The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-04

clumsy boy is TO be compared with t.
neat little girl would rather have a
girl any day. big or little. than a boy
''oh, everyone TO ms taste" said
Snaggs, Ioftiiy- BY the way. Brem-
ner. did l tell You what my boy said.
the other day, when took him TO have
his hair cutP"
No" said Bremner, ,enthusiastically
Tell il to as. Snaggs-"
Girls" put in Gregsby. don't have
To have their hair cut NV little girl
has the most beautiful head of golden
hair you ever saw You've seen IL,
SOmmers; everyone turns To look al
her when she " alks out with her
mother"
'-Humph." said Snaggs. with iil-con-
cealed contempt Il was saving that
/ took my boy to have his hair cut, and
II was the first time that he had ever
been IN a BARRIERS shop man was
being shaved and his face was all over
lather Without a word the boy drew
has hand from mine and bolted for
home, running So fast that / didn't
overtake him until he was at the door.
WHAT did you do that for, you Young
rascal?' | said
oh. papar he answered. if nv
face Il going To break out all like that
don't want Ia have NV hair cut Fun
ny, wasn't it? He thought the lather
was the result of the hair cutting. Hes
awfully quick at reasoning, that boy"
Well, II seems to me that he didn't
reason to a very correct conclusion
Now, my little girl was having a dress
fitted the other day, and she asked the
dressmaker where the dress orchard
was. She thought tha: dresses grew
on trees"
Il must confess that can't see much
reason about that" said Snaggs. spite
fully, If you are giving it as an in
stance of reasoning, as against what
my boy said of the man at the bar
ber's."
Reasoning" hotly replied Gregsby
Il never said anything about reason
ing 1t was poeticaL She said she
thought that dresses grew on trees, and
that ribbons were the blossoms She
told me so herself And then another
tune, she and her mother were con-
versing-"
You'll have to excuse me-" said
Snaggs rising. Il remember now tha
have an appointment at the club. /
forgot ii, Bremner, when promised to
come here with YOU"
''Oh. don't go vet" said Bremner:
tell us the story about what the boy
said To the organ grinder"
''Ah. yes" replied Snaggs eagerly,
apparently forgetting his appointment
in the joy of narration Mr.. Sommers
didn't hear that one, did he? Well, one
day an organ grinder stopped IN front
of our house
II don't wish to interrupt" put in
Gregsby, also rising, but / promised
Mrs Gregsbv that / would be home al
most directly 1 merely came over,
Summers. TO tell you that ! couldn't
stay o-night"
oh, well, cried Sommers and Brem-
ner, simultaneously rising and holding
ont their hands, IF you really must 90.
why You must, / suppose"
Il am very glad To have made your
acquaintance, Mr.. Gregsby," said
Bremner, as ne shook hands and
wished him good night, and he added:
Il wish You would come over some
night and see me. Ny friend, Mr..
Snaggs here, often rops in, and we Will
all get better acquainted"
And You, Mr. Snaggs, drop in and
see me" said Sommers; won will be
nearly always sure of meeting Gregsby
here Come in often and have a chat
have a lot of boys myself. and like
to hear about them"
THAT man Gregsby is blanked
idiot" said Snaggs to Bremner few
days after; and give you notice that
If he comes to your house. ! won't"
And as Gregsby said almost the same
thing to Sommers, let us hope that the
acid of one neutralizes the alkali of the
oIher--Robert Barr, in Detroit Free