The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-25
BY COLIN s COINS
Copyright, I275, In COIN $. Coins


button box. when his mother had al.
ways made II point 10 give him
nickel
This being brought to the attention
of the youthful James did not abash
him He merely quoted his father to
the effect that all the heather were not
located in Africa. His mother after
ward remembered that ON the same oc-
casion James himself was the heather
referred to hy his father.
The Inference was Obvious but
slX-ycnr-old logleian Is not To be argued
with. a compromise was effected by
turning over to the superintendent
sum double the amount of years con
tributiou
When Jimmy was eight. he started
in Mt regular school. He acquired
knowledge promptly; also the nickname
of Swaps" as IL delicate. tribute 10 his
accomplishment The first day he WAS
in school he started with II ten cent
jackknife and went home with II new
one worth half II dollar When he
went into the second reader he set
aside the dollnr which had been given
him for the purchase of II book and by
IL succession of swaps had acquired
secondhand volume nj an outlay of 10
cents
The 10 cents had first been invested
In bullseycs, n confcction recommend
ing itself TO the youth of the land be
cause IT was hard enough To last
through the whole of the morning SEES
sion. The final trade had been three
bullseycs, II knife with one blade and
the stump of another, n stub of indel-
bile pencil, n red, White and blue holder
ANA three pens which had not been
used past a point where they would
write with II little coaNlng This was
the seventeenth of the series, from
which 1t may be argued that James
was somewhat energetic since the
book was required fer the afternoon
session
And yet Jimmy was not misery In
his habits. lie was quite willing to
sell dilnpidatcd watch ease, for which
he had given II penny lead pencil, to
another boy for 10 cents and then
treat him To II soda at the corner stand
where soda might be had for = cents
the small glass.
Had he been penurlous Mrs. Garlic.
ton might hive mtcrycned. He was
even generous. and SO his trading WAS
looked upon Ms the diversion of I'M In
genuous youth.
This until Mrs. Carleton had caught
him trading her buttonholc scissors for
n gold plated pencil holder. three white
mice. an old whteWash brush, half II
tin of backing, n NANCY daub to be
used with the same and two five cent
tales of adventure on the western
plains, participated In by most siren
uous person numcd Diamond Bill.
Then she sci her foot down and would
not be pacilicd even when Jimmy de.
clared that all he wanted was the
books and mice and that. after deduct
Ing these MS commission, he was going
to give her the rest of the goods.
The story came out ut tie supper tn
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