The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1884-04-19
TIL BAD BOY.
From PICKS Sun.

a. bAtNN hfNkH
once gets n reputation for being
mean" said the bad boy 10 tile
grocervn an. Don't YOU find it
so in vour b~usinessl' and the boy
held up his elbow as through he
expected to be hit in the ear.
~ never had a reputation for
being mean said the groceryman,
80 don't know ANYTHING about
it. / can see, however, that it
must be very trying on you.
What was you Kicking the tomato
can out of that boys hand for down
in the alley! If | was that boys
father | would wallup you till you
would see stars"
NO you wouldn't. If YOU was
that boys father YOU would come
and thank me, and say | wa the
best fricn3 the boy had" and the
bad boy pulled y half bushel meas
ure up to- the stove and sat down.
"You see that boy is a good boy,
one of our sweet little angels that
never does anything wrong at
home His parents are very high
toned, and they wouldn't let him
pay with a bad boy like INC for
anything, for fear he would be
spoiled. He is polite to his pa
rents, and wouldn't say darn it
before his folks for an thing, but
he is r than pusley away
from home. About q week ago |
heard, that he and three other boys
were in the habit of going to a low
saloon a d buying stale beer and
taking it to the loft of Il barn and
drinking it OF the sly, and getting
iull, and having headaches, and
their parents thought the boys
were sickly. and petted them. The
boys wanted me to 60 in with them
and have fun drinking beer, but l
delivered them a regular temper
ance lecture, and | went to the ga
~loon-keeper and told him he was do
ing his best to ruin those boys, but
he said it was none of my business
and he fired me out. The boys
laughed at me and said was an
old maid, and didn't know the first
principles OF having fun. l tried
my best to convince them that they
we're going to the bad, but they
hooted at me, and this morning
when | saw them going to the barn
with a tomato can full OF beer,
thought it was time something was
done, so | kicked the tomato can
ont of the boys hand and spilled
the beer, and broke mp the drunk,
sure, but several nice people who
saw me kick thu can called ne q
wretch, and said ought to be sent
to the reform school. | don't care
what they say. | will put a stop to
those boys drinking stale beer if
get Knocked gally-west. went to
the humane society man and told
him about the saloon-keeper, and
he is going to have his license
taken away. and If these boys put
on any more style he is going IL
tell their parents. When a fellow
tries to be a retormcr, and do good,
the persons he tries to benefit. e
back tn him, and everybody thinks
he is tough, SAY, 90 you think
there is much encouragement in
trying to do the fair thing! AIM
there more OF suspicion directed
towards a teller that tries to d,
good, than there is towards one
who don'tl
80, | don't k1Gow," said the gro
ceryInan. If q fellow who ha,
been vile, begins to do good thing.
people aae afraid he is not sincere,
that he has somn hidden scheme
whereby he expects to reap a benc
fit. If you had always BEEN good.
it wouldn't be noticed So much"
That's what I Thought" sale
the boy, as he took out a lead nc
kle and showed it to the grocer
Tuesday | was down town. anc
and an old farmer wls walking
alone - f..ut e -. ..I -