Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-07-30
Jones Jones; or, if All Were
Rich, Who Would Serve ?
BY MABEL WINTHROP,

Fannie stood gazing out OF the WIN
dow, apparently deep in thought, for
she seemed entirely unconscious of her
brothers entrance into the library, and
only turned when Jack, the irrepressi-
BILE, called out to her:
"a penny for your thoughts, Fan"
They're not worth it; was only
thinking how nice it would be to be
rich" she answered with sigh.
Well, here's for beginning" and
Jack tossed her the offered penny.
That's too suggestive of our pov-
erty; what want is dollars"
1t would be kind of nice, that's a
fact, if fellow didn't have to keep on
the trot six days during the week just
for the sake of getting four dollars on
Saturday night"
- don't care about the working, but
I'd like to dress as some people do.
Lizzie Stevens just passed the window
with such lovely dress on, and long
blue plume in her hat that must have
cost more than my whole suit" and
Fannie gave another and deeper sigh,
at the remembrance of the richly at
tired young girl whose passing had
created such a longing to be rich.
what would you like to be rich
for, Bertie?' asked Uncle Jack, looking
up from The paper he was reading, of
the younger of the brothers.
Berthe seemed to know what reply
was expected of him, and answered
quite unabsshed
"Well, wouldn't object to having
turkey every day for dinner"
Well said for our family ostrich, +"
put in Jack. Berthe was never known
to be satisfied in the eating line, and
his indispensable appetite had become
standing joke.
Wouldn't it be splendid, now, if
every one had just as much money as
he wanted, and need work only when
he felt like it ?" continued Jack. He
was not a lazy boy, bur ,. i.f.-.osing
fellow, who very often would have
preferred a good game of ball or mar
bles rather than be obliged to run on
errands all day, which was his usual
employment.
Is guess you have never heard the
story of Jones Jones' have YOU %
asked Uncle Jack.
"No; tell it to u.s." answered all
the children in chorus; and of course
Uncle Jack had to lay aside the even.
ing paper from which he had been di-
verted, and relate to them the sad re.
suits which followed when the world
became rich in hurry.
Jones Jones was Welshman. as
you would easily guess from his name.
even If l omitted to tell you that he
had great leve of money, which trait
Is characteristic of the whole Welsh
nation. Put Welshman in the most
out-of-the-way place and under the
most disadrantageous circumstances.
and althoug b he may seem poor and
i've meagerly, ten to one you will find,
alter his death, that he has laid up
quite snug little fortune somewhere
But. unlike many people, a Welshman
is willing to work for it, and. if need
be, stint for it; so Jones Jones was
Woodworking Welshman, and managed
to lay by something from his earnings
every year. but it was very slow pro.
cess, and he grew impatient to become
rich. One day as he was counting
over his savings, he wished, oh, how
ne wished that he had more to count
and he included the whole world in
his wish, just as Jack did.
Before week had passed, Jones
Jones saw that his money was accumu-
lating, and seemed to come to him
without trouble.
81 shall have to keep bank &C.
count, said he, and the next morning
ne made his way to prominent bank
WITH large amount of money to de-
post, and the next week he did the
same, but the next time Jones Jones
went, the banker refused to take his
gold. O ''''
But III pay you we'll for taking
care OF it,, said the Welshman.
Don't want it., answered the ban
Der, and it is safe enough on your
front doorstep. now that all the towns.
people are getting 30 rich.'
And Jones Jones found it so.
q Soon he had collected such wealth
mat ne began to think of retiring from