The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1874-08-13
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
SaDlnly's Arrest. .


Sammy was bright, dear little fellow
as one would wish to see. His parents
never thought boys were troublesome
in the way-more bother than they were
worth; no, indeed, they were as proud of
him and his brothers as they could be,
and wanted them to make good and use
full men. So, as a beginning, when
Sammy was nine years old his papa took
him into hisstore as cash boy" Sammy
was delighted with the change from
school; he got very tired sometimes, but
he braved it out and never made any
complaint. He had, however, one fault
which grew upon him, his papa was
afraid would spoil him for business if
INDUCED ina fault, if you can call it
such, that every child should possess in
a greater or less degree, that of desire
or curiosity to see and know everything
that was going on. Now Sammy got so
he ran to the store door at every unusual
noise. Sometimes he went out on the
sidewalk in his eagerness to see and hear;
it might be an organ-grinder-he might
have monkey (what boy could miss
such sight p or perhaps it was a band,
or dog-fght-surely a great temptation
to boy. Well, the trouble was Sammy
would get out so far he could not hear
| the rat-tat-tat of some clerks pencil, or
the call of "cash," consequently there
was some dissatisfaction. Sammy, how
ever, was always so willing and pleasant
when he did hear that all were ready to
forgive his negligence. One day there
was soldier without any legs, and only
/ he bo a
real lively monkey all dressed up like a
soldier. Itwas too much for Sammy he
could not see it as well as he wanted to
from the store-door, so, hatless, heslipPed
across the street for lust minute" he
thought. But the minutes flew and
flew; he was so delighted with the funny
pranks of the monkey that he did not re-
alize how fast the time passed His papa
was watching him, and thought if he
stayed reasonable time he would not
say anything. As he did not return to
his post, his papa, spying the City Mar
shal, called to him and whispered:
81 want you to go across the street
and arrest Sammy just enough to scare
him. He has bad habit of leaving the
store without permission, and l want to
break him of it."
"Oh, ie!" said the Marshal. az don't
want to touch Sammy; why, he's Il
favorite of mine; he's only a little fel-
low, let him alone"
Mr.. Clay insisted; so the Marshal was
soon at Sammy's side, and, grasping him
firmly by the arm, said:
"You must go with me-"
Sammy gave one look at his captOr's
face, and began to struggle and try to get
away.
"I haven't done anything wrong" he
said "please let me go. Why, Pm Mr..
Clay's boy; l work in the store; you
know, papa, don't you?"
"Well, well, it makes no difference ;
l can't have any idle, vagabond boys on
the streets; they must go to the GALA
boose," the Marshal said sternly. Sam
my's face was hot and flushed he was
greatly terrified, for he felt it would be a
terrible disgrace to be shut up in the
calaboose.
"Please let me CO." he pleaded. "Pll
promise Pll never trouble you again"
"You PROMISE" said the Marshal, still
keeping his hold.
"Ohl yes, sir" replied Sammy, half
frightened out of his wits. .
He lodged back to the store his papa
did not notice his return. Sammy was
entirely cured of lounging; he made a
very prompt, energetic business man.
He never knew until he grew up to man
hood that his papa was the cause of his
arrest and the City Marshal only in fun.