Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-11-14
THE SHALL BOY.
Something About a Very Need
full Institution.

The small boy is an INSTITUTION IN
himself and we like him. >,
The most beautiful sight in the world
| TO parents) is the dear little 1ello"
| when he has just donned his hrst par
] of trousers and stands with hcad erect
and both chubby fists thrust deep IN
his pockets, looking proud and happy
and too sweet for anything.
| And his charms grow apace until MS
trousers lcngthen and suspcnders take
the place of the pretty shirt waists
when, according to some grumpy Ola
folks. he becomes considerable OF
nuisance and oftcntimes terror:
The small boy is the nearest ap-
nroach to perpetual motion" than we
| are likely ever to see.
he is never still or at rest Even
when asleep he is kicking the bed COW
cring off continually.
. He wants to know everything ana
the questions he asks puzzle the wisest
| scholars to- answer.
Ue is n Curious mixture Of contrnrl-
Z ness ;. :.
II there is anything he hates it is
,xater-when he is being washcd-as
all mothers know who wrestlc with
him on such occasions.
Vet if he can find pond or canal
inside of ten miles he will revel in the
|
inr for the pleasure a bath gives hlm.
o;s at times the LATEST of living
n .h;n,s-at other times the most indus
ID trious.
If asked by his parents to weed tnt
Garden. do an crrand or any littls
household chorc, he INN diately IS st
.tired' and looks so mourn1ul INA. 1,
pity for the delicate and overWorhe.
little humbug he is allowed to slide o"'
Of it. >,
Ten minutes afterwards he may o.
. found helping neighbor's boy "or
tbrice as hard or racing around tn
bases in a game of baseball shontln
with ioy and liveler than cricket.
The small boy is always eating.
only time he doesn't is when at tn
table. for his appetite is then spolie
for proper and nourishing food by n
frequent visits to the jam pantry OF
=, the fruit trees in his or some BODY eisc
d Garden. The greener the fruit the be
IN ter he likes it and stomach aches
consequence have TO terror for INN.
No one loves to tease more thah he-
as his sister knows to her sorrow, al
it seems to give him the lntenscsI
LIGHT: vet, If he is teased he thinks nc
5rcadfullv treated and makes an awt
time about it.
The collections of bric-a- brac that
small boys pockets contain has CIV
excited our wonder.
~ When the little chap is asleep Il
N his fond mother takes his tiny trous.
y 10 mt one or more patches on I
knees and seat she is always surprls
~ that such a small garment should n"
such a great weight. -,
And She can't understand 1T until
happens to strike the pockets. Al
| 81, r,,rinSitipS after
other and carefully they are LAID out
the table before her. At last
rockets are enpticd, but not before
W. eyplorer thinks they are, like ma
box. inexhaustiblc and endless.
She forcets about the nccdful pate
for awhile 10 gaze at the queer afra.
treasures and wonder what on ca
thcv are good for and how the q
elJ. child ever got them.
There's top and piece OF str
fastened to a big wooden button ia
stones. marbles, knife without bla'
nails. beans, wad of chewing E
NOR, string. bits of lead and til
whistle cake crumbs, nuts, hShhr
Fooda she nearly got in her fingers, cigar
pictures, bent pins which nave oee'
the railway track and run over, oro
bits of TOYS and tools, stones, l
shooter, q leather sucker, ball, pl
of looking glass and colored Gia:
ssas some putty, tip cat, rubber II
.EESA, postage stamps, p circus program
peach pits. u cors float aEid lots OF
things which only boy KNOWS
names of.
When the p4 tches are finished
,nd every arti lie is carefully repl
in the pockets for the mother is
yIDc aware that il one was Left out 1t w
EAieG quickly be missed and no peace IN
house until it was found
Ncxtto seeing the small boy trno
TO school with books and slate I
nj ai | mis- arm we love to watch him at