The Winslow mail., 1910-02-05
Some Social
Problems

Say, papa" began Bobby after din.
ner one night, does a box of choco-
lates cost more than scroll saw"
''It depends little on the quality
of the chocolates" re2Ifed his father,
laying down his paper Were you
thinking of buying some?"
'N-nO you see, | haven't got any
money" said Bobby hastily. 1T seems
funny the way they put prices on
things, doesn't it?"
1T certainly does" sighed his ia.
ther. Here's milk gone up again"
y don't drink much lately" said
Bobby reassurlugly. And don't
really need it on my breakfast food"
BLESS your heart" cried his father
with remorse, Don't. think your dad
wants TO limit your allowance Of
milk"
Il heard feller say prices are aw.
ful hard on the workingman," said
Bobby. But, gee, doesn't everybody
work."
1T looks that way" said his fathear.
"But how about the scroll saw"
oh just said that cause know
how much they cost ! don't care
abort the candy, anyhow"
Was the candy for your mother?"
"N-no," said Bobby. You see. ev-
erybody's been having parties lately.
Even Mamie Kelly's had one, and
she's awful stingy. She's the funniest
girl | ever seen-saw. There amt any
Of the fellers likes her, but she asst
'em all to her party. The ice cream
was the limit Mine was most melted
and Jimmy's had salt in it, When
people are going to give parties why
don't they give 'em right?"
II give it up"
We'll, anyhow" Bobby went on
after Mamie Kellys party Susie Her
rick she gave one. 1t was swell
party, all right. Jimmy got four
plates Of ice cream. I didn't have
but two, but | had five pieces of cake
We played games and there was fel-
Ter what could do tricks. Gee, he was
some class, all right. He could keep
four plates and two balls in the air
an awful time and not smash one
His arms was all bunchy with muscle
Billy he tried Juggling when he went
ssss2s ~ he smashed two OF his moth
er's saucers. ] told him he'd oughter
cut it out, but Billy's Just like that.
He won't listen to you, and then he
gets sore when something happens
and tries to make out like it was your
fault
What's the trouble with Billy
lately?"
We'll, | don't like to say it about
feller," said Bobby with fire reluct-
ance, but Billy's got the big head
You see, his mother lets him do any
thing and it's spelling him. He stays
up awful late nights n everything
All the fellers is talking about it.
Sometimes | thing maybe I'll tell him
what Nellie Foster said.'
What was that?"
ooh, well, it wasn't so worse be-
cause Nellie Fosters awful kindheart-
ed" acknowledged Bobby. but Billy
Oughter cut out LOT O smart stunts.
He gets sore so easy you can't say
word"
People don't usually like to hear
such things"
81 amt going to say word said
Bobby quickly. "Billys all right, even
If he does get sore easy. Every girls
asst him to her party Saturday after.
Moons. The next cne's going to be
evening party n mamma says | can
60"
Quite like real society, Who's Civ
ing it this time?"
"Nobody's giving it except us fel-
lers, buC Nellie Fosters getting it. It's
surprise party"
Who's in it,
"Well, me for o.1n ! got it up"
And Billy and Jimmy, I suppose?"
"Yeh. | didrt want Jimmy, but
Susie Herrick lid. She's in it, too,
because she's friend of Nellie Fos-
ter's. had enough of Susie Herrick
when she was in my room at school"
why are you giving ito"
well. you see, Nellie Foster felt
kinder bad about not having a party
n her mothers poor. Her fathers
dead Nellie's fsther, | mean. So us
fellcrs We met her mother on the
street one day aud we asst her when
was Nelies birthday, n could we
give her surprj Sc if We brought ev-
erything? So We re going to give it,
n ii costs me % cents on account of
Sans backing out at the last minute
and me having to pay his part"