The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18
JUNIOR MINNESOTA SATURDAY

The JOURNAL JUNI
to my great Joy natives sitting ring
on the ground When they they jumped and
ran to meet afraid at first, but soon were
good friends. BY motions signs made them under
stand that wished them to help raft Soon
the raft finished and set SAIL After days Of
travel sir reached ache home. -1.ena Metsaa,
TOLD BY A BOTTLE.
March II, 1S74.-I shipwrecked to-day. I
will waste introducing myself to the person
who finds the bottle in which will enclose this diary
and will write only the interesting parts Of the his
tory of my life this desert ISLE chiefly
pied in saving myself my dog Ted, biscuit and
writing materials to-day
March IS, 1874 went to remains of the
ship to-day and brought boatload OF panks with
which started hut. My food is now cocoanuts but
after I dry powder will try shoot
March 20, 1S74.-I finished the hut to-day.
March Fl, 1874-I shot wild goat and found a
spring in the hills This gives me purer water than
that of the river.
March 20, 1S74-The ship sank to-day. shot
another goat and captured two kids which mean to
tame.
March 20, 1874 saw sail to-day it proved to
be ship I enclose this diary in
a bottle and set it adrift j. Marvin Nickerson
Ninth Grade. Brookston, Mimi
THE PRECIOUS BOLT
One bright, sunny day, riding in my air
shin lost bolt and had to stop on desert island
nothing but sand and few trees here and there
AS could not find the bolt had to stay there till
found some means of getting away. lived in a cave
but BIRDS the Of bears and wild goats also few
berries which around the cave Every day went
hunting and shot many wild and fierce animals had
plenty of weapons which took from airshp, SO
in danger of being attacked.
One day as was out hunting saw man. He
white 1 scared for had
this island before. He gave bolt and
said he had found it on the shore of the ocean It was
the one I had lost. AS soon possible sailed for
America, for had been on the island of Madagascar,
and I took the with Amanda Nelson,
Sixth Grade, Granite Falls, MINI.
Granite Falls School.
A sPECK IN THE BLUE.
From lone, deserted island in the ocean watched
the first glow Of the golden sunlight rise Ger the hor
zon The preceding night had spent board
ship amid terrific storm which caused wreck and
the passengers are-I know not where.
I was nearly exhausted by hunger and knew not
where to obtain food except peradyenture there
some to be found the island. Pushing thru the
thicket discovered formed by immense rocks
and surrounded by tall grass and shrubs which I
thought would serve for shelter Near by spied some
wild strawberries and cherries which looked
delicious that picked my hat full and as many more
I could get into hands sat down large
stone and ate them, by out of my convenient
dish until last they all gone These strawber
ries meal, little did what
could obtain the L wandered around dolefully
until nightfal1, finding Whist could TO eat ana then
peturning slept soundly until daybreak
The morning found in gloomy mood. I sat
the ground looking at the roaring which could
for miles; it appeared to blend with the sky
making the whole earth look like ocean Of blue.
As gazed I noticed q speck appear over the hori-
zon, which I watched until could distinguish large
steamer. When it came nearer the crew and
it with shout Of JOY that watched the ship
come in amid the roaring the ceaseless ocean.
A Ninth Grade Florence Ostergren
Cleveland School st. Paul. MINI.
R. F. D. No. Z.
A REGULAR HAPPY VALLEY.
was shipwrecked small lonely isle
somewhere Kongo river. All the
rest OF persisted in the awful storm, and
realized the dangers that surrounded / tired
and I wanted to find place to sleep. went up a
steep bank, looking ravine green with
moss and grass My strength almost gone, I
the and sleep there.
did oandso asleep