Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-11-07
4 F.tTIfER'S LETTER.
Hill Ny", in the Guis. Of n Coilrg" Mans
Dad. Dinu>.s Inflammation and sarcasm.


BIN Nyr In Chicago News
My DEAR SON tried To write tu yo,
last week but didn't yet around to IL OWN,
to- circumstances. | went away ON A it'll,
business tower for few dayS ON the ear,
and then when | got home the Socinblr hrok
loose in uur one, haupy home
While on my cummrrShal tower down In,
Dmehaw railroad huving a new wrll-digpir
machine of which had heard "A good ,lca
pro and con, | had the nlra,ur, of ridin,
um one ot them slrcping-cars that We rra,
81 much about,
| am going on 30 years old and th,t'S M,
first time ever sluInbcrcd al the rate of 4,
miles per hour. including stops.
got acquainted with the porter, and h,
hlacked my boots in the night unbeknowl
to me. while | was engaged in slumber
He must have thought that | was Won
father, and that we rolled in luxury "A
home all the time. and that il was A com
mon thing for us to have our boots blark,.,
by menials When left the ear this porte
brushed NV clothes till the hot flashes ra,
up my spinal colyum. and told him tba
he had treated me square, and | wrung hi
hand when he held 1t out toward me, an,
! told him that any time he wanted good
cool drink OF buttermilk tO lust hOllr
through our telephone. We had the socia
BILE at our house last week and when | 20
home your mother set me right Ia worl
bOrryin' chairs and dishes. She had solic
tied some cakes and other things. | dom
know whether YOU are on to the skrdiule b,
which these SoCiablrS ara. rIIu ar moi Th,
idea is "A novel one to me.
The sisters in our set. once in so often
turn their houses wrong side out for th,
purpose of raising - To apply Oh tn,
church debt. When | was boy We wor
shipped with less frills than they do now
Now it seems that the debt is a part of tn,
worship
Well. we had Il good time and used uI
100 cookies in short time. Part of thrs,
cookics was drvourrd and the balance wa.
trpd into our all-wool Garnet.
Several of the young people got to rIav.
ing Copenhagen in the ,rttiny-rru and
stepped on the old eat in such way as e.
di>tigur- him for life. They also had , dis
ulrbanre in the front room and knnckrd of,
some OF the pla>trring.
80 your mother is feeling rather slim and
| am not very, chpprr myself. hon. that
you are working hard at your books So tina,
you viii h- an ornament To- society. Soci.t,
l. needing some ornaments VERY much.
! sincerely hop. that you will not b,-
gin I" monkey with rum. | should hate
to have YOU meet with a trlurIS doom. or
hll drnkard'~ grave. II anyb,dy has got
tu ill druukarf~ grave let him du /. him
self. What has the drlnhard ever dome tor
You that hr should expect vuu to ill his
gray. Tor him?
expect yuu tu do right a. near a. l.,S.i-
BILE. You will not dn rXacrly right all the
time. hut try to strike a good average. |
Il" not expect you tn let your rtuiie, cn-
rr"ach too much uI your polo hut tr, to
unite the tw" 81 that you will not break
down under the strain. -h, nil feel sad
and mortified tn have y0u come home "A
physical wreck. ] think one physical
wreck IA family Is enough. and | am rap,
Idll getting where "an Il" the entire PHI yS-
l-Wr'1k business for our mrighborhood.
~" by your picture that You have got
one "f them pl"ated coats. with belt
around H. and short pants. They make
YOU look aN You did when ! used tu spank
You ~ years s"h" by, and feel the same
"h "NiIr l" u" II No" that did then. Dld
ana it"n" "H l aIh II N""inS t" me aS
,'"heh ''''ih spank boy that wears
kiick"rbEker PANTS butlomrd on To- Cara
'aiuS WAIST ana l!ral"d Jacket
WASH ior them cute litttle ramelS
I,a'r "hiNk'fH "i yours ! would not believe
''a' you ta" grown up t" b" a large, rx-
l"NN'Er "H' WIN 'h"lsiItH som" "i the
.n"'SllI' you cypress IN your letter. are
!" !" "N N"f'l your years u" YOU think
lIn'l' l. H",lI~',ii or j. u'rr' som" boy III the
~,'.s'' ,a 'n"' ''''''hH all 'h' th""ShtN Tor tn"
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some "' your 'e''"iN are :" deep that
'"m' @ "',',r' ' a'', van .'"','S RfhPP" WIN,
.''',' - w'" -, n",n ,i t>l"'l"iN was 80 iull
I'm y, ,,r ,ha, n,'u ','i iI 'Hu n"a got GU. 81
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