Show WORKING TWENTY-ONE TWENTY RULE Young Man Thought He Could Do as asHe asHe asHe He Pleased but Found Out Father Could Too Old Jacob Weatherly Is a man of extreme regularity and on the principle principle pie that Early Eaily to bed etc is the best guiding rule for a household he insists that everyone under his roof loof and authority shall retire at 9 9 30 30 As may be readily understood this rule sometimes proved irksome to the younger members of the family espe especially dally Charles Recently however Charles reached mans man's estate and on his birthday Jacob Jacob Ja cob gave him a blessing I have no longer any authority over o you he said now that you are aren 21 n you must act as pleases you best bestOn On the following Saturday evening therefore Charles returned home hom at 11 1115 15 p p. p m m. and rapped at the door that 1 said Jacob from the window Charles replied his son But hut why do you come home at this hour Dont Don't you you know we lock up at 9 30 Yes remonstrated the youth but Im I'm gone 21 now and can do as I please Quite Quito so said the old man but so can I. I And the window went down with a abang abang abang bang and Charles was left to face tace the stark fact that 21 worked two ways |