The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26
Grandpa"

1ie camc along from the East with his
son and his sons wife and three children,
amt t4ey were yesterday waiting at the
Michigan southern depot for Il train. One
otSthe children, n boy Of thirteen, seemed
full of uglincss. His father was
up town and his mothers word had no
effect on hila. He woaid pound on the
sslWlhdows, run out doors, make faces at
people and use impudcnt language when
sPokcnsto. Grandpa, n man Of eighty or
Whereabouts, with snowy hair anl cracked
> xolce, watched the boys antics for sornc
time, and finally said:
''Sec,herc, Helen, do you see how tina
boy is acting upi"
"Hcs, but can't do anything with him."
she replied. ESQ
h old man hobblcd ucross the room,
took the boy by the car, drew him to II
sent and said:
"Sit down there, Milton. Do you want
TO disgrace us alli Don't you sec the folks
ulookin' at yet If you don't quit cuttin'
up. III have to dust yer Jacket"
The boy sulkcd away until tho old man
lett his scat to get n drink of water, and
then Milton slipped out doors. Grandpa
oe5 out into the freight house, caught
him by tho hair, and Us he led him back
he remarked:
u Know what ails We. Yc are aching
Tor a good training! Everybody out West
mere IS alookin' ut We, and yer fathers
y 'ductin 4JFE - Y n@s
"!gucss I want to see things" growlcd
the boy.
"Oh! if WAS only thirty years young
err exclaimed grandpa, as the lad tricdto
bite his land.
He hung to the boy, sat him down, and
--.1hn "nilanr anti
t'tI guess Milton doesn't feel we'll"
II guess lie wants regular old Vermont
thraslling-thHt's what l guess ~ rctortcd
grandpa, "Iou know l don't liclieyc in
maulin' youngsters, but If he don't behave
hisself he'll catch it,
The boy edged around, dug ut the pIas-
tcring, and finally crawlcd away again,
and kicked his brother for chuckling over
his situation. -
"Thera goes that young man again ="
q exclaimed the old mnnjumping up. "Comc
II shantn ~ bluntly replied the boy.
Now then, Helen, tell lie that that
boy isn'tachingfor a thrashing, will youl"
continued grandpa turning to the mother.
'"Oh, we'll; 1gucss hell be good" she
replied.
"Hclcn,n said tho old man rs he but
toned up his coat, Solomon was right,
and 1T is|myNduty to dust that boys lack.
ct! We arc in II land o. strangers, and
strangers will judge. us by tile way our
children act. We amt on n farm now
Helen; we're right where folks IAN see us.
Come here, sir"
The boy refused to move, and grandpa
corncrcd him, secured n firm hold of his
collar and pulled him TO q scat.
"Now them" he continued as he sat
down, .lay over my knee, and if yc bite
. or kickitll be the worse for ye, and the
: louder you holler the harder Ill strikcr,
He bent Milton over his left knee,
brew. his right leg over to hold the bows
feet down, and then and there proceeded
to administer m old fnshioncd spanking
=. -one that, made every .wOmau's mouth
= water. Tile boy liowled until Il score of
passengers gathered, but grandpa went
right along with his work rs if entirely
alone. When his elbow achcd he let ND,
twisted the boy into n seat and remarked:
THAR, I'll bet n thousand dollars you
feel betterw -
And 1t struck all the other passengers
just that way.-Dctroit Free Press.