Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1890-06-11
His Son Dan'l."

ed up into halfa dozen farms, / heard
loud voices on the road ahead, and
presently saw two persons seated on a
rock. While yet ten rods away /
heard the voice Of one of them saying:
"Now, Dan1, l cant and / won't
stand it no more"
The other made no reply, and when
l advanced I found the pair to be
father and son-the latter boy of IS.
The usual salutations were passed, and
as / sat down beside them : soon
found the boy to be unusually intell-
igent and keen. We talked about
general matters for a few minutes, and
then Dan'l turned to his father and
said:
Might ask him, pop. l reckon he
knows"
81 war calkerlatin' to, Dan'l-Yes
l was. Pm glad him cum along, l
am. Will you abide by what him
says :"
81 will. Go ahead, pop"
Stranger" said the old man as he
put finger on my knee, "I've bin
fussin' with Dan'l fur two years back.
He's bin wuss on me nor the itch,
and he's nigh killed his nam. Ibrung
him out yere to hev talk and settle
it, and it seems as if the Lord had sent
you this way jist in time. Be you
what is called an eddecated man ?"
"Yes, more or less"
You've bin around right smart ?"
"Yes."
"You know about arithmetic, geog-
raphy, grammar, writin' and spellin' p
"Yes."
Thank the Lord that you hev cum
Now, Dan'l, he 'un will down you in
two minits, and you have agreed to
abide"
$50 will, pop. Just ask he 'un to
talk"
"Well. stranger, it's this Dan'l
hain't got no sense. He wants to
leave hum and go fur hisself He
wants to know mo-, and hev better
clothes and mo- money than his father"
"Well ?"
"Wall, say he shouldn't adoo it..
It's too Eighty. 1t can't be did. He's
bin foolin' hisself."
"What do you want to leave home
for ?" l asked of the boy"
THAT I may go to school and get
an education he replied. "We've
had school here, and l can read and
write and spell and figure but l want
to 60 higher
"Look at the cheek Of it !" shouted
the father. "He knows mo- now than
| do, and yet he wants to 60 higher"
"What plans have you for the
future p l queried of Dan'l.
81 want to 60 to some good school
for two or three years, and then /
want to study for profession
"A purfeshun !" howled the father
as he sprang up. "Whoop! A son
of old Jim Nevins cryin' fur a purfes-
hun! If any one had toled me I'd
live to see this day I'd hev tooken his
scalp!"
81 want to 60 into law or medicine
if can," said Dan'l.
"Whoopl That's the last hair what
breaks the camels back !" roared the
old man. I'm powerfully minded to
take the ongrateful cub and wiring his
neck Why don't you 60 fur him,
stranger? Why don't you turn to
and use him npl"
"Are you oppressed to education ?"
81 be and l bee'nt! When a man
kin read and write and fgger he's got
nuff. That's all l ever had, and I've
got along right smart. If Dan'l does
as well he may be thankful"
"How we'll have you done How
old are you"
Fifty"
"How much are you worth ?"
"More'n a thousand dollars, sir r.
That is, you've worked thirty years
or more to accumulate thousand or
twelve hundred dollars worth Of land
and mule or twof"
"Yes"
after Dan'l has been educated he
can earn as much in six"
"W-what %
Diu you SNci nave law suit
"Onct''
"How much did You pay your law.
yer 2"
Cost me S25."
"How much time did he put in y
Not more'n two hours, dog gone
him."
Then why shouldn't Dan'l earn
S26 in two hoursf"
Hes got you stuck, pap" laughed
the son.
How much was your doctor bill
last year p
Thirty dollars"
UAnd tho doctor wus mt in vour