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Show In tl.it ll.oir Mlial Ha r.Mil.l. A short llino ago, in New York city, a impilof the (Iriimiaar school, No. 87, l'reildy I'eck by name, died of n sudden malady. Howaslmt twelro jearecld, mid hail ibino nothing to inako himself f vinous, surely, nt su oarlyatt age, but the little story which Midi nth brought out luw spread his liaiuo far uu 1 w ide. Moro than n year ago, when ho was Isirely eliren, lreddy I'etk fonncl a plan to ettnbli-ih i library fur the gram luarscbool towhich ho Ulonge.1, Hu v.its awaro tliat Iho most Important iwirt rfanyslleli labor It a baKinning. and this ho laado by saving up all Iho mouey which was ghcu him und starting a lsink account for tho Unofit of tho library. A lieu the last Christinas seaeon ramo l'reildy announced that bo wished that nil tho inom-y which was Iikclr to lw (.prut fur hlinshoiill go to tho library diimsitiu tho bank. I'erlmtu this an-noiiuceiuont an-noiiuceiuont stimulated giving on tho partof bla friends, at any rato, with these siiecivl gift nnd Kro.1 1)' savings for inoro than n year, tbo sum of (Jit Itad bueu obtaiiiuil. i outli' Com,iau . Ion. |