Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-02-07
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dropped wearlty safo giia prafexea
ehatr. Il sicu'E see a8s be eyer eaaie
10 DO THAI sort Of slltns II isn't ga
earfiat % his osfagtn' up, a.e and hfs
nsother never had no education 40
SPEAK af. bat we was aiRay# hWlest.
and brought the children np strict.
At# He's been TO New Ypsk isSsu
XIX naonths.'
''NFait a tnIante and III caii ,liYa ia
aRd see sfat IRE hGz 10 ssy Scr hssn-
self" said tlia waraeu as he t9uched
a button on ,fe desk,
In q few ulements a clean. open
faced ynnng fellow WAS brought ln by
q guard, and oae Of those agonlziag
scenes that only JaIls behold ebsued.
When the first shock of the meeting
was over the warden said TO the young
maa:
NOW tell your father and me iiow
you get into this scrapa. Nothing
you say will be used against you az
.1:sir trial"
when ! FIRST came to New YORK."
the young man began. ''everything
went all right, ! got a JOB aud found
a good boarding house. didn't feel
homesick al first, because | was 80 In
terestea In my work through the day,
and AZ night II wes interesting 10 go
out and see the sights But after |
got used to siy feb and had seen most
OF the sights had more time 10 think
and 10 get homesick and lonesome. The
folks al home didn't write, aud | didn't
know anyone here. | aSed to sit in my
room evenings and picture the tarna-
toes rsnensng on the window siIis at
home, and could see my mother tney-
ing about the yard In the sunshine
and dad blowing IN she back forty.
could almost smell the apples In the
orchard and hear ttte dry corn leaves
rustling, and Ii all made ME so home
sick and lonesome Just had TO go
out and walk the streets That was
the way | ran into the gang was
caught with. guess they used me as
tool. Anyhow. | got caught at the
hrst attempt"
THAT sounds straight and II I'm
any Judge of faces guess IL lis
straight" said the warden. 81 want
you TO get your story before the judge
through your attorney, Your record
has been clear seiiii now. and think IL
will make difference in the sentence
The trial was held and the facts pre-
sented TO the Judge Sentence sus-
pended" he announced at the close.
with grnffness Of voice to hide his
emotion, Then he added. looking at
the father. "if | had my way I'd inn
pose a jail sentence on parents who
let their boys and girls come TO this
city and don't write them at least
twice week to let them know that
some one In the wof-idi cares for them
and is thinking of them. More young
people go wrong In this city from lone
someness than we shall ever knew.
Yon should have had backbone to-
stand alone, young man. But as your
parents are particeps criminis. and
cant sentence them, Til suspend your
sentence. Next case !"--Youth's Conn
panion.