New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-18

to turn to the allotted task when the hour came
even though no teacher was at nand to enforce the
law one afternoon great temptation came ntsn 10
whose call had long been anticipated with pleasure
older members of the family and no one realized
that Tommys duties host and pupil confieted
to deception. he left his little guest to entertain
himself. while Tommy i' like stole accepted the
had been assigned for this half hour.
TOMMY's USE OF ENGLISH
Tommys use of English is very original. and his
sentences are models of brevty. Articles and prep
ositions he considers useless encumbrances; pro-
nouns are thorns in the flesh and all words not alb
soutely needful for the expression of the idea are
4lscarded with scant ceremony by the young man
ton Of compiete sentence some Of his eSprss-
slons are peculiarly his own Subtraction he de-
tan, slight friend he remarked that Mr. - is
Win Tf eminent on nhdng TWO httle STATIONS
misnr1 rio ton f @ PooT Is ms plying COM
Happily for himself we'll as for others, Tommy
achieved his first pun and it was not a bad one.
e on8d that ne can have no knowedge OF
unknown ti plane was handed to him 1T is not
JACK plane, was his soliloquy-''not block plane"
then: with CLEAN of fun-'ft must be Jamaica
He is a genuine boy and thoroughly enjoys
Joke-2articulariy when it is played by him upon
retire some time later than the other boys it was
noticed that he took with him large rubber ball
His little roommate always waits for goodnight
| salutation, and IN expectation of the accustomed
n IN bed 1L 1,g as
ing over presumably to kiss him, Tommy, gaining a
pressure to the ball and sent an unexpected shower
pain On Edaigs mead me spluttering on his part
that mischief was afoot. and an investigation fol-
His His knowledge of the location of Boston streets
H 90 cte9le 70 an Ola residents fact which was
demonstrated one evening when the family in
yited to play electric car Since his ambition Is
post of condncoT for hiTf @ ne ] tne
"a ling
| without in the corridor he would open the door
| which the ear had reached surprising ali by the
| number of streets with which he was familiar and
Ihe oIder IN which he named them. When his pas
sehsers were slow in leaving the and a street
With the Mod 3og the memory OF the delinquent
han IN b lessons OF love- patience and kindness Tommy
10 many mute reproach for their ingratitude and
better appreciation of the common blessings OF
P9wers which they possess by the contrast OF his
sphere Of usefu1es in tb no Gan ask I9F
IRE mas done so much thus far. surely it is not II
OF Tommys work in sioyd his teacher. Gustat
Aa a.T OF that department, says:
hours each, and the interesting feature of his
work mas been his spontaneous creations. Twenty
minutes OF each lesson has been allowed him fol
making what he pleases and 1t is a noteworthy
tact that MS most vigorous and Independent work
IS zone at this time He will not allow the teacher
his inventions Ths year he has made Iarxe
articles than heretofore, but his patience and in
10 attainment. A sled three feet long, a bread
board made of five different pieces Joined together
anu a taole with square and doweled joints are
skill"
Two BOSTON BOYS"
The following story of Two Boston Boys Il
Tornmys own production and was proflIsely Illus
trated by pictures or his conceiving cut from
white paper and pasted on a black background
This is his story he it:
Two Boston Boy:-The Puritan boy of 1690-The
Boston boy of 1S99.-Boston is an old city. More
than TWO hundred years ago the Puritans came
across the ocean TO find home in America
Boston That was their old home in England.
The little Puritan boy walked through grassy
lanes instead OF streets. He drove the &c
pasture on the Common Westinghouse. is the ole
crooked cow-path. There a high beacon or
Beacon Hill and windmill Copp's Hill The
AN Indian was the poStrnan who carried letters
| from town 10 town. The people travelled by stage
The only ships were sailing vessels.
Because the people in Boston (town) were good
and brave 1T grew TO be big city. There Ave
hundred thousand people in Boston
THE Boston boy Of 1899 rides In steam and cleo
trc cars and carriages without horses
The mail and telephone and telegraph carry oul
messages. Steamboats, cross the in a week
There not land enough for all the people 81
more land was made in the harbor The old Towr
Dock is part of the Subway The little Puri
tan boy would find everything changed except the
Common.
IT am very glad the little Puritan boy came
1890. but would rather be the Boston boy of 1899
| The story written by Tommy in the Brail
| Joint characters during his hours of play. X wa
| read by him from his own manuscript before
| large audience and the table upon which II resteC
made by his own clever hands