The sun., 1901-10-06
OrTING BOiS orr PARADE.
Nr. Jones Get. = Real Insight Into Their
WAYS and Manner Of speech.

One Of tho officers II a society in this
city that distributes many thousands of
dollars each year among the deserving
poor has democratic ideas about the train
ing Of his heir. Tommy. who i- now almost
n Tommy's hair In blond his disposition
l. sunny. and until two weeks ago his voCab-
ulary IA English and French was restricted
TO such worls ~ he had heard his father
and mother and discreet governe-- ,s"
Tunmy's father. who may h. called Mr.
Jones for the purposes of ob~curlty. has
been much Interested this pas, summer
In a seaside home for poor boys When
ever he went down to visit this home he
saw before him abo ut thirty boys whose
ages ranged between and 10 years and
whose faces shone with the application u
much soap and water They said Yes
sir and NO. sir. and Thank YOU, sir
and although they lad been r~'ruitcd
from the most squalid homes and from
the str,-.ts, their manners, 80 far a- Mr..
Jones could ser. were quite up TO the average
of boys ~ their age
-These boys said Mr. Jones 20 Mrs.
Jones are the backbone of III" coming
generation Isometim"s think that Tommy
has h.cn Coddlcd a little too much
But Tommy is only years old, ~aid
Nr- Jones. -and am sure he il a we'll
behaved child
1t would not do him any harm 20 knock
around a biz with some oi thee" boys down
at the home. -aid Mr. Jones
Mrs Jones was not enthusiastic about
the plan. but she Welded. and Tommy
had such a good time TINT he was separated
from the home onlv a. III" expenditure of
some physical forc,' 10y his father and many
tears bv the boy lie arrived az hi- father =
usw house late Saturday night and was
sent promptly to b"d
Mr. Jones always devoted part of sun
day to the expansion Of Iommys mind,
and II was with pleasant authorizations
that he bsgan to question Tommy after
breakfast about his experiences IN tho
Seaside Home.
ibid YOU like the boysY- he asked.
Rubber" said Tommy.
preston ~ thai'- asked Mr. Jones
-Aw. brush 10y. hri-h by. replied Tommy.
Answer me-. Thomas
why that's the way R~i Top talks.
He's great
Then Tommy explained that Rci TOP wn-
the bov with r,d hair and he could lick any
other boy there with on" hand Tied l~hind
hi back In proof IL III" force of Rcd
Tops blows Tommy showed With much
pride a bump about the size 81 walnut
iehind his ear
Rel Top gave me that, he -ad, gently.
rubbing the bump with pridr, the first day
| wus their. He's bully. now. ! can tell
vol He gave me thrT of his marbles
when ! came away He can chew toha'Nu
without getting sick, too
Is Rad Top that qulct-looking h,tl" 10y
with tho me-'k voice. asked MIR Jone~
That. 'Hc guy WY WY ,-,iS,. cHy ;" be. '%d I'D
ucrrv- and that his father could gi bigger
iar- than any man In his hlock What's
lag. fat her. and how do YOU get one''
But MIR Jones' did not prupo-H Ia 60 on
tho stand. and ~ he looked M hts golden
haired hoy he wondered vhat other Trends
he had made at he home
Il am sorry hat vou associated with
Red Top Weren't some Of tho other boys
nic'Y-
Red Top aid Sn. There was shorty
NuIhgnn. and every tima YOU hit him he
cried Regular cry baby he Raflir-
Levy wasn't tad lie could move his can.
H. wouldn't dc II for all the boys, but b.
did 7, for mo lscau-" Red Ion sad he'd
smash him onr in the jaw II b" didn't
Mr. Jones wac So nervous that he drupISst
lis eyeglasses When lac had packed them
w and carefully poh-hSi them with hlS
handkerchief he SAID
-Thunas I do not want 10 hear any
more about thoss boys They ar" bad
lui and I wan, YOU to forget all that vou
heard 'h.rr aud don't ever u-s' such slang
.Av. forget u. said Tommy. innoc~rtly.
-Tha's slang. too
We'll. YOU haVrnt TODD me what .sg
wac told Rel Top thai IA tet NV fai',cr
had bigger iags than hi-, heCau-" J diin -
want him to l.eat me .roking AMI fighting
and everything What h. a Iag anyway.
lai Nr joins cnds-i the orn,"r-aiion
Ne had a bong talk with 1ummys govern
,.s- and be- wa- glad that Mr. d"n'- hsi
not heard his CpnN~rSaiiHn With Tommy
VI ionr- has changed his ldcas Ai-'u,
ths d.fuoctatiC s,ltfcAiiun - Tommy. ami
n NJ I, No. know tle r-A~un ~" is Ni-"
enough 80 korp Dc tu hrr~'i