St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-16
sPANKs BOYS BY JOB.
A Loving Mothers Efforts to Meet
Professional Chastiser.

A Loving Mothers Efforts to Meet
a Professional Chastiser.
New York Evening World.
TTNRULY and Maynard boys disciplined at
u parents residence. Address William
son, Box c, Broadway.
Mrs. AlgernOn Seymour, who lives on
Twenty-siXth street, answered the above
advertisement. Not that she mad any
unruIy or hayward boy, unless Alger-
non, who has been respectable junior
bank clerk in Canal street for some
thing like forty years, might be SO con-
sidered, but Mrs. Seymour's righteous
Indignation was aroused by the tone of
the 'ad," and her curiosity was excited,
too.
She desired to behold "Wiliamson,"
for she thought dear. good, easy, loving
soul y that man who made a business
of Walloping boys must be sort of
freak, and she announced in Mrs.
Caudle whisper to Algernon, in the
Sanctity of their chamber, that she was
going to advise the monster to seek an
engagement il dime museum in con-
nection with has regular profession as
dispenser of the strap oil.
Mrs. Seymour first induced Janey, the
maid, to address ''Williamson," asking
him to call. The note suggested very
unruly lad, who needed correction. and
"Williamson" was particularly request
ed to ring basement bell.'
Gentle-hearted Mrs. Seymour waited
all day last Tuesday for "WilliamSon,"
and so did her three nephews, Georgia,
spunky lad of ten years; Guy, rosy
feet tall and Hercules in strength,
and Buster D., retiring youth of
twenty-one, with Gentleman Jim
physique and fist like an anvil.
George was to be the incorIigible,
and Guy and Buster d. were to hold
themselves in reserve behind the por-
there's till hostilites began, when they
were to Introduce themselves to will
| hanson" in manner more or less I'M.
pleasant, as the case might seem to re-
| quire.
But "Williamson'' did not come.
Then one of the boys tried to make an
appointment with "Williamson" down
| town for the purpose of talking the
matter over and discussing methods OF
correcting unruly boys. Still "William-
| SOM gave no sign.
Philanthropic Mrs. Seymour then adj
dressed note in her own handwriting
! to Williamson" asking for more def
mite exposition of his methods. the re-
enumeration he would expect for disci-
| plining one hayward boy who had got
quite beyond her control presumably
Algernon Jr.-and requesting and i'm
mediate reply.
This is the reply that came. in care of
the grocer, and which Mrs, Seymour
| handed to an Evening World reporter
with an expression of mingled triumph
and disgust on her face:
New YORK, Noy. 80, 1892.
Mrs. A. SeymOur-Dear Madam:
was very much pleased to receive your
reply and feel assured that can bring
about great change i'll your boy.
My method is to talk cOnfdentlally
with boys, and when | find them incor-
rigibIe retire to private room. and
when the youth returns to the outer
world lin one half hour he has a very
penitent heart and q very red anatomy.
do not hurt seriously; only enough to
bring forth promises of amendment.
make no charge, but shall expect to
hear from you at once. know l can be
successful. WILLIAMSON.
"1hat fellow actually inclosed q
stamp, expecting me to reply" snapped
Mrs. Seymour, shaking her slightly
frosted curls Indignantly. II only
wish he had come to the house
while my boys were here" and the deal
lady gaZed out of the basement window
as if calculating about where 'William
son" would have landed on the side
walk had Guy and Buster d. got hole
| of him.