The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-11-21


The father mentioned in the follow
/ ing Incident belongs to the large class
| of people who believe tllsit .'bo3s can
lee pDkel away anywhere. and in
planning his new house no provision
was made FOR the room which hiS Young
sons were TO occupy Fortunately. the
lads had grandmother who knew That
an attractive room, al! their own, has
wonderful power to keep bals Indoors
IN the evening; and the way in which
she converted the father u ler belief
is thus described;
.David.'' she called To her SON.
.-who is that lasgs chamber for with
tae bay-w,dew ana the two m.-ntei-
piSeesr
For coH.pany, mother was there
what company? I didn't know
you expected any" said the shrevd
old lady.
20, for any one who happens along.
BY and by Emma viii leave school, and
have Company, you know james 5
wife and cousin Hepsy come down
twice u year 20 shop, ANA always stop
here a night or two
"But your boys come here to sleep
three hundred and siNty-hve nights in
a year, and have. u thousand times
the claim on You that any company
have.''
YES"
s.What arrangements have you made
for them?''
And tie father repeated the remark
that he bad made To his easy wife 50
often, that boys didn't care, and that
they could cuddie down and sleep any
where.''
But these boys must not sleep amy
where, after the new house is done.
Unless you divide that long spare cham
ber into modertte-sized ones, and give
one of them TO the lads, shall settle
them in the room you have planned
for me and make my home with Cath
crime. She has plenty of room, and
is always urging me to come to her
will not crowd your sons out Of .
room
David Lane loved his mother, so the
result was that the long spare cham
ber" was finished So as to meet the
wants OF the boys
Two happier boys never lived than
these two when the time came for fur
nishing and oruamenting that room.
Grandma took the matter into her own
hands. aud said they should have every
thing to their mind, SO long as they
kept within bounds.
Now, what do you want in your
room, boys?i she asked. when the house
was nearly done
'sIn the first place, we don't want
any carpet. because somebody would
always be telling us not to kick holes
in it. We don't want black walnut
furniture, nor Il big looking glass. nor
china vases, nor anything grand that
scratches or tears OF breaks Merton
said.
.'WeU. say, what do you want them
said their grandmother.
-.Weii. grandma. we want AN oiled
| floor, and two Of your great braided
mats; and an open -place,with your
brass adirons from the gtrue.: and q
| big hearth, where we can pop corn ana
roast nuts; and we want bright wall
paper. with pictures of the country;
and two little iron bedsteads with biUe
spreads; four chairs, painted nlue- "a
/ glass case for our stuffed birds; shelves
| foI our books, and lots of hooks e.
! hang our bows and arrows violin,
/ French horn, boNiug-glOVes, bats and
! Indian clubs on. These. with the old
| sitting room ialI0gs and the Oh easy
| chairs. VIII make Us t'le-most comfort
able boys Ia the world. ~
Before the month closed the -'lsoy
| Paradise was complete and score
of wise fathers ana mothers. with -cv
/ cral scores ui less wise boys and .iii1
lad been invited to sec il, No on'
now complains OF the Lane boys t1
hooting from the top of the stone Waiu
OF bowling about the streets bs r'Sht
/ and their mother Says their uasi'
and their company do not distu3 he
half ;ts fnuclisas the anxiety as fowler
they were by night used To- do II
cltaHge.