The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-05-18

One Of the little lambs picked up
in the streets Of New York BY White
law Reid and sent West to end =
home was adopted by . Detroit
family about two months ago. and
ere this il published Mr.. Reid has
received q postal card announcing
that his dear lamb has gone West to
fisht Indians and that he needn't
mind about sending on another to
take his place. This New York lamb
was thirteen years old. He said 50 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. than call me q
liar" That's the sort If spring-gun
I am. and don't you forget it," They
didn't forget it. He gave them I'D
chance TO. He ate with his 6Cgers.
wiped his mouth on his sleeve, and
gave the family to understand before
supper was over hat be didn't come
West to have bis hair combed or bis
face washed a. regular business. On
nis first evening he slipped out. bad
three fights ana stole . dog. and
when hunted up he Vas abrut to take
his beer in q saloon. The family e.
pected to wres,le with the boy for .
while aud they didn't sit down ON
him until it became . painful necessi-
tv. During his firse week he stole
Eve dollars in money, gold chain. .
revolver and pair Of ear-rings. and he
got drunk twice. When reasoned
with aud asked to do better he took
fresh chew Of plug tobacco and re-
piled: ''Oh! you Michigan folks are.
too soft il . Teller can't have q good
time what's the use Of being an
orphan On Monday of the second
week he sold the family dog to u
stranger for quarter. threw the saw
and axe into the alley, and When
locked up in . closet be tore Sunday
coat to pieces. 1t Vas thought best
to have policeman talk to him. and
one was caleld in. He put on his
fiercest look and lectursd the lamb for
fifteen minutes, bot - sOos - be
stopped for breath the young sinner
replied Now see here. old buttoas.
YOU are wasting tine! ] know nv lit
tie gait. ! do. and Il you think I've
come to 4 villsge Ike this to BE- bluf-
fed BY anybody. yon's missed your
train!" He WAS taken 70 Sunday
school by the hand. He hadn't been
there half an hour when be Vas taken
out by the collar. He seemed anx-
ious TO punch the head Of ever good
little boy within half q mile Of hin.
and he told the teacher of his clnss
that when she could stuff Moses in the
bulrushes down him it would be after
she had bleached out her freckles.
They gave him q Sunday school book
to st his case, but be fitted it to a
crack in the sidewalk on bis way
home. When moral suasion had no
effect ON the wicked youth his guar
dian tried the rod. He was bigger
than the boy, and he walloped hi@,.
but within three hours two Of the
nuts were taken OF his buggy and
thrown away. There was . second
seance in the woodshed, and before
dark . window-glass wosth % ~
broken. That orphan WAS faithfully
and duly and persistently vress)sa
With. He Was coaxed and AAttesed.
He Vas licked and reasoned with.
Ambition. gratitude, fear and avarice
were alike appealed to IN turn, but
as be was the 6rst day % he was the
last. A few days ago be was told
that he would b sent to the reform
school 1t Lansing If there was any
further trouble With him. That night
be stole IS Of the cook. . butcher.
knife from The pantry. . pie from the
sideboard and departed the house.
leaving 90 his bed . note reading -
follows: This town ~ no place fur
. N. York orfan. I'm goin' out on.
the planes TO 6te Injuns. It will b
youssless to foller me, fur I can't b
took alive"