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"What is the use of going to Boston, if you have no money?" asked Charles, who was not a little disturbed by this proposed disbursement of the Fourth of July funds. "I can stay at home, then." "That wouldn't be fair, Frank." "Why not?" "You not only rob yourself of the fun, but me too." "I really pity the poor woman so much that I cannot find it in my heart to spend the money foolishly, when it will buy so many comforts for her." WHAT IS THE USE OF GOING TO BOSTON IF YOU HAVE NO MONEY ASKED CHARLES WHO WAS NOT A LITTLE DISTURBED BY THIS PROPOSED DISBURSEMENT OF THE FOURTH OF JULY FUNDS I CAN STAY AT HOME THEN THAT WOULDN'T BE FAIR FRANK WHY NOT YOU NOT ONLY ROB YOURSELF OF THE FUND BUT ME TOO I REALLY PITY THE WOMAN SO MUCH THAT I CANNOT FIND IT IN MY HEART TO SPEND THE MONEY FOOLISHLY WHEN IT WILL BUY SO MANY COMFORTS FOR HER
e widow Weston is, and how much good this money I am going to throw away on fire-crackers and gingerbread would do her." "Perhaps it would." "I know it would." "But you are not going to spoil our fun by giving it to her, are you?" "There are a great many boys who will have no money to spend to-morrow--Tony Weston, for instance," continued Frank. "Tony is a good fellow." "That he is; and his mother has a terrible hard time of it to support herself and her son and daughter." "I suppose she has. Why don't you ask your father to help her?" "He does help her. He gives her wood and flour, and a great many other things; and my mother employs her to do sewing. She is willing to work." "And Tony works too." "He is too young to do much; but he loves his mother, and tries to do all he can to lighten her burden." "He makes a dollar a week sometimes." "I was thinking just now that I would give Mrs. Weston the money I had saved for Independence." "Pooh! Frank." "It would do her a great deal of good. G OF SOMETHING ELSE WHAT FRANK I WAS THINKING HOW POOR THE WIDOW WESTON IS AND HOW MUCH GOOD THIS MONEY I'M GOING TO THROW AWAY ON FIRECRACKERS AND GINGERBREAD WOULD DO HER PERHAPS IT WOULD I KNOW IT WOULD BUT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SPOIL OUR FUN BY GIVING IT TO HER ARE YOU THERE ARE A GREAT MANY BOYS WHO WILL HAVE NO MONEY TO SPEND TO MORROW TONY WESTON FOR INSTANCE CONTINUED FRANK TONY IS A GOOD FELLOW THAT HE IS AND HIS MOTHER HAS A TERRIBLE HARD TIME OF IT TO SUPPORT HERSELF AND HER SON AND DAUGHTER I SUPPOSE SHE HAS WHY DON'T YOU ASK YOUR FATHER TO HELP HER HE DOES HELP HER HE GIVES HER WOOD AND FLOUR AND A GREAT MANY OTHER THINGS AND MY MOTHER EMPLOYS HER TO DO SOWING SHE IS WILLING TO WORK AND TONY WORKS TOO HE IS TOO YOUNG TO DO MUCH BUT HE LOVES HIS MOTHER AND TRIES TO DO ALL HE CAN TO LIGHTEN HER BURDEN HE MAKES A DOLLAR A WEEK SOMETIMES I WAS THINKING JUST NOW THAT I WOULD GIVE MISSUS WESTON THE MONEY I HAD SAVED FOR INDEPENDENCE POOH FRANK IT WOULD DO HER A GREAT DEAL OF GOOD
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