Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-07-13
WANTED TO TALK.
A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PAPA
AND HIS BOY.

A CONVERSATION BETWEEN A PAPA
AND HIS BOY.
Goodnight, papa" said the boy
going into his room
''Good-night" said the boys father
as he turned out the gas and got into
bed.
Are you tired, papa?" asked the boy
sympathetically.
Tired enough to go to sleep, any
way" said the father.
That's good" said the boy. cts 6
great thing to be so you can go to SLEEP
as quick as you get to bed, isn't it?"
Great indeed" answered the father
drowsily
What makes us go to sleep?"
why, because we are tired, l sup
pose" a little impatiently. Then with
thought of the sympathy, "Sleep i
necessary after the work of the day
docs COW sleep?''
Certainly"
COWS than men?''
VERY likely because they are more
timid. Women can't protect them.
selves as well as men,
'Girls are just the same. They run
and yell at every little thing. Pm glad
l am not girl, aren't your
Yes; l AIN glad you are not girl"
NO, L mean aren't you glad you are
not one."
Yes
If you were girl, you'd be my
mother, wouldn't your
Il suppose l would
well L am glad you are not, for then
you couldn't show me how to make a
kite"
DO you want a kite?"
Yes, but tomorrow will do Just as
well. Who made the first kites, papa?''
THE Chinese, fancy
THE men in China fly kites, don't
they?"
Ihere was no answer.
Don't they, papa?"
'Don't-er what was it?''
Don't the men in China fly kites?'
eyes,
Are there any laundries in China.
papa?"
II don't know; guess not"
well, how do the Cinnamon learn
how to wash?"
I'm sure don't know"
1.-The Chinaman down at the laundry
has got a fiddle. He can't play very
well. Did you ever try to learn to PLAY
on a fiddler"
mo"
II don't want to learn. I'd rather
learn to play banjo. Did the negroes
play on banjo first?"
Yes" desperately.
Who taught them how to make it?''
II don't know. l guess it came nat
urally.n
What makes them black?n
What, the banjos?"
NO, OF course not, the negroes
The coloring matter in their skin is
different from ours"
do they ever tan mems skin?n
Boys skin is sometimes tanned
with deep meaning.
."Oh, | don't mean that kind of tar
ming. That's strap oil, isn't it?''
II guess sou
whats hair oil made of ?'
Bears grease, I've read"
IF ! could kill bear when 90 ND
into the Adirondacks on my vacation 1
could get lot of hair oil, couldn't I?'
II suppose So"
viii | go the Friday school closes ?n
Il don't know"
"Oh, papa, want you to help me do
an example. This is the way it goes:
"OHuy Hou ulS ulUcn u1Ceen and |
two-thirds feet wide and two hundsed
and thirty yards long in two and three
fourths weeks, working nine hours a |
day; fifteen men dig a ditch twenty
three feet wide and two hundred and |
ninety rods long in three weeks work |
ing how many hours day.? How do
you do that?''
No answer.
How do you do that, papa?"
''Er-do what ~
do that example,"
What eXnmple?'
why, that one I've just told you. l |
don't believe you know word I've
been saying"
Eyes, | do; you We're telling about
that Chinaman playing fiddle"
christopher That was two or three
hours ago. We've talked about a lot
of things since"
Have we? Well, my son." said the
boys father, raising himself on his
elbow and looking through the dark
ness into the other room, tive won't
talk about any more tonight; we began
with sleep and guess we had better
end with that. Goodnight p
Goodnight p said the boy, "but I
wish you'd tell me where to begin with
hat example. ~. Y. Times.