The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-30

my liberal disposltlontas spolled MIN.
Yes, those hundreddollar bonuses
that you are always holding out to
the kid if he'll stand on his head for
| "a hours or carry the COW in from the
pasture without splitting the milk
must be having a bad effect on him.
Did you ever give him an uncondi-
tional nickel in your life?"
He never strikes me for less than a
dollar" said Dugway, Hes got soul
above nickels."
Then you can make your mind easy,
he'll never be millionaire" said Gun
ningham.
Dugway began to chuckle in sub
dued way as al an amusing recollection
that had occurred to him, and as Cum
ningham stood this unflinchingly and
without manifesting any curiosity he
presently said: HE had loose tooth
the other night and he kept me and his
mother for the best part of an hour try
ing to pull it for him. He didn't want
it rudely yanked out with finger and
thumb, so I tied thread to it and at
tached the thread to the door handle
in the time-honored way. | got the
other side of the door and jerked 1t
open suddenly, but the kid was on,
and he came, too. I said that | would
try it again, and tied the thread and
gave it good old yank when he wasn't
looking for it. That time the thread
broke and he began to weep, and
wouldn't let up until promised him
quarter. At last | Just naturally lifted
the tooth out, and then he wanted me
to make it half a dollar because of his
fortitude. The fact of the matter was
that he didn't know what | had DOM
until showed him the tooth. Then he
wanted to know whether | wouldn't
give him dollar if he kept his tongue
out of the hole for he rest of the even
ing. and | didn'C see any particular
harm in that. so told him hat | would.
He promptly stuck his tongue out of
his mouth and sat down to read. In
about half an hour he got up and wrote
on his slate that he was sleepy and
wanted to go to bed. told him that it
lacked an hour of bedtime yet and if
he went before the deal was off. OF
course his mother had to interfere then
and say that it was a shame to keep
the poor child up when he was so
weary that he could hardly hold his
eyes open. and the result was that he
went to bed, and | had to pony up the
next day, think he must have played
the races or something, because he was
broke when | came home that night,
and he tried to touch me for five to
buy full-blood fox terrier pup that
would stand on his hind legs and count
up to 20 and had a record of 16 cats.
81 thought it was time 10 give the
young man a good talking to, and
did. | told him that he was big enough
to earn money himself by more honor
able methods than sticking his tongue
out and then lying about being sleepy. |
| instanced several cases within my ex-
perience where boys not nearly his age
were the only support of widowed |
mothers and put their younger broth
ers through college by selling matches.
He asked me whether | wouldn't stake |
him to enough to buy popcorn stand,
and when gently but firmly refused he
looked injured and wanted to know
how he was going to get his start.
Exercise your own ingenuity, my |
son. ! said. You have got 50 cents
capital of your own, or you should |
have: you have youth and health and |
and a fair amount of inher-
tied intelligence. Apply these and re-
member that all forms of labor are
honorable
He seemed impressed, and | didn't
expect to hear anything from him for
awhile. l wasn't disappointed; he
didn't attempt TO touch me for week,
himself strictly to his moth
ar, as l afterward heard. At the end
of the week | was reused one day out
Of nap on the lounge by ring at the
doorbell. 1t was Thursday evening,
and the lady who assists us in our do
nestle labors had gone on her period
ical spree. Mrs. Dugway was in the
so | went to the door. There
was burly-looking fellow there with
a red beard and a gruff voice. He said:
I want my windows washed
81 said: That's interesting. When
did you first make the discovery?
take it very friendly of you to come
and tell me about it. Are they badly
raked or is there just an alluvial film
over them?'
"'Your name is Dugway, isn't it%
he asked.
"'Nance p. Dugway,' I replied, po-
itely. My wife's name is Emmeline
Baxter Dugway; we are both Amer
can born and there have been no
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