The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1869-11-12

Ilke pony, ana you nave got TO pol
up for it--you know you have,
never say "Lct us have peace"
the ''hcir, I" who arrogatcs to himse
airs of much Importance about til
time. So ..-.F.. - ,.,. .
lie is fifteen. - ."..
He begins to feel his oats. He
a young gentleman, you know. II
objects to being called .Mastcr He,
ry." It's too juvenile. lie affcc,
Harry-it sounds better. There
tone about it. He is fastidious. II
is difficult to please. The cook don
know how to cot k. He slaps her i
the face because she calls him
"young upstartl' The man-scrvan
is . gocd-for-nosling black rascal
lie punches him in the head becaus
bis boots aren't ,blackcd at.a partlc
mar moment. He il q gay yonn,
rooster. be is, about this time. l
You thirk he isn't, try him, that's all
Sixteen. ..
lie isi not always at home in th
evenings now. He stays out late a
times. rather so. You oycrhear hin
tell chum that he "run forty las
night. at Chris O'Conner's, and at,
supper al Dclmonico' 's-punished .
bottle 7 He's no sardinc, tha,
"Leir" yours; if you think he is,
ask him S lmeshirg. Throw the lead
and sound him. You'll find he 5
there cvct time. @a -s
Eighted,. He improves. =.
He's citing irregular, rather
loose in is habits, and comes home
tight fmc night in consequence,
with rs at stove in. You notice
next NOR ! ing that he has discolor-
ed eye: le got it in sparriug-wl,y,
yes. Buf another man got in his
bunch of YES first. He called him a
liar. TlAt often brings on discolor-
ed eyes, Greelcy has thus far cs-
capped } t... .......:,".
There c other little plcasantries
connected with your "heir." His
tallor's bA for a quarter surprises
you. lti more than yours ever was
for three fears. He's sumner en-
dress, tina "heir." His bootmakcr' s
and hatte{ S bills correspond. His
stable bill is enormous. Feed is high;
horses cos money; s:ablcrs must live
you know. >-. -s.-.... ...-..
OF coutc you pay them. Is he
not your heir" What he spends
now he cin't spend when you are
gone. IFS sowing his wild OATS
He'll sett b down by and by-per,
haps. Dd't worry about him; he II
see the folly of his ways in good time
-pcrhapsf again. y sp'@,F.s-s-@ sf
You don't see how he can run up
such bills? Why, it's as easy as slip.
ping off Jog. His allowances arc
not enough for his wants. He '.bucks
the tiger -only for pastimc though.
It's the tlEng, rather, for young
blade. LID don't play to win, par
ticularly-,hc don t win much. Some.
how or another he's confoundedly.
Short. His stabl.r, tailor. halter,
and bootinaker ares ccommod odatinc.
LIS rs cas-, to make out a bill Of
three hundred dollars as one hundred
dollars, you knOw- when it pays
Do you sec it. ..F
Twenty now, and as gay and fcs-
tive as they ma lc 'cm, is your heir
lies a tough cuss, that Harry
Manson. He's going to the dcv--"
The speaker dis lowered you just then
before finishing the sentence. The
conclusion wou! have bccn,--"devil
as fast us he ca b."
Everybody L bows it.. Everybody
knows more alb fut your '.heir" than
you do. You know enough though,
and fear a great deal more. You
against his evil course
threaten to cut him of with u shil.
ling. He promises better things.
That night hc is brought homo OH a
shutter blind drunk, with his face
frcscocd and prnnmented with '.cuts"
by bar-rocm artists, who engraxe
with tumblcrs and bottles.
4 fine picture, isn't he? = What a
study--but be wants 1'rcstoring."
He comes to, somewhat, in the wash
ing, 20 I'm gay (hic) and fcs'
i've cuss (hic)." lie says he is. Hes
all Of that. Longer home till morn
(hic) ing lie is dreadfully out OF
TING. You're a mice pill (hic) you
are.;' lie is addressing his conver-
Ationi to you, your ..hcir" is. 'Gi's
Jcr tiipper (hic) gunner. pur-cr in
there fur folrY days (llic) and forry
nizc. I'm aw righ' row (hic)." lie
goes to get up and walks on the floor
lcngthways, On his left car.
Uow's that for the ''heir,' you
took ut ten ortwcnty months Of age!
He didn't conc home last night
this is a fort night later. Nothing
strange. His bed has missed him
often o'nights. Hs is lii the lookup
at Jefferson Uarkct. uc bent a wo-
man aud banged man in bagnio.
The man will enter complaint; tho
woman won't. Your 4.l.cir" sends
for you. Makes Gorgeous promises
for the future. Says he fights il out
on that line no longer. Is going to
turn over % new leaf. Will 90 to sea
fJr couple Of years if the Judge will
let him Of. Sentence is suspended
for ten days. e in tho city after
the expiration Of that time, to 60 to
tho Island.
The ship Rattlcr sails for Hong
Kong. Your heir goes out as :
pa assenser for . voyage round tho
world. He gives evidence Of reform
alton He seems sincere. I rather