The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-29
JUVENILE AMBITIONS,
Iealousies and Warnings That
Beset the Small Boy.
HIS MISERY AND TRlUMPHS.
The Things That Other Boys Had and
He Wanted and Couldn't Get-A Fat
Mans Memory Deeply Stirred by
Pair of Sleeve Protectors.

He Wanted and Couldn't Get-A Fat
Mans Memory Deeply Stirred by
Pair of Sleeve Protectors.
THE other day at poultry market
SAW a chicken butcher wearing Il
pair of those basket sleeve protectors,
and | stood and laughed like fool,
said the fat man First time I'd seen
a pair of basket sleeve protectors for
years. and 50 Just had 10 laugh Tell
you why When | WAS Il ike used
TO lock with wonder and awe Upon u
fellow who wore pail ef basket
sleeve protectors. considered that
fellow with a pair of those things was
al right. All right, plus some more.
They had a Kind of iauntS air
about 'cm that ! couldn't and can't de
fine. but il was there, and revcrcd
and reverenced EN- made up my
mind that if ever grew up and got
the price. me. too. Tor pair of those
basket sleeve projectors, no inatier
what sort Of work I'd happen TO tackle.
Queer dickenses boys. eli? Mem
Der those patent pencil attachments
that marllctmcn used Ia have may
have en- yci htched TO their aprons?
Well, thought those we're pretty nifty
things. too. and used To secretly
banker Ia own one Of 'cui. Made up
my mind that | would own one of 'cm.
loo. when | got to he II man. but some
how never seemed to want one
when | reached the shaving age.
Guess some Of my ambitions as Il
boy We're pretty crazy anyhow. was
50 jealous of the first hoy ever met
that could spit through his teeth N 4
mark and hit it that hated him. That
same boy pretty early In life got Il job
driving delivery wagon for Il grocery.
We'll, pretty soon after he got that Job
he WAS wearing n pair of those patent
elastic sleeve supporters. or holders. or
whatever you'd call 'em things with
- clutch At either end that pulled the
cuff back FROM the wrist. THIS boys
pair of those things We're pink elastic.
and how he used to ha,iul 'cm before
my eyes,
lie knew blamed well that th"sc
pink elastic sleeve supporters booked
finer to me than any star Of India OF
Victoria cross could possibly look. and
he knew besides that because | had
Il - to school and wasn't earning amy
thin. there wasn't Il possible chance
un earth for me 10 gel 4 pair like 'ein
and SO he just held EN- over rte aud
Nude nv life miserable Yet when
got Ia the wage earning age eevef
seemed le care at all for a pair Of pink
elastic sleeve supporters.
Another boy that hatcd had II
maroon eolored cardigan Jacket That
WAS before III" day of sweaters. This
hated boy wore the cardigan 5chet
beneath his regular outer coat and 80
he didn't have to wear amy oVereoat
Thai. | considered wds Il Gorgeous
blessing not 10 havc=to wear at over
coat Ia achool dcspiscd this hoy tor
having ii on me that way. AnNhpW,
his maroon colorcd cardigan jacket had
n couple of packets IN front that le
kept fun Of all kinds Of Junk some
times he even carried mice to ,4theol IN
'cm And that made my Indignation
all the greater the fact that he bad
those two tine covered NJ pockets 10 his
cardigan jacket
zone great Triumph did come 10 my
tike life. though. and that VAS the fact
TINT WAS the lhSt boy of my school L
own Il pair of copper tocd boots. Well.
Sprang the first pair rs say. II my
school, aud | guess | di,lnt break the
hearts Of all the other boys or nothin .
Hesides the copper toes. these boots
had red tops with 4 silver star and
crescent stamped on the ied tops. aud
that made the blow al The more fright
full To the other lads that had To STE
me stalking around Ia those boots.
After awhile though nearly all of the
other Youngsters showed up with cop
per toed boots and thus took the wind
out of my sails
I'VE never see boys wearing peaked
caps any more notice: don't mean
these diuky little cloth caps with peaks
10 EN-, hui regular soldiers caps with
glazed peaks First hoy that turned
lip IN our neighhorhood with one OF
those things on made II sensation. all
right This Same boy had got hold OF
carpenters pencil somewhere. and
he'd stick that carpenters pencil un
derncath his forage cap, with TIL,
shnlpened end projecting IN mighty
hlase way that certainly caused us I,
regard him ms sumo pumpkins. | was
always crazy for II carpenters pencil
when WAS n boy. but | never go'
hold of one never did have mucl
luck when was boy anyhow. My
folks We're too blamed respectable.
AS Il matter of fact Nou can believe
I, or not. hnt I'm telling you the trutl
They wouldn't lei me NJ the age 81
ten apply faii the ieh Of brakeman y,
passenger train That. | thought
WIS the finest ioh In the world brake
man on Il passenger train Just swing
Ing Il rcd lantern all the time. ant
wearing "a peaked cap mostly on The
left ear. aud The peak pushed back :,
as to show an oiled hang plasteret
down. and sittins on a wood box II
the smoker talking to fellcrs. and ear
rying pair of rel flags around every
where. and all that But the main M
peal of the b,ahcman's Job was thu
,,.ir af red lanterns.
"Oh. wei, that pair Of basket sleeN'
protectors that saw 1T the poutr,
market the either day certainly ear
ried me back Il long way. and VA
stlll laughing like 4 fool when stroH
cd away Charleston News and CO.
rier.