The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-04-14
IAN LAWFUL" BOY.

One day Josephine went to her
mother with this complaint: Mother,
Gabriel is getting to talk and act
awfully smarty like" Her eyes were
very big as she spoke.
Mrs. Miller looked up inquiringly.
Getting smart, is he?" She smiled
at the little girls expression of pro-
found gravity.
well, what has Gabriel been doing
or saying?" she asked
The children had been doing some
marketing. Gabriel stood and grinned
as he listened to his sisters accusa-
tions.
We'll, when we went for the
meat" continued the little girl, The
said to the man, I want ten cents
worth of dog. Do you get me?' Just
like that"
And that wasn't all" she went on.
THE man was cross-eyed and when
he turned his back Gabriel made his
eyes go crooked and l got scared
that he wouldn't get them straight
before the butcher turned round
again. She looked shocked.
Here's the way | did, attested
Gabriel, and he started to give an ex'
hibition of facial contortions but was
speedily halted by his mother.
'You mustn't do that, Gabriel. You
will injure your eyes.
Eyes, and if they stuck and you
couldn't get them back, said 10
sephine, who always imagined dire
calamities, what would you dO?'
I'D eat my hat" exclaimed Gabriel
''or maybe open a key of nails" And
he laughed noisily.
Josephine had to smile at his funny
talk. Mother, listen to him. and
she turned to Mrs. Miller, who was
amused at her sons facetious mood
Doesn't he talk cTazy?'
But I'm not as foolish as | look,
sang Gabriel, and his mother and
sister laughed as the song continued.
After that he announced his Intention
of going out to look at his garden.
He and Josephine had planted onions
and lettuce, and they were just be-
ginning to come up
Josephine followed her brother out
to take a look, too. They were deep
ly interested in the garden beds be-
cause Of the fact that they had
planted the vegetables themselves.
They noticed today that they were
growing rapidly. Soon they would be
eating them at their meals.
Say, won't we have a good strong
BREATH" said Gabriel, when once we
get busy at the onions. Folks will be
nicknaming us Onions, you and me,
won't they, Jo?'
'Just for a joke as he explained,
the lad arose bright and early one
morning, and soon had all the onions
and lettuce pulled. Then he took
them to a grocery store and quickly
disposed of his crop.
At first Josephine was rather dis
pleased over the vanished supply OF
vegetables, but was Modified by re.
ce1vlng One-half the proceeds from
the sale with the announcement that
they'd have some money to buy candy
for Easter. Their mother always gave
them some money for this purpose,
but this time they would have some
of their own coin to help along.
One day when the twins came in
from school, Josephine had new
accusation to make against Gabriel.
Mother, what do you think he said
this time?" was her introduction, and
she was laughing so she could hardly
talk. AS we were coming along we
met a boy and he said something and
Gabriel said to him, 'Aw, keep your
shirt on Did you ever hear such
talk, mother?"
90, mother knows what I mean, =
asserted Gabriel. "It's the same as
saying, don't get gay or too smart,
or something like that"
20, you funny boy Josephine ex.
claimed when she could draw her
breath afterSa fit of laughter.
The little girl thought he was quite
clever, although not always APPROX
ing of the Sound of some of his