The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-04-16

The Boy Wanted to Talk.
"Good-nigLt, papa" SAID the boy go
ing into his room.
''Good-niglt. said the boys father,
as he turned cut the gas and got into
bed.
Are YOU tired, pap."' asked the boy,
s. alphabetically.
Tired enough 20 grio sleep, ANY way, -
said the father
That's good. said the boy Us a
great thing to be 50 you o,n 90 to sleep
as qaick as you.get to bed, isn't iI?'
"Great, indeed' answered the father,
DIR wsiy.
What makes US 90 10 Sleep
"Why, becauee we are tired, suppose
little impatiently, Then with "a thought
of the sympathy. ''sleeh is necessary
after the work of the day.
Does IA COW sieel?'
Certainly"
what makes women more afraid O;
COWS tndu mel
Very likely because they aro more
tind. Women eau protect Themselves
as well as men"
Girls are just the s~me. Tney run
aud yell at every little thing I'm GLAD |
am not girl aren't you?'
Yes; Pm gi,d you are not a sirI
,g\T 4 / 4
not one"
Yes"
IF you were gill you d be my mother
wouldn't you?"
Il suppose l would,
well, I'm glad you are not, for then
you couldn't show me how to make a
kite"
"Do you want q kite"'
"Yes, but tomorrow will 90 Just as
well. Who de the first kites, papa?'
"rhe Chinese, | fancy
"Tre men in China fly kites, don, t
they?"
There Was no answer.
Don't they, papa?"
"Don't-er what was it?"
Don't the men in China fig kites?''
"Ges."
Are there any lauudries in China,
papa?"
II don't know; | guess not d."
"WeII, how do the Cinnamon learn
how to wash?''
I'm sure | don't know"
The Chinaman down at the laundry
has got fiddle. He can't play verg
well. DID you try 10 learn to play Oh a
fddle?'
No.
II doa't want TO Learn. I'd rather
learn to play Il baujo. Did the negroes
pay on Il banjD first ~
Yes" desperately.
"Who taught them how TO make it?'
II don't know. guess it came natur.
ally
"What makes them black"
"What, the banjos?'
NO, VI CDuIS6 uDt, bIc lG8IDSS
"The colorIng matter in their skin is
different from ours"
DO they ever tan meas sklr?"
Boys skin Is sometimes tanned,
with deep meaning.
"Oh, don mean that kind OF tanning
That's strap oil, isn't it?'
81 guess SO.
''Nhat's hair oil made oi?'
Bears grease, I've read"
al | could kill bear when 90 up
into the Adroudacks on my vacation |
could get lot of hair oil, couldn't I?''
Il suppose So"
"Wll 60 the Friday school closes?
Il don't know"
"O1, papa, | want you to help me do
an example. This is the way it goes;
Twenty men dig "a ditch 253 feet wide
and 230 yards long in p weeks, working
9 hours day; Is men dig ditch % feet
wide and 300 rods long in 3 weeks, work
ing how many hours day?' How do
you do that?'
No answer.
How do you do that, papa?'
Edo what?'
"Do that example"
"What example,"
"Why, that one I've just told you |
don't believe you know a word I've been
saying"
eyes, do; you were telling about
that Chinaman playing fiddIe''
"Christopher! That was two or three
hours ago. We've talked about lot OF
things since
"Have we? Well, my son,' said the
boy father, raising himself on his elbow
and looking through the d,rkneSS into
the other room, I've wOr'C talk about it
any more TO night; we began with sleep
aid guess we had better end with that.
Coed night!
Good night! said the boy, but | wish
you'd tell me where to begin with that
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