Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-17
Let George Do it; Or How 4
Fairy Tale Wagged Itself

True Story Of a Boise Boy
Who Earned Money and
Invested it in War Saving
Certificates.
Once upon time there was little
boy, nice little boy with golden halr
and blue eyes, who lived with his par
ents in their home in pretty valley
with big bare mountains or one side or
the valley and far stretching desert
on the other. But, oh pshaw, why
should we begin with 'once upon
time" which is the way make-belieVe
stories begin., and this is real true
story of real boy who did live in p
valley with mountains on one side. But
the real name OF the town in which he
lived was Boise--and that, as you all
know. is a very nice place to live.
One morning this boys father said
to him: George, l am going to put IL
in the bank to start savings account
for you and then see how much you
can make that dollar grow" That was
about year and one-half ago and this
is what George did to have company
for his one dollar that was all by it.
self in the bank and was in danger OF
getting lonesome. After thinking over
the problem as hard as he could with
out making his small head ache. for
you see he was quite a young boy, he
remembered that he had seen many
boys, some of them not any older than
| he carrying a canvass bag full OF
daily papers which they sold. or full
of weekly magazines. If they could
sell papers and magazines and make
NANCY he could not see why he
couldn't.
HAD HIS OWN IDEAS.
| So he started in to be an agent for
three of the weekly magazines. He
went around to the offices in the big
buildings down town and asked the
men in them If they would not like to
have him bring them their weekly
magazine, saying that he would be very
careful and bring it every week at the
same time Also he thought it would
be a good plan to tel Them that he
/ would not bother them to have them
pay him each time he came. but would
tell them once a month how much
they owed him, and be very careful to
tell them the right amount.
Many of them liked the polite way
in which George talked and were rath-
err amused at his great earnestness. Fol
you see to him it was very import
ant business transaction which he
was proposing to make So these
friendly men who had not already pro
missed other boys, said to George: yes
you may bring my magazine each
week, if you will be sure to leave II
right here whether I am here or not
and If you will not bother me to pay
you but once a month";
MADE NO MISTAKES.
George was very careful not t.
make any mistakes in his deliverie;
and to be sure that he charged eac.
man theright amount. One day few
: months afterwards he came into the
office of a lawyer to whom he sold tn,
weekly magazine, and said: "Mr
Blank, you owe me 25 cents. for th'
month Of June" Mr.. Blank tried t,
look very severe and said: How do
know that I owe you % cents for tn
month of June. / am not sure but tina
: l paid you % cents for the month o
June at the beginning of the month.
George knew that he had not done 81
: but was very much worried in think
ing that he had no way to prove II
And as Mr.. Blank was a lawyer h
3 asked him for some free advice. II
r showed George a little receipt book an,
$ told him to get one just like 1t and t
give each man receipt for the amour
of money he paid him. and write on tn
stub, where the receipt was torn of
r the amount he paid him and wher
: George was very greatly impresse
:, with the very business like plan an
t adopted it, and ever after that he CAV
: carefully written receipt whenever h
r collected the monthly amount of 2
4 cents.
Now, George Is but a small boy an
v is only in the fourth grade in schot
a and he has not claimed that he ha
been a business man for very lon,
And yet this is what he has been abb
to do with the money which he ha
made: He has bought two suits {
/. clothes and several pairs of shoes
for you know boys who ru naround
lot wear out shoes very fast-an
!. when his mothers birthday came h
remembered that he had heard her sa
that she wanted very much a nice pai
of high shoes. but thought that sfl
could not afford them; so he bougt
. the shoes for her after taking his faith
er into the secret, and felt very prou