The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-15
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

THE JOURNAL JUNO
THE MATCHMAKING BELL.
Last summer all family went to Buffalo, N. z,
for visit. We went to St. Ignace by train and then
looking for something to soe
read it and found that the general ALARM in case of
danger, ten strokes of large be after that three
strokes meant fire forward; four, fire aft ETC. Then
thought would go down in the hold to look at the
gnes Just then, strange to say heard the large bell
ringing. I counted the strokes and it rang fourteen
times. That meant fire aft! I scared deck
just in time to the eboats and RATS being launched
but saw no fire and the crew seemed to be taking things
easy. father and asked him what it all meant,
but he did not know Just then heard excited
senger ask the at the wheel what they doing
'Ony monthly exercises, said the cool ice.
After that went down in the hold again and talk
ing to one of the deck hands seOh yes' said eve
month Donald Mccarthy,
Seventh Grade, lis W. Elmwood Place.
Margaret Fuller School - r. ..-..-@'
VIEWED rHs1 DISTANCE
Early in the spring Of 1904 we built barn. It
had to be painted and thought was equal to it, so
started early Monday morning to do what thought
great task. The came out about ten O'Clock and
hot it seemed if the paint would boil in
the pail The lighter the barn crew. painting it
with white pant,-the darker my hands seemed to be
turning My neck began to smart How did feele Just
hot. After lunch thought would work the opposite
side 50 1 would not grow hot again put the ladder
went, paint and all. When I the paint was all
Now when look back upon it, it does not
10 DE great task Dut great 1all
Eighth Grade, V. Martin
Bryant Schoo. 394l Grand Avenue
oVERALIs AND RIDES
year ago last fall I spent my vacation in the
dusty little mining Of Park City, Utah, and there
had the finest time of my life overas six days
week and spent about fourth of the time the sad
die The horse first had white razor-back, of
huge, bOny dimensions but later
pretty lively in spite Of his age had taken the COWS
down to the pasture and my way back when an
old soldier riding Indian pony stopped and asked if
I would with him. I readily agreed. He gave my
horse cut with his whip, which made him jump,
went the nice straight road, which followed the
railroad track My horse left the other behind and had
to hang his neck for dear life, because the saddle
had no pummel. When he finally stopped were almost
at the barn. cared to ride that horse again. but
took knew little about.
Seventh Grade, Jean Overmire,
Emerson School 1914 E. Fourteenth Street.
THE LAST, SWEET ONE.
One mild day last summer, bought crate of
pears and said, 81 you unwrap each pear
and the very last shall be yours.' I said nothing
but began my work, only thinking about the last pear
to it finally and it good one, too, big and
hard. l to mama, holding the pear as high
could to show her, and she sad so there at least
great pear in the BUNCH and answered, "Yes and
I'm glad have it, too Just said the last word,
stumbled mamas skirt and you know what became of
my pear. It not hard any longer. .
Sixth Grade, Esther Peterson,
Grant School. 1136 Fremont Avenue N.