The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04
Ole Story Teller.

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HOW WE TOOK THE NEWS.
G UGH grand news! baby True, baby very
- queer little pug and it's face had quite
healthy color yeti baby. And grandmother
know Of it. It was simply necessity four girls
groaned Lying everywhere drifts
road had not yet been cleared
lived Yet this glorious matter
BARBARA or Barb the eldest puzzled trouble and
hunted for way to take the
Women her favorite book. Alice, ine
dsmayed as she sat toastng her
thinking difficulties getting the news to grand
mother May laughed but knew she thinking did
not do anything not think Suddenly shouted
in veritabe Yankee boy manner,
Tve it,"
"Take over and then write it on the
typeWrter before you give it to u.s. said you'll have it
What is it then?" said I Grossly. Hurry up.
Ihere Is the high cutter in the backyard
the stable, rapidly why can't we go our
selves tomorrow? Father won't
course old Ben may be cross"
"Hurrah! cheers for Barb!"
The very thng"
We'll make some pumpkin pies this afternoon"
1.-THE big buffalo robe attic"
Mothers foot stove"
We were all talking together How we made things fly
tnat afternoon! We were greatly excited when
that night It seemed get sleep. But.
on woe! it was half-past s o'clock
morning.
HAS that clock stopped' exclaimed Alice in amaze
ment as she examined it, "Why it actually
eight o'clock We can't grandmother's to-day,
We-can-and- we-wll" said May, emphaticaIy.
Ihat ended the matter. We going Nothing could
stop u.s. not even father 1t exactly minutes eleven
as we stole stealthy in tiny baby
and started with all baggageoot robe
lunch and ALL Old Ben, ancient horse, in very
baky humor happened were not two miles out
when he stopped very suddenly.
l. who old friend Ben's, and after
much coaxlng he proceeded slowly along the cutter
again and in doing sat down the
great arrangement of the golden pies
slower and finally stopped this
angry, for was twenty miles grandfathers got
again with apple, Bens favorite delcacy. I
IemptmSy below his He paid attention
offering held closer to draw it away again
IN the hope that it would start him journey
But was too slow He reached
the apple from hand. fetched another
basket but feet had become cold standing
the cutter more.
Barbara took whip and touched him lightly with It.
Not move from Ben. Another touch and still
to stop with jerk three yards farther
ceedngy especially took the whip
Ben cut he probably remembers
his cup He started with bound
kicking immense amount of binding that
close lie the gasping
us time to realize that Ben quiet gentle old
running away Then suddenly drift
afterward find buried
Old Ben standing STILL evidently exhausted by
his sudden and unusual the cutter lay its side while
the foot stove lay sizzling the the lunch
spread in it, May
sitting looking around in a manner.
Then coming down the road something
relieved tiredout
in their cutter. When they they
struck it enough astonish anyone)
positively known they full mo-
ment before either party spoke then
them to their overwhelming surprise.
They their to town, but very glad to
turn back again they reserved the home
until safe in grandmothef's kitchen Their
surprise at great! For glorious
news! Olive H. Lovett, .
Ninth Grade Miles civ Mont