The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-29

she replied that he was not in, as he
had not yet returned from school.
advised with her about him and tried
to impress the responsibility uron her
of training her boy in such way that
he would become a respectable and
useful citizen.
Her reply was to rehearse her
troubles and the responsibility Of
making a living and that her husband
was not able to work on account Of
affections and he helped her wash for
a living. / explained to her the mean
ing of the summons and requested her
to bring her boy and appear in court,
which would be in the next two or
three days. l also asked her to see
her pastor ard lay the trouble before
him and insist on him attending court
with her.
She nor the boy did not appear on
court day, and. Of course, another
summons had to be served, and l was
truly thankful it fell again to my lot
do the work. Upon arriving the sec
ond time the same sight confronted
me as upon my former visit. The
rather was again rubbing clothes and
humming a tune The little boy was
not at home on my arrival. However,
he soon came in, and as he had to
pass me before entering the door. |
encircled my arm about his waist and
drew him up closely to my side, which
rather surprised him, from the look on
his little sad, pale, peaked face. l
said:
Henry, what have you been doing?"
He could not tell me, as he really
did not know.
The children were eating apples
and Henry got one. | asked him play
fully if he would not give his apple to
me, which he at once consented to do,
and o fcourse l refused, whereupon he
insisted that should take it, and this
thought came to me: If you would
have anyone love you, have them do
something for you. Acting upon that
principle, | accepted his kindness,
whereupon his cOuntenance frightened
up. while ne still stood at my side
with my arm about him asking him
every conceivable question, which he
answered if he could, and if he could
not, his mother came to his rescue,
and in that way l found out from her
that she had made the charge to the
court against her own child, and it all
came about this wise:
She was cleaning up her yard, and
remarked II she only had 4 bag in
which she could put all that trash she
would be glad. Henry knew where he
had seen some. and no sooner were
the words uttered than away he ran.
1t seems that it was the noon hour
and all the work hands were absent
except a colCTed man to look after
things in their absence. There were
about fifty bags which had been used
for cement lying there, and he just
took them all. When the manager
found out they were gone he began in.
uu4ry about them and lnstituting a
search for the sacks, found them at
Henry's home. and had him arrested.
| told his mother that she must ap-
pear at court with Henry the next
court day. which would be within the
next two or three days. and / again in
sisted on her consulting the pastor
and having him attend with her. She
| did not appear to enter into the idea
| as it appealed to ne. and it was my
own original thought, as that was not
nor had not been the practice OF the
| court However. after that I always
suggested o.Ee friends Of the wards
to have their pastors or deaconesses
appear at court with them.
When l had furnished my advice
70 her and started TO leave, and had
! gotten as far as the gate. Henry came
| rUnnin- after me with more apples,
|. with this expression on his pinched