The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-03-10
A PLAN THAT PLEASED THE BOY,

Col. Bob Ingersoll says he keeps pocket in
an open drawer, and his children 20 and help
themselves to money whenever they want it.
They eat when they want to; they may sleep all
they want TO, and sit up all night if they desire
l do not try To coerce them. / never punish
never scold They buy their own clothes-are
masters of themselves.
4 gentleman living on Marshall Street, who
has boy full of kitteny as his father, read the
article and pondered deeply. He knew that
Col. lngersoll was success, in raising children
in the way they should 20, and he thought he
would try it. The boy had caused him consid-
cradle 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 lamp-pOst, in order To see the
lamp-lighter climb it, and said to him:
my son, have decided to adopt a different
course with you. Heretofore have been care
full about giving you money, and have wanted
To know where every cent went to, and INV sll-
peryision has, no doubt been annoying to you
Now i am going to leave my pocket-book in the
bureau drawer, with plenty of money in it, and
you are at liberty to all you want without
asking me. want you to buy anything Won de-
sire to; buy your own clothes, and feel as
though the money was yours, and that you had
not got to account for it. just make yourself at
home POW, and try and have a good time
The boy looked at the old gentleman, put his
hand on his head, though he had got EN-
sure, and went ont to see the lamp-lighter climb
that soft soap. The next day the stern parent
went out INTO the country shooting, and return
ing on the mindight train three days later He
opened the door with latcl-key and a strange
yellow dog grabbed him by the elbow of his
pants, and shook him, lac said, like the agueD
The dog barked and chawed until the son
caIne down in his night-shirt and called him off.
He told his father he had bought that dog of
fireman for Sll, and it was probably the best
dog bargain that had been made this season.
He said the fireman told him he could find a
man that wanted that kind of dog.
The parent took off his pants, what the dog
had not removed, and in the hall he stumbled
Indian for 50; and army musket, with an
iron ramrod, fell down from the corner. The
boy paid So for that. He had also bought him
self an overcoat with seal-skin collar and cuffs
and complete outfit Of calico shirts and silk
stockings.
In his room the parent found the marble top
of soda fountain, wheel-barrow, and n shelf
filed with all kinds of canned meat, preserves
and crackers and n barrel of apples. wall
tent and six pairs of blankets rolled up
ready for camping out, and a buck-skin shirt
and pair of corduroy pants lay on the bed ready
for pulling on. Six tish-poles and basketful of
tish-lincs were ready for business, and an oyster
can full of grub worms for b:it, were squirming
on the wash-stand. The old gentleman looked
the layout over, looked Mt his pocket-bcok, in
the bureau drawer, empty a contribution
box, and said:
'ioung man, the times have been too flush.
We will now return to a specie basis. When
you want money, come to me, and will give You
a nickel, and you will tell me what YOU intend
to buy with it, or I'll warm You. You hear me,-
Springfield Mass. Republican.