The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-09


Like other boys, he gets into trouble
occasionally, but when he Is good ne 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 self-satisfaction and arDi-
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
i and occur only at infrequent intervals.
II this were not SO. his popularity
would suffer.
It was during an exceptionally Sc
we're attack of virtue that Terry un-
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 a desire to play hooky. He
: never did think much of school, any
.. way, and on this particular day he held
, 1t in greater contempt than ever. SO
, he decided that he would absent him.
self for the day. Now, the joys OF
playing hooky 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, 80
!, he not only refused to join Tim, but
Z suggested that Tim ought to join him
J. "Naw," said Tim; II amt goin' to
y school to-day"
- Jaw, come on" urged Terry.
;, Nav" said Tim again.
~ "You BETTER" insisted Terry.
- "S'm'other day." answered Tim
u 'T1l bet you'll come to-day" as
le serted Terry, as he slammed his ha
ps down on the ground and started aftel
the recaIcitrant youth. 1t was all Owe
in a very few minutes. The principal
}. who had been attracted by the cries o
lp the other scholars flor the disagree
CD ment occurred almost in front OF tn
w SCHOOL,. found Terry sitting astride o
ne Tim. and earnestly demanding, "Now
40 will you 90 to school?" to which TIN
ie- surlily replied in the affirmative.
ed OF course the object that Terry ha
or In view was worthy of all commenda
&C. ton, but the principal carefully ez
all planned to him, after hearing tn
od whole story, that his methods wer
ats not in accordance with modern ideas
oil 81 am glad to see that you desire
be- TO bring the hayward boy to school,
ier said the principal, "but you shoul
er' have used diplomacy rather than fore
ats We cannot permit fighting"
Terry thought it all over as ;
walked home, and he told himself tn;
he would Just as soon use Diplomat
In as any other missile. If he only kne
her what it was. His desire was to NAL
ian the world better, and he really did N
en- care how he did it so long as the r
ers suits were clearly defined and imm
gh. diately noticeable. Consequently
pax wisely went to his father to secure Il
OF desired information.
eri- "Oho," exclaimed Policeman Barn
ear Flynn, when the case was stated
, 81 him, eyed like fr to he day-plomai
J OF la-ad, w'u'd We? T is good thing,
Just is that"
in "But what is a diplomat! insist
nds Terry.
"M-m-m, WE'LL" replied Policem
Flynn, thoughtfully, I'VE might sa-
t is a Chinyman, an thin ye mie
how sa-ay t is an Injun ma-an, an thin
the might sa-ay t is both Nv thin troll
I'M into wan an also t is neither Nv TIL
lose They do be fine samples Nv r-rou
dis day-plomacy, which is wan wa-ay
ing. sayin' they're cheerful liars; but
dry sh'u'd MT folly thin, Terry: ye sh'
at have more polish. TIL Chinyman
nifty willin' fr to be called liar afther
for gets what he wa-ants; t Is nothin'
n in him that We find him out tn In
rack ma-an IL talk fair to ye tillSAe gets
the where he can lick We, an thin he'll
z 1t | We tn laugh an sail in. In wan wa
this thing ye're talldn' about is
art fy keepin' tn other felly q
the while ye're gettin' r-ready r.
least scra-ap. but tn la-ad that's up to
mily. tn TRICKS III do betther than Z
cites, He'll get what he wa-ants an n
I re- ven Fave we a chanst fr to call
,tton, liar or go to fightin' about It, In
fruit. there tn art Nv it all comes in
Iniun ma-an's day-plomacy Is SO
that to strathegy t Is hazard to tell
,nth! apart, tn Chinyman's Is plain lynn
sure tn white ma-an's Is so artistic ye
upply tell whether t is lynn or not *
ouRh- times 1t Is, an sometimes I u not,
which ~ It7r ind 1t out
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