Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-01-07

good deal. I have brought some fingl
to pay for it, he added. confidently
and opening the big bundle with grea
pride, he displayed to the astonished
official hobby-horse, a drum (nearlJ
new, a set of building blocks and /
paint-box
Its a Uery good hobby-horse, he
said, proudly. ut has real hair, and h,
4 will go just as fast as-as you can max,
him 60"
Here the cashier turned red in the
face, coughed and disappeared. Per
haps he is having a fit, like the yellow
kitten" said Jack to himself, calmly
and he waited with cheerful patiencs
till he should get his money.
In few moments the cashier re-
turned, and taking him by the hand
led him kindly into back room. where
three gentlemen were sitting. They
all had gray hair, and two of them
wore gold-bowed spectacles; but they
looked very kind, and one of them
beckoned Jack TO come to him.
What is all this. my little lad?" he
asked. "Did anyone send you here To
get money!"
Jack shook his head stoutly. "No."
he said. Il coined myself; but | am not
little. | stopped being little when !
had trousers"
II seel" said the gentleman. "Of
course. But what made you think you
could get money here?"
The blue eyes opened wide.
Mamma said that papa got his
money here; and asked her if this was
money shop, and she said it was the
only money shop she knowed Of So |
coined"
Just So said the kind gentleman.
strolSing the curley head before him.
"And you brought these things to pay
for the money!"
''Yes, said Jack, cheerfully. "Cause
you buy fings with money. you see. so
/ s'pose you buy money with fngs."
'And what did you mean TO do with
thousand dollars?" asked the gentle
man. Buy candy, ehPr
Then Jack looked up into the gentle
gray eyes, and told his little story
about the poor woman whom he had
seen the day before. "She was so
poor!" he said "Iier little boy could
not have any Christmas at al, only an
apple and some bread, and I'm sure that
isn't Christmas. And she hadn't any
money. not any at all So fought /
would buy her some, and then she
could get eeery thing she wanted.
BY this time the two other old gem
tlemen had their hands in their pockets;
but the first one motioned to them to
wait, and taking the little boy on his
knee, he told him in a few simple words
what bank really was, and why one
could not buy money there.
'But you see, dear, he added, seeing
the disappointment in the child's face,
you have here in your hands the very
things that poor woman would like to
buy for her little boy. Give her the
fine hobby-horse and the drum and the
paint-box, too, II you like, and she can
give him the finest Christmas that ever
a poor boy had"
Jacks face lighted up again. and
smile flashed through the tears that
stood in his sweet blue eyes. ~ never
fought of THAR he cried, joyfully.
And" continued the old gentleman,
drawing gold piece from his pocket
and putting it in the little chubby hand.
you may give that to the poor woman
to buy turkey with"
"And that, - cried the second old gen.
tleman, putting another gold piece on
the top of it, ito buy mince-pies with"
"And that" cried the third old gen.
tleman, while third gold piece clinked
on the other two, Ito buy plum-pud-
ding with"
And God bless you, my dear little
boyP' said the first gentleman. "and
may you always keep your loving
heart, and never want a piece of money
TO make Christmas for the poor.
Little Jack looked from one to the
other with radiant eyes. ''You are
'eyy good shopkeepers, " he said. II love
you all gery much. / should like to kiss |
you all, please"
And none of those three old gentle
men had ever had so sweet a kiss in his |
+. Richards, in Youths |
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