Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-12
SNOW VS.. EARTHQUAKES.

a True Story of Two Little Girls, Ono o
| Mnom Wanted to See Snow, and tn
other to Feel an Earthauake
Ruth Chase was looking at the Their
mometer.
Its thirty-eight degrees, mamma
isn't that almost cold enough fo
snowP''
Yes. dear, and if this were any place
but San Francisco, I should think j
would snow very soon.''
ooh, | do wish l was Down+easter;
then | could say I'd seen snow," sale
Ruth. seating herself by the fire.
Why, Ruth, have, you never seer
snow?" said her little cousin Nellie
who had just come from Maine. s.Y gu II
twelve and I'm ten, and I've seen JUS
lots OF it, higher than your head"
Him." answered Ruth. Ibid yoa
ever feel an earthquake?"
No; have you?''
's,Lots of them. Most: every yea,
they shake us up little, said: Ruth.
How funny!'' remarked Nellie;..yor
want to see snow, and / want to feel ar
earthquake. You tell me about earth.
quakes, and I'll tell you about snow
"You begin" said Ruth. How does
snow come down?'
1T looks just like feathers falling,
and when it's down it looks like
down." and the two laughed. merrily
over this attempt at pun.
Il thought it came down like snow
balls,'' said Ruth.
Eve make snow-balls.' continued
Nellie; land throw 'em at each other,
and have ever so much fun. The boys
make .snow-men, and have forts, and we
play SO. hard we don't mind the cold. Il
there's, hard crust on the snow, we
have splendid sleigh-rides, with hot
soap-stones to keep our feet warm.
Il should think you'd Freeze" said
Ruth. Seems to me we are having
freezing cold weather here:'
Sometimes at home the girls and
boys get frost-bitten; but we. most al
ways wrap up very warm. Now you
tell me about earthquakes, Ruth
''Why, they just shake, and your hea 1T
jumps into your mouth, and before it
comes cut, it is all over and folks begin
to holler," described Ruth.
you felt one?''
'.Tll tell you about one that hap
pened two years ago." answered Ruth.
Il went to the Denman School, where
go now. AS many as eight hundred
girls attend it. The school-house is
very large, three stories and mansard
roof. My room was on the lower floor
in the rear.
..One morning was studying away,
and happening to look up saw the
girls rushing pell-mell out of the door,
screaming and crying. 1 didn't know
what the trouble was, but / put INV
book down and ran. too. Preached the
'front.' entrance, and there was Miss
Steele, a real pretty little teacher, driv-
ing the girls back. AS didn't know
what wanted to go out for Ii went
back, and everything seemed just like
a dream. When everything was quiet
my teacher, Miss Small, stood up, by
her desk and said:
g The girls who did not leave their
seats will arise.
'Four girls arose.
.s.sYou will report ten extra Credits.
Those who did not leave the room Will
arise.
''Seven stood up.
ssFive extras.
..And there lost all those extras,
when 1 didn't feel the earthquake, and
didn't feel afraid, and only went with
the, crowd. I told mamma about it
when I got home, and she said / must
not think so much about the extras, but
remember never to leave my seat, as /
might get hurt or hurt some one else in
the rush.
4AAbout month after felt the, old
school shake, and I knew it was an
earthquake. 1t was heavier than be-
fore, and I never sawsuch excitement
in my life. / wantedi to, scream ait the
top Of my lungs, buttl just heidi on to
my desk and thought of e1tras. Celia
Blunt sat opposite ME. She was the
dirtiest girl ever saw; and she put her
arms about my neck and cried:
"sSave me! oh, save met
81 wanted to shake her, but / was
afraid to let 90 that desk, because ]
might act like the rest and lose those
extras. When the girls came to their
senses Miss Small said:
".You may now resume your study
ing
ssAnd not a single word about extras.
wanted to cry, [ was so disappointed.
T m glad held on, because Miss Steele
was hurt by the girls running over her;
but did want those extrasis
Eyes: twas awful mean,n consoled
Nell; s.but then, you were real brave
not to run.
Ruth walked to the window, COM
of the cold, and suddenly
called:
80 Nellie. see all these little white
things coming DOWN.
eft snow, Ruth; snow. snow, snow"
And the two cousins made a bound
for the door, and would have gone out
and bare-headed, if not
called back by Ruth mamma. 1t was
showing in San Francisco for
The first time.
s.Isn't it too bad that it's SundayP'
said Nell; 1--WE can't have any fun.
1--WE can go to Sunday-school through
The snow" observed Ruth.
s.And I'll give you sleigh-ride in the
bio rocking-chair,n said Ruth's papa.
The children were well wrapped and
placed in the chair. The church was
but two blocks away, and the snow was
three inches deep, so they enjoyed quite
. little sleigh-ride. just as they reached
the church steps, Mr.. Chase slipped,
and the little girls were tipped ont; hut
they were not hurt, aud went into Sum
day-school smiling,