The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29


as possible without any distinct regard to
profit, His business instinct ends with
his own proposition that dear things IL
| be dear and cheap things II be cheap.
Great things are predicted of Herbert.
Jus. then Hamett HaZelwood, aged ten
j years. sauntered by and was promptly
captured He said he wanted TO De a
LAWYER and that he wouldn't be afraid OF
the Judge He said he didn't know why
he wanted to be a lawyer. except that
they were all so rich: He said. moreover,
.. thai he wouldn't charge the poor people
ANYTHING for his services. but that ne
would make the rich people pay like the
dickens.
About this time a crowd had gathered.
and the BOYS. with lowering glances. were
asking one another what that man was
dining IN Hamett' Fearing an attack,
i hastily proclaimed my humble occupa-
ton. ana told them that II they would
snare me would put their names in the
naper. and Their. l found a superfuity OF
onportunities for interviews. Fearing that
thor sudden confidence might depart,
seized several of them and made hay
while the sun shined."
Little Joe Black is a 9-year-o!d carpen-
ter. and intends TO stick to his trade. he
can already build small houses, aus
father is a carpenter. and he has learned
many of the tricks Of the trade which
he likes
Harry Jones wants to be a policeman,
cause he likes the looks of them.
Another reason why he wants to Join this
business is that he may have the pleasure
of arres,ins Henry LANCE. Henry. how
ever. doesn't believe Harry can do 1t, ana.
, had it not been for the restraining pre-
sence of an officer of the law, they would
, have had it out right there. Henry proudly
announced that he was going to be a
,nachinist. ard consoled himself with the
remark that when he got big II Harry
touched him he would stick him IN ms
machine. cut him up into small pieces.
end make sausage out OF him. harry
dashed an ina girary revolver in the
othar,s face. AMI told him that he would
lnocl, his head off with his bliiy before
| 10 could get him into the machine henry
! snorted derisively, and told his tormentor
that he didn't have any sense.
-,,o-,,s Patrick McDonough is going to
! 10 :, ehin-huilder, if the fateS SO decree.
| 10 rubbed his hands with sleeful antici-
! ,,a+;on at the idea of turning out great
ships with smoke-stacks on them.
J J,,nius Kerrick is a very remarkabie
voungster. He says that ne wants 70 ne
an engineer, lust for fun" He doesn
+! ca, +hs iaboriol,s side of this position, and
ba thinks it such 4 jolly good time 10
NV, a rea1 big engine. He says he means
L
to run his engine off the track occasion
aIlv. lust to scare passengers. He mas
not quite decided how he will get II oacA
n, the track. but that will come as mat
ter of course.
A number of the boys wanted to be
.hoboes." Their ideal is the man with
the green-colored coat, the unhempt mar,
-: -ha short briar pipe who calls at the
back door in .nidwinter and asserts that
"he is so hungry he doesn't know where re,
IN sleep Tonight They wouldn't tell
their names but they are satisfied thai
their ambition will be realized.
About this time some one yelled that the
! .,.apers are off, the unblushing younsster
wormed out of my grasp. the crowd dis
persed. a1il I was left alone In my glory
| No more interviews to-day-aye. nor
| never!
So I, too. departed And when reached
the five flights of steps I didn't bound up
as had bounded down, but took them one
| by one, a sadder and wiser man.