Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-15
Miss RrOxysa'' Has :. Good Word
fox the School E2oys.

Ny Gear .StaT:-Judglng from the number OF
young, Cid and middle aged boys hanging
around you continually, know that you have
sneaking regard for the species. and VIII agree
With me when say that the Wholesale abuse
Piled upon our Wallach boys is something more
than they ought TO be compelled to bear. Here
has this war upon them In puoiic lasted for al
most year. aid still the screed5 as5alling them
the school they go TO, aye, the whole public
school system, az connected With them, con
,iDue to cropup rank and violent as ever. Now,
I'm no boy, mOre'S the pity Still, can afford
TO be Just, and say that the poor fellows do not
deserve all this castigatton. | lived opposite
THE MapieS' years before the gentle OLIVIA
honOred that stOne-attrdcting triangle with ner
presence and care, therefore, claim sonae slight
knowledge OF the general conduct OF tle Wal
lach school pupils. Six or seven years ag0 tt
was, at times. as mucl as ones life was worth
TO venture Within square OF the school-tha
'Capitol-hiners,' ana keeping up a prolonged
II peculiar, dead-l lock, IN which stones, OF ali
sizes and degrees OF hardness. were used instead
OF speeches. Since then, however, those dad
issues were buried, and they are now aU1u5 ag
vel -eeaaTed and manly q croTd OF CO.'S an
oh7 cal expect a. see where several hundreds
aTestafly brought together.
Lat stores were thrown and 'Olivla" an
nj. "a is. no doubt. true; but that the WaIIach
boys we're the guilty parties Is very doubtful.
to say the least. have time and again o.
served the di5oIdeTly gang, who not only com
nlitted depredatlons upon her property bat
also On that OF Others and have ascertained to
my entire satisfaction that they are the scum
OF various schools, parochial IS well as puor
and not to be charged to any particular ODr AZ
That our present public school syster, a. M.
perfect one every lover OF the princ" o g 70
called 1t into being well knows. Rnf nniess
provements is 1t Kind is e. yiS e f to I
with such Vrulent abus a. WISE 10 assal II
enemy to this .strongh' ID ali our hopes for Tor
me e Seore . country would knowingly
saars ape de and injure It, If eeoe %
,QRf T. a
Gu 1b uan iy take advantage OF three, Will it
hos rne' pe the better for these three years OF
i lnse -ction? II ever the old adage OF "a naf
| Io' i Is better than no bread held good any
! where, Ii surely holds good in this case; ana
many OF our most successful peopie-success-
ful In the best sense OF the word-have man
aged to build respectable structures OF know
ledge upon q smaller foundation than three
! years OF instruction like that Ia our schools
There is enc point, though. In "Oltvias" last
personal explanation which admire; IL is hel
dawning consciousness OF those ornamental
things called city ordinances. The same claw
which prohibits the throwing OF stones ais-
| conpelS people to clear their sidewalks OF snow
l believe, and during the past winter It was the
subject OF comment In the whole netghDorhoo1
that no shovel ever touched hers. Now, as
they did not inconvenience me, being opposite
patio no attention 10 thelr condition: but WneI
gently limited 10 the people that the ice ant
snow on our side were very dangerous tney
across the way, saying why doesn't she clear
heTs?" l gave 1t up. Then complained to
blue coated son OF order. suggesting that b,
| should protect me In my humole suit; but b.
hung his head In shame, saying that the OH SER
were pOwerless 10 enforce the law-eXcep
where some poor fellow could be fined who hal
perhaps, fourteen or sixteen feet front and hat
TO be absent ell day TO earn bread for hi
family; in cases OF large properties they wer
powerless. "Why." said he, "look over there
took warrant out In that case three times
but the Commissioners would not have he
| prosecuted. What can we do?" Well l CAV
, that up too; my gigantic intellect could no
| core win that subject However, should no
| have resurrected that ghost II l did not hop
thai the lady's awakening interest In this CLAW
| might lead her TO include that snow ordinanc
, among her subjects OF meditation.
MISS BROWN"
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