The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-09
BRUINS WARM RECEPTION.


One cold winter night, when up at the camp,
I very lonesome mama and papa had gone to
another camp to visit stayed at home with my little
sister playing games with her. By and by
she tired laid her down on the lounge in the
other sitting in the kitchen when sud-
denly heard something growing. 1 opened the door
and in came a bear. frightened that let
go the where sister sleeping. Then
I thought of something to strike him with. I
bered the kettle had boiling water in. The bear
had walked to the chair nearest the lounge and
threw the boiling water at his face. which blinded
him. He out at the door, for had left it open
when he in as so frightened that left it
ajar little while after my parents came home and
did not awake my sister. She slept peacefully on
and told mama and papa my story
A Sixth Grade, Stella Griggs
Lowell School. 1901 Newton Avenue NJ !
AFTER THREE DAYS.
One night two winters ago, when lived in North
Dakota, we had a blizzard which shall forget.
We needed provisions my father htched the horses
the sleigh and went to the nearest town. which
ten or fourteen miles away He reached it in three
hours, tying the horses to post he went into the
and bought the provisions and piled them into
the wagon - r#
three miles out he lost the road He began to wander
around holding the horses brides. He was lost so
he climbed into the wagon and sat down to rest He
drowsy and thought he would to sleep just for
minutes. He went to sleep but when he awoke
he half frozen. To go to sleep again would mean
death he jumped out of the wagon and walked
around. The storm lasted for three days but he could
not get home for the deep drifts He left the horses
and walked in the direction in which he thought home
was.
On the night the third day feeble
knock door, and upon opening it papa stumbled
in and fell down upon the floor half frozen but not
dead. laid him the couch and gave him some
chicken broth. In week he was all right.
A Fifth Grade. -Adolph Hesseberg,
Seward School. 2101 Twenty-seventh Av S.
MORE OR LESS BLIZZARD.
This incident occurred in March, 1876, in south
western Minnesota My father but boy then and
lived on prairie farm. the north, northwest and
west not could be seen. A blizzard came up
very unexpectedly night. The had not yet
entirely disappeared but everybody thought spring
surely A blizzard in those days almost always
at least three days in the house An object
feet away could not be and at times could not
see his hand before him The snow had piled up at
the that when 1t opened could not
account Of the banked against it. During
storm it dark that families kept lamp
burning. Some had to poke holes thru the
opening the door to get enough air to breathe.
Grandpa's house about five or six rods from the
barn. A who stayed night. went out to his
wagon, which one-half the distance
the house and the barn. to get oats from the
wagon feed his horses. He lost his way and wan
around till he felt hay beneath him. That
he knew must the top Sf barn; days
barns covered with hay After the storm 1t
found that the barn entirely buried in the snow
and that one might easily walk it. He figured in
which direction the house must be by the the wind
was blowing He then cravled his hands and knees
till he bumped his against the side house.
He concluded let his horses go hungry before he
faced the storm again. Beth Johnson,
Seventh Grade, So Seymour Avenue SIC.
Sidney Pratt School,