The Storyteller.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7983, 21 November 1905, Page 4

The Storyteller.

iu:nvkk s "Kii> jimik: A iV'JiTer school inspector tv • Utly siiit' a t>n\ in the black • <Mrd to write thriv proper names Of givat men?" aski ,1 the ln?y. "If you lik%\" ivjditd thr 'or. AnU the hoy wr«»t»» : 1 '•ri*mrgr Washington. "Abraham Lincoln. "TV-n P. LimlMy." lVnvrr appr*TTatrtMth»' Compliin.-nt. v.ith the e.xcu-ption of th-' prni«»ssiori■d politicians, who hnt»» th.- • >.' tho County Court lor hK «-.\positiv v.{ rftinal corruption. spring public opinion iomtJ his ii.h iinuition on every savr th,. Socialist. In tlh? fall *«KfUon. mad,n"(vssarv by a Urhuicaliry. wbw, M.- Supremo Court had throwing owr fraudulent vot,-s. his < PJionent had <ifb\'n. and 1-Hids>i'>]ha<l the'ii r si—inoiv than si.\thousand Th«* local rontesi b \vt IjO'M <litHl«-d. hat. what- . ver happens, "m-n." I?. lai.d>r.\. as hC'- for the next pew Colorado thinks its juxt-nih- law> th.- I«*>t in the I t.ion ai\». '! h<-y provftle for 1 hi* paroling ot ; ' oflendi-rs. art<J fur cunipuison -••Imh»1 attendance : th. \ pn tiihit lalKMir mid the roiilini'ineiit o; rilMren uiwh-r fonrt»*»n >enr<; <•[' m:, ;n gaols, the> |nnalise ron'i il».jtor\ d Utujuoncy on the part ~i parent- • ij;l «dhet- adults. Th,. capital city, moreover, an adr-.n a»>'. i 1 '-ntion schoo}, uh-r - •»('•!;i i,ii -, : - pf «i)i!ilr«'n ituiy |i« s.*nt teuipurnritv !H*si<l»s. llrere is a State lifhi>tr;M' S *hool for boys. at lloid. n. aj.il for rl> at Moriisiai liui the chief lac ; r in Ihe Coli ra.lo siHia!i*n i> no! l in* lints, bul the pi*rson.ilifv !:ehi m j l-'or this short, slight boyish ■ u» of thirt>-ii\,'. in 'he fro. u ...«? vi'ii the e.\and th«* :<>», has - his it» every ir.-n----h s#»in(» p,»y «n th»»'eity, ami" li" dw l K .> W;se tnan.icein. tir. I h«> : N ha\»» »•. tt iransf. jt i. ir»«o pillnix of iht* law , Karly tn the Court*> hist.»r\ th= • Hi*-t railway roni|M!i\ was las\ii:L'rouble from l ; o\s who were d-rad-cars ami window-, im r Hiially CHUghl soven and t..(d f'Nrti (o the .Jiiwuilf Cmri Now. dudp! I.tmlscy never a>l,> » n. !••>* to r, tell on" another. "Sntich as the s»tr»vts call it. * au'aiu-t *hf» ethics of the and th. •!iid#i that a Inn's s.-hm'o Jionoiir Is ns haend as a man's "I don't want you to tell on »h< other fallows." he said »o tin* sev•'u. "t»ut you Ihem to com.- in to Court to-morrow ■, oud I'll givi rfiiai n square ih'al." Thi? next day th.-y n funutl alone The other boys were frighten, d. th \ i. ported ; but lhe\ helie\.-d. f th. would wrijc them i\ let!.-r ti.ev wtwild ccme*

"All right." hr wijil. hat skill i say?" "IVgin." ri-plf.il on.-, uiili tli.-.vi-<:-!>t intention of refining n t-harm> ;.'r. ailv brought against him. —-'No kiti has snitrlnil. Imf '' :m- the JlIllj;f.'II jrivi- vmi a * -al." A dav or tun lai.-r ;ji'r\- f wo l,o\s i -.Ailc-il into his ciiaiul»-r> ITi- ,\- lim-il Ui- ihiiratii-r n( th. ii ~ir,.i :, , ; <1 then a l.ittl-1.-italic to maintain I.nli-r in th. i,' i^MiOUl'llOOll. •'.Vow, ni-'rp n(it :■» !,;t\v rn - more liolirpiinn m.i ih-n ." hisril to the In.yv "I'v,- i ,M t • :nni|»(iy that I'll l»- r>-s|n,i sit,l.. (,i T th-ir having nn mmv until.'.-. I ~, il |. niling "" yon. now. Yi-u ui n't ilitow iiw dnnn, liois. a ill ■"' i '' 'Ymi l»t wo wi.n'l. i!vv fliontwl. And they didn't "I don't wt hru hf tit*-* it." salt! a l>-nvi*r man. i aft.-r ni-.aint n>f, • I'lilte I.imisi-y's SIKTI-SS in gi-tiinjr n ■' of it4>iv thiovos into Coin-l afipi f■ police liarl fairly -fiv, n ih-m up. "Why. tin- lit Ik- rats fniik swarm up there." i'ait, his success is in. n \ si ..p. any lino who umch«s hii:i iii Hie Court-room. The County Conn of

