Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1892-12-06

II shall plant them, fath6y. and I
think they viii do well, said Frank
quietly.
Go on with your experiment, young
man, returned Mr. Allen, sternly.
!" You will learn something, at least,
A year had rolled away and June had
come again, Down on the sandy slope
between wall and brook q crop of de-
icious Strawberries were ripening. Frank
viewed the results of his labor with con-
tent.
Il don't know what I'm going to do"
said AIR. Allen one day. MS the family sat
around the dinner table. g borrowed
fifteen dollars of Deacon Mason last
spring, and now can't pay it. Every
thing has worked against me. /"
Lets earn it, father, . said Frank.
T" "HowH" asked his father. You
know very well that we can't leave
home"
Father, said Frank steadily, down
on that slope across the brook are at least
one hundred dollars worth of strawber-
ries, and can sell them all to the hotel
keepers of Farmingvale"
Mr.. Allen stared at his son.
is it possibleF" he cried. Why,
supposed the weeds had choked the
plants long ago. An hour later the
Allen family passed over the brook and
began to pick the large, ripe berries.
Your experiment is q success,
Frank" said Mr.. Allen, slowly. "I
guess I'll give up some more of the old
farm to your care. f"
The fifteen dollars was paid. Then
Frank, who delivered the berries, put
each days proceeds from the work into
the Savings Bank of Farlningvale until
the last berry was sold, and then he
drew it all out and carried it home in
triumph.
Zone hundred and ten dollars, " he an
nounced. Now what shall we do with
it all?"
Well" interposed Mr., Allen. Eve
need n good many things, of course, but
i think me had better buy Gray's NOW
ing lot that adjoins the north field. I
can get it for one hundred dollars cash
down. -
Mrs. Allen looked appealingly at
Frank, and the two girls who had
worked so hard down among the straw
berry vines showed the most unmistak-
temper.
" Father" said Frank, anxiously.
the barn needs to be newly shingled-
you know how much the rain bothers
you, and how much hay it spoils. Then
we ought to repair the old wagon house
and keep our farming tools there Just
think how handy it would be.
Your ideas are sensible for boy of
seventeen" said Mr.. Allen thoughtfully.
And can get along without the NOW
ing field little longer. Your plans won't
take up all this money, SO think I'll
buy another cow
Father, listen n moment. Mother
has worked very hard for years, and she
has picked as many Strawberries as You
have. Now instead of buying another
COW, for which we would have to buy
extra hay, let us ask mother and tho
girls what they would like to have"
"Well, don care" said Mr.. Allen.
Frank hunted up paper and pencil and
then said, Now mother, what do you
want?"
"Iwould like new lounge for the
sitting room, and low. willow rocking
chair. Then do want photograph
album2"
You shall have them. mother.
What's uppermost in your mind, I1ateT'
The young girl blushed, glanced ap-
prehensiyely at her father, and then
said, hesitatingly:
"a set of Dickens works, please, and
volume of Longfellow's poems I"
Now. Annie. it's your turn"
Oh, l want u dolll" cried little
Annie, eagerly. :" never had anything
but rag dolly"
"The money is not all used up yet"
said Frank, "and father can have the
balance
Cut. Frank, /" interposed Mrs. Allen,
"you haven't laid out one dollar on
yourself"
MS worth moro than money to me
to know that the work put in down on
that strip of sand has done some good.
Are you satisfied. father?''
Mr.. Allen looked at the bright, happy
face of his son, and then glanced at his
wife and girls. Mrs. Allen had drawn
Franks arm lovingly about her neck,
while motherly love and pride fairly
Illuminated her weary face Kate was
hunming to herself like happy bee,
and Annie was talking cheerfully to the
kitten. Something rose in the farmers
. throat, and he said hurriedly, -" Yes,
Frank, I'm satisfied You've done we'll"
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