Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-06-07
Death of Bob Ingers0lI.

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Colonel Ingersoll says he ''keeps al
pocket-book IN an open drawer and
his children go and help themselves
to money whenever they want it.
They eat when they want to. They
may sleep all day if they choose, and
sit up all night if they desire. Idon't
try to coerce them. I never punish,
eve scold. They buy their own
clothes and are masters Of them
selves"
A gentlemen living in Mexico, who
has a boy that is full as kitteny az his
father, read the article, and pondered
deeply. He knew that Col. Ingersoi!
was a uccess at raising children in
the way they should go, and be
thought he would try it. The boy
had caused HIM considerable annoy
ance, 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 it, and said to him :
"My son, l have decided to adopt
a different curse with you. Hereto
fore 1 have been careful about giving
you money, and have wanted to know
where every cent went to, and my SUI
pervision has no doubt been annoying
to you. Now, 1 am 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-. 1 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 for it. just
make yourself at home now and try
and have a good time"
The boy looked at the old gentle.
man, put his hand on his head as
though he feared he had ''got 'em,
sure" and went cut to see the lamp
lighter climb that soft soap. The
next day the stern parent went out
into the country shooting, and re-
turned on the midnight train three
days later. He opened the door will
a night key, and a strange yellow dog
grabbed him by the elbow Of his pant
and shook him, as he said, 'slike tn
ager." The dog barked and chewed
until the o came down in his nigh
shirt and called him off. He told hi
father he had bought that dog o
John ]Spotswood for eleven dollars
and it was probably the best dog bar
gain that had been made this season
He said Spotswood, who never lies
/, told him he could sell the dog for
hundred dollars, if he could find
man that wanted that kind of a dog
. The parent took off his pants, whs
e the dog had not removed, and in th
hall he stumbled over a birch bar
; canoe the boy bought OF an India
{ for nine dollars, and an army muske
with an iron ranrod fell down froI
q the corner. The boy had paid 81
e dollars for that. He had also bougt
e himself an overcoat with a seal ski
collar and cuffs, and a complete QUIT
of calico shirts and silk stockings
u In his room the parent found th
marble top of a soda fountain,
e wheelbarrow and a shelf filled wit
all kinds of canned meat, preserve
and crackers, and a barrel of apple
~ A wall tent and six pairs of blanke
were rolled up ready for camping on
and a buckskin shirt and a pair
e corduroy pants lay on the bed read
for putting on. Six fish poles and
g basket full of fish lines we're read
IS for business, and an oyster can fl
y of grub worms for bait were squirr
'e ing on the wash stand. The old gel
y tleman looked the layout over, locke
N at his pocket book in the bures
le drawer, as empty as a contribute
L box, and SAID:
"a "Young man, the times have be-
g too flush. We will now return to sp
n Gle basis. When you want mon'
come to me and I will give you
ot nickel, and you will tell me what "
intend to buy with it, or I'll war
a you. You hear mel"
8. And now that man stands aroul
er from the effects of the encount
with the yellow dog, and asks eve
s. man where q letter will reach Bo
Ingersoll. He says he will kill Inge
soil if it is the last noble act he ev
accomplishes.
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