The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-18

stream as it danced sparkled wound its way down
tne grassy hillside "A happy to where
there S so much to make glad then it's
course took it past small 'Oh.
what great mountain is that?' murmured
"-s' =. the rvulet and it danced
'".. with Importance at the thought Ills
some Gibraltar it gurgled it swept
around the stone, a daisy that was
growing nearby nodded it's head. after
all, depends upon the point Of
view takes a he brooket
ran peacefully along, looking
.-r at the clear blue sky the dainty flow
ers, so that its face became
full. Near the the hill a. spor-
i tive lamb stopped its play
the rivule What beautiful creature was
that?' wondered stream. but it
did not stop to see, for just then it turned
into the meadow where the grass
longer and presently it disappeared al
together.
az several days the rivulet ran on thus;
~, -: the sun smiled it. and the boy
W. and girl loved it and watched grow
H.. smaller. Then. morning when they
u came out to play, their friend vanished
=; and the rivulet had gone thither from
whence it Brewer Cioodsell
I South Side High School,. .-..-..
eookFuL OF STORIES
Il - / 49,. Down in shady little near a
J. ,~r- >. Well=trodden road is spring. hun
49,. dreds of years it has quenched thirst
/ OF sycamore and ,sachern. a
..~> those braves are hunting in the happy
l-. hunting ground the pale careworn
-..: -. traveller takes the place his dusky
brethren: Ever since. this spring
poured forth it's cooling tiny rivl-
let has crept along bearing away
flowing life to small brook.
Could all the sights and conversations
ed? that took place here be recorded a
it would probably take many years even to
look thru its pages; still day by day
leaves being added This little ril has sometimes
bled at things it child grows
old. One of the most tragica and sights
the struggling of unucky ladybug butterfly
itself from the grasp the rvule why
they like from its tiny
bath Still as years go by it thinking its little head
off but to avail Perhaps day
secret
A Seventh Grade, -Leonora Hanahan
Blaine School. 81 Third Street n.
LAZY LITTLE BOY Blue
"The rivuet is at the bottom of this hl' call the
happy lads they my heart
beats fast because love the little children
little feet cool after they have been rudgng
country road They battle their aching my
water. kept little far
Their poor day with cows which
drink OF the water and then eat the fresh grass beside me-
While they sing to the boy until he is
forges about his trouble. I place where
a poor lady and little child who isa cripple She sits
by side all until I have sung sleep. gentle
breeze comes along and blows the golden hair
face The birds down from the trees with
broods to teach them to fly large
flow thru great city Alma Hotter
A Sixth Grade. 90: Twenty second Avenue s.
Monroe School :! 49, ,..,,
-.~.~ .-.e THE LAND OF WILD THINGS. 49,.
I little rivulet 4 many blocks thru the
country with no houses children very lonely
at times but all lonely unhappy as
have special business hand. Farther
small farm houses where grazing are
playing Many banks
pick the wild flowers fish and wade in the water
for pretty stones. How delight them come and
wade in cool waters, and hear them about
bringing down their boats
times have wished child romp play as the
children do whom I used to seeing But
then, if child, brook in front
Of their house for them to fish, play.
B Fifth Grade Florence Goldberg
Whittier School 2701 Grand
THE INSPIRATION OF "RiPPLE."
cripple ripple the tiny rivuIet. to
girl sitting tesla most
beautiful had heard wi came
from distant places thought the rvuet common little
stream whose like found it's
they simply laughed Still all
considered it little
It Ripple There al saying in village that