El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-30

HTE are talking jimnasticks al
/ w skool now. The teacher sed II
was part Of a crate plan 70 maik q
better & stronger raIce Of men You
{ littel boys must grow up 20 be pour
Z ful men, sed the fletcher, so you car
/ do & dare & mailz the wurld saif for
Democrats. as our crate president sed-
I showed Pa sum Of the moshuns
that we have TO maik with our
arms & legs & Pa began 20 laff.
Yure fletcher has the rong idee,
sed Pa. tell her that 1 will show you
a set OF exercises that viii maik you
as strong as q yung bull & as quick
as Old Maid Clancy's cat, sed Pa
Let the boy do as the teecher says,
sed Ma Thay must know what thay
are doing.
Maybe thay think thay do. sed Pa.
but look here, BObbie, stand on yure
toes, sed Pa, & next bend down q
touch the floor with yure hand about
a hundred times Later on, sed Pa
you may stand on yure he'd & bend
down yure toes to the floor. This is
moar advanced jimnastics, sed Pa not
sutabel for school & then. sed Pa you
must git sum Injun clubs q learn to
swing them like the fellers on the
stage. j used TO teech club swing
ing. sed Pa, d 1 viii git You sum
His own Medicine.
Why doant you let Bobbie do like
all the rest Of the children, sed Ma
think that wud be much better.
Surely them CRATE institushuns Of
lerning have gone into jimnasticks
moar han on old-timer like you sec
Ma You puffed half q hour last mite
sed Ma wen you had 10 walk up four
90 flites Of stairs on account OF a
broaken elevator. You are In fine
shaip, sed Ma. TO be teeching our
child 10 be a Spartan, sed Ma
want him 10 be ike ] was wen
was Jung, sed Pa You reemem-
Der how fine my clothes fitted me wen
you frs saw me- sed Pa
A remember that you thot a good
deal about clothes in those days. sed
Ma You was so afrade Of Citing the
crease out OF yure trousers, sed MA
that you stood up strate like q solger
wen you proposed to me.
A man has to be brave like q SOL
ger wen he proposes sed Pa Ihare
Is a high cliff sumWare, sed Pa called
Lovers Leap, & / think that wud be
a good naim for a gents proposal TO
3 lady, sed Pa. You know. deeresL
sed Pa and SO quick, thay doant all
turn out as happy as our marriage
know. sed Ma. but our happy mar
riage isent the question beefoar the
house. I want BoDDle 10 Tern the sam
exercises that the other children lern
at skooL I believe thay have made a
thoro study Of this matter & I wish
you Wud lissen to me Jest this time.
Gives IL Up.
All rite, all rite, sed Pa. but II
Bobbis doseut grow up 70 be a six
foot husky like me, you can then
look back. sed Pa & remember my
dethless words wich have speak 70
to him this mite.
7 viii promise, sed Ma. & now after
this let Bobbie do what the rest OF
the children do at skoOl II you must
do any testching, sed Ma teech me,
I thirst for Nouedge, sed Ma
Wen. sed Pa, I VIII think that
oaver. Maybe you are rite about
Bobbie. 7 viii teech you. sed Pa !
wonder II cud teech you 70 let ne
( taik q run down town this eevuing
sed Pa, 70 the sneaker OF the Old
Romans OF Harlem Thar Il 70 be
sum jlmnasricks thare t0nite, KID
Shay aggenst Kid DugaT-
No, sed Ma. you cant 80. The
Browns are cumming oaver 70 play
whist.
Jimnasticlzs doant help Pa any.