The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-11-28
DEATH OF BOB. INGERSOLL.

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Not long since the following utterance
of Bob. Ingersoll went the rounds Of the
papers:
Colonel Ingersoll says he ''keeps a
pocket book In an open drawer and his
children go and h Up themselves to money
whenever they want it. They eat when
they want to. They may sleep al day if
they choose, and sit up all night if they
desire. / don't try to coerce tLem. /
never punish, never scold. They buy
their own clothes and are masters of
themselves"
4 gentleman living on Marshall street,
who has boy that is full rs kittney as
his father, read the article, and pondered
deeply. He knew that Col. Ingersoll
was q 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
the lamn post, in order to see the lamp
lighter climb it, and said to him:
MY son, I have decided to adopt a
different course with sou. 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 you. Now, l an
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 OWL
clothes, and to feel rs though the money
was yours, ana that you had not got t.
account for it. Just make yourself at
home now and try to have a good time. 8"
The boy looked at the old gentleman,
put his hat on his head as though he
feared he had ''got EN-, sure" and went
out to see the lamplighter climb that soft
soap. The next day the stern parent
went ont into the country shooting, and
returned on the midnight train three
days later. lie opened the door with a
night key, and strange yellow dog
grabbed him by the elboE of his Iants
and shook him, as he said like thy
| ager." The dog barked and chewed.
until the son came down in his nigh.
shirt and called him eff lie told his
father he had bought that dog of fire
man for eleven dollars, and it was prob
ably the best dog bargain that had been
| made this season. He said the fireman
tod him lie could sell the deg for Sl0j
If he could find man that wanted tLaJ
Kind Of q dog. The parent took off Lis
pants, what the dog had not removed
md in the hall he stumbled over a birr
bark canoe the boy bought Of an Indiu
for nine dollars, and an army musket witt
an iron Tamrod fell down from the cor
ner The boy had paid six dollars fol
that. He had also bought himself al
Oyercoat with seal skin collar and cuffs
and a complete outfit Of calico shirts arc
silk stockings. In his room the parent
found the marble top OF soda fcauaiu
a wheelbarrow ard shelf filed with al
kinds OF canned meat, preserves ano
crackers, and barrel OF apples. \ wal
tent and six pairs of blankets were roueo
up ready for camping out, and back
skin shirt and pair of corduroy pants
lay Oh the bed ready for putting en-. S.,
ish poles and a basket full OF fish lines
were ready for business, and an oysters
can full OF grub worms for bait were
squirming on the wash stand. The Ole
gentleman looked the lay out over, looked
at his pocket book in the bureau drawer
as empty as q contribution box, and SAID
Young man, the times have been too
flush. We viii now return to a specie
basis. When you want money come to
lie and I will give you a nickel, and you
viii tell me what you intend to buy with
it, or III warm you. You hear me-
And now that man stands around froa
the effects Of the encounter with the vel
low dog, and asks every man where a
letter viii rea h Bob. ingersoI He say
he will kill IN yersoll If it is the last nobl
act he ever acomplishes.-Pccks .S,H1.