Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1913 — Eager for His Rights. [ARTICLE]

Eager for His Rights.

As little Freddie had reached the mature age of three, and was about to discard petticoats for manly raiment in the form of knickerbockers, his mother determined to make the occasion a memorable one. The Bristol Times tells what happened. The breakfast table was laden with good fare as the newly-breeched infant was led Into the room. “Ah,” cried the prouij mother, “now you are a little man!” The fledgling was in ecstasies. Displaying his garments to their full advantage, he edged closer to his mother, and whispered, “Mummie, can I call pa Bill now?"—Youth’s Companion.