The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-01-05
''Have you chiIdren?" asked Snaggs,

weather in the least"
II shouldn't say children" replied
Gregsby. Il have one little girl, and
she is only 5 years old, but wonderfully
knowing for her age, and this weather
is so bad that she misses her walk with
her We never trust her with
out a nurse, you know
81 was saying" broke in Snaggs,
that I have a little boy myself. He is
!, and he goes out in all sorts of wealth
er. l don t believe in coddling children.
And that reminds NE of a clever thing
he said to me this morning. He always
comes a little piece Of the way with me
when l start fo- the Office. He
"Ah, yes, interrupted Gre2sby, "but
girls are delicate little creatures and
have to be taken care Of
"Quite SO, agreed .Snaggs. Il admit
that there are disadvantages about girls
that boys are quite free from"
"Disadvantagesr' cried Gregsby.
"You don't mean to say that a great
clumsy boy is to be compared with a
neat little girl? would rather have a
girl any day, big or little, than a boy
"Oh, every one to his taste" said
Snaggs loftily. by the way, Bremner,
did I tell you what my boy said the
other day when l took him to have his
hair cut?"
NO." said Bremner enthusiastical-
ly. Tell it to us, Snaggs."
Girls put in Gregsby, don't have
to have Nseir hair cut My little girl
has lie moss beautiful of golden hair
-saw. You've seen it. Sommers.
ou eve. -,s to look at her when she
walks out with her L. .;t ~
"Humph!'' said Snaggss, "1'a L!
concealed contempt. Twas saying ."at
! took my boy to have his hair cut, and
it was the first time that he had ever
been to a barber's shop. A man was be-
ing shaved, and his face was all over
lather. Without a word the boy drew
his hands from mine and bolted fol
home, running SO fast that I didn't over
take him until he was at the door.
What did do that fer, you young
~rascai1' I said.
"'Oh, papa,' he answered, If my
face is going 70 break out like that, l
don't want to have my hair cut Fun
ny, wasn't it? He thought the lather
was the result of the hair cutting. He's
awfully quick at reasoning, that boy"
"Well it 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 that dresses grew on
trees"
II must confess that I can't see much
reason about that" said Snaggs spite
fully, "if you are giving it as an in
stance Of reasoning against what my
boy said of the man at the barber's."
"~Reasoning?' hotly replied Gregsby.
II never said anything about reasoning.
1t was poetical. She thought dresses
grew on trees, and that ribbons were
the blossoms. She told me SO herself.
And then another time she and her
mother were conversing''--
You'll have to excuse me, said
Snaggs, rising. II remember now that
l have an appointment at the club.
forgot it, Bremner, when 1 promised to
come here with you"
! "Oh, don't go yet" said Bremner.
"Te]l us that story about what the boy
said to the organ grinder"
"Ah, yes" said Snaggs eagerly, ap-
parently forgetting his appointment il
+, the Joy of narration. "Mr. Sommers
J didn't hear that one, did he? Well, ono
day an organ grinder stopped in front
of ur house.
II don't wish to interrupt" put in
Gregsby, also rising. but I promised
Mrs. Gregsby that / would be home al.
most directly. l merely came over,
Sommers to tell you that I could not
stay tonight"
''Oh, WELL" cried Sommers and
Bremner simultaneously. rising and
holding out their hands, '"if you really
must 60, why, you must, 1 suppose"
II am very glad to have made your
acquaintance, Mr.. Gregsby," said
Bremner as he shook hands and wished
him good night, and he added: II wish
you would come over some night and
see NE. My friend Mr.. Snaggs here
often pops in, and we will all get better
acquainted.
"And,you, Mr.. Snaggs, drop in and
see me- said Sommers. "You will be
nearly always sure of meeting Gregsby
here. Come in often and have q chat.
l have a lot Of boys myself, and I like
to hear about Them"
THAT man Gregsby is a BANKED
idiot, " said Snaggs to Bremner a few
days after, land / give you notice thai
if he comes To xnnr hn1sa I won,t -