The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-04-12
Don't pa spend mon

as pa does. Don't pa spend mon
ey theres"
Eyes, I suppose he does, some
He gets very tired at his work, and
goes down to have a good chat. He
drinks sometimes, but he don't get
drunk aa@
Don't you suppose he could
save enough to buy cow, if he
would only tryf' sss
Perhaps so. I don't know"
A few days after this, gentle
man visited the district school of
which Bessie was a member, and
addressed the children on the sub
ject of temperance. ais
After q few remarks, he said he
would like to have one of the schols
lars go to the blackboard. The
teacher requested Bessie to co.
The gentleman then said, eff q man
dainks three glasses of liquor per
day at ten cents each, how much
does he spend q day." a
Bessie answered promptly, 'sThir-
ty cents" nag 81
E ssHow much is this per weekis
1.-TWO dollars and ten cents,
..How many weeks in years' G
Fifty two" d e
"Fifty-two times two dollars and
ten cents, and how many dollarss'
s'One hundred and nine dollars
and twenty cents
.Right. Whist does a good COW
cost!'' 81
Bessie hesitated- The gentleman
said, "Any one may answer"
Jimmie Kingsley sung out, "Our
cow cost fifty dollars"
''Very well Deduct the fifty dol.
lars from the one hundred and
nine dollars and twenty cents, and
how much have you lefts" @
"Fifty nine dollars and twenty
cents" g
fright. How much does it cost
to get a COW pastured through the
summer!"
Some said ten dollars, some said
twelve, and one boy said his father
paid fifteen. aa
"Well, call it fifteen; and this Ia
ken from fifty nine dollars and twen-
| ty cents leaves how much?'
'Forty four dollars and twenty
cents"
"Right We viii suppose hay
| costs twenty dollars a ton, which is
more than the average price, and
the forty four dollars will buy more
than two tons of hay. These two
tons, with the slops from the house,
and a little meal, will keep the cow
through the winter"
After telling Bessie to be seated,
he continued:
"You can readily perceive, my
young friends, that if o man only
drinks three glasses per day at ten
cents q glass, be drinks up every
year COW and all the hay necessa-
~ to keep her. = he any better
for it. As many IS think he is ben
fitted by drinking up the cow may
raise their hands
| Not hand was raised.
| It is not necessary to rehearse all
that was said. It produced on i'm
preston on the school. and especi-
ally on the mind of Bessie Long.
ley. s.
| After tea Mr.. Lonely was smok
ing his pipe, while Bessie was busy
with her tatting. He saw that she
looked unusually grave. and said
"My child, what makes you SO very
sober
s.I'm thinking"
ssAbout whats'
aAbout what a gentleman said IL
the school to day."
s.What was it?'
She went and got her slate, and
showed him the figures just as SHE
had copied them from the black
board. and then told him all thu
gentleman had said, so far as sht
could remember it.
He listened attentively. The sub
ject was placed before him in new
light; he saw that he WAS spending
for drink which did him no good
enough to buy him a good COW
and enough in addition to. pay fol
her keeping. He said nothing K
Bessie but turned to his wife ant
said, s'Can you get the baby to slee]
and leave him with Bessie, and e
with me and call on our neighbol
Kingsley
She said rs.Yes," and they wer,
soon in the house of their neighbor
Mrs. Longley was glad of thu
chance to call, and especially s,
: that her husband was ready to &C
! company, her instead of going tt
, the public house.
After q few remarks about tn,
weather, Mr.. King sley said, an,
7 Jimmie came home to night ant
: told what a gentleman said in tn,
: school to day. It pleased him yer,
much to think Of drinking q COW
3 and said, mo man could swallow
, cow So I explained it to him.
( Did Bessie say anything about it,,
i ''Yes, she had the figures al
down on her slate, and I was SUI
, prised. I see how I am mysel
drinking up COW. I have prett,
much concluded to quit tavern hunt
ing and buy me COW, and drinl
. the milk, instead Of drinking NOR
liquor than the COW and her keep
l ing would cost" a
Il am glad TO hear you say So"