Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-06-29
GRAND
GEYSER CASCADE
a Fourth Of July Story.
From the Philadelphia Press.

HIOLH tIe InlldUeipnlA fTeSS.
II Major said Jack as ne and
Nollie helped the major to remove his
lat and coat, do you think there's
much danger in little bows having fire-
crackers n rockets and pinwhe.ls?"
"Or in little girls having torpeters? ."
put in Mollie.
We'll. l don't know" the major an
swered wartly. ':rha does your papa
say about it%"
we are older, but we don't said Jack.
"~Torpeters never sets nothing afire,"
said Mollie.
That's true" said the major kindly;
but, after all. you father is right.
Why. do o know what happened to
ae when l was a boy?"
Haven't an idea said Jack.
"You burnt your thumb" said Mol
lie. ready to make a guess at it.
Well, you get me a cigar, and I'll
tell you what happened to me when |
vas ii boy Just because my father let
NE have all The fireworks 1 wanted,
and then perhaps you will see how
wise your father is in not doing as you
wish him to-
Jack readily found the desired cigar.
while Mobile brought the major "a
match, after which he settled down
comfortably in the hammock and
swinging softly to and fro, told his
tory.
MY dear old father" said he, was
he most fHdulgent man that ever lived.
He'd give me anything in the world
hat l wanted whether he could afford
It or not. only he had an original sys-
.em of giving which kept him from
Ieing ruined by indulgence of his chill
aren. He gave me "A Hudson river
steamboat once without costing him a
sent. I saw it, wanted it, was Begin
no I'm ~ fnr 80 Vx,hopn hn ,t&oa 49,,
IN the head and told me I could have
Il, adding, however, that l must never
Jake 1t away from the river or try to
Jun 1t myself. That satisfied me.
IAN I wanted was h happiness of
feeling that it vas mine. and my dear
Did daddy gave me permission to feel
that way. The same thing happened
t to me freely and un~grudgingly. He
had received it from his father, he
said, and he thought he had owned IL
ong enough. Only. he added. as he
had about the steamboat. must leave
It where it al and let other people
took at it whenever they wanted to
and not interfere IL l found any other
little boys or girls playing with its
beams, which / promised and have
faithfully observed to this day.
"Of course from such u parent as
this, you may very easily see, every
thing was to be expected on such a
day 40 the Fourth OF July. He used
Ito let me have my own way at all
lines, and 1t is a wonder / wasn't
spoiled. I really can't understand how,
t - that / have become the man I am
considering how l was INDUCED when
lt was small.
However. like all boys, ! was very
s:Ond of celebrating the Fourth, and.
being a more or less ingenious boy. i
Usually prepared my own fireworks
many things happened which
might not otherwise have come to pass
II I q been properly looked after. as
YOU are. The first thing that hap
pened on the Fourth Of July that would
= great deal better not have happened
was when / was-cr-how old are you.
Jack?"
Eight" said Jack, going on 8"
That was exactly the age ] was at
she time" continued the major bland
lty-Juet nine to q day"
Eight" said" said Jack.
Yes" nodded the major; Just eight.
but going on toward ! n Ny father
had given me SO to spend on noises;
Mt. unlike most boys. I did NJ care 30
much for noises AS ! did Tor novelties.
q didn't give me any particular pleas
are to hear q giant cracker 30 on with
3 hang. What I wanted 70 do most OF
III was to ut MP some KIND OF an ex-
Addition that would please h people
ma that could be seen in daytime In