The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-31
THE YOUNG IDEA.


From Peck's sun.
Not hing .ioce the following utter
ance Of BIB Ingersoll went the round,
of the papers:
Col. lngersoll says he keeps a
pockeibcok in an open drawer. and hi
children go and help themselves Ia
money whenever they want it. "Tbey
eat when they want to. they NAV
sleep all day il they choose, and 81,
up all night If they desire. l don',
try to coerce them. l never punish
never scold. They buy their oxn
clothes. and are masters Of them.
selves"
A gentleman living ON Marshall
street who has . by that Is full as
kitteney rs his father read the article
and pondered deeply. He knew that
Col. lngersoll Was success ut raising
children in the way they should go.
and he thought he would try it. The
bay had caused him considerable
annoyance. aud ne made up his mind
that he had not treated the buy right,
-, he called the bny in from the street.
where he was putting soft-sosp on a
lamp post in order to zee the lamp
lighter climb it. and said to him:
My spn. l have decided tn adopt
a different c"urse with you. Hereto
iOre have been careful about giving
you money. ard have wanted tn know
where every cen. went 10, and INV
supervision has no doubt been annoy
ing to you. Now l am going tn leave
my Jacket book in the bureau drawer.
with plenty Of money in il, and you
are ri Liberty to use I'll you want
wilhou, asking me. / want you to
buy anything you desire. buy your
own clothes, ard to feel as though the
money was yours. and that you had
not got to account for il. just make
yourself at home now, and try and
have q good time.
The boy looked at the old gentle.
man. pu, his hand on his head as
though he hal got EN-" and went
out to see the lamp lighter climb that
soft soap. the next day the stern
parent went cut into the country.
shooting. and returned on the mid:
night train three day. later. lie
opened the door with n latch key. ard
u strange yellow dog grabbed him by
the elbow 1T his pants and sho"k BIZ"
he said. like "Ihe agur."
Tie dog barked and chewed until
the son came down in his night shirt
and called him of. lie told his
father he had bought that dog Of a
fireman for Sill. and it was probably
the hest dog bargain that had been
made this season. He said the fire.
man told him he could find man
that wanted that kind of dog.
The parent took Of his pants. what
the dog had not removed. and in the
hall he stumbled over a birch.bark
canoe the boy bought Of an Indian
for 50. and an army musket with an
iron ramrod fell down from the corner.
The boy had paid Sc for that. He
had also bcught himself IN overcoat
with a seal>kin collar and cuffs. and .
complete outfit Of calico shirts and
silk stockings.
In his room the parents found the
marbletop Of a s.'da fountain. q wheel.
harrow, aud shelf filled with all kinds
of canned meat. preserves. and
crackers. and barrel Of apples. A
waliten, and six pairs Of blankets
were ruled up ready for camping out.
AMI buckskin shirt and a pair ot
Corduroy pants Law on the bed ready
FIR pulling "n. Six FISH poles and a
ir,sketfull of fish lines were ready for
business. ard an oysier.can full Of
grubworms Cor bait were squirming on
the washs,and. The old gentleman
lacked the layout over. ln,ke,l at hi.
p,ckeibnk in the bureau drawer. n
empty rs q contribution box, and
said
Young man, the times have been
tor flu>h. We will nov return To y
specie basis. When you want money.
come to me and | will give you n
nickle. aud you will tell me what you
intend tn buy with it. or Ill warm
v"u. You hear me! J"
And now that man stands around
from the effect Of his encounter with
the yellow dug. and asks every man
where letter will reach Bob Inger
.oIl. He says he will kill Ineersoll
il it is the last noble act he accom-
pli=hes.
A Fast Boy.