The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1909-08-26
Hacks A~lEasxanee.

Say. Janet" Jack exclaimed. look
ing up from a book he was reading.
I've got just q ~lim-dandy Ideal You
see. I've been reading this story about
q boy who had an allowance"
Well. ! don't want a regular allow-
ance." objected Janet. Sometimes |
donss giant any. other times ! want
e lot. and then | so 10 mother
But it's good TO have a regular al
lowanee.~ Jack insisted, 80 you eau
save II up and have plenty"
so Jack. fun OF his nes idea. gent
to fad his mother.
"MoLasr. he said. 4 think IL would
be a mighty good thing II you would
let me have a regular allowance
What forT@ asked Mira Town
send.
Why boys do In books. and that's
how they learn to mag money.
And ia like 10 keep accounts In a lit
tic book and put down AL get and
all spend. l. like to be- orderly"
Then you might so aud put your
school books away his mother said
-Pshawi don's mean that want
TO learn how q penny saved IL two
pence clear and many . little makes
q miekIe' and ali that. yoa know.
Hos much do o thlnk ! ought TO
haveg
Thirty aslx and q half remarked
Mrs Townsend to herself
"A weekY~ asked Jack.
~No-no. ! meant thar this walst
IL thirtyssix and a hAlf inches What
sFe you talking ahoatTv
\ Wish you'd pay attention. mother.
I thlnk its time / had . regular sum
every seek 10 spend 10 ! can keep
accounts. Don'g your
Jack. dear. this dress puzzles me
50 | can't listen 10 you. Do run
away aud this evening o eaa ask
ycaF father
30. having thought Il over carefully.
lack tackled hls father on the sab
leef that evening after dinner.
Father. said he. Il think bogs SET
very careless about money. They
spend small sums withonf thinking
about IL and the nFst thing they know
they h&yc nothing left
VERY true. Jack. Mr.. Townsend an.
swersa. cordially. What il the irou.
bic no@s How much do you wanty
Nothing special. just now. Thank
yos But ! thought you'd liks 10 put
us on "a allowances. yoa know, Then
I could look shead and sort Of keep
shr wolf from ghe door. aud all that
= sne Mr. Townssnd saia. nod
ding and smiling You want 10 run
your own anAncs Department.
-Yea. STR. That's the idea n
yoa1i 9gye ma 9 regular sum svsTy
week-ssy every Saturday.
~Hems What IL sodayg
Saturday Jack admitted
@ohl Well. suppose ws start
promptly neat week.
Jack booked dissatisfied. and his
father Maw IT.
That deesn't salt your Nr. Town.
seaa Inquired
"wAy-er-yoa see. I wanted to be.
ala to-day. I thought gd get a nsce
little red leather aocount book and
make Il all ready
No need Of that. his father said.
Just fold up a sheet Of papeF and 50
ahead. why waafe money on en- &C
count booky
But. Jack objected. ~onr OF my
chief ldeas vas 10 learn 10 keep my
accounts. and II I had q nice book
that wouid make me careful
You might practice ~ keeping the
household accouus for your mother
Mr. Townsead suggested.
Nobody can keep those straight.
said Jack, CONTEMPORARY why.
abe forwrss shat she had and doesn't
know where she spent what she
doesn't have. There's 10 good ny
doing that l thought you'd like to
have me learn hoe 10 BE- tidy and reg
uiar and saving. and al that, But
II you don't care I'm sure I don't
And wheu I come to a spendthrln'e
grave-wIth not a cent 10 bury me-
Just because you wouldn't let me have
fifteen OF twenty ccna to buy a
moasiy little account book-why. doa1
blame mel That's alii
We know many boys like Jack who
have ~jlm dandy IDEAS, but who
never get 10 the point OF carrying
them out. because Of the FIRST little oh
stacie they meet II turned into an *
euhe for lodging the work
New 10 Grew a Cole Toosh.