The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-12


Oh earth can do with WOULDN'T you LIKE FIFTY CENTS"
all ha9 Never had but twenty to onct You must be
rich Say OZARK suspicious couding his brow) be you the
Teller that's after teacher9 Cause if you it's only square
to tell you have to ag you. We're gon to have
sassey and I'm talked Of for persdn ossifer it's to in
investegae stumbling the long word an if we fin
the chap isn't all wool an yard wide goin toto
well, don't know just what we're goin' to do y We
haven't had time to think that up.''
''Im afraid I'm the man. but I'm going to be SQUARE
There's my here's your money. I'll you again.
He did him again; Tuesday there urchns
IN waiting at the CROSSING personally conducted by the boy
who had been so generously endowed on Monday.
Here he isl Here's the chap what's got teacher'' an
nounced the boy shry Ths here's part sassety'
with explanatory Of the hand for Johns enghten
ment. They elected the head ossfer when they saw
that there fifty cents an found knew you they're the
feles at meant to funk stay by err they've got to
lose Ter, too'' (nsinuatngly).
.We'' said John, vsbly embarrassed by the Sherlock
Holmes inspection he undergoing by pairs Of keen
eyes, II haven't very much change with me-
IT have said the osfer' got that hull fty cents
changed and it's all in nickels."
Change made and the sassey'' took its uproarious
way to school, each boy dime richer.
Wednesday, there soon-to- berft
boys who seemed to recognize John instantly tho thew were
not personally conducted An eleventh boy who tried to
join the ranks, singled out for singing sarcasm
fsYouse here yistiddy;'' Teachers Teller ,u think
we're lot of Salvatonss with tin banks'' sCear OUT
GIVE IL punch yer Of 'ere" This time each
boy received but nickel for John did
and there was OF discomfort instantly suppressed
Thursday John had bright idea He put on an old over
coat and disrepuabe hat that he hunting There
twelve strange boys at crossing they were all
grouped around with dirty bit of paper they
reading slowly with anxious John heard tsTa
and fat with glasses big ring with &C. on it John slid
his hand into his pocket), store Clothes looks rich
The boys glanced at him. unrecognizngly
It's almost school tme an he amt here; why didn't
Fatty come erong9 He's purity ossfer, he isl said
slim boy disgustedy He's got i'm place hissef
'tFattys ma sent i'm to is grandma; he's got telling
comm is finger explained the 'sassietys' secretary
anxousy He sent this ere paper eff I'd been err
leced said the mutinous slim boy It'd let all the bows
from all the to onct Then got is pile so
low he couldn't marry teacher nohow.'
Some Of the smaller boys looked with admiration at this
Napoleon Of finance, but the loyal little secretary saved the
day. See here Hasn't teacher told to be sauareq Do
youse want to be like Rockefeller, Tarryb anan,
Hyde an Lawsons, an, an Doc Ames? Fatty saws this
feers promised to treat er right spose it's got to
be somebody-ding it, Women is pesky raid of ben,
ole maids an pose teachers gettin scairt of it.
And what did John do9 In the language of Kipng the
immortal, that is another story
In the British books written on oyster shells
bricks tiles bones ivory lead copper sheepskn wood
and palm leaves. IS ss..s