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Show Rather Be Tramp Than Gojo School New York Boy Thinks "Bums Is Be Only Happy People" on Earth, and Says So. NEW YORK, June 19. Anthony Guzowskl, of the mature age of 14, sprawled over the pen railing In the First District Criminal court, Jersey City, closed his eyes, and to all appearance was taking a nap, when a court attendant shook him. "Here, wake up!" was the command. "Your caye is on." "Well, wot if 'tis?" was the languid nn9ver. "Dat don't cut no ice wif me." Anthony was charged by John T, Stell, an attendance policeman, with refusing re-fusing absolutely to go to school. Stell swore that the prisoner1.)! parents tald they could do nothing with him. Nothing Noth-ing could arouse him from the habit of laziness he had contracted several years ago. "Look here, Tony," said Judge Higgins. Hig-gins. "Make him stand straight, officer. Look here, Tony, why don't you go to school?" "Aw, It hurts me eyes to study." "Well, you can get glasses to remedy ' that; anything else?" "I ain't got no buttons on me coat." "Your mother will sew them on for you." "Well, I ain't got no coat." "Where Is It?" "It waa took off me when I was taking a nap on a canal boat," was the answer with a prodigious yawn. VTony, do you want to become a tramp, a hobo?" inquired the Judge sharp J y. "Sure," was the answer, -delivered with a note of surprise. "Sure I would. I'd radder be a bum than anything else. Dey's de only happy people' He was committed to the Probation Department, which was instructed to wake him up. |