Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-22
LITTLE JoHNNY's VISIT.
The Baby's Finger=Marks and
What Comes of Them.

what AUIIlCS VI uCIIIs
IA lady received the following
reply from a neighbor in answer
to the question why she allowed
her children and husband to lit
ter up every room in the house,
and the sentiment will find lodg-
ment IN the heart of every home
loving person in the land. The
mark of the little muddy feet
upon the floor can be easier re-
moved than the stain when those
little feet go down into the high
way of evil. The print OF the
little fingers on the window pane
cannot shut out the sunshine half
so much as the shadow that
darkens the mothers heart over
the one who is but a name
through the coming years. And
of my John finds his home a re-
fuge from care and trouble, and
his greatest happiness within its
four walls, he can put his boots
on the rocking chair and hang
his coat on the floor every day in
the week. And if I can stand
it and he enjoys It, l cannot see
that it is anybody else's bust
ness.
l wish to call attention to the
last sentence in the above re-
print. The tastes OF people and
their feelings and regards are en-
titled to consideration. Little
John may be all right at home but
the kid that is allowed to put his
feet on the chairs at home will put
his feet on the dining table when
he is visiting-if he is not allow
ed entire freedom, there will be a
free-for-all entertainment, which
is generally very much enjoyed
by the hostess and the rest of the
family.
A few examples of little John
out on a visit; he is on the train
from California bound for the
Lewis and Clark Fair. First
half-hour out: Mamma, / want to
ride backwards, turn this seat
over Well, he keeps this up
until the two gentlemen in the
next seat exit themselves to the
smoker to get a little relief.
Then the proud mother to please
little John, turns the back of the
car seat so that two backs come
together. Little John loses nc
time in mounting them astride.
whooping and ;'hollering' like a
broncho buster entertaining ali
the people in the car. eff / car
stand it and. he enjoys it, it's no.
body else's business"
He is met at the train by hi:
cousins, who are awful1y glad tt
see him, and he is taken to the
house. Here, because he is no
allowed to turn on the lights, he
gives his first free-for-all enter
tainment, which includes song
and dance and a few acrobat,
feats. Next he is ushered ou
TO dinner, but by the time othe
people were ready to commenc,
the meal he had already stuffe'
himself to such degree that h,
had no room for anything. H
is seated at the table and is fur
nished cup of tea, but he want
water, then milk. Very sudden
ly he concludes that he wants n
dinner, which fact he make
known in his usual way.
He gets up from the table, goe
into the parlor, makes a train G
the furniture, with the regulatio,
cow-catcher. firing of this, b
gathers upa sofa cushion and pro
ceeds to demolish the train wit
very good success. He swing
the pillow over his head and ac
cidently knocks a cut-glass dis
off the side board. Oh! Their
was something doing mot
dull moment" but what of it
He was having fne time an
his mother "could stand it if
pleased him"
Little John makes another visi
and Locates grape vine which hs
altogether too many green grapes
he proceeds to pick a few-pre
baby ten pounds. The attentio
of his mother being called to th
matter, she remarks in his hea
ing, "There are quite a fe'
grapes left and they will gro
larger
Little John had been studyin
the matter, for shortly he remarl