Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-03-28


Why. - anA - ~ nasp IN
moved Into the prstt5eGer n.y. 0o1Aic
cottage you ever eaws ~ h e1Aer
side Of the Hax1aR A3de Nth q lawn
and a garden. ~. y = % little
Alderney cow"
Rented itY'
mo. bought IT.
Greene has only two or thrse hundred
year more than you. and 1t takes
money to buy places IN 1Ae country"
"All savings banks. my dear" said L
Greene tells me that he and his wife
have been saving up for years, with
special reference to this country home
for their children. They commenced
with a flfty-cent piece"
I'VE can do better than thatr' saio
Jenny, with sparkling eyes. please
God, dear Charley, our little fellow
shall have a green and sunny place to
play in before he is many years olderl
And I'll do without the silk dress"
"And I'll make the old oyercoat last
another season, at the very least"
added.
And Wen give up all such nonsense
as new carpets"
And gold watches"
And foolish suppers and wines ano
everything else that isn't absolutely
necessary" added Jenny. comprehen-
sively.
The next morning. bright and early,
as soon as business hours would per.
NIT, l went and deposited the hundred
dollars in the nearest savings 0ank
A week afteryezd Mr.. Manyply drop
ped In. In friendly way. Manyply is
the lawyer who transacted Uncle
Moses Manson's financial affairs-a
plump, bald-headed, deep-voiced old
gentleman, who always dresses in
spotless black and wears a big seal
ring on the little finger of his left hand
80" said Mr.. Manyply. you've in
vested that hundred dollars, have you?"
Yes" said l. with the complacent air
Of one who has an account in bank
But how did you know ity"
''Oh, know a good many things"
said Mr.. Manyply, oracularly. But
what's the idea of it?"
..Economy," struck in Jenny, proudly
I'VE are saving now, Mr.. Manyply. We
mean to have a home for little Charley
"a garden full of roses and pinks and
strawberries one of these days.
And very laudable ambition"
said Manyply in that smooth, oily way
OF his. How much would such a place
cost now?"
Charles thinks If we waited for
bargain we could secure it for about
$1,000" Jenny answered, promptly.
Buy 1t now, then," said Mr. Many
ply. Here's a check for eight thou.
sand
''Eh?'' cried l, breathlessly.
"A check" the old lawyer went on.
signed by your Uncle Manson. payable 1
to the order of his niece. Jane Anne .
Evarts. Ahi you may well look aston /
ished. He was an eccentric old chap, .
this uncle of yours. Mrs. Evarts-and /
have his written instructions to keep
an eye on the manner in which you in /
vested that hundred dollar bequest of
his. If it is squandered in any foolish
way he writes, there is an end of the
matter. Put my money all in the Hos
pital for Hunchbacks. If they show
any disposition to save help them along
with this check for eight thousand dol
ars. to be expended only in the pur-
,hase of real estate My young friends.
congratulate you"
And Mr.. Manyply's spectacles beam
I'd upon us like two full moons.
This is how we became possessed OF
,ur lovely little country home. where
Charley thrives like a growing flower
md Jenny fits about In a broad-brim-
ned gardening hat, trimming roses
pruning gooseberries and planting lily |
,ulbs. And the hundred dollar bill lies
Untouched In the savings bank. Il
1T shall be Charley's fortune" say
ny wife. 1T would be a shame to
ouch it after It has wrought us SO
much good"
And quite agree with her.-Ns,.
fork News.