the c.i\ and connu, oj iNiivr jf, aj J'ioiat< Court, wiih jurisdiction in. o?h.t case*. An.l «"Vcia second Sat- ' urda\ it sit- ,i< a Juvende Court s Sunday-School." Uie iCe Usol 1.1 CUI i il. 1 JlL*\ Speak I IU"HV rcspcctlllih t»i il IH)V\. j lite comparison isn't ivalh 100 b.ol. Ihe Cinii'4. in session look?; ninth jurif like a Sinida\scho. I Uu.il a Cuiiri. of criminal procedure. Ihe .Judge comes down to a camp-chair in a low plau'orm. JVsulo h.m. keeping a non-d m the shs ilrs (iregory. ,a probation oliitvr. two other probation olliccii, . and ine i_i twit truant ullicors -are I iti the room, hut there is no police- i man, and no ollicvr of any sort in umii-i'in, leaclu'r.s ami principals Hum the ward tchools .uv present in force to advice and explain. For the u-st, the,.* are one hundrtd and lnt\ »v\—th- i«w girls nana on anutl.er da> most uj them bttwtcn lllc a h es ol eight and iomlu'ti, sil«>n-; .«» camp-chads and swinging Uk-.r IM-t. it is a clean o*«W. liiough; ji Uiisn t| s» originally •lu.ige iandse.v i<»'<i.d a room in tlv„ >aseni. in wii. re ih-- engineer stor.J hs «*l. lit- had il enipi i< d and ccjuuiti d. and w aler-pipes pui, in. Now the boys Cfi'Wd 'lk-lV loiklloU* er bath*. >->eiore mio Court, i U«-M* probation. i > aie r .jinn d li appear .-wry second Saturday with a report ironi n.e i«\uit«T oj the ward •school.

' Tiie b«»\s from th.- Webster School. ' rails, tic dudje. and hah a do/en little chaps crowd forward ale»ut luiu, i';i:_;k<d, perhap*, hut clean. '•Her.'. Sam. come up here." s;i.\s the with a iu.hd coat and patchwork trouser*. lind only 'fair' in \oiir last report. Sum. but I'll l"t it's ■e\CfiU*i»t* thi« time"— tearing op.it the envelop.- ami glancing a* Ihe slip inside. "Thai's the M utT. I knew w-u uiiu2d»> throw me down. Siiuj. wouhl you ? Cut is there." And lhe bo\ a heart\ handshake ajid stands asitie, utinniag all ov.-i. "Una! "> .the lualhT, dohnuv ? to th'' lie\t in the iiiotlp. "We're •auck tojii-ih-r i«mg time since that ilu> I caught you shooting u«tp- at the d.-po< . Ueuiv-ml|-.' dohnnv ' ll'ii \ otn* teacher sa>s yoti've i-<-» n p!a,\ ing hook\ some ia(el\. Po \«-ii n.a know I luii boys thai pla\ ln.oh\ in sniping things text ?" U.-U. \o.i iv not -omg to do ilia?. No, sir. of ioiiim- \ou're net. 1 \>• Li 1 ..-a \«.u .i sipiaie drill. haVt 1 ai.r ■> Ai-d \ou'r." toggi t >;i. M s.jiiate tlral. aren't von V 1 in iv 1 .an d.p.i.d ~n u.n'. J.Omit;., ••-in't I V" f, ■ I:. .hl-Ue ■■ TUat"> rivltt l"'a.*!'- the wax '( •.-if. > ..uTI J 'e\l'eil»-Jil ' ' lie**.' ■■l'!! M\." ;IM w h;sppin- hu* or iii- i ac!-. uVe jii\ kind. doh:. 1:1 Vow. ( h„ ( i ir.rget." S" J !rey p.is- m a long f«ro..-e>sion ■•i:ch on.- rali.-d name a J; d vr.-et.. with a I '.;i"d - -iia'• e or a i.ar'v . -i;r„ wh. W>\.' doll-' well . U t.ait-av»d ihe e\.•lair.ii' i»m. "I'ul . ' ■ r,.u d or V"i. 1.:h.1- r " TiMe dial - «ui ' ; the [. v l.'-> :'«»j i una'e 1 i ae. a to do 1.. : i r wit hj" I -i*n to hea.« th'v Tose '•r.\"dh. jr-haw. ihai'H ne\«rdo.' "Sa>. \o!i w« nT ihrow me down Son - j,o\'s ph\ siea l condi lion a'TrarTs i !,e .hid:;e's ;;M.riiiop S' i- v. a\ don't v nil »o I. • dioul'. 1 ' he ,sU t.ne with a !"<>.. truacc;. feci r-.». orav.it- the bo;, to Ids side. 1 have bad h-a.larh. s." e- tin- t. \*h - Tie duiL'«- bo'r.s him o\er raf--i'ull \. iTo be Continue !>.