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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... XIII RIGHT GIVING Howard Briggs, who sold newspapers at the corner of Market and Main streets in Millville every day after school, had met with an accident. One of the boys was excitedly telling his teacher, Miss Mayberry, about it the next morning. He was run down by an automobile and his right leg broken, and to the boys of the school this seemed almost the greatest misfortune that could come to a vigorous thirteen-year-old boy. "Now, if it had been his arm," suggested one sympathizer, "he could have that done up in a sling and come to school just the same." "Yes," said another, "and perhaps he could even have sold papers with his good hand." "My, won't he be disappointed not to get promoted next spring!" exclaimed one of the girls. Miss Mayberry, who had been listening but had said little, now spoke. "I must attend a teachers' meeting this afternoon, so I can't call on Howard, but I suggest that you appoint a committee of three to give him our sympathy and find out if there is anything we can do to help him." The pupils agreed to this eagerly, and the next morning directly after the opening exercises Miss Mayberry asked for a report from the visitors. Edwin Foster was made the spokesman. "Why, Miss Mayberry," Edwin began eagerly, "Howard is the pluckiest boy you ever saw. He looked pretty white and smelled like an apothecary shop, but he said he wanted his schoolbooks sent home so that he could keep up in all his studies. I told him we'd help by letting him know just how fast we were going." "Yes," said Miss Mayberry, "and if the doctor -assures us that he is able to do this work, perhaps we can make some arrangement for him to send the regular written work to me to correct. But I have another suggestion to make if you have finished, ...