Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

PLAY ball, ne salo. over III Tue
lot with the fellers."
But, you know, dancing school be-
gins today" and his mother, sweetly
You must come in and get ready
She withdrew her head discreetly
in time to avoid being convicted OF
hearing her son respond. "Aw, rats
on dancing school! l amt going!"
Then Kendall sat down on the step
and bumped the railing with his bat
for several minutes. There was nc
further sound from the house and he
repeated his former remarks in loud
er tone: Jaw, rats on old dancing
school! / amt going this year."
Say, mother!" he shouted, beliig
erently. Il amt going to change my
clothes, anyway. These IS good
enough for old dancing school,"
There was no response.
Jaw, rats!" Kendall said once
more. 81 wish there hadn't never
been an old dancing school. Then
maybe ] wouldn't have to CO."
After relieving his mind by giving
the steps several much louder knocks
than before, he rose and went into the
house, kicking each step as he went
He draped himself about the banisters
and swung there noisily until the sound
of the maternal voice came to him
from the upper regions.
"Come up, Kendall, and begin dress
ing"
"Aw, don't want 10 go to old dane
ing school," Kendall reiterated. Ken
dalIs vocabulary was somewhat limit
ed. "say, mother, don't make me &c
this year Nobody but sissy boys &C
to dancing School"
There was no reply. Mrs. Boyd was
past mistress Of the art OF coercion
by silence.
well, anyway. I'm just going tc
wear my school clothes. I'll take my
pumps, but these clothes is good
enough"
Ciump! Clump! Clump!
"Say; mother" said voice from the
depths of kendalrs closet. Il don't
have to- wash my neck, do 7? Say
gee!" gave it a good wash this morn
ing. I amt going to wash it again
this afternoon"
! Sjlence.' -.
swell, anyway, amt going to wash
it,tonight, before go TO bed if have
to wash it this afternoon. l don't
see, what difference it makes. I'm
clean enough to go and dance with a
lot Of girls and lot Of sissy boys"
Splash. splash, splash, from the
bathroom.
Say, mother, I amt going to dance
with no girls this afternoon. Maybe
I'll! dance with the teacher, but l bet
T won't. dance with no girls. Girls
they make me ti5ed!"
Silence.
:"Say, mother, 1 don't have to put on
a. clean shirt, do 1? l don't see what
makes you want me to put on a SO
many clean things. Gee! bet dad'll
be mad when he sees how big the
laundry bill is
Silence.
Say, mother, this stockings got
hole in It." Can't wear the ones
1.haWe> on? Well, anyway, I bet If
do have to dance with the girls I'll
pinch their fingers 80 they won't want
to- dance with me again. Girls make
me awful tired!"'
.,"Say, mother my foot hurts me aw.
fir, Z bet my ankles sprained. Any.
vail bet it will be if I dance all
afternoon.
I'm going to wear my pumps over
sn ne hall and then I won't have to
change them after I get there. 1t
! makes me tired having to change my
arces a hundred times every day.
~Tcl?, anyway, I'm not going to change
.ha12 Then I come home. I'm going
e : ga my pumps. Well, anyway, II
don't year them home this time I'm
gong 10 the next time. Say, mother,
-Ton't have TO walk home with any
go, rill y"
80 son." replied Mrs. Boyd, COM
fcr.inglv, That's one thing l don't
consider absolutely necessary for
rcu- social salvation. The time will
scno soon enough when you'll want
2Caa! 7 bet it WON'T" said Kendall
TaT, mother, tie my necktie for me,
zor? Girls! I hate EN-! Gee!
.--ez. In grown up bet won't ever
= 2 dancing school or speak to a girl
= :1Tthing. Gee! Don't I wish l
~. 2rcyr up?
sa-. mother, honest, do ] have to
ge - 5ascips schoof7"