The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-08
THE YOUNG FOLKS.
INTERESTING READING FoR BOYS
AND GIRLS.
willie's composition-co.tests for
0vening Entertainments . Over.
heard In tho Toy Closet-TAe Right
Kana Of B0y-Disc0verea.

the Frost boys We're all bewaillng that
fact, except Willie; but Willie was
quite satisfied with the change.
Il don't like speaking pieces very
well, sud Johnnie Frost, aged twelve,
but a fellow can learn a short ono
and make 1t do. can never think Of
thing to write about"
Eyes, a very short piece will do for
for you" replied Eddie aged ten.
I'D be ashamed to say the pieces you
do. just learned a beautiful piece,
more than column long, and I won't
get to speak 1t for-no tellin' when.
Like as not we will get compositions
every Friday now. Oh, dear, what can
write aboutY'
"a hunting story, likely; that's all
you think about" said Johnnie, with
an air Of superiority.
"Say, Johnnie, what will a little fell
low like Willie write about?" Querictl
Eddie.
He couldn't write line, but teacher
told him to write one IL it was ever so
short" said Johnnie.
Willie did not seemed to be troubled
about what he was to write. Willie
was only eight, you know, and prOba-
bly, did not realize what dreadful
task writing n composition was; b.
sides that, mamma had helped him.
This Is what mamma says helped help.
ed Willie SO:
write little history Of everything
that happened In one day, say Of last
Saturday. Just write down the pleas
mt. interesting things that happened
that day, and your composition will
N tNfHv rtrn ,rvI, 4.
boy Of your age"
Last Saturday was n nice day"
thought Willie. II could write down
every single thing we done that day II
1t was not too hard to spell. We went
to the woods in the morning for spruce
gum, and Johnnie caught Il bird, and
so we came home without gum. to put
the bird in a cage. Mother said we'd
went after gum, and Eddy didn't want
1t and get money to buy fish lines, but
we got home the bird was gone and
there was no hole in the cage Johnnie
made. SO Johnnie said he Just knew
Ned Steele had stole his bird. That's
all but the chores. and chores are not
pleasant, SO won't write about them"
All the week Willie went about with
q pleased, satisfied air. He worked Mt
the composition when dis brothers
were busily engaged Mt the woOdpilc,
SO that everything In 1t might be a sur
prise to them. 1t was Il surprise in
every respect, for when Willie read
that portion Of his composition in
which his brother Johnnie accused Ned
Steele of stealing his bird. Ned Steele,
who was Il larger boy than Johnnie,
Bhook his fist vigorously. and. am
sorry to say. that on the road home
from school Ned Steele thrashed John
hie Frost badly. While Johnnie's nose
was bleeding and he was smartine
from sundry other bruises, the cause Of
his trouble whimpcred. II never
thought, Johnnie. and then Johnnie
let his temper have full sway and
thrashed little Willie.
Two weeping, frightened boys came
Into Mamma FrOst's kitchen that night.
There was blood ON both of them, hut
we must s,ly in Justice to Willie, TINT
| 1t all came from JOllnnie's own wound
ed nose.
at was all on account of Willie's
composition" said Eddie.
II don't suppose he meant any harm.
and I'm sorry whipped him." sobbcd
Johnnie who was quite too big to cry.
| It took some time to explain matters,
and that evening Mamma Frost told
| Johnnie how wrong 1t was to accuse
a schOolmate of stealing when he had
not positive proof that he had done so.
Then Papa Frost showed his boys that
1t was quite possible for the bird to
| make its escape from the rude cage
which held 1t.
The next Friday the boys had pieces
but 1t was some time before Johnnie
frost and Ned Steele were real good
friends again, even though Johnnie OK.
planned to Ned that he only thought he
was thief Tor just a minute. when he
discovered the loss Of the bird.
Contests for Evening Entertain.
ments.
70 pass the time pleasantly and gene
rate little rivalry is better than q con-
test for an evening entertainm mt. Our
grandparents realized this when they
had their spelling matches, and ut APP
pie Feelings and corn huskinss strovc
to see who could get the biggest pile.
A grandchild Of the spelling match is
n geographical pronunciation contest.
For this two captains are selected, who
choose up one person being left wh0
nets us leader When all are ready
the leader pronOunCes some letter from
the alphabet-any letter tie may hap
pen to think Of-and ut once COM
mences audibly to slowly count five.
Before he has finished, the captain
previously agreed upon, must pro,
nounce some geographical name com.
mencing with the letter mentioned
Failing to do this he must take his seat
The leader prOnOunces another letter
| and counts us before, and the captain
on the other side must respond before
| the time Is up-and so ON, alternating
down each line. The last one down is
declared the victor.
Another contest which calls for some
work and rapid thinking is to correct
| ly transpOsc the misplaced letters of
words.
For each guest prepare a list of fir
teen or twenty wortls--names of flow
ers, noted men, countries, OF animals
are goodwill the letters of each word
transposed, and after distributing the
lists and pencils give twenty minutes
| for the contest.
This contest requires work, and the
one correctly making out the greatest
number Of names Is well entitled TO Il
prize, which, in case the list Is of
flowers. may very appropriately be q
bouquet in a pretty vase. The BOBBY
should also be remembered.
One would little think ut first glance
that the words geranium, violcts, chrys-
anthemum are hidden in mgnrieua,
elvtiO, and mcurhtsynameh
A drawing contest causes much mcr-
rfment and gives an opportunity for
embryo artists to discover their latent
skill.
Fasten to tn, wall large shee.s Of pa
per. which have been divided into num-
beied sections, and then distribute lit
tic slips Of paper, upon each of which
Is written the number and the name
Of some animal. AS each number is
called the holder is to take the crayOn
and, in the corrcspondingly numbered
space, draw, as well as he can, the
aDnimal assigned him.
After all the spaces are filled the
judges will decide Whit each drawing
is supposed to represent, and the sheet
containing these artistic efforts is
awarded the artist whose drawing Is
pronounced the bcst.-E. l.. Fortune,
IN Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Overheard I'm the Toy ClOxet.
"HcighO!" said the wax doll, wcarily.
sim aWflllly tired. sat through two