River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1906-12-20

occasionally, but when he is good he is
most aggressively good. He not only
looks out for his own conduct, but he
insists upon giving the most painstak-
ing attention to the conduct of others.
His supreme dissatisfaction and arbi-
trary methods on these occasions are
most annoying to those of his COM
panions who are disposed to go astray
but fortunately his periods of intense
Righteousness are of short duration
and occur only at infrequent intervals.
If this were not so, his popularity
would suffer.
1t was during an exceptionally Sc
we're attack of virtue that Terry I'M
dertook to lead youthful friend into
the straight and narrow path, and
when he experienced some difficulty in
leading, he got behind and pushed.
The friend-Tim Delaney by name
betrayed desire to play hooky. He
never did think much of school, any
way, and on this particular day he held
it in greater contempt than ever. So
he decided that he would absent him
self for the day. Now, the joys of
playing hoolxy were far from being un-
known to Terry, but just at this time
he happened to be on his good be-
havior. He scorned the very thought
of deceiving his teacher, lodging the
thoughtless and improbable amuse-
ment. Ambition was stirring within
his breast; he purposed to be great
and good man, and conscientious work
at school with a first requisite. AS
usual, he wanted to bring every one
else up to his high standard, too, so
he not only refused to join Tim, but
suggested that Tim ought to join him.
Nav" said Tim; Il amt goin' to
school to-day"
"Aw, come on" urged Terry.
Nav" said Tim again.
'You better" insisted Terry
Smother day." answered Tim.
'I1l bet you'll come to-day" as
serted Terry, as he slammed his hat
down on the ground and started after
the recalcitrant youth. 1t was all over
in a very few minutes. The principal,
who had been attracted by the cries of
the other scholars (for the disagree
ment occurred almost in front of the
SCHOOL,, found Terry sitting astride of
Tim, and earnestly demanding, Nov,
will you go to school?" to which Tim
surlily replied in the affirmative.
Of course the object that Terry had
In view was worthy of all commenda-
ton, but the principal carefully ex-
planned to him, after hearing the
whole story, that his methods were
not in accordance with modern ideas.
81 am glad to see that you desired
to bring the hayward boy to school"
said the principal, "hut you should
have used diplomacy rather than fol ~e.
We cannot permit fighting"
Terry thought it all over as he
walked home, and he told himself that
he would just as soon use diplomacy
as any other missile, if he only knew
what it was His desire was to make
the world better, and he really did not
care how he did it so long as the re-
suits were clearly defined and imme-
diately noticeable. Consequently he
wisely went to his father to secure the
desired information.
"Oho!" exclaimed Policeman Barney
Flynn, whea the case was stated to
him, eyed like FIR to he day-plomatic
la-ad, w'u'd We? IT is a good thing, it
is that"
"But what is a diplomatic" insisted
Terry.
ssM-m-m, WE'LL" replied Policeman
Flynn, thoughtfully, I'VE might sa-ay
It is a Chinyman, an thin We might
sa-ay t is an Injun ma-an, an thin We
might sa-ay t is both iv thin r-rolled
| into wan an also t is neither Nv thin.
They do be fine samples iv Trough
day-plomacy, which is wan wa-ay Nv
sayin' they're cheerful liars; but we
sh'u,d MT folly thin, Terry: We sh'u'd
have more polish. TIL Chinyman is
within FIR to be called liar afther he
gets what he wa-ants; t is nothin' to
him that We find him out. TIL Injun
ma-an ii talk fair to We till he gets We
where he can lick We, an thin he'll give
We tn laugh an sail in. In wan wa-ay
this thing ye're talkin' about is tn
art iv keepin' tn other felly quiet
while ye're gettin' r-ready FIR tn
scra-ap, but tn la-ad that's up to all
tn thricks II do neither than that.
He'll get what he wa-ants an niver
even Fave We chanst FIR to call hiIn
a liar or go to fightin' about it. That's
where tn art iv it all comes In. TIL
Injun ma-an's day-plomacy is so close
to strathegy t is hazard to tell thin
apart, tn Chinyman's is plain lynn, an
tn white ma-an's is so artistic we can't
tell whether t is lynn or not. Some
times it is, an sometimes t is not, but
We niver find it out"
whats it good for?" asked Terry.
eIt's good FIR tn little ma-an that
has tn job iv maxim tn big ma-an
give liz to him." answered Policeman
Flynn, promptly. ct is this wa-ay,
Terry: ] ha-ave big hulk ~ ma-an
to take to the station, an call on wan
or two others to b. lp me. an we throw
him down an dhrag him to tn pathroi-
box. That's foorce an Whence. But
mebbe / pull me gun an ordher him
fr to 90 with me or I'll put hole
through him. That's discretion. Or
mebbe | gr-rab him be tn collar an
thry Fr to yank him to tn box, he
bein' bigger an stronger than me.
That's fooliehniss But L sa-ay to