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Daupy's Five Dollar Piece.
BY Louise r. Baker.

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Danny. "and I'm going to spend it
too, because money is easy to get"
"If was you, honey" said Danny's
nurse, "just for once in my lie ,o, no
save money. I'd put that hve aoilai
gold piece away somewheres ana lot
get had it,"
"What good would that do?" asked
Danny. Danny was the only cnllo III
house full of grown people. he no'
only had his papa and mama TO MAKE
fuss over him and to give him mon
ey, but there were his grandparents
and his Aunt Fannie and his Uncle
John. 40 it is no wonder that the eight
year-old boy declared money "easy to
get.n and failed to understand what
good it would do to save the five dol
lar gold piece that his Uncle George,
visiting at his house, had given him.
The thing that bothered Danny, was
a. to how he should spend his five
dollars. =,
GIVE got most every thing I want"
he said, ''and on my birthday I'll get
everything else. Lwisb I was in New
York stead of here in Washington.
for I've seen all they've got in Wash
ington stores and I haven't seen all
they have got in New York" .
"Some day, honey" said Danny's
nurse, "your papa will be carrying
YOU np to New York. If I was you
I'd lust put that five dollar gold piece
away and forget had it till my papa
carries me up to New York"
"Oh, pshaw!" cried Danny, "when
I 20 to New York grandpa and grand
ma and papa and mama and Aunt
Fanny and Uncle John will all give
me and papa will see to it that I've
got enough. I'm not going TO save
this five dollars till then anyway. be-
cause I might never 60 to New York;
I might die." :, ,,
$50 you might, honey" said the
nurse, $50 you might; but l kind Of
got a notion that you'll live to see
New York"
"I'll bring you present if I do"
said Danny, generously.
"I guess a person could buy some
thing real Lice with five dollars.
couldn't they, grandma ?" asked
Danny, later in the day.,
"Yes. indeed" said grandma,
smiling at him through her spectacles.
:, "What 4? asked Danny.
!, "Let me see," said grandma. You
have soldiers clothes and a Punch and
Judy, and -"
"a steam engine" said Danny.
you've got a printing press" said
grandma.
"Yes," said Danny, ''and O tele-
phone and telescope and all things like
that. Can't you think of something
new, grandma? Can't you? Can't
you ?"
Presently grandma looked into the
face of her grandson and smiled very
much. -.
"You've thought of something"
cried Danny, II knew you would"
II cannot tell you what it is, DEAR"
said grandma, softly because, you see
/ am going to give 1t to a certain lit
tie boy on his birthday"
"Ohw said Danny. ~ wish I did
know what to buy"
(Which pocket is the gold piece
burning a hole in ?" asked grandma,
laughing outright. -.
Danny laughed, too. "This one"
he said, and dived into the right
pocket of his short trousers.
Dear, aren't you afraid you'll lose
it 2" questioned garndma.
Danny shook his curly head.
"Never lost any money in my life,"
he said, "just spent it ALL"
.'Some little boys would think them
selves rich if they had five dollars" 1"
said grandma.
II know Pm rich," said Danny,
s'but wouldn't think that was rich
on account of five dollars"
Ppm afraid" said grandma, "tha,
you have more money than Is good for
YOU, sweetheart. When I was lit
tie girl would have felt very rich if
anyone had given me a five dollar
gold piece"
'What would you have bought with
it, grandma ?" asked Danny.
'''Let me see," said grand ma. ~
would have bought doll for Sadie and
book for each of the boys and some
thing for father and mother and a
present for nanny in the kitchen.
/ would have bought a whole lot Of
candy and bad money left"
ut must be awful nice to have sisters
and brothers," said Danny.
"Itis," said grandma. You poor
little fellow to be the only one. Dan
nv, come here and climb into grand
mas lap, no matter if you are a big
boy of eight"
Danny was quite accustomed to
climbing into grandma's lap, so he did
it deftly and put his arms around the
dear old lady's neck.
"Don't let US spoil you to death,
Danny" said she.
II Won't" said Danny, "for I want
to be fine man like papa"
"That's right" said grandma.
"Grandma, it you want me to buy
something with my five dollars, I'll do
it,".said the boy, generously.
p Grandma shook her head. "Dear
heart" she said, ~ have everything
in the world I want. Don't let the
money burn hole in your pocket; just
keep it and after awhile an opportun-
ity will come for you TO spend it,"
IL wish it would come soon," said
Danny.
Danny's opportunity came early
the next morning, before anyone else
in the house was awake. The little
boy, lying in his white bed, adjoining
the room of his nurse, was wide awake
when wagon rolled along the street.
For some reason or other Danny was
not in a good humor-perhaps owing
tothe fact of having made taffy the
night previous and eaten little too
much of the delicious stuff; anyway,
Danny felt like grumbling.
IT wish old milk wagons wouldn' u
travel along this street," he grumbled.
"I bet in New York they have to
olwovs on to the hack WASHINGTON IS