River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-01-18
THE PUPILS DREAM.

THE fuflL DhbAMs
| On one Friday afternoon, Sammy sat in
| the large comfortable sitting-room of his
fathers house His father and mother were
gone. Sammy was tired and laid his head
ON the table that was standing in front OF
him and began to think over his troubles.
0 dear, another week OF school gone
wish father wouldn't make me go to school
any more. What good does it do, any how!
| never mean to be a teacher, or book
keeper, or anything like that. I'D rather
work: like to work. Teacher wants me to
learn that horrid multiplication table but it
will never do me any good. can write my
own name and that is enough for working
man. | can read in the Third Reader.
can't read very good but | don't care.
| Teacher says ought to read as good as jim
ME Brown because | am older than he.
| Jimmie had to leave school because his
| father was so sick, and he felt bad because
he had to go. Now jim. gets twelve dollars
| month and his board. | am sure that is
better than going to school. He wears old
clothes, a tattered hat, and his father is not
| half as rich as mine. II Jimmie can get a
| place am sure can. Oh want to work
out so badly. Father says | have been at
| school more than he has. There is I. J
| SAWYER who has been at school but SIX
| months I'll ask father. when he comes
home, to let me work out. and then III get
| place with some farmer or, may be, can gel
| into the butcher shop. I'd like that. Or
Pll hire to some doctor or lawyer to sweep,
and build fires, and chore around. .,
know could get lots of places!
Here Sammy's mind beginning to wander,
he slept and dreamed. He thought his
| father sto II near him and he said:
''Father, may go out to work. I'll ven
ture to ask you again." swell, what do you
suppose you could dor" go. | can dc
chores on a farm, work in a clerks office as
errand boy, be a lawyers writer, or go as
butchers boy" "Humphl Well, il yor
can do any better away from home than you
do here, then say 60" So putting on hi
best clothes, he started of, saying TO him
self: s'I can get job this forenoon and g
fishing this afternoon" So on he went quite
a distance without meeting any one until hi
came round corner and met Jimmie
"Wel, | should sayi where are you goint
with that bundleY Has farmer Jones given
you your walking papers 7" "No," salt
Jimmie, ''my father is hot expected to live
so must 90 home and help mother take car
of him. for she is so lame. declare, don
see what farmer Jones will do for Choir
boy. What are you dressed up so for, Sam
This is not Sunday" "No; have father
consent, at last, to work out, so am goIn
to find work. May be I'll call round t
farmer Jones'sf' OF course having in hi
mind all the time the thought that he woui'
20 right up there. Knocking at the door b
was soon ushered into Mrs. Jones's prett
little sitting room waiting for Mr. Jones
Pretty soon he heard kicking and thump
ing at the kitchen door, and he heard Mrs
J Jones tell the farmer. there is boy in tn
, other room who wants to see you" 500
the old farmer came in where Sammy wa
and asked him his errand 81 understand
sir, your chore boy has gone, and woul
like the situation" "Well, what can yo
do on the iarmi" 81 can milk cows, AIT
chop wood, though never chopped much
eau lcFo PhSs oAA NNAtN
avery we'll can you read My wiies eye
and mine are getting dim and We want
hire boy that can do our reading Here
read this" Sammy took the paper in hi
hand, looked at it, and said, 80, Mr.. Jones
, | can't read this, the words are too hard.
"Well, you're not the boy | want and yo
might Just as well go; Jimmie did our read
ing" So Sammy got up and strobe oil o.
another road, thinking he would find worl
at the butchers shop.
He stepped in and inquired for the "boss,
as he called him. He was shown into Tia
office, and the man as usual asked him wha
he could do al can deliver your meats
sweep the floor, and do az Md jobs around
Scan you fguref of course you know tn
multiplication tablef' ''No, sir, never wa
, taught thai. "We want boy who know
the multiplication table and can stay in til
shop while am absent. You're not wanted.
So he stepped out and said to himself, "T
go home now" but rs he was walking dow
the sidewalk he saw on the opposite sids
"BoY WANTED "That's me-, he said; g
can get in here sure" So he stepped aero: