The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-19
TOMS ACCOUNTS.
And What 1t Was that Squared Them.

rom sat tF tDf lDfdTJ tdbiff WI nun
over his arithemetic lesson. He was try
ing to find ont how much. seven yards OF
calico would cost II on one , yarr
cost eleven cents; and MS ms paper Sd
took a new piece, and began again:
To yrds. calico at II cents.......... S057
And as ne finished the last seven his
father looked over his shoulder ibis,
TomT he asked. That's right. L only
hope you will never get as many as
have" And he dropped into the arm
chair by the fire, tired with the DAY
work and glad to be at home again.
Tom came over and leaned against MS
fathers kne for the few minutes tax
before dinner that they always had u
papa" he asked, when man does
any work. oughtn't he be paid for ~
Certainly was papa's reply II he
asks fair price
else and papa forgot the question ana
his own reply long before his dinner was
ready. - H.,
The next day was Saturday, but Tom
-laved in the house, working busi!y at
ris arjthemetic. Mamma was quite wor-
rled. she had never before known the
BOY 70 study on a holiday or refuse 70
20 skating with Ned and Jack. lie worn
ID all the morning, lying III thI U.s. U.s.
icned ,SiidOw-seat: ana not until AFTER
Ench did ne give a thought 10 Inc new
skates. Mamma told Kate that she Wa
afraid Tom was not well, ana she feahy
locked relieved TO see him hyiNs 10" u
t.c hill in the after noon. " ondcr Oh
v.oncers, he was not late to dinner, but
ane in early, and slipped into the dlh-
rg-rcom before any one else came uO".i,
T.. looked a little conscious WheI = ~
roDped out Of each napkin, ana war;
.nalf,ntlv to see them unf0iied- Nat
...rcd hers first and glanced thronSh H.
.raking ont into merry iaugnter;
In looked cross. he t w'sIt,u
would laugh at her all the time.
Wbv, Tom" she was saying. "what
r!ecf nonsence! Mother. I'D you ever
.,a anything like this! Tom mas sent NC
bin for helping me yesterday!
n The meantime mamma ana papa na'
.cned their notes, and had G i,, ,.r','t
at they. too. had received piiiS from
m Papa's ran this way.
''r E. w. Ellis in account Win Tom
El.s
Va . runnings up starcs at I ct.."...S0t2
10 bringings Of papers at cts...... "
10 l finding sliper at ) cts.......... 10
: IN total..................... j."
Mammals was a little different, but these
ere the items:
70 going to tell Bridget something 90
% hurryings up when / didn't want
40 at ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
- errands at Jones store at 10 cts. 20
Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $'
f,ate had the worst Of all This is the
way hers read:
70 goings to Morlie Brown at cts. .S02o
10 | taking note to Professor at 10
Observation-Disclosures. ~
r. holding wosted cause hate ~
ut - cts. ...........s.....' ''...''. ...'''' -
TO 3 taking books to LiDery at Gus. 70
=
-spa nut his down without saying any
thing: mamma looked at Tom with
queer little smile, remarEnS. w ell
'iom 1t seems that the FAMILY owes YOU
Yes. ma'am,' said Tom cheerfuliy;
and papa said, If man asked iar
zee Tor his work, h. ought 10 get IL.
And II you pay up tonight, | could get
t.at dandy big Jack-knife on Monday,
the one like Ned's, you know"
The family didn't say whether 1t IN
tended 10 pay up at once or not, and
'rom felt a little doubtful. when he found
lapa and mamma talking IN. the study
together afterward, just how his pan
However at breakfast he found beside
lis plate a dollar bill, a ten-cent piece
and three pennies, and the three bi s
waited to be receipted. He signed Tom
Ellis" In big letters TO each one. and
Iocketed his money, thinking Of the big
knife he was going TO have.
The first thing he did when he came
home from school in the afternoon was
10 run TO mamma and sho" her the four
blades, two big ones and two little ones;
;.nd she was almost as much pleased as
he.
AT dinner time he was quite surprised
TO find, in his napkin this time, three
LITTLE notes Just like the ones he rad
sent papa and mamma and Kate the
night before. He didn't open them until
after dinner, because the little doubtful
feeling had come back. and he thought
he would rather be by himself. When
finally he did look at them. this is what
he found:
Tom Ellis In account with Mr. u. w. Ellis.
TO l pair skates mended. ........ 1918
To z pencils sharpened. ............... IS.
To St. Nicholas bought. -
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