St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-04-30
THE YOUNG IDEA
The Value Of the Horny Palm a.
Compared with the Rubber
Hose as an Aid.


Rafferty," said Mr.. Madden, Of
Brooklyn, relates the New York Sun,
as he placed quart measure under the
ale pump, Il hear the toord of eddica-
shun teachers in the schools can lick
the bad boys wild rubber hose, but
not wild baseball bat. Did ye hear
anything av it?''
Il heerd O'Brien talkin' about It."
replied Mr.. Rafferty,. "He said he had
no time to be huntin' around for rub
Der hose whin his boy needed weltin'.
He belted the lad wild coal Shovel or
stove leg, or anything that came
handy. But it seems to me, Madden,
that rubber hose would be too soft
for the purpose"
We'll, that's the rayson they goin'
to use the rubber Pekase it has a
gentle. soothin' touch, an won't break
the skin"
"Oh, see," said Rafferty,. ''They want
to make it soft and aisy for the boys.
do they? Why don't they use rubber
cushion or feather pillow? A boy
would reminder batin' like that long
time. I'm thinkin'"
WELL" protested Madden, ''you
wouldn't want to be crool to your own
flesh and blood, would you? I'm afeerd,
Rafferty,, you haven't been payin' amy
attintion to the higher eddicashun."
you're right, Madden" said Rafferty,
II have nayther time nor inclination for
1t. II what see every day is amy indi-
cashun of higher eddicashun among
boys, I want none of it. l believe It's
a strong, horny hand that is needed
when boy is insolent. and think that
q barrel stave will lave more lastin'
upon his mind, not to min
ton the place where it strikes. than a
soft pillow or fresh bologna sassige."
''Y' have bitter sarcastic way wild
you, Rafferty," said Madden, with con-
viction. "Now, suppose you wouldn't
wait till your anger was gone before
you'd lick your boy. That's what the
higher eddicashun teaches"
I'D wait only till laid my heavy
hand on him." said Rafferty,, "whin the
anger was on me hot. If I waited till
was cold, I'd never lick him. There's
a dale @ nonsense goin' round about
arrupin' childer the next day. 'Twould
,e cold FLOODED scoundrel, Madden, that
would do such thing. Inever knew a
man in all me life that gave boy a
good welt or two and then stopped to
say: I'm sorry to do this, me lad; it
hurts me more nor 1t does you The
nan that would do that is dirty sneak.
A wake woman might do 1t, Madden, she
oein' soft hearted, but strong man,
,ivver. And the boy knows his father
S lyin' whin he says it."
"D'ye think, Rafferty,, that the boys
ire amy worse now than the boys used
o be when we were little?"
There's very little difference, in my
opinion. Boys are only little min. They
lon't change much from year to year.
they are young and pesky and full O.
Hood, and little paddlin' does heap
# good. The best way to paddle boy,
o my notion, is to take him over your
nee, put some rosin on the fiat of your
land, and thin give it him. That will
axe the consait out av him for awhile
nd make him careful about sittin' on
. hard-bot,omed chair"
what dye think about raysonin' wild
. boy, Rafferty,"
"Well. believe in rayson," said Raj
erty. Lick him first and rayson wild
i'm afterward. Rayson is a very mild
orm of argymint, Madden. Wan boy
q a thousand understands what you
re drivin' at; the others can only un-
erstand what is driven into them with
calloused hand and an arrum like a
aule's hind leg
"How about shaming him."
'Tis very good idee in some cases."
aid Rafferty,. ITO stand agin the wall
id a clothespin on your nose and a
undred boys and girls laughin' at you
as its eddicashunal advantages. IT'S
cry likely to take the pride out of a
oy. They used to have rule in the
chool went to agin chewin' gum dur
lg the day. The teacher would take
dozen wads O. gum from the childer,
nd the last wan had to stand in the cor
er and chew the whole bunch and keep
me wild his jaws while he'd be chewin',
20. l remember that nearly had the
,ckjaw when i had to do it,
81 suppose that cured you OF chewin'
lm?" +F
at did. partly. chewed it just the
ame, but l didn't wag my Jaws when
lie teacher was lookin'. But spakin
lickin' a boy to make him behave
[mself makes me think that you should
Ike great dale O. care in the selection
the boy you are goin' to lick I
ouldn't pick out a lad over 10 that
eighed $50 pounds and could not do a bit
boxin', II were you. Madden ,
member that the last time licked my
dest boy he gave me hip-lock, threw
e on my back and thin sat on me till
e passion was cooled of. Since that
me l don't raise me hand to him.
on see, he had reached the age whin
tyson took the place of force. Good
ght. Madden. Be good and you will be
curiosity"
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