The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-08-22
FIFTY CENTS.

Inc -htiN AntE were TO 'uTCndSe,
and the Disposition Finally Made OF
Them.
FRANK came flying in while the fam
lily were at supper. Aunt Catherine, "
he began, when the dining-room door
was half open
Take oil your cap, Frank" broke
in his sister Ada, who was her impetu-
Gus brothers mentor in points OF ETH
quette.
"Oh, dearn' cried Frank, jerking the
Cap off. aunt Catherine
You must wash your hands before
YOU sit down to the table, - said his
mother
Mother" sad Frank, pitifullv, 81
never shall get chance to tell you"
The others laughed. "'Twon' take
but a minute, Frank, said Ada, CON
soljngly.
At last, his cap of and his hands
washed, and seated at the table, he
went on with his story.
AUNT Catherine" said he, 'has
promised to give me fifty cents. Ain t
it splendid I've been splitting up a lit
tie kindling wood for her, and she's 90
ing to pay me just as much as She
would a man
Hasn't she paid you YETI" asked
Ada.
No. she didn't have the change; but
she's going to just as soon as she gets
it. think | shall buy ball with the
money, a real tip-top hard one. I've
been wanting one ever since | can re-
member"
Fifty cents was 4 large sum to the
two Willis children. Their father was
not poor; he was able to give ITEM the
comforts of life, but there was very
little to spare for extras. Frank and
Ada mad very little spending money of
their own. The most they had was
given them by their Aunt Catherine:
who had no children and was well-to-
do.
SO Franks prospective fifty cents
loomed up to his fancy like little
mountain Of silver.
His Aunt Catherine lived two miles
away, so while he went to school through
the week he could not very well 90 to
her on Saturday. as he did on the tI,S' o ~
casion OF the kindling wood and the
promise Of the fifty cents.
All the week f0lIowino bo WOO ~ .
state of excitement and Impotence. He
teased his mother to let him 90 up to see
his aunt after school, but She said he
must wait till Saturday.
So all he had to console himself with
was anticipation. and he modn tba most 1S't
of that. The famous dairvmaid Win be,,
basket of eops was notHin~ to FranI,
with his fifty cents before t6a yncI- vas
out. Monday night he came home from M
school With = chanrn in bis ,,io a,,'0 - VII
1--WE been thinking it over, mother ;,
said he ..ond insto,J of onttinl- I'm
with that fftv cents Ami C,+%or;na
promised me ouess / shall bn,' ~
knife I can pet q snIendiJ ono s..
fifty cents. Eddie Perkins has ipyt oot =
beauty
Frank talked knife NIL the evoniro
till the rest of the family wore ra ,tj,or
tired of it. Next DIV bowevo, 'I tbo,-
had a respite. if a cionor Of snb;act
could he con.idorad ono 7Ero,I. ,,',1}{,,i
in at noon MI aIiya With nn,, .a l',,uu
- ..Sav mother ~ criod ho H.
cbanoed nv m:nd' I ami ooing 70 b,,I.
= knife with that tiftv cents T'9, o1oi,,S ~
to buy a bIcycIe y SUMS
..Wbv Franz I GA Willis >, or;od Ala
..Yon CANT Inv bicrcIn fo,. 49,, c,,,''
the idear' N''''7'
..Of course 7 can't. DON'T ,.o,, ,,,,,,,o.o
know that THIS CIV conts 'ipf 49,
ooinr toward if fbofsau ~, 20 3uos
- sa2e nm r,onav f"r a.n on'I ~ us
ina to nut this Into INV tin ' hanI. - -
ha9inning " 'O --' VIII Jan" ioi u
s.Yon,i7 ravor do Il ~ o,.;od ALL :,
.crednIorslr -0' -''''' III
.Tm a-goino 70 t., =, cold pu,.I-
with determi5od ai, '' i ''''N'
In tbe course ~ ~ Jo,- A.,
nor mother in disrna, '!.l W. r'iiio 70
eho .,ybot lia T.o,I tiyirl- Fn'oI',l' o:'.C.
10 b,,v With hot Gftv aan 't'N So'"S
ittIe yollow ,,nnyr IL ". no ~ a."
boys has ora I ~ yaau TranI, 0no VI sniI
bc'Ii lot him haVo i Co.,, f rtM 9"yS' an.
viii ,yorr,, ,n,. not anJ ~. ~.
Ii+tIo T,ol,,inn doo nn'. ,,a(, Icy ny :. q
y,iiP'H3 VS. "i'l '"y ISL IL