The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12

like it. When I went home all thru cleaning
upstairs with the exception Of my payroom The VIM
dows not washed and everything was upside down.
Mama then told that cleaning the room was my work
my playthngs and put them where they could
not be broken lost missed three of my best dolls
and could not imagine where they were Mama SAID
when went to bed because mama said, Little girls
like you should have been in bed long time ago. AS
called for to upstairs to see what the mat
ter The first thing she did was to find my dolls
glad that did not cry any more Ny sister is
full of funShe said that she put them there Tor tear
they would be lost and never thought might want them
before she home to tell me where they were.
Sixth Grade. .--r7 .@~..-Lora Krenge,
Mapleton Mimi
QUITE ENOUGH CLEANING.
remember day of all others when I tried to
and fialas said, addressing my sisters, you
dust front parlor.' Oh but did not feel proud
thi no 60
thought it ought to- 49,
Iiaas went into the front paror decided it would
be pleasant to read than to dust lost all pa
thence and told her to hurry and dust
She finally consented Then went upstairs to my room
ther than the veranda and fell the ground asked
hired go down after the but she sa1d she was
too busy SO trudged down after them on now II
wished mama at home Just then, when was al
of patience and out of BREATH the doorbel rang
and had to it. Who was 1t but my annt from
Iowa. down and visited with her, forgetting all
about Strengthening up At last told Aunt Ruth had
go upstairs and comb hair, and showed her to
her room. My faverite little footstoo stood on the
stairs and Aunt Ruth ripped it, breaking 1t into
thousand pieces But that not the worst OF the mat
ter for Aunt Ruth hurt herself Papa bought me new
foostool tho I want to clean house AGAIN after
that first experience -Anona hlmpaI,
Sixth Grade Lake Benton, Mimi
A SHREK AND CRASH
When Aunt Kate came to house she brought me
some candy and very kind to me- Aunt RATE hao
many pretty things her stand and bureau Mama
was cleaning house and thought it would be nice to
have some Of these things in the paror.
When mother and Aunt Kate went up town one AFTER
and left all alone they told me not TO lei any
bows come soil the carpets with their muddy feet
thought this not right but intended to make the
best of it, So went up Aunt Kate and brought
number of her things and put them ON the stand
had the stand out little way 80 could put
some of things the side against the wall had no
sooner done this than heard mother and Aunt haIe
coming They went right to work getting supper
In the meantime Sister Maude home from school
and was up in her studying her lessons when the
rang. She out OF her In such hurry
that did notice the stand in the middle OF the
crash Aunt Kate and ran into the room to see what
was and when aunt all of her things on
the floor most of them broken) she shreked again BY
this time the When father came
that night and heard about the racket he took me up IN
his room and you know about what followed
Sixth Grade Chester Mills,
Longfellow School. Fargo, m ~
A CRIsscRoss LOOK.
One day in school did not have anything to do so
Thought would clean my desk up. took my books and
things and thought was cleaning it so nicely !
was lust going put them back into my desk when
teacher looked at kept working and then she
came to me and asked what was doing L gave her
said that should get right to work and not let her se
me doing school again The next day she said al