Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-13
ADMIRED THE TOYS.
A Tpu-Year-Old Boy Borrowed His Aunt's Money to Buy Them

Aunt'S Money to Buy Them.
 Impatipnt for the good things of Christmas Martin Griffin. aged 10 years i,UsSrSSpd himself Uf the pocket book ot his aunt. Mrs NAhpney. of CirIIan street. yesterday afternoon. and invested in some of the iuV"nll" joys of tine season. Young Griffin lives witIi his parents on Carlnan street. not far from his aUnt'S house. He IS q vCYy good boy. attending school c|"rT day and accurate and prompt n e. Iantl$ for his parents. For tine past few days he has fcaSted his eyes on tl..' lime things ill the store windows and longpd for the annual time of San ia ClHU$'S visit. \ few t.:;Nf; ago hr saw some bright things with one of his comrades. One of the toys was q tin horn and made an UuoaTthIy noise, bilt it Was better music to young GrII- fins cars than two H0u&a'S bands cOuli make. II WlS the finest music h,. ever heard and he longed for some thing to beat it. To get il. however, was a question: Yesterday ir occurred to him Ihat cnlY money could procure it and so he got hold Uf his aunt < purbcthuul: while sl:" WAS not locking at him and in few minutes Il" Was indul@iMLs in gil t!-,' driiGl,tS Gf lj$ age in q toy store. The purkrtrprll cnn- 1nili"i %tu ard ike HOv Was willing tn give ii for d tin horn 1hat W"u'd shrek IurtIcr t'IHu til;!t ui his cUinpHu!on. Ii" was surprised when h" @ot not only the. jin horn. q bright til.$'.' affair with a red -trin| and t:S-"I Httachpu. hNI q ivt r1' change with ii. Ihls meant muln toys. Sn ho !;Ou-,ht bank that would defy ''tI1il.t.'' iIruHcS$cy, the nut, riuuS hUr@lHr. tn crack. horse whu~t. n.nv.lurnlG Were "crplnpNlli Il 7H tIi,. tii.llin!. Uf 1."iiS "Hi rEmi3l%. Thus f,,n;SroT T." f''v"etrd in q troi- ley r;f.. 7.. NalI~3;urll HUI lal tie ffr..r ot Iii. lirn. 'rnnr ride ,v:l* ~n good that r.. jao!- another and tluS h" Kept at if ,.--.- -'r. rrrn Then hc nont his ronts!rI; honi..war'l. blow ing hi, born with ai! the power of jli~ lungs. WInu Officer ''ar-iIl, attracs"d Iry the mui<.'. ,iur@ticn"d the little f"l- low :l:u tiudin@ hiIn with mCTv money 1huu h,yS of his H:r.' usually haVr tuG!- him imIU cuStutiv. 'Tl.r ln.y'< parents mcallWIii!r We're searching h:@h and low fey him. Tor h" WG& never away from hu!lp H night l!1tNir. II an- p"Arod 1hH, while he Wa> going on, WAY i'll the c:i1@. they were 2,uinG IL; other way and a1 last. hparttr"llrn they went home. This mOrliilg Mir Griffin htHId ui her sons arrest ano came 10 tine city court for him.
 Fortunately there was DO justice or hand this mornin". for the city court i, very hard Un :,inaIl hoyS who will nor he good. IT WAS q hard question therefore. what lU tlo. While the prose ctt0r and 1hc chief were wondering what tG do with him. the DCy'S mother and aunt entered tlr room and the mo mont thty entered ail began to cry After q Mr?nrnt or $" tE" women ~HN 4i,, T r,, lHU"hrd and f"rG3v" l:in. Had h, bought ri"arcttr$ or tobacco ii would have he;-m different. and so all left til, dr"ary court room. thr mother happy and laughing and crying over the boy: singular experience. Eight and one half dollars; of the S1n that was i'll the pOrkcthuUk were left.