Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-04-24
Five Cents " orth.

May and Allan Clay had each Ave cents,
small sum many children would think, but in
all their lives these two had never owned 80
much money and no wonder that May thought
by day and dreamed by night about the pice
things she should buy with her money.
What will you do with yours, Allan y
she asked her brother
First, am going down to the grocer
shop to get the mau to change it to pennies.
Two cents l'm going to save 10 buy Easter
eggs, red aud blue one. One cent I'm
going to spend for an apple, for haven't had
one for 50 long | most forget how they taste.
The other two cents I'm going to spend for
knife Jim Smith said no would sell his
its got one bully blade. The back is little
loose, but eau fix that
May gave Sigh as A iau told his plans.
" | don't know the frst thing 10 get With
mine, she said. ~ don't want knife or
Easter eggs and if bad an apple would
give il TO mother 1t might taste good to
her."
But this money is to spend for ourselves; !;
the man said TO-" said Allan. He said we
we're TO get just what we pleased with it,
f" Yes, know replied May aud then
with feeling that Allan and she would not
be opt to think alike on the subject, she went
into the sick room where her mothek ~as.
" Is 1t you Msy ?"
Yes, mother can't you eat any break
fast this morniug2 Why, you haven't touch
ed a thing ~
cant eat pork there is no use to try.
/ If had Bit Of beef broth ! think ] could
eat it, but I've no money now to spend for
lmeut. What we have salled in the barrel
will have to last Us till I'm able TO work.
But what money was that heard Allan aud
you talking about q
There was a man stopped at the door a
| biz ago. said May lie had broken a
strap about his horse, aud Allan gave him
one. Then 1 got him a drink, and he gave
us each Eve cents. Alau is gong to get a
suite, aud Easter eggs, and an apple with
hi. but don't know what | viii get with
miue"
You have been good girl to me" said
her mother, aud you must get what you
thiuk you would like You have had poor
| Christmas this year, aud this will help to
make up for it, II 1 could only get little
strength, aud get to my sewing agaiu"- and
May saw tears in her mothers eyes as she
turned her head on the pillow
The little girl walked out to the kitchen.
Allan was there he had bought the knife,
and was now trying to mend the back of it.
"Girls arc so queer said Allan, they
never know how 10 make up their minds"
:" have made up mine" said May, as she
took down a small basket from nail on the
. al. hos hood and a.olr
she went out Of the door.
May knew Mr.. Jones, the osy.cheeked
butcher, very we'll, though they had got but
little meat Of him this year. She often
thought if ii had not been for the pig they
had raised aud then salted down, she did not
know what they would have done, for neither
Allan nor she We're yet able to earn anything
aud her mother hnd been an invalid for many
weeks.
Mr. Jones knew her when she entered tho
shop, aud as soon1as he got through wits fhe
customer he was waiting on he came around
to her side.
Well May.blossom, what can do for
you this morning 2" he asked, in his usual
lively tone.
g" Is soup beef very dear, Mr.. Jones
] llON mum Noulu IL Vost ~ Htt NhVuBu ~
make mother some broth T. asked May her
manner rather excited.
"I1l show you what have; come around
this way. So mothers SICK aud you are the
bousekeeper Now, there's a beef bone
with two good pounds Of meat on III cat
let you nave it for two cents, being it's you.
1.-Two cents :" exclaimed May. Isn'
that very cheap ?'
That's the price to you" putting it il
her basket. Now, here's some potatoes -
how'd you like cents worth of them Po
herbs We throw 10, tossing bunch Of celery
sweet marjoram, couple of onions, and a
pepper into the basket.
Mays eyes fairly glistened. "Oh, than!
you thank you !" said she why I'll have
two cents to spend for myselfaiter all"
Uf course May had to tell about the fiv'
cents, and that seemed to give Mr.. Jones
another wise thought
Now, here's doll baby I'd like to sci
for cent" taking one off shelf, done up il
parer. got il for my Jennie, but sh'
wanted black eyes, aud these are blue; no tell
ing if the man would care TO change shoI
keepers never do. But may be you'd rathe
have black eyes too
No, wouldn't said May mine ar
black, aud I'D great deal rather have blue
Oh, it's lovely, Mr. Jones !" and May gave
real squeal of delight, for she had never seel
any thing like it before.
/ Now, you've got another cent yet t.
spend is that so y
/" III take that to Sunday school," sal,
May. have all want now" hugging tn
dolly quite close 10 her I" and it's a goo
. many Sundays since I've had penny to pu
in the missionary box. Now must hurr.
home aud put on my soup to boil, and again
:, with many thanks, May hurried home, leay
ing Mr Jones to feel the reward kind actio
i always brings - Young Folks' Friend.