The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-30

pretty much as he pleascs. lie can
wear his oldest coat. and his most COM
Portable slippers There is con>erva-
tory at the end OF the lawn. and here
the high fence ends. There is also
little sub-back yard filed with tail
trees which shut out the view from the
road. Around this minor back yard
the fence j. only four feet high.
This minute description Of my estate
j. necessary for understanding the ex-
citing times | had during the days
STAYED AT home and attempted - do
some writing in the quietness OF my
own back yard.
found that the fence was great
temptation to every passer-by Inc
small boy. IL he had . stick in his
hand. liked To run it along the boards
or beat the stick against them a. ne
passed along. This was annoying. and
| sometimes shouted To him 10 stop ms
racket. but | merely received in return
a number Of personal remarks which.
il is not too much to say. We're dis-
tinctly insulting. considering tie fact
that the speaker was entirely anarie
to see the person TO whom he was
speaking.
Therefore. as | am of the kind OF
person to whom experience teaches
something. | ceased 70 eSpostulate
verbally with the small boy with ms
stick ! stole quietly around into the
sub-bacA yard and waited for him
beside the low fence He always
came along quite unconscious Of dan
| ger. for l was well concealed by the
brick wall OF the conservatory. and
ALWAYS succeeded in snatching his cap
lie usually jumped TO the middle OF the
road in his surprise before he realized
that he had TO negotiate for the re-
turn OF his cap ! made. him give his
name aud address and apologize IN
the most abject fashion before
returned his headgear. lie was usual
In the butchers delivery boy or the
lad from the grocery. l threatened to
turn the police upon him. or what was
worse. to 20 to his master and COM
plain. and think that do not
fiatter myself when | say that
during the time I stayed at home,
had distinctly moral effect on the
lads OF that neighborhooi. boy dare
not sass you when you have his cap
in your hands. for he is. If l may put
. it that way. handicapped in the con-
troversy.
/ soon found. however. that there
Was a more Objectionable small boy
than the one who raped at the fence
This was the boy generally there were
!, two OF them. who rang the electric
! bell az the back gate He then ran
around the corner and appeared to ~
amused at tile blank look of the serv
. ant as she gazed up and down tns
. street trying To discover who has
:. called her unnece ssariiy from hel
q WORK.
. One afternoon l heard the prolonge'
I, ring Of the bell and then the rapis
. footsteps OF two urchins rs the.
: ran along the walk outside Of tn
fence. and so thought the time ha
i come to teach these youngsters
. lesson l slipped silently down tn
:. lawn. under the trees. into the shado'
\. If the greenhouse. and peered cautious
! liz over the fence. 50 that they mign
Il not see me. There the two youn
i villains stood close 10 me and cranin
= their ncciSs To see who opened III
I, garden door. heard the click OF tn
i. latch as the garden entranc
u was opened. and then IL
81 two ragamuffins. with many giggle
backed closer to the fence SO the ser
= ant could not see them They were !
preoccupied in watching danger froi
one direction tina. they did not see u
!, real calamity that lowered near then
u Before they were aware 81 II my tw
- hands dropped down on them as
- were from the skies, and l mad fir
I. clutch of each by the back OF his CO
H. lar. Talk about the pleasures of hoo
-, ing salmon. il Is nothing at all to II
!. excitement of catching an energet
=. small boy and getting good firm no
u Of the collar of his coat For the ne
~ two minutes / haiall could do Ih'
- sauirmed and wriggled. and kicked
the fence. threw themselves down al
did every mortal thing they could THU
NO of in irving TO escape. but held Q
and finally it dawned on them tn
=, they were nabbed. Then the elder 50
on defiantly:
u. SAY. mister. il you don't let me
4. I'll ven for policeman
~ .Yell. = answered: that's just VIII
~ want You t. do. and when the pole
~ man comes III be very glad 10 ha
IN, YOU over TO him"
The Now the boys. IL they mad or
no known il. were perfectly within III
The legal rights in calling a policcm;
i've and if a policeman had been Gale
de- don't know how ] could have ju'
Of fled my own action ! was CO
Isl hitting an assault on them for
-er. offense | had not seen them conn
He and which. perhaps. was not punisha
for by the law IL there had been witness
Of was taking the law and the you
on rascals into my own hands. which
ind not thing TO be permitted Howev
ard there was. as a matter OF course,
n.y. policeman in sight. and l thoul
/ would chance il. l hauled the lig
till or Of the two boys over the fen
ent while the other wriggled and str
ing rled to escape. 1t was no easy I
Ep- rciting the youngster over. Tor
,dy. clawed and fought like cat. hut
the las, had him on my side and Z
ain putting him on the ground with
,rm foot on him TO hold him down tur
,ain my attention and both hands TO
and larger boy. and soon had him over.
son. Now. my lads" | said, when
my onc rings door bell he expects