The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-08-31
Editor Republican:

Editor Republican:
What has become of the boys who
were boys when | was boy? Plym-
outh had lot of them. Some were
good. some were bad. and some were
worse. / often wonder If the bad
bows don't make pretty good men,
Only / didn't know many of the bad
ones. because. according to the
strietest sect of our religion lived
PRESBYTERIAN. and there are no bad
bows in the Presbyterian church.
The old church was about half a
block south of the courthouse square,
fronting east. Charley Leonard was
sexton. and had the important
trust of ringing the bell. Sometimes
In the informl interval between dis
persal of churchgoers and opening of
SUNDAY school. Charley would let
another boy ring the bell little.
Bnt that had its dangers. jim
Smith or Layton Elliot had pas
sion for making the old bell turn
oyer-a thing which seemed hike
saerilege to me.
Jim was a stepson of old Judge
Fuller, who had pretty home sonth
of the cemetery: and Jim revelled IN
the reputation of being tough. while
Will Fuller. his step-brother was
good. Also Will was handsome
lad. as became the brother of Zip-
porah Fuller. and Betty Fuller. The
latter sang In the old church choir.
ard a mighty pretty picture she
made no there at the rear of the
church with her round bonnet. and
her round face. and her ribbons
But this is a talk about boys-not
women. ONLY I often wonder II
Tim Smith didn't "turn out pretty
we'll. in spite of his boyish desire to
on west and amaze the border with
his recklessness.
Charley Leonard had a brother
Pill. carpenter. like his father be-
fore him. Bill was a handsome.
capable fellow. I think ne was
drowned in the Mississippi river
many wears ago. There was another
Will Leonard. baker. who used to
work for Pill Hill. and who married
Alice Nichols. girl I confidently ex-
peeted to make my wife from the
time 7 was nine wears old till. Oh.
we'll. till Will cooked my dough along
With lot for Bill Hill-"and they
were happy ever after. >.
Said Pill Hill had a son named
Fred. bloa6e little rascal vii! tie
xo;ea oe tenor anqel and the ps6rir
of Greek :God Fred had am.rd-
reading Gift which made him A'e
marvel of common hoys. and the still
r,ora enviahle ability to talk with
oirls without getting embarrassed.
Mark Tuttle was a little older, the
son of a photographer who wore
-orutcbes. and who had gallery
over Pershine's drug store. Mark
was rather the best scholar in school
what time y. d. Luke was principal.
amono the bows. For Phoebe Thomp-
son was ALWAYS hundred In every
thing. and the boys seorned to COM
pete with her. At that I got a
copy of "Evangeline" one term for
STANDING ninetv-eight: and that max
ing alwavs explained to me whv MIR.
Luke fon't stay longer in the Plym-
oufh schools.
Pede Alleman and Mr.. Luke had
a verv pretty fight there in the
school room one dav. and Bede- who
had given weight imprudentlv. was
bowled through the door and down
stairs. to the GREAT disappointment
of the bov pupils. Not that we 'is-
liked Iuke particularly. but beeause
there IS some insurgent blood even
j in a Plvmouth school room.
Bert Reeves was the hest dressed
bov IN school. He had tail coats,
ike men: while the rest of rs were
content With the common sack coat
of fhe country. He and Manfred
Corhin wore sons of the two big
lawvers. the latter mavor of Plvm-
outh city. the former one of the
eountv's most able and most nseful
state senators. I wonder If those
bovs. delivered the letters which
Deisracli saws .verv la1 "cars'es ir
his rocket. addressed to nosteritv.
-. n Of Marks: r.. ras :,
Mark Elliot. son of one of the thrift
tv, worthy Elliots; and his step
brotber Charley Sutphen. The