BURNHAM BOYS' BOUNCE.

NZ Truth, Issue 68, 6 October 1906, Page 5

BURNHAM BOYS' BOUNCE.

"Truth!' has on countless occasions chronicled the crafty caterings of the boys of Burnham Reformatory (Christchurch). The latest concerns one of these beauteous specimens who has journeyed so far afield as Auckland, Herbert O'Brien is his name, and he is out on license from that famous, or infamous, .reformatory school. Once out of hounds Herbert appears, to have gone on a grand fly round and the news travelling back as to his goings on, the school authorities issoied a warrant, or something like that, fPr his return to the school. However Herbert was not taking any more school, not if he could help it and the warrant could not be executed for some time because Herbert wasn't.' to be found. Now he has been unearthed at a place called Matamata : There it seems lie evidenced tbV good Burnham training had clone him by going to a man named Hannon and begging the loan oof, f a pra-rt... He said he wanted to go '^otorua to see- the football m?' ■■:.. The prad proprietor, being a ■ soul, lent the boy the but whether Herbert saw the "muddied oafs" perform is not known. What .is known is that by some extraordinary lapse of memory he forgot that the horse did not belong to him and tried to sell it. He did not succeed, but -ot 25s for the bridle, saddle and various acbountrements. Then he steamed up to the Queen City and breathed a lovely, lying tale to. Boniface Ware on the strength of which he got hoard and lodgings. The truth prevailed as usual, however, and Herbert stepped before Mr Kettle, S.M., on Tuesday to answer a few pertinent questions. He failed to' pass muster, and was convicted and bound over to oome up for sentence when called on. What hurt Master O'Brien's feelings most was that he was again banished to Burnham.