St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-09-24

| candies, their photograph, lemonade
and the lookout tower, Punch and
| Judy shows and Japanese fans, all
part of the Beach offerings. Nine
| dollars it counted up in all, but then
it was ''only for once"
AT home, however, they were so
| enthusiastic that Rob and Arthur
set up a claim and begged SO hard,
lust for once. that, for peace's sake,
| Mr.. Leonard finally took them for
a day in another direction. That
''only cost half as much" he glee
fully stated.
Sibyl heard at the time, but it had
been a part of her whole life, and
made no deep impression, until this
morning, when her fathers remarks
and the lean purse opened her eyes.
/ She began to think and grow wise.
| One day she bought a blank book
! for five cents and made some entries
! in it. Over these she sometimes
pondered and made few figures at
| the sides. Then she would shake
her head wisely. One night, after
some weeks, she declined going to
concert, and Ralph staid at home
rather than go alone. When Mr..
| Leonard came in, he found his family
all quietly busy in the sitting-room.
Il thought you were going out"
he said to Ralph.
Il was, but Sibyl didn't want to
60"
why not, sibyl? A good affair,
1 guess"
Il chose to save the seventy cents,
sir" his daughter answered prompt
ly, for her guns were ready and she
was only waiting occasion.
ooh, you might have had that"
Its the Titles make the mickles,
SIR
"Well, we can never have the
'mickles',' her father answered,
good naturally, 80 we may as
we'll enjoy the 'littles''
Eyes, we could, SIR" Sibyl answer
ed promptly. Her father looked
surprised.
How, pray"
"Bv saving those Titles, sir I
have only been looking at it these
last two or three weeks, but know
it is So"
What do you mean ~
81 mean, if we saved carefully on
the little things, we might have
something, sometime, worth the
while
"What? for instance.
"All go to the country next summer
for your vaca ton"
"And go fishing and boating ?"
cried Ralph.
And ride horses to drink ?'
And feed chickens? ?" called out
Rob and Arthur, whose chief &C
quaintance with the country was
through picture books.
"And pick daisies and hear brides
sing?" chimed in little four-year-old
Nell.
eff we only could" the mother
said, wishfully. Il wonder if the
grass would feel half as cool and
soft under my feet as it used to when
was girl?'
"Perhaps Sibyl will manage it to
let us stop at some Of the four
dollar-a-day hotels yet" Mr.. Leon
ard said, banteringly.
mo, sir; no such poor fortune as
that" his daughter returned. It's
the real country we want, and
there are plenty of farmhouses
where board can be had for five
dollars a week l have heard the
high school girls tell of them
But even that, daughter Just
think there are seven of us; that
means thirty-fve dollars a week"
Eyes, sir, less what it costs to
keep us here. Call that five; then
it's thirty beside travelling; but we
need not go far
1--WE can never do it, daughter"
at sounds large, father, because
we say it at once. One dollar seems
more than four quarters, and that s
just our trouble here" persisted
Sibyl.
How will you convince us,
daughter ?"
And for answer Sibyl produced a
stout tin box with lock and key.
lust so, father. You see this slit.
Now l propose, that every time any
one of US is tempted to any needless
or useless expense, we take the
amount instead and drop in here.
At the end of the month we will
count it out and place it in the Saw
ings bank, no matter how small,
and, sirs, fellow brethren and sisters
next summer we will have our out
ing, l promise you. Do you agree,
all ?"
Mr.. Leonard smiled in a mans
superior way. "a woman is never
convinced by argument, he said.
Il am willing to humor you whi1n,
daughter. and here are the seventy
cents you have saved this evening
for a beginning. Hear it rattle
Well, you children may get good
picnic out of it in the end" But
Sibyl placed the box on the mantel
we'll content.
III earn a few extras, SIS y
whispered Ralph, land drop in.
rather like the notion
The older children had an al