The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-07-09
A VERY BAD BOY
How One of whitelaw Reid's Proteyes
Distinguished Himself
Detroit Pree Press

One OF the litts lambs picked up In the
streets OF New York by Whitelaw Reid,
aud sent West to tiad home, was adopted
by Detroit family about rwo months ago
and, ere this is published, MIR. Reid has re-
ceived big postal card, announcing that
his dear lamb has gone West to fight Is-
dians, and that he needn't mind about send
ing another to take his place. The New
York lamb was IL years old. He said so at
the depot on his arrival, aud half an hour
house. and added -. a@r
"And If you done believe 1t, then call
me liar. That's the sort Of spring gua /
am, and don't you forget it,"
They didn't forget it. He gave them no
chance to. He ate with his finge,s, wiped
his mouth on his sleeve. and told the fami-
ly before supper WAS over that he didn't
come West to have his hair combed or his
face washed as regular business. On the
first evening he slipped out, had three fights
aud stole dog. and when hunted up was
about to take his beer in saloon. The
family expected to wrestls with the boy for
while, ana they didn't sit down on him
till it became painful necessity. During
his first week he stole s. in money, gold
chain, revolver and pair Of earrings and
got drunk twice. When reasoned with and
asked 20 do better he took fresh chew Of
tobacco and replied
"Oh, you Michigan folks are too soft II
fellow can't have good time what's the
use Of being an orphan"'
Ou Monday of the second week he sold
the family dog TO stranger for quarter,
threw the saw and AK into the alley, and
when locked up in a closet he tore a Sunday
coat to pieces. 1t was thought best to have
a policeman talk to him, and one WAS cal
led in. He put on his iercest look, and
lectured the lamb for Is minutes, but as
soon as he stopped for breath the young
sinner replied
"Now, see here, old buttons, you are
wasting time! know my little gait,i do;
and if yon think I've come to village like
this to be bluffsd by any body, you've miss
ed your train!'
He was taken tn Sunday school by the
hand. He hadn't been there nalf an hour
when he was taken out by the collar. He
seemed anxious to punch the head Of every
good little boy in the class and he told the
teacher that when she could stuff Moses in
ths bulrushes down him 1t would be after
she had bleached out tho freck'es. They
gave hin Sunday school book to fit in hrs
case, but he fitted it to y crack in the side
walk ON his way home. When moral sua-
sion had no effect On the wicked youth his
guardian tried the rod. He was bigger
than the boy, aud ne ~al!opped him, but
within three hours two Of the nuts wers
off his buggy and thrown away.
There was a second seancu IN the wood
shed, and before dark u window lass
worth 80 was broken. rhe orphan WAS
faithfully and duly and persistrutly wrest-
led with. He was coaxed and fiattered.
He was licked and reasoned with. Ambi-
tion, gratitude, fear and avarics were alike
app saled to in turn, but as no was the 6rst
day, so he was the last. A few days ago
be was told he would be sent 10 the Reform
School at Lansing II there was any further
trouble with him. That night he stole 81
of the cook, a butcher knife FROM the pan
try. pie from the sideboard. ana depart
I'd the house, leaving on the bed . note
as follows:
"This town ar no place for N. York
orfun. Pm gong out on the planes TO
fite Ipjuns. 1t will be useless to foller me,
for can't be took Alive ~ ...F