The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-26

Terry Flynn is a well-meaning lad.
Like other boys, he gets into trouble
occasionally, but when he is good he is
most aggressively good. He mot only
looks out for his own conduct, but ne
insists upon giving the most palnstak-
ing attention to the conduct of others.
His supreme self-satisfaction and arpl-
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 UNI
1ertook 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
it in greater contempt than ever. So
he decided that he would absent him
playing hooky were far from being I'M
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 a 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.
"Naw," said Tim; 81 amt goin' to
school to-day"
Jaw, come on urged Terry.
NAV" said Tim again.
"You BETTER" insisted Terry
Smother day." answered Tim.
'Ill 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 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, Now
will you go to school?" to which Tin
surlily replied in the affirmative
OF course the object that Terry hat
in view was worthy of all commenda
ton, but the principal carefully ex
planned to him, after hearing tn,
whole story, that his methods wer,
not in accordance with modern ideas.
81 am glad to see that you desired
to bring the hayward boy to school,
said the principal, "but you shout,
have used diplomacy rather than force
We cannot permit fighting"
Terry thought it all over as h
walked home, and he told himself tina
he would just as soon use diplomac-
as any other missile, if he only kney
what it was. His desire was to MAX
the world better, and he really did no
care how he did it so long as the re
suits were clearly defined and imme
wisely went to his father to secure tn
desired information.
"Oho!" exclaimed Policeman Barne
Flynn, when the case was stated +
him. ''ye'd like FIR to tie day-plomati
la-ad, w'u'd We? IT is good thing,
is that"
But what is diplomat?" insiste
Terry.
"M-m-m, WE'LL" replied Policema
Flynn, thoughtfully, "ye might sa-a
t is a Chinyman, an thin We migt
sa-ay t is an Injun ma-an, an thin '
might sa-ay t is both iv thin r-rolle
into wan an also t is neither iv thin
They do be fine samples iv r-roug
day-plomacy, which is wan wa-ay
sayin' they're cheerful liars; but \
sh'u'd MT folly thin, Terry: We sh'u'
have more polish. TIL Chinyman
willin' FIR to be called liar afther l
gets what he wa-ants; t is nothin'
him that We find him out. TIL Iniu
ma-an ii talk fair to We till he gets ,
where he can lick We, an thin he'll gi,
We tn laugh an sail in. In wan wa-a
this thing ye're tallxin' about is Il
art iv keepin' tn other felly oui
while ye're gettin r-ready FIR II
scra-ap, but tn la-ad that's up to a
III thricks IL do betther than tina
He'll get what he wa-ants an niv,
Aven Fave We a chanst FIR to call hi
liar or go to fightin' about 1t. That
where tn art iv it all comes in. It
injun ma-an's day-plomacy is so clo
to strathegy I is hazard to tell thi
apart, tn Chinyman's is plain lynn, a
tn white ma-an's is so artistic We car
tell whether t is lyin' or not. Som
times /, is. an sometimes 4 is not. b
va BiGar find I out