Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1920 — TEACHER SHORT OF SUPPLIES [ARTICLE]

TEACHER SHORT OF SUPPLIES

Tommy’s Excuse Rather a Poor One, but He Was in a Mighty Tight Corner. The village schoolmaster had done very well with his war saving association. The scholars brought In their pennies regularly every week; some even had as much as a shilling to subscribe. One Monday morning Mrs. Oates gave her son Tommy the sum of threepence to pay in. On his return for dinner the good lady asked to' see his card. “Look here, Tommy,” she said sternly, “there’s only twopence entered here! How is that?” Tommy grew pale as he saw that his sin had found him out But the taffee in the village shop had been so tempting. However, he did his best. “Yes, mother,” he stammered, “that’s all the ink the teacher had.’’— London Answers.