The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-04
The Breaking sIp
Of a Young NAN

METER PATRICK wONES was a
fine. healthy lad of fourteen. He


Il had been living for two years with
his grandmother. who doted7on him and =
was lonely without him Lately, however.
she had limited that, fond as she ywss
of him, her strength was not equal to,
taking care OF him and she would have
to let him go. His fond mother, who
had only allowed him away from her
out of consideration for her own mother
Peter Patriclx's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
glad to bring him home. At the same
time she wondered. what grandma
meant by the care Of a big. strapping
lad like that being so heavy she could
undertake it no longer Peter Patrick
was no baby, to be fed with a spoon
and scrubbed by hand.
Ere long Mrs Wones found out.
When she. did find out she sat long
one afternoon, sewing and thinking
Peter Patrick was now at work. He
was at the age when a boy. begins to
be particular as to his neckties and the
crease in his trousers. Mrs. Wones'
mind was at length made up. While
she still sat, however. Peter Patrick
bounded up the stairs, two steps at p
time. He went to his own room. In a;
minute or two he called. "Mommer. put
an iron on the stoye for me! want
Alice to press my trousers"
My son, YOU win find the irons in
the right hand corner, lower shelf, of
the kitchen cupboard answered his
Put one on for me. mommer, will
your" said Peter ss-s. ,.sss--
No. my son.,
Alice. put an iron on the stove for
me?" roared the young gentleman.
Alice is busy with her piano prac-
tice. If you want an iron hot you
must put it on the range yourself. my
dear boy" 4s f-t
Peter Patriep stared why. J..
never he began Then he sided to
the kitchen, mouth open with aston
ishment. He grumbled, that he could
not find the iron. His mother repeated
her Instructions as to where he could
get it, but budged not. He went back
TO his room. He was dressing for a
social meeting of the boys club and
was particular. Silence for awhile.
Then:
"Mommer. press out my trousers.
Will your Alice, come here and put
the studs in my cuffs and Shirt
/ Alice is busy practicing. You must
not interrupt her. my son. You are
stronger than either of us is. You must
T press the trousers yourself or let, them
go impressed. You must also put your
own studs in. Alice and 1 are both
! busy. understand?"
Peter Patrick made great eyes. He
! even muttered to himself Whats. a
woman's time for?" But he.managed to
/ wait ON himself.
Next evening he came home and made
a great howl: $50
."Mommer! My room has not been
attended to. You or. Alice. come and
| empty the water from my wash bowl.
Where's my towel? And pieces of paper
| are scattered all over the ffoor'
/ MY SON. said Mrs. Woneso very
1 sweetly, the water in the basin is
what you left there this morning. You
washed yourselfRand went off without
emptying it. IfTiyou look around you.
| will find your towel twisted in a wad
just where your ethrew it when you
| wiped your face, ,rAnd the paper upon
the floor? You scattered it there your
| self instead of putting it in the waste
basket. I'm afraid all these things win
have to stay just they are unless
you attend to them yourself. Nobody
here will follow around and pick
up things after you as If you were a
baby I have put little,alarm clock in
your room. SEE it and wake yourself
OF mornings. Alice and are not going
to sit up nights to call you
But amt it aFwoman's place to wait
on a man? Grahdma"-
Peter Patrick, don't grandma met
It's high time you were brought home
high time you We're learning that your
women relatives sfare not your watt
resses. Your mother and sister have
work of their own II they ran after
you and performed all these mental
services for you you would have no
respect for them any more than for a
servant. My SON. in hais a dozen years
you win be man. BY that time hope
70 Inc - 40
nestle man.
TABITHA SOURGRAPES.