The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-11-11
THE SMALL BOY.
Something About a Very Need
full Institution.

himself and we like him.
The most beautiful sight in the world
ito parents) is the dear little fellow
when he has just donned his first pair
of trousers and stands with head 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 his
trousers lengthen and suspenders take
the place of the pretty shirt waists
when, according to some grumpy old
folks, he becomes considerable of a
nuisance and oftentimes terror.
The small boy Is the nearest APP.
proach 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
.ering off continually.
He wants to know everything and
the questions he asks puzzle the wisest
scholars to answer.
He is q curious mixture of contrari-
ness.
II there is anything he hates it is
water-when he is being washed-as
all mothers know who wrestlc with
him on such occasions.
Yet If he can find pond or canal
inside of ten miles he will revel in the
water and take his chances of drown
ing for the pleasure bath gives him.
lie is at times the LATEST of living
things--at other times the most indus
;trious.
II asked by his parents to weed the
garden, do an errand or any little
household chore, he Immediately is so
tired" and looks so mournful that in
pity for the delicate and overworlsed
little humbug he is allowed to slide out
of it.
Ten minutes afterwards he may be
found helping neighbours boy work
thrice rs hard or racing around the
bases in game of baseball. shouting
with joy and livelier than a cricket.
The small boy is always eating. The
only time he doesn't is when at the
table, for his appetite is then spoiled
for proper and nourishing food by his
frequent visits to the jam pantry or to
the fruit trees in his or somebody else's
garden. The greener the fruit the bet
ter he likes it and stomach aches IN
consequence have TO terror for him.
No one loves to tease more than he
as his sister knows to her sorrow, and
it seems to give him the intensest de-
light; yet, If he is leased he thinks he is
sdreadfully treated and makes an awful
time about it.
The collections of bric-a- brac that a
small boys pockets contain has ever
excited our wonder
When the. little chap is asleep and
his fond mother takes his tiny trousers
to put one or more patches on the
knees and seat she is always surprised
that such small garment should have
such great weight
And she can't understand it until she
happens to strike the pockets. Then
out come the curiosities one after an.
other and carefully they are laid out on
the table before her. At last the
pockets arc emptied, but not before the
explorer thinks they are, like magic
box, inexhaustible and endless.
She forgets about the needful patche.
for awhile to gaze at the queer array o.
treasures and wonder what On earth
they are good for and how the deal
child ever got them.
There's top and piece of string
fastened to big wooden button, jack
stones, marbles, knife without blades
nails, beans, wad of chewing gum
more string, bits of lead and tin, ;
whistle, cake crumbs, nuts, fishhooiS
she nearly got in her fingers, cigarette
pictures, bent pins which have been OIL
the railway track and run over, broker
bits of toys and tools, stones, a beal
shooter. leather sucker, q ball, piece
of looking glass and colored glasses
some putty, o tip cat rubber rings
postage stamps, a circus programme
peach pits, a cork float and lots of othe
things which only a boy knows tn,
names of.
When the patches are finished eacl
and every article is carefully REPLACED
in the pockets for the mother is wei
aware that if one was left out it woult
quickly be missed and no peace in tn
house until it was found
Next to seeing the small boy trudginl
TO school with books and slate unde
his arm we love to watch him at play
What energy and enthusiasm an