Eureka Reporter | 1905-08-11 | Page 4 | A Bright, Successful Boy

A bright successful boy A resident of madison ind said ot the boyhood of david graham the novelist was a quick bright boy eminently a successful boy what he wanted he got always and he only wanted sane things things that were good for him one day having a cent and being hungry he decided to buy with it not frivolous candy but a piece of cheese accordingly he walked into a grocery threw down his coin and said A cent s worth of cheese please the grocer smiled we cant make a cents worth sonny he said what s the smallest you can makee asked little david graham two cents worth said the grocer and he cut off that quantity now show you said the boy how in future ou may make a cent s worth and he took up the cheese knife cut the two cent piece in half pointed to his copper and walked out munching calmly