The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-02-22

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Why, you see, mother. the mistress
wants twenty-five cents for whipping
me.
twenty-five centf
She says Il lamed her arm, says Kim
hanging bis bead. She says shc can't q,
Il for nothing, and II don't bring il
ne, 70 have to send me bone.
Mrs Price looked down on the carly
hsired culprit with twinkle Of fnn il
her eyes-she bad black eyes, very mncl
Ike kim's.
Wen, sonny, 90 ge, my purse out o
the end cupbosrd. II ! am poor, Il shan
be said don't DO ail can for my chill
SIRENS education.
Kim brought the pnrse-a red worstef
one, with steel rings,
Yes, here Is silver quarter, with lh'
pillars on Il, We are out OF gingerbread
and was going TO spend II for nolasses
but never mind, don't blame Mis-
Pentecost know Il was hard work Il
whip YOU, and she deserves the money,
Thank you, Kin,ball, said Miss Pente
cost In low voice, when she received
the bright, new quarter. Didn't youl
mother think deserved III
Yes'm, replied the boy, bis chin sink
ing into the hollow place in his neck,
thought she would. Well, now, my
dear, shall carry this quarter home and
keep H. and the next time whip you
you must bring me another Do you
understandi
Kim scowled down at bis little bare
toes, aud tried to sti,k them into a crack
in The floor. Why, this was getting Sc
rious! Would The woman keep on cry
ing quarters forever? 1t was perfectly
ruiuous Ills mother had had all She
could do to support the family before
but what would become of them nows
You may take your seat, added Misi
Pen,ecost, still in a low tone, so that nc
one could hear, but with a smile that ex
aspcraled poor Kim. 1t Is dreadful thai
you will be naughty; but then, you see
the more whip you the moro money
shall GET aud perhaps, before the sum
mer is out, shall have enough to buy i
new dress.
No, you don't, thought Kim, shutting
bis teeth together. Catch me letting my
mother buy dress for you! Why, we've
got TO 90 without gingerbread to-day =
You don't get another chance TO whir
me for one while, ma'am-now you see
To avoid whipping it was necessary
to study, for Kim was boy that mus
be busy about something. lie saw Bot
Whiting 20 to sleep, and longed TO drof
a tame cherry into bis mouth. He Saw
Joe Fuller saunteriug down the aisle
looking straight before him, and it was
the cutest chance TO trip him up; bnt
Kim resisted these alluremenls, and fifty
more, ard got his geography lesson Sc
well that Miss Pentecost patied him OIL
the head aud said, That's my good boy
which would have been delightful il he
could have forgotten the gingerbread !
Next day he tried studying again, and
rose to the head of his spelling class.
Why, haven't had whipping since
Tuesday, thought be, Saturday noon, al
he ran home with the silver medal on bis
neck.
After that be seemed somehow TO fal
into the habit Of studying. Studying il
habit, let me tell you, just as much al
playing, though suppose II is rather
harder to acquire.
The little fellows will was aroused ,anC
that was precisely what was needed II
short, Kim had had bis last whipping
from Miss Peniecost, or any body else
and instead Of being her most trouble
some boy, be became the best scholar il
school
/ sban'l be able to buy that dress, after
all, said .he, the night before she left
skoodac; but, Kim, dear, know you
are glad.
Yes'm replied Kim, meeting her eye
with smile.
And ~ keep the quarter TO remember
you by. Your mother says she wishes
me to.
Yts'm
Kimbali Price il now one OF the veal
thiest and most respected men in his ma
tive State.
Aud that msn, aid Squire Hathaway
The otter day, 10 his Fourth Of July ora
tion, was educated over here at Skoodac
boys, in that little black school-house
that 10 so poor and miserable that when
il took fire, few years ago, il wouldn't
burn down.
Mr.. kimball Price returned from Eu.
rope last May with his wife, and heard
Mrs. Hathaway say--she was once Mis-.
pentecost THAT he thought her last whip
ping made a man OF him.
lie wanted that Old quarter Of a dollar
said Mrs Hathaway, laughing; but
couldn't bear to part with IL; 80 he Gu
IL 10 two, aud we've each Of us got halt.
G w. App Of Memphis hss just finish
ed remarkable pair Of shoes for a ne
gro preacher who lives Ia Arkansas. Tbs
length Of be shoe il seventeen aud three