Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1914 — The Old Man. [ARTICLE]

The Old Man.

Boys, when you speak of your father don’t call him the “old man.” Of course you are ol£er now than when you were taught to call him “father.” You are much smarter than you were then; you are much more manly looking, your clothes fit you better, your hat has a modern shape and your hair is combed differently, in short, you are “flyer” than you were then. Your father has a last year’s coat, a two-yearold hat and a vest of still older pattern. He can’t write such an elegant note as you can and all that, but don’t call him “old man.” Call him “father”. For years he has been hustling around to get things together. He has been held in the thorny path of uphill industry, and the brightest half of his life has gone JErom him forever. He loves you, though he goes along without saying much about it, therefore be not so un= grateful.