Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-26
THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN.
Experience Of u Springfield Parent II
Tried Bob InyersoIt's Methods.

Experience Of u Springfield Parent Who
TRIED Bob Ingersolt's Methods.
springfield Republican.
Col. 1ngersoll says he keeps pocket book
in an open drawer and his children 90 and
help themselves to money whenever they
want it. ''They eat when they want to; they
may sleep all day if they choose, and sit up
all night if they desire. Idon't try to coerce
them. Inever punish never scold. They
buy their own clothes and are masters of
themselves.''
gentleman living on Marshall street,
who has boy that is full as kitteny as his
father, read the article and pondered deeply.
He knew that Col. Ingersoll was success
at raising children in the way they should
go, and he thought he would try it, The
boy had caused him considerable ANNOYANCE,
and he made up his mind that he had not
treated the boy right, so he called the boy in
from the street, where he was putting soft
soap on a lamp post in order to see the lamp
lighter climb it, and said to him:
"My son, have decided to adopt differ
ent course with you. Heretofore have been
careful about giving you money, and have
wanted to know where every cent went to,
and my supervision has no doubt been an
noylng you. Now, am going to leave my
pocket-book in the bureau drawer, with
plenty of money in it, and you are at liberty
to use all you want without asking me.
want you to buy anything you desire, buy
your own clothes and to feel as though the
money was yours and that you had not got
to account for it. Just make yourself at
home now and try to have a good time
The boy looked at the old gentleman, put
his hand on his head, as though he had .:got
'em sure" and went out to see the lamp
lighter climb that soft soap. The next dav
the stern parent went into the country shoot
ing, and returned on the midnight train
three days later. He opened the door with a
latch-key, and q 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
off. He told his father he had bought that
dog of a fireman for $11, and it was prob
ably the best dog bargain that had been
made this season. He said the fireman told
him he could find man that wanted that
kind of a dog.
: The parent took off his pants, what the
doS had not removed, and in the hall he
stumbled over birch-bark canoe the bow
bought Of an Indian for 80, and an army
mnsket with an iron ramrod fell down from
the corner. The boy had paid Sc for that.
He had also bought himself an overcoat
with seal-skin collar and cuffs, and com
plete outfit of calico shirts and silk stock
ings.
In his room the parent found the marble
top of soda fountain, a wheelbarrow and
shelf filed with all kinds of canned meat,
preserves and crackers, and barrel of APP
pies. A wall tent and six pairs of blankets
were rolled up ready for camping out, and a
buckskin shirt and pair of corduroy pants
lay on the bed ready for pulling on. Six fish
poles and a basketful of fish lines were
ready for business, and an oyster canful of
grub worms for bait were squirming on the
washstand. The old gentleman looked the
layout over, looked at his pocket-book in
the u-drawer, as empty as contribu-
tion box, and said:
"Young man, the times have been toe flush.
We will now return to a specie basis When
you want money come to me and I will give
you nickel, and You will tell me what you
intend to buy with it, or I'll warm YOU You
hear me!''