The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-10-24
-HE BROKEN VASE.
Two Little Boys Learned a Les
ann In CnrPfuIneSs.

Two Little Boys Learned "a Les
son In CarefuIness.
3~5u you've done it now" 1t
IN an awful smash, and the big
not that, with Il plant of some
IN il. had stood in the dining
window ever since Arnold and
& could remember lay on the floor
4 ii to bits.
s der will be yeXed."
i tears were very near Arnold's
4 He hated breaking anything,
& King mothers special property
Id all the worse.
8at can we do? It's too bad to be
h"
Fonder if Miss Milton would let
III into town and get another?
Inst do something before mother
i home" For mother was away
rSit
III ask her anyway. We needn't
why we want to 60"
Milton didn't quite apnSove, but
begged so hard that at last she
zied and off they went after
Eng all the contents of their mon
Ies into their purses.
afraid it'll cost an awful lot"
said. We must get one like the
e broke if we can"
/, but | do hope our money will
lgh-don't your"
/ It isn't, we must promise TO pay
st afterward,"
/ hey went into the first china shop
zane to and asked to see some
[TOtS.
eyre not bit like Mothers" Ar
kaid in very regretful tone when
bad Inspected all the contents of
BOP in the fowerpot line.
I'm very sorry" Hugh said.
3 to the shopman, but none of
is what we want. I'm afraid
gt try somewhere else"
hey Went on, explaining each
Exactly what they wanted.
d0n't think you'll get it, sir" the
at q shop they went into as a last
told them. ut sounds to me as
what you want is a very old
p, not the kind they make nova
be boys went sadly out and, very
EOinted indeed, took the road
they had not gone more than
yards when they heard
calling after them, and, looking
they found it was the man who
1ended TO them at the last shop.
just thought of it." he said.
sa little shop round the corner
they sell old furniture and some
have china. They might have
Ping of the kind there"
be boys started back, hopeful
lore.
stood and looked in the window
lie before going in.
that one in the corner is some
lEe mothers. If we can't get
factly like it-and I'm afraid we
-don't you think we might have
90 in and see"
ne one they had seen from the
was the only one the shopman
us the price of that one?" Hugh
nan took it up, turned it over
them 50.
mad not expected it to be so
'ad were rather staggered for
tnt' Then an idea occurred to
ask him to keep it till tomor-
90 home and ask dad to lend
wa To make up the money!" he
Ted.
NJ was what they did, and the
~nlng, having mortgaged their
money for some time ahead,
ar'ed off again and came back
.'Ore lunch, carrying the pre-
'len mother came home she
y much surprised indeed to
He a different bowl occupying
V OF honor in the dining room
ana the old one, the pieces of
MSS Milton had carefully stuck
Standing on the sideboard,
'usn she was dreadfully vexed
sVcident, she hadn't the heart to
~ boys, especially when she
y" they had mortgaged their
uohey to get a new one.
y viii be no more pocket mon
4ush or Arnold for a long time,
not the loss of the money that
leln' but the fact that mother
'nem that the reason the old
y so dear to her is because it
y 70 her own mother as a wed
sslt' And they have made up
"us TO be ever so careful in the
uolsten your food with the