THE BROWN SUIT.

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 18

THE BROWN SUIT.

■ Jim had a little brown suit—knickers and tunic all complete—and in the tunic were two little pockets. Jim's mother said that any little boy would be very pleased with such a suit as this, but Jim said he didn't like it. The truth was that Jim had too many suits, and, like any other little child who; has more than ho wants, he was discontented. ■ "I haven't a blue rait, Mummy.' Please may I have a blue suitt" His mother shook hep head; she Said she didn't think he wanted, a new one yet. That afternoon Jim's grandfather came to see him, and was duly shown all the new things Jim had had since L. saw him last. When Jim went out of the room for a.moment the old gentleman, seeing the brown rait, hanging against the wall, popped a ten-shilling note into one of the pockets. The old gentleman never said a word to anyone, and soon went on his way. That afternoon there came a very ragged little boy to the door, aria" Jim begged hio mother to #ye him the brown suit. "Then I can have the new I blue one," he added. "Jim, dear," said his mother, shaking her head, <'that is not the way to i give 3 present, in thd hope of getting i something you like better. You shall i give the suit away, but I shall not buy you another in place of it." So the brown suit changed hands, ana tue poor little boy was delighted. - Jim and his mother never expected to hear anything more of the little lad, but some weeks.later there came, a letter from abroad, saying that Johnnie, the writer, wished to thank them bo much for giving him the ten-shilling note which he had found in the pocket of the brown suit. And by the very same post there came, a letter from Jim's grandfather, asking what he had bought with the money that he had put in the pocket of the little tunic.: So the mystery was explained; but f; c little incident had: set Jim thinkir~. and he is no longer a selfish' little boy. .' '. ._. ■;_ _'. ;•-.-■■:. ••'• ■;■ "-■■•'