The Newtown bee., 1889-06-14
MANS TALENT.

NAN D TALENT.
 ''Hurrah for grandfather shouted Oscar Ferris, holding up bright, shin ing gold piece. "Twenty dollars; just think of it What did you get, Ned?" I" I didn't get but ten.'
 "That's because you are younger than am; but did he say anything about it when he gave 1t to youY'
 "IIe said he should want to know next year how I invested it.''
 "Just what he said to me. It sort of cramps fellow a little. I wonder if Nan-oh, there she Is! Say, Nan, did you get anythlnggn
 "Yes, five gold dollars"
 Something like the talents," said Ned, laughing.
 'T should say so. Of course grand father can't expect you to do much with five dollars. With ten or twenty, now, it's different. tell you what I'd do with them: Punch holes through them and wear them for bangles; all the girls do,'' Oscar said a little loftily.
 "Yes, suppose I can," Nan unused, pNNl bht piCStas lhNy hlS oO small. It is little like the talents, isn't itYn
 The year came around and with it came Grandfather Ferris with his cane and spectacles and sharp, kindly eyes back of them.
 "Children," said he, "I expect you are ready to give an account of the presents l gave you last year; so each may write out statement of what was done with the money and hand it to me-"
 The next morning three neatly folded papers were laid by his plate and, that same evening, he came to the sitting room with them.
 Well, Oscar, see you have here: Purchased IT1S second hand bicycle S33o S3o 0o 0o Purchased new 50 co Won race with new [" l5 % On hand, new bicycle and % 'Yes, sir," said Oscar, promptly. "I have made thirty-five dollars on the twenty"
 "You bought Ed Hardy's, at first, hear"
 "Yes, sir-just as good as new; but his father failed and he had to dispose of it. I snapped it up the first thing. Jed Hall would have paid more for it, but held Ed to his bargain"
 "To whom did you sell it?''
 'To Bob Trapp. He broke something in his, the day before the race and mine was the only one he could get hold of Twas capital chance. l was shrewd enough not to lend or hire it out, so he had to buy or give up the race and he had to pay my price for it."
 CT see. Shrewd, very shrewd! Won race, too, with the new one.''
 ''Took the first prize over Billy Kemp. He tried hard to get it. You see he rode Trapp's and was to have half the prize If he won-wanted to set up some sort of street stand, I believe; but l spun right away from them all."
 ''Ahar' said Grandfather Ferris, as he turned to Ned's paper. "So you've tried printing, ehY' as he read: For one second hand press s5 % type % paper and cards co Ink and sundries co
 $lO % py first gift of cash Sl0 % !" 800 cards printed 0o '" programs 20 %
 s2O co Balance on hand, press and Slo % ''Well, you've done little better in making out your statement. Mir May says you do very good work, too-keep things clean, print straight and spell all right"
 'sI tried to, sir; because I wanted to build up paying trade in the future for myself" Ned replied.
 ''Just so. An eye to self-interest, l see; but it's right to do any work well that you undertake"
 He turned to Mans paper as he spoke and looked closely at it: For apples and peanuts s1 % car fare % WOrsted 90 grapes, oranges, etc l % something to drink 90 was what he read.
 'sWell, well Quite little gourmand !' Nan's face flushed, but she kept silent. ''I intended to test your capabilities for using money, children" said the grandfather, land a gold watch was to belong to the one that made the most of it."
 The boys eyes sparkled and Nan's lip quivered.
 ''Most what9" asked Uncle Forth, sud denly laying down his paper.
 Most in every way--money and good to every one concerned.r
 .'well, as happen to know something about Nan's profligaey, guess I'd bet ter explain"
 70 Uncle Forth, please don't, burst forth from Nan.
 But he only smiled and laid his hand over her lips.
 ssGrandfather has not been treated fair ly. Billy Kemp's street stand was sup piled with apples and peanuts with thai Y first dollar and he has made twenty-five out of it. If he'd won that prize, Oscar he'd have splendid start now.n
 Oscar colored, but Uncle Forth went on.
 ssAn old lady told me that a certain little girl gave her one dollars worth oi car-fare tickets 80 that her consumptive daughter would not have to walk to work in bad weather; and so she has not missed day or been sick, this Win ter, when she used to have doctors