The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-13

surprised her Just as was about to throw the ball
snowslide from the roof knocked me down and com
pletely covered Then mother laughed.
Tenth Grade Hiding Eagle,
Box BOT, Deano, MINI.
PAPA's TURN TO JOKE
It was fine morning, April 1 when | leaned out OF
bed and said, 'oh, my stomach!' in way which made
father think in agony, and which also frightened
mother "Oh!'' moaned again, as if in great pain.
"What is the matterq'' asked my father, as he
arose and hurriedly dressed.
''My stomach hurts-oh-my stomach hurts! =
cried.
He came over to my bed and felt of my stomach.
ct don't anything the matter with your stomach,
but will do no harm to take dose OF castor OIL castor
oil! did think of that before and only trying
to April fool him. What should l doa He soon came
with the bottle and spoon
''A-a-but WAS fooling, - | said.
''oh no. you not,' he said. "open your
A gain groaned 1T was only fooling." I tried to
laugh could not. He forced big dose of castor
oil into my mouth I realized the tables turned,
and then mother laughed Ernest Francis,
Sixth Grade. Wlllston, N. D.
ToBoGGANING IN SUMMER
One day mother and went to the woods after flow
ers, and had picked great many when we heard a
noise like dog barking. It came nearer and nearer
and could hear anything but barking and bowling
I had been looking around quite WHILE when l saw
mother We kept looking and looking to see what it
was but pretty thought could not keep it any
longer. -.-.~..
told mother that it was papa but just as I turned
around stepped on wet leaf and slipped and slid all
the way down very steep hill. That was the first time
ever slid down hill when the snow was off was a
pretty grimy boy when reached the BOTTOM and then
mother laughed. Laurence Greenwood,
Sixth Grade Owatonna, Mimi.
Mckinley School,
soUPBoNE, OF COURSE
One day mother told to go down town and get
one ward Of featherbone sFeatherbone!'' exclaimed
eyes, featherbone," she answered I did not know
what was but IA thought maybe she had
said. eyes that must be it, said to myself, she
made mistake It must have been soupbone.' So I
went down to the market and bought the soupbone
and went home thinking had fooled mother. When
came home I gave her the package. She said What
have theres' said "soupbone1 ~ did not ask ask
you ask for thens' replied. 'fFeatherbone," she
answered. II do not know what featherbone is said
then mother laug hed. -Adolph Hamre,
Sixth Grade. Granite Falls, MINI.
ALSO THE AURORA BoREAIIs
One clear night intended to 60 out and play with
some boys, as it was Halloween.
Mother and told me I would better stay at
home. I did to do that and went out to
slider the matter. ''Now she only wants me to chop
soloquized Anyway, there is enough wood for
tSoss matters, 81 III thought a : 40 ~ -
our crowd'' 'peppered' three times, and large
pail of water distributed We separated,
and as went my way marched doube-quick time for
some ghosts and the Aurora Boreals chased When
reached home about twenty children leaving our
house. Mother told me it was surprise party on me-
and then I was very angry at everything / was told
to obey better afterwards, and then mother laughed
Seventh Grade. Ray Holmes,
Devils Lake.
FROM A SAFE DISTANCE
This spring I received pair of chickens from q
neighbor of They are very tame, and play with
them every day. They eat out Of my hands and some
times fly up my shoulders like them very well, be-
they tame Mother likes them, too, because
they furnish with Once took them into the
house to what they would do They didn't like it in
there, they many strange things They flew up
to the looking glass, and when they themselves in
it they thought their reflections other chickens and
began to fight with them. Then when they saw they
could drive them away they flew upon my shoulder
and distance they looked very boldly at
the strangers And then mother laughed
Fifth Grade. Clarence Hesgard,
Buxton, N D.