THE CORN LADY 59 



was that his boy was learning arithmetic 

 down at the school that he could use. "Why," 

 he said, "John used to come home at night 

 and I would give him the scale tickets to fig- 

 ure up and he couldn't do it nor the cream 

 checks, either. He said he could figure it 

 out if it were about oranges like it was in 

 the arithmetic book, but he wasn't used to 

 working problems with corn and cream in 

 them. He used to say when he was trying 

 to figure out his problems for to-morrow, 

 'Pa, do you times this, or is it into?' He 

 don't ask such silly questions now. You've 

 taught him to really know what he is doing 

 in arithmetic. I tell you what, I am mighty 

 thankful to you for it, too." 



John is a bright boy, all right, but it was 

 necessary for him to learn to do some real 

 thinking, and that is what he is doing now. 



So, if you want some expert farm book- 

 keeping done, just come down and call on 

 some of my boys and girls. I think they 

 would enjoy doing it for you, too. 



Lovingly your 



COUNTRY GIRL. 



