The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1889-03-13

money in his pocket.
Tim Collins had already LETT the back
yard, big pout on his mouth. Down
among the stores Will met Tim again.
Eth, Will exclaimed Tim, tantalizing
ly, if you'd gone with me you might
have made something handsome. d let
you have q dollar. That's the place to
invest.
Here Tim pointed at saloon.
Will shrugged his shoulders.
They gamble in there, Tim, and drink,
and l don't know what else
Nonsense I made dollar in there.
How much money have you got {?
I am not ashamed tie show you
He held out his three pennies. They
did look so homesick for the want of COM
pany.
'He-hel sniokered Tim.
Good az tar as it goes, shouted Will,
who ielt that grandmother money was
clean and honest.
Guess it won't go tar said Tim.
Well it won't go in there, Tim.
Too nice for us, suppose. Wait a
moment for correction He did not say
suppose, but "s-spose."
OCOIuiullJ LII lu4 nOQ away anu
turned into the saloon.
Will went up the street and CHANGED
TO see the boys coming out of newspa-
per office, and heard them crying Her
ruldl --latest news II
Good, thought Will, L mean to invest.
We will see what the firm Grandmother
& Company can do.
He bought two papers for three cents,
the wholesale" rate to newsboys, and
sold them for four cents.
Made q cent, cried Will satisfactorily.
Then he went into the newspaper Of
fee, and in behalf of the firm, invested
three cents again. When ne had sold out,
the firm owned FIVE pennies.
Again he invested three pennies and
now returned with six pennies in all.
I want four Heralds this time, he said
to the clerk.
You starting in business? asked the
smiling clerk. I'll throw one in, to en-
courage you
Will was happy. He was getting mon
ey honestly. He thanked the clerk, went
out to find customers, and returned with
ten cents. By the time the "frm" con-
cluded to suspend business for the day,
it had twenty cents in the treasury, or
in other words, Wills pocket. In two
days Grandmother & Co., owned fifty
pennies.
Taking now good pile of papers, Will
went around the back of HE home
and screamed through the key-hole
Here's yer Her-ruId --latest news
why, massey, how you scat me, VIII,
exclaimed the grandmother, coming to
the door.
We'll, grandmother, I've been keeping
it secret. I wanted to surprise you and
show you what three cents would grow
to-all these
Then he told his story in detail. And
here's copy tor you, grandmother. The
clerk threw it In. He's real kind. Said
he would pay for it.
Thank you, WILL and you have done
first rate. Got the newspaper Now
teel like somebody. Folks who don't
take newspaper cant seem to keep up
with the times. But my, what is this
You read it.
oh, this 'local p That's what we call
it. Well, it is interesting. If it ism t
about Tim Collins I'll read it to you
" A young offender was up in the police
court for disturbing the peace He was
in row In Grimes saloon which ie only
gamblers nest, and he was charged
with gambling, too. This young Timothy
is not like the character of the same name
in the Bible" There, grandmother, re-
member 10 the Testament you gave me
Christmas, it speaks of that Timothy g
grandmother. am glad that Ihave got
a good one like that. Here VIII afec.
tionately threw his arms about the other
member of the firm, and Grandmother &
Co., fondly contemplated one another.
That was the happy result of an hon
est, psinstaking investment of three pen
MES, which VIII returned many times
over to his grandmother.
No, az said before, money does not
grow on bushes or drop from the clouds
but money Is q fruit of that bush, hard
work, and out of the skies God's blessing
does fall on honesty.
Washfnotou's PHYSICAL TRAINING.