The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-01-27
Story of q Bad Little Boy!
A Story for the Perusal of Taxpayers, a
well as BOYS.

n
well as Boys.
We know bad boy-we will call him Sneak, for
short. If you dear reader, to this bad boy,
you would not be surprised that call him Sneak.
When Sneak was very small boy, instead of attend
ing Sabbath School and Church. as other little boys
did, he traded around until he got him old banjo,
and a cheap, yellow back song-book. With this out
fit he about preparing himself for the high and
honorable calling of negro minstrel His literature
nickel and ten-cent novels, his recreation-or
rather should say his education-conssted in a
doleful picking upon his old banjo. He would sit and
thrum, upon his banjo, as hdeous accompaniment 10
the bell the free schools. We have the incp
ent minstrel while his maternal progenitor was
lying supposed at the point of DEATH place his
foot board within few feet of her door, and wade
into s'cog heel- and to" " forward and
"double-shufie'' business with vim and vigor that
awoke the echoes throughout the entire neighbor-
hood.
When this bad little boy asked to bring bucket
of water coal he would take fresh chew of tobac-
and rip voey of oaths at the luckless person
who could be SO forgetful as to make the request.
These few will enable the reader to under
stand the foundation upon which Sneak began to con-
struct a character.
Sneak arrived at manhood quite early-indeed he
was always man, in his own estimation. Having
rived at the of perhaps eighteen he called
at this Office, in company with boon companion, and
ordered cards. The cards printed, Sneak's
companion came and got his cards-but Sneaks cards
arc somewhere ABOUT ONCE yel ior we
know to the contrary Sneak is not the only person
who has begun course of infamy by swindling the
printer, but one of long line. By this time, Sneak
had reached that point where he believed that he
could not be man without getting drunk. So he
spent what change he could beg borrow for intox
icating drink. From this Sneak went to the next
step-keepng company with lewd women-when he
could lind women lewd enough to associate with him.
But with all this conduct of Sneak, the public has
nothing to do. Solong the consequences his
tod nn1rh
charge of his welfare the public could
aoof But once started in his of crime Sneak
had an ambition to rank real out-and- -out Peni-
tentiary bird. 1t came to pass, outgrowth of
this ambition, that Sneak and Il companion perpe-
trated an unmentionable outrage upon country
girla resident of the county in which they live 1t
at this point that Sneaks conduct began affect
the public-the taxpayers This little play yfulness
of Sneaks did not perhaps the county less than
| 500, and Sneak went unwhipped of justice.
This escape seemed to create in Sneak's mind, the
idea that he was perfect 'Sixteen-string jack and
that he the envy of all his companions. As a
sequence, it was but short time until Sneak was
again arrested upon similar chargethe girl being
mere child. Sneak had preliminary trial in his
tive county. AT this trial there perhaps twenty
five witnesses Counting witness fees at 5Oc per day
this would make $3.50 per day for witness eeswhich
is certainly sufficiently low estimate. Then there
are the of the Magistrate and his subordnates-
the legitimate expenses of conducting the examina.
| tion, etc, which would reach large daily
Then the Court expense supposing that the
to trial in Court, would be enormous.
would seem, therefore. that the taxpayers of thu
county in which Sneak lives, pay rather dearly fol
Sneak's fun.
The most lamentable feature about Sneaks conduc
is his knowledge that those who interested in hi
welfare evince Willingness to sustain him in hi
cussedness. Sneak is migrate nj oy, and while h
may think he is leading the galows or the Peniten
tiary long chase, Justice be even ready t
seize IN her relentless grasp.
The last heard of sneak e was still at large We