American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-01-25

>O-OuVi say ut
n pockeibOok in an open drawer,
n:,d bis children 90 help themselves
la money whenever they wanr.
"Thev eat Whenever they want to;
they may sleep all day if they
choose, and sit up all night if they
desire. l dol'C Try 20 coerce them.
l-ncvcr punish never scold They
buy their own clothes, and are
masters of themselves"
"a gentleman living on State
street, who has 10 boy that is full
us k.tteny- rs his father, read the
article aud pondered deeply. He
knew that Col. Ingersoll Was a
suecess at raising children in the
way they should 60, aud Ire thought
he would try II. The boy bad
raused him considerable annoyance,
and he made up his mind that lie
had not treated the boy right, SO
he called the boy from tue street,
where he W rs pu.tIDg soft soap on
q lamp post III order 10 see The
lamp lighter climb i, and said 10
him:
my son, have decided TO adopt
different course with you. HIRE
tOfOfe l have been careful about
giving you money, and have wanted
10 know where every cent went To,
and my supervision has no doubt
been annoying TO you. Now, am
going TO leave my pOckeIb book in
The bureau drawer, with plenty OF
money In 1t. and you are at liberty
70 use all you want without asking
ine. l want you to buy anything
you desire, buy Your own clotiirs,
and To feel rs rnough the money
was yours, and that you had not
got to account for it. just maze
Yourself at home now, and try and
have a good time.'
The boy looked at the old gen
tieman, put his sand on his head.
as though lie had '.got 'em, sure"
and Went out to see the lamp-iiguter
climb that soft soap. The next day
the stern parent went out into the.
country shooting, and returned on
midnight tram three days lafer.
lie opened the door with latch
key. and strange yellow dog
grabbed him by the elbow of his
pants, and shook him, he said, ''like
the agur.
The dog barked and chewed until
fhe son came down in hts nj ght
shirt and called him off. He told
Ills father he had bnught that dog
IT a fireman for $ll, and 1t WAS
probably the best dog bargain thar
had been made this season. He
sad the fireman tod him he could
find u man that wanted that kind
a dog.
The parent took off such of his
pants as the dog had not removed,
and in the ball he stumbled over II
l.irch-bark canoe the boy bought of
an Indian for nine dollars. and a
army n,u$kct, it'll an iron ramrod
Ieil down from the corner. The boy
had paid Sin dollars tor that. He
had also bought himself an ov-rcoal
with seal skin collar AID cuffs, and
u complete outfit of calico shirts and
silk stockings.
In his room the parent found the
marble top of "a soda fountain, ii
wheel barrow and u shelf flied with
all kinds Of canned meats, preserves
and crackers, and barrel of ap-
IfCSs - !" on tCbt anu SIX itdilS III
blankets were relied up ready for
camping ont, and buck >skin shirt
and u pair OF c.rduroy pants lay on
the bed ready for pulling on. Six
dish poles and n hasketful of fsh
lines were ready for business, and
AN oyster can full of grub worms,
for bait, were squirming on the
wash stand. The Old gentleman
looked the layout over, looked at
the pocket book in the bureau draw
err. as empty as a contribution box,
md said: . Young man the times
have been too flash. We will now
return 10 specie Ua~is. When you
waat money come To me aud [ will
give you a nickel. .iid you will tell
me what you intend "a buy with it,
or I'll warm you. You hear me T.
And now that man stands around
from the effects of the encounter
with the yellow dog. and asks every
man he meets where - letter will
reach Bob Iug-rsoll. lie swcais he
will Kill Ingersoli if It is the last act
If his life.