The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20

way, and ho collected ard kspS tns
money. The millfner was more imam
angry. and not only wanted her money.
which We paid, but wanted the ut.ie
same night Of the day he ,decamped win
the money we caught theaboy IN . ium-
Der yard. He had spent all the money:
We prosecuted and convicted Nun ana
he went to jail.
..Now, here l. human nature tor you
During all the time Of that boys con-
f1uement the mill1ner sent him fruits ana
delicacies. and when hts time was up
she gave the boy so In money ana
ticket to Spokane. He spent every
penny OF the so before he left. but used
the ticket. His lesson did him more
harm than good. because OF the MILL
ner's mistaken sympathy.
''Out Of the very goodness OF her heart
that woman put premium on crime.
The thief. through her ministrAtions. had
q better time In Jail and q brighter PROS
Feet when he got out of II than many
q Woodworking. honest boy.
During the Klondtke rush." said the
messenger officer. the messenger boys
in this town carried to and fro hum
dreds Of dollars, and not dollar OF 1t
was lost. And. I may add: many OF the
boys averaged an high as IS day over
and above their salaries In gratuities. or
tips given them by the miners.
"sBut boys will be boys you know.
ana the Klondike rush spoiled several
good messengers, who grew wealthy 50
rap.u.y that they concluded they could
live on their wits without work That
Is where the trouble comes In. Just as
soon a. a boy who Is not strong enough
to resist temptation concludes to cut
loose from honest employment, even
though It may be arduous at times. just
that soon he begins to try to make use OF
all the tricks and turns he has learned
In his messages boy days.
'Judge Cam recently notified the sa-
loonkeepers that II they sold liquor to
minors even II they were messenger
boys Who were buying II for others. he
would punish them. The messenger COM
panies welcomed the order, for We do not
want to send small boys into saloons or
anywhere else they should not go. For
that reason we have q special corps OF
boys. all over II years OF age. that we
keep on at night, when the demand TOR
such services b greatest.
at Is called In the Office the 'case-har-
dened SNIFF among the boys. for nearly
every member Of the crew is not only old
enough to attend to business. and strictly
to business. Up to midnight we work
number Of youngsters on residence calls.
but after midnight only the seasoned boys
are on.
From some Of the lodging houses where
there are many roomers We get an order
like this, Boy to watch door all night.
We send the steadiest boy OF the crew.
He goes to the lodging house. or whatever
place 1t may be. and seats himself in the
hall. There he stays until almost day.
light. running out now and then for lunch.
cigars. drinks or what not the various
dodgers REQUIRE The customers pay for
his services by the hour. and he probably
gets four times the amount of his salary
in tips. The boys who answer such calls
are the boys who never drink, for In such
a situation a boy who drank would soon
need a messenger to take him home.
"And that puts me in mind Of another
class OF calls we often get from clubs and
stag parties ana other places where men
sometimes get overmerry and want to get
home.
Nov imagine. II you can" said the