Eureka Reporter | 1904-09-09 | Page 2 | Had Put Button to Use

HAD PUT BUTTON TO USE 1 why youngster could not produce pursuit of happiness this story Is told of a washington school principal who was trying to make clear to his class the fundament fun damen tal doctrines of the declaration of in dependence now he said I 1 will give you each three ordinary buttons here they are you must ink of the first one as representing life of the second one as representing liberty and the third one as representing the pursuit of happiness next sunday I 1 will ask you each to produce the three buttons and tell me what they depre sent the following sunday in accord ance with his plan the teacher 1 inter his class on the subject of the buttons now johnnie he said to the youngest member produce your three buttons and tell me what the stand tor whereupon the youngster began to weep r I 1 aint got em all he sobbed holding out two of the buttons s life an here s liberty but sewed the pursuit happi nesa on my pants harper weekly