Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-06-02

One of the little lambs picked up in the
streets Of New York by Whitelaw Reid
and sent West TO find home was adopted
by Detroit family about two months ago,
and ere this is published Mr.. Reid has re-
ceiyed big postal card announcing that
his dear lamb has gone West to fight the
Indians, and that he needn't mind about
sending on another to take his place.
This New York lamb was thirteen Jears
old. lie said so at the depot on his arrival,
and half an hour later he reiterated the
statement at the house, and added:
"And if you don't believe it then call
me a liarl That's the sort of spring gun |
am, and don't you forget !"
''Tbey didn't forget it. He ate with his
fingers, wiped his mouth on his sleeve, and
gave the family to understand before sup
per was over that he didn't come West to
have his hair combed or his face washed as
a regular business. On his first evening he
slipped out, had three fights and stole a
dog, and when hunted up he was about to
take his beer in saloon
The family expected to wrestle with the
boy tor awhile, and they didn't sit down
on him until it became painful necessity.
During his first week he stole three dollars
in money, a gold chain, revolver and q
pair of earrings, and he got drunk twice.
When reasoned with and asked to do better
he took fresh chew of plug tabacco and
replied:
''Oh. you Michigan folks are too soft,
If feller can't have good time what's
the use OF being an orphan:"
On Monday of the second week he sold
the family dog to a stranger for a quarter,
threw the saw and the AK into the alley,
and when locked up in closet tore a
Sunday coat to pieces. 1t was thought
best to have policeman to talk to HIM,
and one was called in. He put on his
iercest look, and lectured the lamb for fif-
teen minutes, but as soon as he stepped for
breath the young sinner replied.
snow See mere, old buttons, YOU are
wasting time! know my little gait, do,
and if you think I've come to a village like
this to lie bluffed by anybody, you've
missed your trsinl
He was taken to Sunday school by the
hand. He hadn't been there half an hour
when he was taken out by the collar. He
seemed anxious TO punch the head OF every
good little boy within half mile of him,
and he told the teacher OF his class that
when she could stuff Moses in the bullrushes
down him it would be after she had bleach
ed out her treckles. They gave him a
Sunday school book to fit his case, but he
fitted it to crack in the sidewalk on his
way home.
When moral suasion had no effect on the
wicked youth his guardian tried the rod.
He was bigger than the boy, and he wal
loped him, but within three hours two of
the nuts were taken off his buggy and
thrown away. There was a second seance
in the wocdshed, and before dark window
glass worth eight dollars was broken.
That orphan was faithfully and dply and
persistently wrestled with. He was coax
ed and tlattered. He was licked and reason
ed with. Ambition, gratitude, fear and
avarice were alike appealed to in turn, but
as he was the first day so he was the last.
A few days ago he was told that he would
be sent to the Reform School at Lansing if
there was any further trouble with hIm.
That night he stole five dollars Of the cook,
butcher-knife from the pantry, a pie from
the sideboard, and departed from the house,
leaving on his bed note reading as fol-
lows;
"This town ar no place fur n. York
or fun. Pm goin' out on the planes to
fite injuns. 1t will be yustless to foller me,
fur can't be took Alive!"