The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1915-11-04

1t Is q hot day, In rare truth, when
boys devote themselves principally to
conversation. and this day was that
hot
Their elders should beware such days.
Peril hoyers near when the fierceness
Of weather forces inaction and boys
In groups are quiet The more closely
volcanoes, western rivers, nitroglycerin
and boys are pent, the deadlier is their
action at the point of outbreak. Thus,
parents and guardians should look for
outrages Of the most singular violence
and Of the most peculiar nature during
the combining weather Of February and
August
The thing which befell upon this
broiling afternoon began to brew and
stew peacefully enough. All was in
nocence and languor; no one could have
foretold the eruption.
They were upon their great theme:
when l get to be q mani" Being hu-
man, though boys, they considered
their present estate too commonplace
to be dwelt upon. So, when the old
men gather, they. say: when was
boy" 1t really is the land Of now
adays that We never discover
when I'm a man." said Sam VIII
liams, I'm goin' to hire me a couple
Of colored walters to swing me in a
hammock and keep pourin' ice water
on me all day out O. those waterin'
cans they sprinkle flowers from. I'll
hire you for one of 'em. Herman"
mo; you ain goin' to-" said Herman
promptly. you ain no flowuh But
new min nat anyway. Ain nobody
goin' hiah me whens I'm man. Coin,
be my own boss. I'm go be railroad
manr'
you mean like superintendent. or
sumpthing like that, and sell tickets?"
asked Penrod.
"Sup'in-nv' min natl Sell ticket1
No sub! GO be po'tuh! My uncle
po'tuh right now. Solid COLE buttons
oh. OIL"
Generals get lot more buttons
than porters," said Penrod. Gen
erals
"Po'tuhs make the bes' uvin'," Her
man interrupted. "My uncle spen' mo-
money n any white man mis- town"
well, rather be general" said
Penrod, "or a senator, or sumpthing
like that"
Senators live in Washington" Mau
rice Levy contributed the Information.
II been there. washington amt so
much. Niagara falls is hundred
times as good as Washington. Sos
Tlantic City. I was there too. | been
everywhere there Is. T.
"well, anyway" said Sam Williams.
raising his voice in order to obtain the
floor. anyway, I'm goin' to lay in a
hammock all day and have ice water
sprinkled on top O. me. and I'm goin
to lay there all night, too. and the
next day. I'm goin' to lay there cou.
pie O. years maybe"
II bet you don'tr' exclaimed Maui
rice. "What'd you do in winterT'
"WhatY'
what you goin' to do when it's win
ter. out in a hammock with water
sprinkled OIL top O. you all day? l bet
you
"I'd stay right there" Sam declared.
with strong conviction, blinking rs he
looked out through the open doors at
the dazzling lawn and trees. trembling
in the heat "They couldn't sprinkle
too much for mer'
It'd make icicles all over you.
and
II wish it would" said Sam. "I'd eat
'em up."
And it'd snow on you
"Yayl I'd swaller 1t as fast as it'd
come down. wish / had barrel O.
snow right now. I wish this whole
barn was full of It l wish they
wasn't anything in the whole world
except Just good ole snow"
Penrod and Herman rose and went
out to the hydrant. where they drank
long and ardently. Sam was still talk
ing about snow when they returned.
"No. wouldn't just roll in It I'd
stick 1t all round inside my clo'es and
fill my hat. No, I'd freeze big pile
of 1t all hard. and I'd roll her out fat
and then I'd carry her down to some
ole tailor's and have him make me
suit out Of her. and
Cant you keep still about your ole
snow?" demanded Penrod petulantly.
Makes me so thirsty I can't keep still.
and I've drunk so much now I bet
bust. That ole hydrant waters mighty
near hot. anyway"
"I'm goin' to have a big store when
grow up." volunteered Maurice.
"Candy store?" asked Penrod.
mo. sir. I'll have candy in It, but
not to eat, so much It's goin' to be
department store-ladies' clothes, gen.
tlemen's clothes, neckties, china goods.
leather goods, nice lines In woolings
and lace goods"-
"Yay! l wouldn't give a Eve for
cent marble for your whole store" said
Sam. would you. Penrod?"
mot for ten Of 'em, not for million
Of 'em. I'm goin' to have
"WaitI" clamored Maurice. YOU'D
be foolish. because they'd be a toy de.
pertinent In my store where they'd be
a hundred marbles. So how much
would you think your FIVE for cent
marble counts forf And when I'm
keepin' my store I'm goin' to get mar
Red"
"Yayw shrieked Sam derisively.
Married! Listen! Penrod and Her.
man Joined In the howl Of contempt
"Certunly I'll get married." asserted
Maurice stoutly. 'I'll get married to
Marjorie Jones. She likes me awful
good. and I'm her beau"
what makes you think soY' inquir-
ed Penrod In a cryptic voice.
Because she's my beau, too" came