Los Angeles herald., 1891-05-27
AN ADVENTUROUS YOUTH.
His Letters Showed That He Was Hay
ing a Great Time.

His Letters Showed That He Was Hav-
ing a Great Time.
Kid Jelson, second son in family OF
five, made up his mind he would leave the
parental roof and go in search of a fort
une So he threw up his clerkship and
left for town in the northern part of the
state.
- "I'm going to hustle, am," be said to q
select circle of the boys just before he took
the train; "and Pm going to make the
jays of Jaytown hump themselves. I'll bet
their eyes will bulge out when get in the
swim"
So he went away, and incidentally he
left behind him a few little debts, of which
he spoke thus to his indulgent father:
"Pd pay them now, but may need the
money. If you quiet any one who asks
about me I'll send you some money before
I've been there MONTH"
The rest of this true story is best told by
the publication of extracts from actual
correspondence furnished by the indulgent
father, who thinks they are worth print
ing to encourage others:
NEW YORK. Nov. H. 1889.
My DEAR Boy-I think you had better send
some money to your tailor. He spoke to me
the other day, and told him I guessed you'd
fix things up all right as soon as you got on
your feet. Your lodge dues are ripe also, and
would suggest that you communicate with
the secretary. We are all we'll. Write me
how you are getting on. Your affectionate IA
ther, JAMES JELsoN.
JAYTowN, Dec. 20, 1889.
DEAR Gov.-Everything is lovely and the
goose is SO high that sheis out of sight. took
Dollie to the show the other night. and we had
a box. We created sensation. You bet. I'm
going to hit this town hard before get through
and you'll see me coming in on the top of the
wave, slipping the foam, before long, You'll be
dead glad to own me. am not rattling much
coin together. just now, but wait, and you'll
hear the Jingle of it clean to New York. Tell
Harry to send me his dress suit by the next ex.
press. l will take good care of it. / need to
keep up front. Yours,
Then the indulgent father wrote letter
to his dear boy, asking him to make some
definite statement as to his finances, as the
family were anxious to hear and know
how he was getting along The dear boy
wrote:
DEAR OLD Gov.-Pretty tough this week
but am living high. Cause why? Cause of my
great head. Down on Chippe street there is o
resort for invalids where they serve up the
daintiest meals you ever saw. l am solid
with one of the invalids. l go in, order a cup
of coffee, and wind up with the incurable's
meal of toast, eggs and chicken broth. Don't
say word, but it's great, and the poor duck
says he enjoys seeing me eating. My check is
coffee, ten cents, and lay low for meal time
to come around again. There's one fellow here
who is standing in my way. I've got his girl
and I'm training her bulldog to bite blazes out
of him when be comes around again. Give my
love to all the folks.
Then the father, who had been pushed
by the creditors of his dear boy, began tc
get uneasy, and he started his next letter
with series of questions like this:
"When are you going to send some
money to your tailor? How much are you
making a week? Why don't you answer
my letters as they ought to be answered.
The answer came last week. Here it is:
JAYTowN, April 16.
DEAR PoP-I'm out of sight, and I've go
the town on down hill run. Everything is az
lovely as a professional beauty. have giver
everybody grand rip up the back, and have
bought Dollie diamond as big as a goose egg
played solid with the jeweler, and he's go
my word for it. Am in it? Well, guess I'm
having a great time, and am going to pay yoJ
a visit in a special car pretty soon. Inside of
month I'll have to hire bank expert to keel
my cash account. The town is mine and l. hole
a royal flush. Yours with love, .
p. S.-Tell Harry to hustle his dress sui
along and don't mind the tailor. Tell him IL
pay him interest. ,
Then the father wrote to friend wht
lived in the town, and received the informa
tion that his son was getting six dollars 6
week and was living very quietly at foul
dollars week boarding house. The lettel
'ended, Sundays, when it's pleasant,
think he goes out for walk by the lake.
New York Evening Sun.