Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-24
THE YOUNG IDEA.
One Of Bob IngersOlrs Theories
Put to the Test.

Not long since, says Pcck'S ,Sun, the
following utterance Of Bob lugersoll
went the rounds OF the papers:
Colonel lngersoll says hc keeps u
pocket-book in I'm open drawer, and his
children goand help themselves to money
when they want il. "Thoy eat when
they want to; they may sleep all day il
they choose, and sit up all night II they
desire don't try Ia Coerye them, !
never punish, never scold. They buy
their own clothes, and are masters ol
themselves.
4 gentleman living on Marshal street
who has boy that is full as kllteny rs
his father, read the article and pnndcrcd
deeply. He knew that Colonel lngcr-
soil was u success at raising children
in the way they should go, and he
thought he would try il. The hoy had
caused him considerable annoyance,
and he made up his mind that he had
not treated the boy right; 80 he called
the boy in from the street, where hcwas
putting soft soap on lanp-post III order
To see the lamp-lightcr climb IT, and said
to him:
"My son, | have decided to adopt II
different course with YOU. Heretofore
| have been careful about giving YOU
money, aud have wanted To- know where
every cent went to, and my supervision
has no doubt been annoying 10 you.
Now, going to leave nay pocket book
ia the bureau drawer, with plenty "i
money IN il, and You are ut liberty To- usr
all YOU want without asking me. want
YOU to- buy any thing you desire, buy
Your own clothes, and to feel n though
the money was yours, and that you had
not got to account for It, Just make your
sell at home now, and try ami nave u
good time.
The hoy looked at the old gentleman,
put his hand To his head H. though ho
had got 'em sure, and went out I" sce
the lamp-lightcr climb that soft soap.
The next day the stern parent went out
into the country, shooting, and returned
on the midnight train three days later.
He opened the door with II latch key,
and strange yellow dog grabbed HIM by
the elbow Of his pants and shook hlm,
he said, like the agur.
The dog banked and chcwcd until the
son came down in his night shirt and
called him Oft. lie told his father hc
had bought that dog OF fireman iorSll,
and it was probably the best dog bar
gain that had been made this season.
file said the fireman had told him he
could find man that wanted that KIND
ri dog.
The parent took oil his pants (what
the dog had not rcmuycdl, aud III the
hall hc stumbled over a birch bark canoe
the boy mad hought ot an Indian for ~,
and an army muskct with an iron ram
rod icll down from the corner. The boy
had paid III for that. He had also bought
himself an oycrcuat with II scaiskin cot
lar and cuffs, and u complete outfit OF
calico shirts and silk stockings.
I'm his room the parents found the
marble top oi a snda-iountain, Il wheel
barrow and shrltiilled with all kinds at
canned meat, preserves AMI crackers,
aud barrel Of apples, A wall-tent and
ii X pairs Of blankets were rolled uprcady
for ranpinp out, aud huckskin SHIRT
and q pair of corduroy pants lay on the
bed, ready for pulling on six hSh-
poles and hasketful at iish-ines were
ready lur business, and an UPSTREAM
iull Of gr,lh.wurmS Tor bait were slhirin-
inc an the wash stand. The uld grntic-
mau looked the layout over, looked al
his pockct-hook in the bureau drawer,
AS empty Us Il contributi"n-h">' and
said
"Nouup man. the times have been too
finish We will now return tn specie
basis When YOU want money come I"
ni.E,I AMI won