The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-19
Jinnie's
School Marks
By r. A. mitchell.

! asked TO be advised how TO send money
to her son in another city. The presi
dent was the only one of the officers
present, and the woman was referred
/ to him. She was garrulous old lady
and, like most women when started
!, talking about their sons, poured q
steady stream In the presidents ears
of her sons superiority over other wo.
mems sons, mingled with some hard
luck he had had
Jimmie" she said. was always an
affectionate child. truthful, thoughtful
and never gave me bit of trouble.
/ He was so smart when he was at
school that he never needed to study
much at home, and his marks were
/ always G and ID, which are the high
est. He never got A but once, and he
said that was mistake. One day he
came home and said he wasn't going
to school any more; he didn't approve
of the system of education. He
/ thought the boys were treated like
sausage meat-all put into hopper
and ground out together. He said he
had found that he could do one thing
well and 1t was very easy for him. l
asked him what 1t was, and he said 1t
had nothing to do with school work
and didn't need any education at all.
He would show me instead of telling
me: then ! would understand him. He
lifted the clock from the mantle, took
1t all to pieces and put 1t together
again.
"'For lands sake, Jimmie / said,
are you going to be satisfied to be a
clock tinkerT
"'oh, mother he said, giving me
hug, you don't understand what I'm
driving att
THE next day he bid me goodby and
said, You won't see me again till I've
made some success in the world
You won't make much OF sue
cess | said, without an education.
was In hopes you would have some am
bition and go to college. ! could have
paid part, and you could have earned
the rest teaching school or something
~ haven't time to go to college, he
said. I've got big work before me.
I'm going to make something that has
never been successfully thus far con-
structed.
He went away, and I've not seen |
him since. I'm sure he will succeed, |
but wish he would tell me how he is |
to contend with. First be was taken
sick and didn't earn cent for months,
besides paying something for being in
a hospital. Then he"-
Madam" interrupted the banker,
I'm too busy to listen to all this
From your description Of your son
Judge that he is a ne'er-do-well." H
The old lady looked at the banker
Jimmie a ne'er-do-well
Why, he's the smartest boy you ever
saw. How do you suppose he ever got
those high marks at school unless
The banker cut her short, asking her
how much money she wanted 10 send
ler son, but when she said that she
was going to let him have $1,000. for
which he was to send her a thousand
shares OF stock In a manufacturing
concern he was organizing, the presi
lent implored her not TO rob herself by
,utting her money in some wild scheme
hat would surely explode and leave
Ter In the lurch.
wild scheme~ she exclaimed DO II
'ou suppose my boy would let his
mother put her money in a wild
chemei Why, he wouldn't II
Enough, madam. Let me have your II
j 900 and III give you draft for 1t
hat viii be as good as money for your
on. But remember that warned you"
The old lady opened a hand bag and
box out a stocking. from which she
CURED a quart measure Of bills, gold
nd silver. The banker called a clerk
I'D directed him 70 count the money
I'd, finding the amount as the old lady
al stated, gave her q draft for Il. iii
Two years passed. One day a car
age drove up 10 the bank, and an old
dy wrapped in expensive furs was !
slped TO alight by q maid who carried =
satchel and. going into the bank.
iked for the president
"rve got a lot Of papers" she said. .
want you to take care OF for me"
nd. opening the satchel. she drew
nth a pile Of securities which the =
'esident. on looking over. found 10 be
great value. He locked them In a
u in the safety deposit branch OF the
NIX and. handing her the key, told
r that she. and she alone. would be
.le 10 unlock the box and would have
cess to Il 1T aHy time during business
urx
"You dont SEEN to know me- she
VI.
Really replied the banker. 4 must
nfeSs that I don't"
Don't you remember my coming IN
~ and emptylng q stocking FOIL Of
sney and 700 giving me q paper for
90 send % my boyf Well JiHmle
a eetting ap . cOmpany 10 make
nsthinE BE- had invented He'd saved
600 himself and needed $1,000 more
sent II % him. and hs Fsvs me
"a interest," In the concern. After -
10 making money be -vatered the
"a. whatever that mesus. and eavs
q thsussnd shares Jimmie says
q share is sorth $50 I kpsu fhst
uw,is eorltna have roc Ell thu.s G
q y mHrks at schosi N - wn8zr
Thty su1srr"
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