Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1902-01-11
SHATTERED HIS HOPES.
04 Reaching His Majority Young
Maa Gets = Hard Jolt for =
Birthday Present.

There's still another young man go
lag about the streets with dazed ex-
preston Of countenance. While he ap-
peers to be cognizant as to whether
be is coming or going, it is obvious that
his mind is in more or less of turmoil
As to the source of the motive power,
re1a ties the Washington Star.
This young man was 81 years old one
Gay last week. He is the son of more
than ordinarily we'll to do contractor.
The young man has been employed IN
bank for couple of years, and earns
about SID per week, which he has been
IN the habit of spending upon him
self with great inpartiaity, in add
ton TO divers and sundry amounts
handed over to him at odd times by his
father.
As tAe day of his twenty-frst birth
dag approached the young man began
to kindle pleasantly over reflections
upon what his father intended to give
him as prese nj signalling the attain
E1ent OF his majority. His dad had al
Gays been in the habit of Remembering
him sn his birthdays, and pretty sub
CtentiaIly, too, but the young man felt
that tAe achievement of his twenty
handsome on the part of the old man.
Il hope no don't make it gold watch
and ehain-eVen q handsome one the
young nan is said to have remarked
te one Of his cronies: ''1 can get that
later, and the ticker I've got now is
rood enough A fellows dad seems to
have singular partially for gold
watch and chain for the twenty-frst
birthday, anyhow, but perhaps dad'll
prove to be original. Hope he'll make
it the cough, and that's the truth.
Want q new evening suit, and lot
of other gear, and he couldn't do any
| thing handler than to pass me over
aeat little ro1i.7
| The young man is said TO have gazed
1t his father out of the tail of his eye
quite frequently when the day arrived
of his attaining his majority, and to
have alluded at dinner several times in
q forced jocular manner to how big and
high ana mighty he felt now that he
was real, honest and truly man. He
purPosely refrained from going out
that evening, feeling certain that his
6ad, as customary on such occasions,
would send for him to come to the
library.
His father did send for him along
toward eight o'clock. The old gentle
man was alone and looked mighty
| cheerful and comfortable.
Hello, Jack. sit down." he remarked
to the young man when the latter,
looking properly respectful and obedi-
ent. entered the library. Jolly glow
ing and warm in here, uh? Throw
away that miserable thing you're
smoking and take one Of those cigars
cut OF that box. Well, so you're 81
Aow, eh. my son 90
"Well." replied the youth, trying to
hook easy as he bit off the end of
cigar, 81 believe am, pop
How does it feel to be an old man,
eh?" }ovially inquired the old gentle
man, taking a fresh smoke himself
well, lad, you've been pretty good
boy, sure enough, and you haven't
given your mother or me any trouble
worth mentioning, and so on this day
I've had it in mind right along to
Wen, to talk it over with you;" and the
J old gentleman twiddled his thumbs
inxuriously and smiled thoughtfully.
"It's money, Til bet hat the youth
probably said TO himself then. Aloud,
however, he said, looking as selP-depre-
eating as possible under the circum-
stances: SWELL, pop. I've tried to go a S
straight as could"
: ''Um-sure, enough, you have" ami
: ebly said the old man, whiting com
tortably at his cigar. 'And that's one
of the reasons I've sent for you. I've
got little something for YOU
The youth endeavored to look as
pleased and surprised as possible.
''YeP," said the old gentleman. ''I've
got something for you, Jack, on this
the evening of your twenty-first birth
day. It's 8 suggestion. I suggest,
] son." and the old man leaned forward
in his leather chair and looked pleas
, eEtly into the eyes of his boy, s'that
. you inaugurate this, the beginning of
your manhood, by beginning to pay
about Ave dollars a week out of your
salary into the house for your board
and keep. TIN give you e surprising
? feeling of independence. It'snot that
the money is In any way needed, as OF
course Jon understand, but + think it
shout the right thing that a man of 21,
Who's been well taken care of all his
BE. ina strsys hes monsy to iakis