The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-03

u various national game preserves that
could be utilized for this purpose. A little
fawn or gazelle could have a running start,
say OF thirty yards. In the space back of
boy shots could vie with each other In
hitting the wild beast in vulnerable spots.
After a while cinnamon bears could be
used for the purpose. Cinnamons or grizzlv
bears will OF course fight when
they are cornered and being shot up, and
for this reason the boys who participate
ought e be trained also in the use Of bowie
and hunting knives. After shooting at
the bear nj manning IL so that Il isn't
up TO much. all Of the youngsters could
rush ut the bear with their long. cleaning
knives and saw and split him UP. taking
render il unstable.
Even hamstrung panthers and bobcats
and timber wolves and such like could be
placed around for the boys to shoot at.
or MANNED in some other way so az TO render
them harmless. For the matter OF that.
dangerous elephants. cast on by oircuses,
instead Of being sent to public ZOOS, AZ they
now mostly are. could be property hobbled
in the back Yards Of schools for the kids to
practise their rifle work upon. The thing
would be to o a the elephant down with
chains so that there wouldn't be a chance
on earth for him TO get away and take to the
tall cactus, and then to line the prize win
ming little boys up back Of the schoolhouse
and allow them TO shoot up and carve the
degraded pachyderm at win. This would
inculcate bravery and h fine discretion
OF never tackling any big thing unless It
is previously hobbled.
There's no end to the possibilities In
this thing. After a time. when all grow
ing children Of the land had attained
proficiency with their rides, all Of our beef
could be slaughtered by the bullets OF
the boys. That would ave the horrors
OF the Packingtown business. Lambs and
sheep could be made ready for the market
painful to the normal mind in the thought
OF a dear little lamb having it's throat cut
by a coarse, brutal butcher. but il would
all be fine n high and sweet IL the lambs
were removed from this world Of woe and
sin n pain b. the bullet route, with nice.
clean, tender hearted little boys. fresh from
school. acting as their executioners.
Then, to0-i9Ollse me IL this sounds
radical. but I'm only suggesting things.
you know-then. too. the time ought TO
arrive. under the operation Of this bene-
5cent system. g the executions of all
or our criminals sentenced to death could
be performed by N school lads. The
criminals could be- stood up against a wall
or fence. In the old fashioned military way.
and squads Of school boys. properly and
officially detailed. could plunk them into
q better and a fatrer world. This would
teach the youn gsters the true stole spirit.
and they would at the same time, by care
fully noting tina actions Of the condemned
criminals. learn how to die gracefully. 1
hate TO toss bouquets at myself, but I sure
think this idea Is worth looking into. /
honest do. It's all the bonbons. This rife
school gag. and the only thing, as / say,
that I'm sorry about isthat it wasn't sprung
when l was a shaver. I'm not half muir
derOus enough TO suit myself or 20 get
along. "a it is, whereas II I'd had those
advantages I could to-day nave been as
bloodthirsty and ferocious a son Of a gun
"a anybody