The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-11
GIFTED YOUNG LIARS.
HOW TWO SMALL BOYS CAUSED "A
DALE o. THRUBBLE.''
Said They Were Deserted and Left
PenniIess in Salt LaI&e-Picked Up
on the Road to ParOwan, Taken
Home and Spanked.

Mister. will you please give US q
ride?'
The farmer who was thus addressed
stopped his wagon and looked down at
the two urchins who were trudging
along the State road. below Sandy. on
Thursday. and asked. Where are you
going?"
"Oh. we are going to Parowan."
"What?" calculated the farmer. TO
Parowan?"
Yes SIR
Jump in here"
Upon inquiry the lads said they were
Joseph and Albert Ballard. aged six
and eleven years, the sons of ]. w.
Ballard, formerly of this city.
The two boys put up pitiful story,
and repeated cross-examinations failed
to tangle them up in the least. They
said that their father brought them
here during the last session of con-
ference, and that after staying with
them for time. finally abandoned
them. They lived with the newsboys,
those little SamaritanS who have
feeling for all waits which is beyond
the comprehension of those who send
their money abroad for the education
Of the lads in Booriobeola-Gha, and
have ate what they could get and slept
where they could find a shelter.
eve sold papers sometimes" piped
the little one land when we did Wa
bought crackers and doughnuts. Some
times we slept with some of the boys,
and sometimes under a wagon
The lads said that their mother died
about three and one-half years ago
while they were living in the Twenty
first ward. Their father shortly after
ward married again. The stepm other
did liLyp Thorn q
life was anything but pleasant, ac-
cOrding to their tale. Six weeks before
the conference the family removed to
Parowan. When conference time ar
rived they came mere with their father
Some time during the conference they
were walking about the city and he
left them. They have not seen him
since and do not know that he has
ever sent for them. Tired of rowing
around; hungry at times, the smallest
ones clothes being in poor condition.
the little chaps at last decided that
they would go nome to Parowan. The
two lads were turned over to the
custody of the constable of the PIE
cinct, who yesterday brought them to
this city and turned them over to
Selectman Geddes. That individual
questioned them rather sharply, but
they adhered to the original tale.
1t was decided to turn them over to
the ln1rmary until today when an
effort could be made to ascertain some
thing regarding their father. If ha
did not want them Mr.. Geddes would
endeavor to provide them with homes.
They are unusually bright, the smaller
one being as sharp as a tack.
After the above was written and be-
fore the head man had been afforded
an opportunity Of getting in his work,
Mr.. Joseph Simon came to The Herald
office and asked if any one in the en-
ploy OF the paper had seen anything
Of two boys answering the description
OF these two lads. Mr.. Simon was in
formed that they were in the custody
of Mr.. Geddes; and the father, for such
he proved to be, at once set out in
quest of them. Mr.. Simon conducts a
store at 127 South Ninth East street
and says that for prevaricators his
sons take the cake. They have been
away since Monday and he has been
hooking for them ever since. They
were never in Parowan and all they
know of the town is that their grand
mother lives there
The youngsters were taken home and
40 doubt properly spanked.
The autograph letters testifying to
cures made by Ayers Sarsaparilla and