Show HOME EDUCATION The Broken Windshield LuC Luc Chandler Fuller 0 One Oe ie diy day when John and Peter sere ere on a picnic they accidentally broke the wind shield nd of Peter Peters Peter's uncles uncle's car The two boss bos bo s were try try- trying try trying ing mg to hit an abandoned birds bird's nest I nesti m in a tree near which the car was as parked p They each threw a stone and as bid bad puck would have it both stones td d dof of hitting the target went ent through the of the car t carThe The boss bo s ere terrified at what they had don done Peter hesitated a moment and then ran to find hIs uncle Uncle Uncle Harry Harry I didn't mean to do it I didn't mean to do he Cried 1 J Do what asked Peters Peter's uncle In amazement 4 yn as very angry when he understood about the accident It may cost ten dollars to have that re rc replaced replaced placed he said saul bet between een his has teth Do you think Father will 11 v whip hip me asked aked Peter You had better bitter better go and tell hr hI hinand n nand nand advised Uncle Harry and find out J who vho looked s is f he would like to d do dothe dothe I the whipping himself Peter ran off ff to find his father JUst as Johns John's father ather appeared on the scene seene Who Hoke oke that th-at wind shIeld he shouted a it his son who was as re- re retreating re retreating treating d a bush I dont don't know said John You do k kow V o shouted his father rage in his j voice iou ou and father Peter III teach three stones right at it you JOU ou to lie he and to smash other peoples people's people I property J So saying he grabbed his son by bythe bythe bythe the collar collir and gave him about the h whipping he had ever had i his wrath rath was exhausted l he turned to Peter Petero urcle When you find out what the damage is let me know and Ill I'll Settle for or Johns John's share in it In another anther p pert of the woods the following conversation wa was wai place Peter had told his father of the accident Are you gong gOIg to whip me mc he asked I Would ouId whipping you mend that glass asked his father j No 10 1 rep ed Peter what hat form his punishment would take I Youre not a baby any more continued the boys boy's bo s 's father Dont you kno v that when yva yo damage another persons person's property the t only oncan thing you i ican can do is to try to prepaid the dam dam- damage damage age You mean pay fo forthe the new glass returned Peter Unc Uncle e said it would cost ten dollars t f But when the bill come in m it was wai wa eleven dollars Pete Peters Peter's share was w 1 therefore five dollars anda and a half He turned the contents contents or o of his ban bank over v r 1 only one dollar dallar an and ti a 1 half There was as still four dollars to be paid Peter had started p o save up for a abl aI I bl bicycle ce How he ted to see his J fi first t dollar and a half If go and how hard it was to put Very every every cent he g got t toward to the plate glass bill bill All the rest of that worked d lie He as only a small boy and no one scanted anted to pay him hun very much for forthe forthe the things he ho co could cold ld do lie He went without candy an and Che chewing Cheng ng gum anda and a ne nev v ball which he wanted anted very badly He knew that he must pay hIS debt before he could spend money for anything else els f 1 The day be before ore school opened Pater Poter gave his hia uncle the t e last fifty cents Well Nell youre you're I Jail all paid up now Peter said Un Uncle Harry Its peen Deen Deena a hard job bu I guess you'll think tWIce before you sou choose a bl blI target J i but butI Im I'm sure Peter Pe er learned a lesson butI re- re res respect re respect I wonder if l John Jhn feels any more s towards otner peoples people's property nosy than he did before the aCCIdent ed happe |