The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-28
one Of Bob Ingersoll,s Theories Put 90
fhe Test,

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one OF Bob InEersolrs Theories Put 70
the TEST.
Notlong since, says Peck's Sun, the fol-
lowing utterance Of Bob Ingersoll went
the rounds Of the papers:
Colonel Ingersoll says he keeps 20 peck
et.book in an open drawer. and his child
rem 20 and help themselves to money
whenever they want 1t. They eat when
they want to. They may sleep all day il
they choose, and sit up all night II they
desire. / don't try TO correct them.
never punish, never scold. They buy
their own clothes, andaremasters OF them
selves"
A gentleman living on Marshall street,
who has boy that Is full as itteny as his
father, read the article, and pondered
deeply. He knew that Colonel Ingersoll
was q success at raising children in the
way they should so, 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
the lamp-post, in order to see the lamp
lighter climb il, and said 10 him:
any son, have decided to adopt diff
ferent 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 annoying to you. Now, | am going
to leave my pocket-book in the bureaus
drawer with plenty Of money in ii, 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
Tor it. Just make yourself ut home now,
and try to have a good time"
The boy looked at the old gentleman,
put his hand on his head, and thought he
"got EN- sure" aud went out 10 see the
lamp.lighter 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 q night.key, and a
strange yellow dog grabbed him by the ell
bow Of his pants, and shook him, as he
said, "like the ague."
The dog barked and chewed until the
son came down in his night-shirt and
called him of. He told his father he had
bought that dog OF a fireman for eleven
dollars, and it was probably the best dog
bargain that had been made this season.
He said the fireman told him he could sell
the dog for hundred dollars, II he could
find o man that wanted that kind Of dog.
The parent took off his pants, what the
dog had not removed, and in the hall he
over birch-bark canoe the boy
bought OF IN Indian for nine dollars, and
an army musket with an iron ramrod fell
down from the corner. The boy had paid
six dollars for that. He had also bought
himself an overcoat with a seal.skin collar
and cuffs, and q complete outfit OF calico
shirts and silk stockings
In his room the parent found the mar
BILE top OF a soda fountain, wheelbarrow,
and shelf filled with all kinds OF canned
meat, preserves and crackers, and barrel
OF apples. A wall tent and six pair OF
were rolled up ready for camping
out, and q buckskin shirt and pair OF
corduroy pants lay on the bed ready for
putting on. Six fish poles and a basket
full OF fish lines were ready for business,
and an oyster can full OF grub worms, for
bait, were sQuirming on the washstand.
The old gentleman looked the layout
over, looked ut his pocket-book in the bu-
reau drawer, as empty as contribution
box, and said:
"Young man, the times have been too
flush. We will now return to specie ba-
sis. When you want money come to me,
and will give you nickel; and you will
tell me what you intend to buy with it, or
I'll warm you; you hear me?
And now that man stands around from
the effects OF the encounter with the yell
ow dog, and asksevery man where letter
will reach Bob Ingersoll. He says he will
kill Ingersoll, il it is the last.noble act he
ever accomplishes.