A very good roadster shrn r.....
and so rctributIon MAS Most alus,. =
IN the act of oyertaklng me. VIII.
ragged justice WAS getting IN ITS ~cr. b,
me, the other boys escaped thnugh,s
aperture in the irncr
That is another reason why | ja ,.
yearn 10 be a hoy again
When We ran away from schanl 10 e., T,
clubs and when VIC built tie 10 -.s
them and the fire got into the AL ..
grass and burned tour mile, ui irup,
sixteen tons of hay Tor grulirmas
whom | had a high regard and u.r
back 10 put Nut the ire the other ,.., q.
capped and have ~ remained ever ,Iu0
A Just rtrihution has never ht a.
difficulty III oycrtaklng me and VA +.
up and down over my wi~hhuur
Whcira party of us had horu cuggy q
gathering Easter eggs M the hSruolagr..
man who WAS away irum home At ih, l.,
and he returned Just ~ We had nIir .
pockets with the choio>t vintage g. 10
snn-kiSsed hens, the other l"y, cSa.s.
while was occupying the attention o. ~
dog, and | had 10 slide ont the ,ronuI .'rr
of the barn. IL IL still ln>h IN my Hr.
~ | write. ] wore my Aihus 49, 4
that time and il was larger than va, Gov.
sary. My father WAS Larger than | al a
time, for | was only . YEAR "i AZ anh r.
not arrived at my full stature. In '.a.,
down the battcn discovered that Nh, o.
per end of IT was loor and that ms drrU
vest had slipped over IT, ~ that N@r .
down about four feet hung VITA %
board buttoncd inside my h">oiu ara %
scrambled eggs oozing out oI my In"'
bockrrs.
The battcn had sprung ha'h azAln,' Oh
barn in such way ~ 1" prevent Do, "
buttoning my vest, and "hll' bang VI.
on the side of the harm like ounn 'slb 81
proprietor came around and auls' Doe
prcnaturcly gathering III, cgle.
lhad heard truth very highly 'I".'l
by people who had dabhlcd m u mon .
less, and ~ ! resolved Ia try iIU 'w' .
stance. 80 admitted that such W. q
ca q, and it was ia" best thing "'n'd 70
done, for the man sad - had l'''
frank with him he would ilA' m' a''7
soon ~ he got his other work d"n' .
he was rs good ~ hi w"rl. hl" b. b
MIXED nine cows and i'd nine 7''"
came round with a ladder and i"'' %
down. lie also spanked me- asa - .
dog on me-, but did moi mini tn'. "
was accustomed to il. T"mnf "h 10 o.
of a barn. however, lk" an 'n'nm ..
trying Ia kick large holes 10 h'''"".i"
il diSlgrcrablc.
This incident cast a gloom Over nay
life. II has also rrrnnrllod 10 '"'" DO
decree that can never h' = '"i 't'.I
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