The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1889-11-15
ms somewhat dwaried affections wa,
the "old baby.

the "old baby.
Ihe monkey was then, about tw Give
years Old and plenty smart enough TO,
| his age. Unfortunately his notions O,
morality were not of the very highest,
order, although they were, perhaps, rs
OF fine a quality as those of any of the
men and women who lived around HIM
In the quarter of the town known as
"Ihe Junction"
Jimsy knew that his mother needed
money and thought he knew how he
might procure some. If the method
which he proposed to pursue was IA
trlile shady" such thought never
occurred to the boy, and, if it had re-
Election would scarcely have deferred
him from his project. There was a
large brass foundry in the vicinity,
and a considerable quantity of ole
brass had been stolen from the scrap
heap, in the yard outside the foundry.
Who the depredators were was as yet
n mystery. A policeman had watched
the place for three or four nights and
there was always an old watchman on
duty But so far the culprit or cul-
prits had gone undetected.
Right here let me say that Nor
riseys monkey was quito innocent OF
the thefts. 7 # Vi.
The proprictors were so incensed
that they instructed the manager to
offer a reward for tho arrest of the
guilty party. So the neighborhood
was we'll plastered with printed notices
Offering a spot cash" reward of fifty
dollars for information as to the thief
or thieves of the old brass. Jimsy
bad read these notices several times
when II happy thought seized him.
He Immediately looked up his chum.
Say, Jerry, did jer wanter make c,
little stuff"
watcher mean?n
"Did jer wanter rake in some Nv der
boodlc?"
'Whatcher mean? Watcher guyin
me fer, JimsyP"
"Ain't guyin' Nv yer. Is yer game
for n scheme. an wull yer keep yer
chops closep'
"Betcher life, Jimsy, my son. What
cher knowpn
If l tell yell be fair scr help yer,
JcrryP"
ser help me, Jimsy:"
"Ole Marks, up ter der works,
he'll pay yez fifty slugs if yer kin put
him on ter der feller what's handlin'
away der brass. See?n
"Nawm
Take der SCOT outen yer'eyes. then.
Lookey here, Derry. Ter night goes
down wild er whcclbarrer an sneals
some Nv der brass. You slips up ter
Marks house an fetches him down an
he tellerphones for cop an l gets
rested. X Ketch on2n
Yes, Iketcbes on, an'you'li ketch
on. Jimsy, ter de reform school!'' /
+. That's all right jerry, an you
gets der fifty. viii yez divvy up wid |
ne mothor2 Yer said ser help yerp"
II hopes ter die. Jimsy! Ser help
ne, me son.h 1'..'' p. " .@
. The two youngsters. as sober as
leacons, shook hands like men who
had ratified an important contract.
There was no smile upon Jerrys'
nor yet an angry word 4
'pon his lips, when Morrisey's monkey !
ldded, as a sort Of verbal postscript:
'"Ill lick yez. Jsrry, whemI gifts out,
I yer don't pony up honorable, sol
villw !
Jfmsy's scheme worked like n charm.
Ie was arrested in the act Of wheeling
way a load of the metal by Manager,
iarks of the brass.works, and was
nly too willing to believe that Nor
isey's monkey was the genuine chl-
rit. Jimsy was sent to the reform
chool for long term, but his mother
ot the entire fifty dollars, which Jerry
nagnanimously turned over to Her,
nd the "old baby" got plenty of food
nd medicine.
Jimsy is in the reform school yet,
there he will stay until he is eighteen
ears Old, but when Jerry told the
ruth of the matter TO me, in conf
ence, resolved to make the story
here it is.
No. judged by a high standard OF
lorality ii was certainly not the cor
ect thing, and it is impossible to de-
end the boys action; but there are
1any men, who occupy pews in church
very Sunday, who dare not sit in
Judgment upon ignorant and mischiev-
us. but good hearted Tmsy Morrisey.
indeed, think ! recollect that One,
Tho was marvelously shrewd and
'isc reader OF the huma heart. once
aid to all OF us: Judge not that ye
e not judged Wv. H. S. Atkinson,
! Detroit Free Press.
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