After she had gone to dress a queer-looking package was brought by a small boy who hopped on one foot as he handed it in and said: "Tell Elnora that is from her ma." "Who are you ?" asked the Bird Woman as she took the bundle.
"I'm Billy!" announced the boy.

"I gave her the five dollars.

I earned it myself dropping corn, sticking onions, and pulling weeds.

My, but you got to drop, and stick, and pull a lot before it's five dollars' worth." "Would you like to come in and see Elnora's gifts ?" "Yes, ma'am!" said Billy, trying to stand quietly.
"Gee-mentley!" he gasped.

"Does Elnora get all this ?" "Yes." "I bet you a thousand dollars I be first in my class when I graduate.
Say, have the others got a lot more than Elnora ?" "I think not." "Well, Uncle Wesley said to find out if I could, and if she didn't have as much as the rest, he'd buy till she did, if it took a hundred dollars.