Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-06-11
A New York urfun" Out West.

One Of the little lambs picked up In the
streets Of New York by Whitelaw Reid and
sent West to find a home was adopted by
Detroit family about two months ago, and
ere this Unpublished Mr.. Reid has received
big postal card announcing that his dear
lamb has gone West to fight Indians, and
he needn't mind about sending ON another
to take his place. This New York lamb was
twelve years old. He said so ut the depot
on his arrival, and half an hour Inter he re.
iterated the statement In the house, and
added; "And If you don't believe it, then
call me a liarl That's the sort of spring
gun lam, and don't you forget II !" They
didn't forget II. He gave them NO chance to.
He ate with his fingers, wiped his mouth on
his sleeve, and gave the family to understand
before supper was over that he didn't come
West 10 have his hair coribed or his face
washed a. feyuiAr business On his irst
evening he slipped out, had three fights and
stole dog, and when hunted mp he was
about to take his beer in saloon. The fam
lily expected to wrestle with the boy for
while, and they didn't sit down on him until
II became a painful necessity. During his
first week he stole five dollars in money, a
gold chain, a revolver and pair OF ear rings,
and he got drunk twice. When reasoned
with and asked TO do better he took fresh
chew of plug tobacco and replied, "Oh, you
Michigan folks are too soft II Teller can't
have good time what's the use Of being an
orfun?"
On Monday of the second week he sold
the family dog to u stranger for quarter,
threw the saw and ax into the alley, and
when. locked up In closet he tore Sunday
coat TO pieces. II was thought best to have
a policeman TO talk TO him, and one was
called In. He put ON his flercest look and
then lectured the lamb for fifteen 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, do, and II you think I've come
to village like this to be bluffed by any
body, you've missed your. tramp 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 a mile of him, and he told the
teacher of his class that when she could stuff
Moses in the bulrushes down him II would
be after she had bleached out her freckles.
They gave him Sunday School book to fit
his case, but he fitted ii in crack in the
sidewalk ON his way home. When moral
suasion had no effect on the wicked youth
his guardian tried rod He was bigger
than the boy and he walloped him, but
within three hours two of the nuts were
taken off his buggy and thrown away. There
was second seance In the woodshed, and
/ aore darn window glass worth eight dol
lars was broken. Thatorphan was faithfully,
Do and Professionally wrestlcd with. He !,
wbs eoaxed aud tIattefed. lie was lirk6a
and reasoned with Ambition gratitude,
fear and averice were appealed to in turn,
but as he was tho first day, so he was the
last. A few days ago he was told that he
would be sent 10 the Reform School ut Lam
sing If there was any further trouble with
him. That night he stole five dollars of the
cook, a butcher knife from the pantry, pie
from the sideboard, and departed the house,
leaving on his bed aDote reading as fellows:
"This town ar no place fur N. y. orfun.
Tn goin' out on the planes to fife Injuns.
II will be yuseless to folIer me, fur can't
be took Alive r'--Detyvit Free Press.