Show sy adf GRAHAM B VOIT mam UI WALTERS LESSON now walter was a very stingy little boy ne ile hated to give away anything if lie fie had boz some pennies in his pockets and the other boys were coln going to chip in boget together her and gt get some candy or marbles walter would RO go along with them but he would try to pretend he be any money so he have rave to spend his of course if he succeed in this hed spend a very little walter have your mone y was just like his father always had been so it was not altogether his fault I 1 I 1 ile he had been taught that the more one held on to money the more one had bad and lie he had been taught too that the less he be the less would be expected of him and lie he had found that this was very true but of course he knew nothing at it all of the joy of giving and the joy of sharing and some of those particularly nice joys there had bad been a time when his father had said to him when they were taking up a contribution in church tor for avery worthy cause now if the plate Is held so it would be very embarrassing if you give and so everyone would notice tice it then put a little something in the plate hut but it if you yon can keep from giving without it being particularly noticed then you hilll III be that much richer sometimes they hold a plate a little longer than Is necessary before one but usually they think youve given before and cant afford it this time and they dont hold bold it before you long have your mone money y ready in case you have to give but dont give if you can help it they may think youre giving to other charities and cant afford this too they often have nice kind thoughts like ilke that that had been the way in which walter had bad been brought up so one can hardly blame walter yet he was a very selfish little boy as a result and it grew to be so that no one wanted him around lie he wanted everyone to do everything tor for him he wanted to do nothing at all for anyone except himself he wa was s really quite angry when he be had to do anything at all for anyone else for so used had be become to trying to get others to do everything that it actually annoyed him when now he had bad to make arry any effort or give up so much as a penny he had no idea of what the spirit of giving meant no idea at all now peter gnome bageard half ba heard of walter and peter gnome felt it was a pity that a little boy who would otherwise be a nice little boy should be allowed to grow up into a miser or very mean person so one time late late at nl night h peter gnome paid it a call on walter walter was smiling to himself for walter had just been thinking of what luck be had had in not having to spend anything for ever and ever so long but in getting everyone to do for him and as he was smiling to himself along came peter gnome hello walter said peter 1 I dont know you said walter but what Is your name peter gnome ive ave come to play oli oh yes said walter and have you sonie biome marbles no said peter gnome but you have walter looked quite uncomfortable if 11 lie he played with his marbles they hey might get lost and id like alko some candy said peter gnome 1 I heard you spent a penny for das and days and I 1 thought it ift was a good time to begin walter looked very mise miserable rable and id like to have a game of ball too but well have to use your ball I 1 bring mine walter astonished 1 I dont I know dow that I 1 can play lust now walter said aid at lost last walter looked no said peter very M se rable gnome and you wont be playing very much from now dovy on except all by yourself if you dont change your ways the way ive talked to you halt half its as dreadful as the way youve acted with the other boys ou want all their things to share but you will share nothing of your own and youve become such a miser that everyone Is getting tired of you learn to share har thit playing pitying fal fair rl and peter gnome was gonel but walter remembered ebat he ha had said |