The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-18
Prize Story Department for School Children

in 1t. After they had lived in it about
a week the Indians found it out and one
night made an attack The family had q
eoaple od En q Guns and little ammunition m tS
ammunition was gone. Then they did not
know what to do. Their son said he
would go to camp and get the boys. They
opened the door and the boy crawled along
the ground to the woods. Then he ran
with all his might and when he reached
the. camp he told them all and they took
and went as fast as they could to the
house and drove the Indians away. After
the month was over they began their
journey again and reached Texas few
months later. Jacob Niemeyer.
315 Arbor street, st. Paul. Cretin high.
second commercial grade. Age IA. +.
The Cranberry PIE ,sssS
One day, a boy was passing through an
aney and ne saw some pies. on "a back
porch. He looked around and, Seeing no
body. went up on the porch took a pie,
and started to run down the alley He
did not know that the pies were soft cram
berry pies; but he soon discovered 1t, for
line of red juice shot down out of the
legs OF his breeches and he made a. ridic-
ulous figure running along the street with
clothes all dyed red from the cranberry
juice. When he reached home he got &
whipping and that boy will never steal
pies, especially cranberry pies, again.
$40 Carroll street Cretin high school.
first commercial grade. Age IL years.
The Careful Nurse
1t was little Clara taking dolly out for
an airing. It was a bright June day, The
birds were singing. The flowers were In
bloom. 1t was SO warm that Clara went
without a hat. Dolly is snugly in her car
riage and Snip the dog who barkS but
never bites, has a place in 1t to. He is one
of the breed known as the toy dog. He
does not bark unless you squeeze him.
He is never cross. Clara rolls them down
the broad path through the garden. She
gives Dolly nice ride, and then takes
her home. and puts her to sleep in her
little bed. She never let's Dolly miss her
nap Clara is a careful nurse.
800 W. Central avenue; 3 second; Nc
Kinley school, st. Paul. MINI.
A Kind Girl
Once there was dear little girl who
wanted to do something very nice for
Christmas to make somebody happy. She
was thinking what she could do when a
little girl passed she lived in the neigh
not get her anything for Christmas so
she said to my mamma Dear mother can
not share my, presents with poor little
clara who will get none my mother was
so pleased with these words that she
gave me hole lot Of money to give to
clara. Helen OGrady
$40 Carroll street. ST. Josephs school, B
Vacation
Every year when we have our vacation
go to the lake for visit. We go gath
ering berries and have a fine time.
They have a faithful dog named Rover.
One day while we were in swimming
went too far and my friends began to
scream because they knew the danger
was in.
And before knew 1t the dog jumped in
and dragged me out. They. carried me to
the house and in few days I was all
right again. Since then always take the
faithful dog Rover with me.
Florence Carroll,
473 State street.
The Good Dog
There is dog that lives near our house
whose name is MAZE. He is large st.
Bernard and can swim good
Last summer three of US boys went
fishing and one boy fell into the water.
MAZE was with us and as quick as
flash he was into the water after tha
boy.
the boy sat in the sun and dried himself.
Franklin school, ST. Paul, Mimi; A fifth
grade. Age II years.
A Pet Pig
There was little girl who had pet
her parents could not find her. They
thought the pig knew SO they let the pig
loose and he went right to the pond and
pulled the little girl out. She had got
stuck in the mud but they brought her to
life. / suppose that the pig was petted
lot after that.
$50 Thomas street, ST. Paul. Adventist
school. Ago A. years.