Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-25
1NaERsoLL ~. SOLOMON.

pocketbook in an open drawer, and
his children 60 and help themselves
to money whenever they want it,
sThey est when they want to; they
may sleep oil day If they choose, and
cit up all night II they desire. l
don't try to c0erce them. / never
punish; never scold. They buy their
own clothes, and are masters Of them
selves"
A gentleman living ON State street,
who has . boy who is full ~ kitten.
ey % his father, read the article and
pondered deeply. He know that
Col. Ingersoll was success at rails
ing children in the way they ehould
60, and he thought he would try it.
The boy had caused him considerable
annoyance and he had made up his
mind that he had not treated the boy
right, SO he called him from the street
where he was putting soft soap on q
lamp-post in order to see tho lamp
lighter climb it, and said to him:
any son, have decided to adopt a
different course with you. Hereto
fore have been careful about giving
you money, and have wanted to know
where every cent went to, and my su-
pervision has NO doubt been annoy
ing to you. Now, 1 am going to leave
my pocket-book in the bureau
drawer, with plen}y of money in it,
and you are at liberty to use oil you
want without asking me. Iwant you
to buy anything you desire, buy. your
own clothes, and to feel Is though
the money was yours, and that you
had not got to account for it. just
make yourself at home now and try
and have q good time."
The boy looked at the old gentle.
man, put his hand on his head, 40
though he had "got 'em sure" and
went out to see the lamp-lighter climb
that soft soap. The next day the
stern parent went out in the country
shooting, and returned on the mid
night train three days later. He
opened the door with . latch key and
a strange yellow dog grabbed him by
the elbow OF his pants, and took him,
he said, "like the agur."
The dog barked and chewed until
the son came down in his night-shirt
and called him of. He told his faith
er he had bought that dog from .
fireman for $ll, and it was probably
the best dog bargain that had been
made this season. He said the fire.
man told him he could find Q man
that wanted that kind of dog.
The parent took of his pants, that
the dog had not removed, and in the
hall he stumbled over birch-bark
- - - n sho hn.- he hn,, uhk ~ = n TmAS
IN for 50, snd an army musket with
An iron ramrod, fell down from the
corner. The boy had paid @6 for
that. He had also bought himself an
overcoat with . scal-skin collar and
cuffs, and complete outfit Of calico
shirts and silk stockings.
In his room the parent found the
marble top Of . soda fountain, .
wheelbarrow and shelf filled with oil
kinds of canned meat, preserves and
crackers and . barrel Of apples. A
wall tent and six pairs Of blankets
were ROLLED up ready for camping
out, and buckskin shirt and . pair
of corduroy pants lay on the bed
ready for pulling on. Six fish-poles
and . basketful Of fish.lines were
ready lot business, ana An oyster can
full Of grub-worms, for bait were
squirming on the .washstand. The
old gentleman looked the layout
over, looked at his pocke et-book In the
bureau drawer, as empty - contri.
button box, and said:
"Young man the times have been
too flush. We will now return tn .
specie basis. Whom You want money
come to me and l will give you .
nickel, and you will tell me what you
intend to buy with 1t, or I'll warm
you. You hear me !"
And now that man stands around
from the effects Of the encounter with
the yellow dog, and asks every man
whore Q letter will reach Bob Inger-
soil. He says he will kill Ingersoll
if it is the last noble act he ever ac-
complishes.