FOR THE CHILDREN

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 10 September 1930, Page 7

FOR THE CHILDREN

BY AUNT EDITH HOW MOLLY EARNED SOME MONEY Molly came homo from school one day in a state of great enthusiasm. "Mummy," she said at tea-time, "we had a lady at school to-day who spoke to us about poor little children who never get a holiday. She asked us to save up our pennies and send them to ]ier> so that one or two children might have a few days holiday in tho country, or by the sea. So the girls in our form have decided we simply must earn some .money. Wo have to give it to Miss Brown by tho end of next week, and we want to get £2 so we can send two children to the seasido for a 'fortnight." „..'.'•

"That's a splendid idea,", said Molly's, daddy—"l've got a lot of little jobs' you. can do for mc. If you like to weed the long 'border on Saturday morning I'll give you a shilling." <*..?■' "Oh! thank you, Daddy," Molly exclaimed joyfully. "A shilling is such a lot!"

"There are some gooseberries that have to bo nipped this evening," said her mother. "If you do them as soon as your lessons are over, I'll give you threepence. Then to-morrow I shall want some black currants picked. I will, give you a penny for every pound ydu pick; but, of course, you must,do your jobs Well and earn the money properly." "Of course, Mummy," said Molly. For the remainder of that week, and' all the next week, Molly wasvery busy. As soon as school was over she hurried home, did her home-work. arid then worked hard at earning her money. She ran errands for her father and mother, picked fruit, weeded, watered tho garden, posted letters, wiped up the tea things, and dusted. Then a lady who. lived next door heard how busy Molly was and why she was doing it, and. she offered Molly twopence a day if she would take her dog for a walk. _ That meant Is 2d for Molly, for she did this for a whole week. Then another friend gave her sixpence for looking after her baby for an hour, and Molly made another shilling by knitting dish-cloths and selling them at sixpence each.v:,'. When the time, came to give the money "to her form-mistress, Molly had earned 7s 10£d. She had in ;her money box, and so she put that to it, and that, of course, made 8s sd. ; : 'l.thing it is very good," said her mother, and because you have worked so hard your father and I will .make it up to ten shillings." ;.-J ~ "How lovely!" cried Molly.'••. "Thank you 50 much, I expect the other, girls will be. surprised.". .'''"» When she came back from school on Friday afternoon she was very excited. "Mummy," she cried, as soon as she entered the house, "our form got the most money. We got £3 2s 6d. Isn't that, splendid? Miss Brown.says that will send' three, children to the seaside for a fortnight." ........ "How much did the whole school col* lect? M asked her mother. * 'ji "I am not quite sure,", said Molly. ."I*. think it was nearly £10: < Miss Brown says she is going to send the money to the lady this evening, and then perhaps the children' can go* avray' : next,'week, Perhaps they.have never seen the sea bfore. Won't it be jolly'for .them? I wish I could see them." '. •

A few weeks later Molly came homo from school with the news that the money her school had collected had beeii. spent in sending ten children to the spa. and that they were having, the time of their lives. The lady who had. fust spoken to the school-children had . jsent some snapshots showing the children playing on the sands. "Don't they .look happy?" Molly said' as she showed it to her father and mother. "I have made up my mind I am going to earn some more money next year and send some more children away." ' TIDY STREET. I have been staying, in Tidy-street, • Rows of houses trim and neat,. Trim little railings, trim little gates, All the' same pattern, all are mates; - Little green bushes clipped about,. ..'><■ ..Never an odd leaf sticking out. "•* The windows are clean, the blinds half down, , •; , ".. For folks will peep as they go through town, ■: v.,. The curtains are white, the blinds are ' green .:.-.-■' '/ With the gayest of flower pots peeping between. : •.'.'■ ,'*, Every door has a quite clean mat'-', A quite clean scraper, and pussy cat,- j : . The chimney smoke seems pure and white' As it puffs from tho, chimney pots atnight. ■'.''• '..', Just at supper time puff, puff, pouff.. Out blows the white smoke over the roof, ) I was tied to my chain at a window, so. That's why I.studied the opposite rowi: I used to wish I could-peep inside;,; And see whether fish or bacon y friedj [ : i In the tidy pan, on the tidy fire. '"..'.. And . when the white smoke, "waftec}. higher, I■■ knew the kettle was set- to boil • ■ '

For a cup of tea: The folks who toil Love to chatter and sit. at ease, „ With a cup of tea to soothe and please, After the day's hard work is done - Men who have toiled in the burning.sun A Out in the fields, or on the sea, y' : c Office, or shop, "whichever it be, How glad they feel when weary feet Travel at eve towards Tidy-street. ,£•

A mischievous imp camo in to me " And he Baid "Iteigho! I would like to

see A morning's flutter along that row! Come with me and let us go Set the green blinds all askew, Ruffle the cats, and make them mew, Open the windows all about To see the curtains come fluttering out, Air balls floating from chimney pot 3 Little flags fluttering, lots and lots! Hung from roofs to the rails below Flip flap fluttering all ablow.". . . ' 'Hush little imp," I cried with shame,' "But it would be funny, though, all the same!" WHEN YOU RUN RACES Sometimes at picnics and school treats and other outdoor affairs, you want a new race to run, don't you? Have you oyer tried a Rope and Knot Team Race? ' Players stand in lines, equal numbers in each line, as in ordinary team racing, and the first runners in the line have a [li'eto of rope and an ordinary curtain ring in their hands. All the other players also have cu: in rings in their hands. At the word "Go," players slip the ring over the rope, and knot it •on, run to the next player in their line, who does the same with his or her ring, and so on until the whole of the line has had a turn. The one who arrives fust wins the game for her line. Rings can be knotted on as the player runs or before she starts to run af fcb.J individual likes. .

Johnnv (to his uncle, a professor): "I sav, uncle, the word 'revivor' spells the fsn&fi'backwards or forwards. Can you think of another that does?" Uncle (looking up from his paper angrily): "Tut! Tut!"