Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-15
DEFEND "OLD GLORY"
schooIboys In San Francisco Resent an In
suit to the Flag.

1ch0OlbOys In San Francisco Resent an In
suit to the Flag.
There was an exciting scene
Thursday last in the yard OF she
Washington Grammar School, which
was after all, not without amusing
features, says tina San Francisco
Chronicle The incident Demon
strated we'll tn At the native sons of
California are quite as quick as the
West Point cadets to resent any dis
respect to the National ensign.
1t seems that several of the boys
there are about 600 sturdy yOungs-
sters in the school-had been good
deal excited by the story from Chica-
20 to the effect that the stars and
stripes had been used as carpet for
alien or other heels t. trample upon.
The patriotic souls of the grammar
schoolboys were fred with wrath. and
In their anger the lads gave no un-
certain expression Of their indigna.
tion.
While this ebuilition of patriotism
was at its height one boy held alOof.
He was not native to American soil,
and very indiscreetly ventured some
caustic comment as to the relative
merits of the United states and the
land to which has father owed al
legiance. He must have been star
tied at the storm of patriot wrath
his remarks evoked, but he stood by
what he had said with true British
pluck and pugnacity.
The other boys in his class took
the matter under advisement, with
the result that several challenges
were extended the Rriton to put the
question to test of a single combat.
These overtures were declined with
contemptuous reference to ''Old
Glory"
After school on Tuesday a council
OF war was held and a plan Of action
formulated to humble the naughty
Briton.
1t was finally decided that the
proper thing to do would be to roll
the Saxon in the ash barrel il he
refused to salute the starry banner
The proposition met with universal
favor, and news of the plot flew
through the school.
The Thursday morning recess ar
rived at last. and then the ultimatum
went forth. The offending youth
stubbornly refused to retract his re-
marks. Once again the profrer of
single combat was made and de-
cltned Then came threats OF the ash
barrel, but even that dreadful alter
native had no terror for the stout.
hearted lad. He just said once for
all that he would not salute the flag.
Suddenly Principal White and his
assistants were startled by the sound
OF yells, warwhoops and a tremen-
dous scuffiing and struggling in the
yard.
The sight which greeted the as
tonlshed. principal was one that would !
have put to blush the liveliest scrim-
mage OF university football match.
The yard seemed to be one wriggling.
mass Of boys, piled to.
gether and entangled in the most
heterogeneous fashion. Little legs
were sticking out all over the pile
like pins on ball cushion. Amid
the wild discordance there could he
now and then cries Of
'"To the ash barrel! to the ash bar
rel"
1t took Principal White and Vice
Principal Mccarthy several minutes
OF hard work to straighten out the
tangle OF juvenile forms. FINALLY
when the Toys, putting and blowing,
with red faces, grimy hands, and
much disordered garments, were re.
auced to some sor: of submission, ex-
were demanded.
Principal White is an old soldier
and he perhaps had much sympathv
Tor the boys, but he found hard work
to control his risibles under the cir.
He lectured the bows.
however, and told them that while il
vas very proper to resent any disre-
'pect to the flag, it was not a very
brave thing for whole crowd to at.
,acK one boy who really meant no
llsrespect. but had perhaps said fool
sh things as boys. and men, too, will
10 sometimes.
One chubby-faced youngster who
lad three patches in the seat of his
.nlckerDockers, wore hat shaped
Ike the dome Of the Hall of
records and who confessed to 10
ears took a Chronicle reporter into ,
lis confidence after the atfray. His
words left no doubt as to their mean
ne.
HE said de flag was no good and
at de Englishnan could lick US ebrv ,
ime AMI we was going to chuck him ,
n de ash barrel for it. Ell he dnn,t
lutte nexd time we's will jump i'm
GU bet"
Meanwhile Principal White thinks ,
here is plenty OF patriotism in the :
Dung blood of the State. !;
curious Occupations of Hindoos.
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