Telegram-herald., 1888-03-18
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MAJ yaa-s ago, shlis d0sa IN Virginia.
A1d l.sss 1bSuE the uAls skea 5asFidaA
-1s 1aAxlEx as famous Faia through tnsE
co1nsry, fEisll1 If Ea.ls gave ne lns f0iiOs-
lnx interesting account q 10 ssasrals boy-
bod aays al acs L. zane ~ sst Ga com
1.lssioL' In r.s 4rly. 4a1 ls ~as IA E1ls
~i1s. As ta4s tLn.s sadzs J.xnas Parker, a
brother Il Ns~ 1srssys sn1neLL i4rist.
CortLandt FaTksr, 4fsaL n Somerset, O., 4ad
cccuplad a pssl-.oa on Lhs E11Gh, AID vas
olls Il sls zl1st lllla1sIzl men "a lat part
II tbs s1a1s his fesidsucs sas locatsd On
All and a tno bottom of tLat AZ 4ged Mrs.
sh<FisiaE tn A1laf.s circumstances, as may
- lhfeue< tom tls fact te4E sas took N Ia
Nasliicg "a tns FAzksF family; out, alLaoaxh
haDelo IA pez4tiol. sAs s'As aigh.y restecsei,
aud "a TIA frlend.lea. ssrEs silA nsr Elozs
sps..sat nsisaL0r
TWO MISCHIEF EAEERa
The iudss kad sou JaEnss.. .and Ars. Sheri-
ian haa q son Phii, and sasss two boys lived
en- terms ~ closest ln1lmaey. AID Wits rhsy
~sTo t1o pride. tney sors L.ssWlss tEs terror
"a ths village, t0r two m0rs miscaleyous
young monkeys never existed, Phi par eK-
eelience, for ther. wss 20 dsvliEry concocsed
IA the village TOR shlch be was not gwen ths
cresIn 1as b0Ts both attended the village
scnool until reaching ths age % 10 or -
years, ~nea James vas packed OF 20 board
iag school kna PAL szs zppreuElcee ~ tho
Ioeal storaAeeper
5onse years rolled by, when On one morn
ing. James being 4. houAs on vacation, the
piige reserved "a o1llnols lookiag envelope
from tho var deQaF.I1leEt az " arlington OF
course, az tns family Assembled az the break
fast -abls ~eEs anxious % know ia contents
when on beng opened ls VA found 70 be =
commission Ia the army q the UniLsd States
for James Parker, Jr AL the family were
ave struck and dehKhssd ave jim, Who
positively aai absolutely declined it, for tho
reason that be always wanted to 20 IN the
navy, and ~ouldas 20 = soldier anyhow Z"
Persuasion Was Ok 10 avail, 50 at Last ths
Judge MD ia desperation: 1t vii nsyer do
" return tbs - ths department. and decline
H, nov wAat sal De done with to
rH4 JuDGEs aIGa HAT
"Givs IL - PhiI, sad Jim. and this propo-
stion net With great applause and was
ananlnously carried 80, altar breakfast, the
Judge and Jim started down the bill 70 the
grocery store and Just as they were enter
ing ths dor they saw PhL disappearing
dowa the CELLAR steps with molaszes Jug ia
one hsna and = hslf eaten apple in the other.
Fhl saw JlEa. bos hs didat see the judge, ths
opportunity was not to be l0st, 50 be let drive
hls apple ccrs lust IA tirne 70 send the judges
high has EYlok out of the door into the
nauddy road Now judges, ard especially
county judges, thirty years ago, were IN
vestca with . csrtaln amount OK dignity IA
the eyes II tho ordinary rustic, 80 that Pills
perf0rnancs naturally did not meet with the
cordial approval OF shs shopkeeper OF Of his
customers, and Master Phil. after having
been collsred and eulfsd, was brought into
The judges presence TO apologize, previous 70
being thrsshed
As may - supposed, this was not being IN
trodnced 20 onss berefacror under the most
fsvorsbie auspices, but as no one could resist
pills conical rvpentance, az was forgiven,
and the sub lect Of the commission" was
brosched. snd Pills delight was even nors
comicGl than bis rspentance. Tor 10 was az
his frisnd Jim could DO 70 restrain him from
standing on his head. which was his usual
mode OK risnifssting pleasure he, how
ever, caifned down sufficiently 20 make
proper scknowisd< d<ments and to assure the
Judge that Il ske government approved be
would try % do him ard himself credit Il
- unnecessary 20 state that Pan has kept his
promise. OF 20 20 further into his career
tnas Is now public property; BIZ while
today Phi II heutenans general oc the
armies * the United States, Jim" ts an sx
commander OF tas United States navy. and
having sCa<ht through tho war and then -
sixnsd - now prominent admiralty lawyer
in New York Cor. New York Post