The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1909-07-30

lacks ALLOWANCE.

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Jacks Allowance.
"Sav Janet" Jack exclaimed, look
| Ing up from a book he was reaolns'
"Tye got Just jim-dandy idea! You
see. I've been reading this story ABOUT
a bow who had an allowance.
We'll, / don't want regular allow
ance" objected Janet. Sometimes
don't want any; other times l want
a lot. and then l go to mother.
But it's good to have regular al
lowance," Jack insisted, 80 you can
save it up and have plenty"
So Jack. full of his new idea, went
to find his mother.
Mother" he said, Il think it would
be a mighty good thing if you would
let me have a regular allowance.
What for?" asked Mrs. Town
send.
why, boys do in books, and that's
how they learn to manage money.
And I'd like to keep accounts in lit
tie book and put down all l get and
all l spend. l like to be orderly"
Then you might go and put your
school books away" his mother said.
"Pshaw! 1 don't mean that. 1 want
to learn how a penny saved is two
pence clear and many little makes
mickle' and all that, you know.
How much do you think l ought to
have?"
"Thirty-six and a half" remarked
Mrs. Townsend to herself.
"A week." asked Jack.
"No-no. l meant that this waist
is thirty-six and half inches. What
are you talking about?"
Il wish you'd pay attention, mother.
think it's time 1 had regular sum
every week to spend so l can keep
accounts Don't you?"
Jack, dear, this dress puzzles me
so l can't listen to you. Do run
away and this evening you can ask
your father"
So, having thought it over carefully,
Jack tackled his father on the SUBJ
ject that evening after dinner.
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very careless about money. They
spend small sums without thinking
about it and the first thing they know
they have nothing left"
Very true, Jack" Mr.. Townsend an
swered, cordially What is the trou-
BILE now? How much do you want?"
Nothing special just now, thank
you. But l thought you'd like to put
me on an allowance, you know. Then
l could look ahead and sort of keep
the wolf from the door, and all that"
Il see," Mr.. Townsend said, nod
ding and smiling. You want to run
your own finance Department."
Eyes, sir. That's the idea. If
you'll give me a regular sum every
week-say every Saturday.
HIN! What is to-day?"
Saturday." Jack admitted
"Oh! Well, suppose we start
promptly next week."
Jack looked dissatisfied, and his
father saw it.
THAT doesn't suit you?" Mr.. Town
send inquired.
''Why-er-you see, wanted to be-
gin to-day. l thought I'd get a nice
little red leather account book and
make it all ready
mo need of that" his father said.
Just fold up sheet of paper and go
ahead Why waste money on an &C
count book?"
But" Jack objected, lone of my
chief ideas was to learn to keep my
accounts, and if l had a nice book
that would make me careful"
You might practice by keeping the
household accounts for your mother"
Mr.. Townsend suggested
Nobody can keep those straight"
said Jack, contemptuously. why,
she forgets what she had and doesn't
know where she spent what she
doesn't have. There's no good nv
doing that. I thought you'd like to
have me learn how to be tidy and reg
ular and saving, and all that! But
If you don't care I'm sure l don't!
And when l come to. a spendthrift's
grave-W1th not cent to bury me
just because you wouldn't let me have
fifteen or twenty cents to buy a
measly little account book-why, don't
blame me! That's ALL"
We know many boys like Jack who
have "jim-dandy" ideas, but who
never get to the point of CARRYING
them out, because of the first little OBJ
stacle they meet is turned into an ex-
cuse for lodging the work.
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