The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-02-22

him and he laughed aloud as he saw
the latest addition. a little japanese
one marked. The surplus fund"
| THAT'S distinctly superAulty," ne
said. There isn't and there can't
be surplus
But there is. Don't you remem-
Der that evening you dropped half
dollar and l said wanted it-had a
special use for it,"
Now that YOU remind me. Is that
au?"
mo indeed You see when
found there was really start. for
put 1t at once into this box. | deter
! mined to watch my own sundry fund
and save out what ever l could. Also
| | resolved not to count 1t and that
has been the hardest thing of all. be-
| cause | did get so curious as to just
how much it really may be. There
| were several little things had meant
to get that I did without. the latest
kink in stocks and some other odds
and ends"
"There are always kinks in stocks
and you mustn't invest without talk
ing it over. What could make you
think OF stocks? Anybody left you
legacy"
What thing man is. Have
you lived with me two years and not
found out that this article around the
neck OF woman Is known as
stock? Never mind your ignorance.
though, the point is We are now going
to count the contents. good lot of
half pennies | should say
That means ice-cream sodas with
Number Seven. and a lot OF car
fares, for have been walking every
where and shall have to have new
shoes month sooner than usual"
What? Have you been saving up
too?"
"Of course. when I knew you were
at 1t child. You didn't suppose l
would let you have all the credit and
not 60 shares? But was astonished
to find how much more than l could
have thought possible has Just drib-
bled away: three or four newspapers
a day. when one is quite enough. and
all that sort Of thing. Now count. for
this excitement is quite too much for
me-"
The half dollar had become foun-
dalton, 1t proved, for eleven quarters.
twenty ten cent pieces. followed by
eighteen nickles, one hundred and
twenty pennies, and. last, a Ave dol
lar bill. a grand total Of twelve dol
lars and thirty-seven cents.
THAT five is the only real renun-
citation, Richard. 1t meant long
gloves for the theatre and that gar
den party. but I managed perfectly
we'll without them. l never could
have believed there would be so
much. Now yours
mo such piling of wealth as yours.
little woman, but was amazed when
l counted It at the Office I put it in
an old purse in my desk drawer, and
changed it into bills you see, because
1t was heavy to carry. Here they are.
all small to make 1t seem more; four
ones, q two aud five. and sixty cents
over: total, eleven sixty, plus thirty
five. BY George! It's the lounge and
a pillow to boot should say, or what
ever you elect" and he waltzed the
owner Of this unexpected wealth up
ard down the room. a toy still in
spite of his nearly thirty years.
That was the beginning Of the sys-
tenn still adhered to, what has long
been known as The Driblet Box" re-
ceiving whatever contributions the
special object desired may bring
forth. Ned. aged eight, and Walter.
nearly six. have the same faith in
the system. and from their allowance
OF five cents a week for Walter and
ten for Ned have saved birthday and
Christmas funds surprising in
amount. In short, for the family 2.
a whole the method is a settled one.
and Number Seven. though not equal
ly successful, still uses it for the 9TH
erwise unattainable. and has even
written a club paper for the House
hold Economic Section, on The Drib- |
let Box and its Meaning in Household
Economics" ending: Stern moral F,
lists insist that driblets are immoral. |!
since they encourage lavishness and
deDlete small incomes, but long ex-
perience convinces me that they are |
or should be part Of mans free-will.
and regarded as a tribute to the real |
self-sacriace a real cause engenders !
and continues.-From the Boston !
Cooking School Magazine.