The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05
HE JOURNAL JUNIOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA

THE JOURNAL JUNlOk
who wears opal apt to have quick temper Some
one remember whom claims that the brilliancy
Of the opal is tiny assures cracks in the stone
which multiply with hard usage and that TT the nghs o
gether prosaic belief for hold the fear and
i'll Of the passion stone as my only childish behef
Eighth Grade Alden, MINI.
THE FATAL CRACKS.
When was quite young, older girls taught me
the old saying 4step on crack YOU break your
it very careful to step every crack in the side
walk One day met large dog on the street corner
He came up to me waggng his tail and barring pay
very fierce to away fast as could, forget
ting careful where feet touched The older girls
they told had stepped every crack in the side
walk and ought to be ashamed to break my poor
mothers back in such STYLE frightened now
than before, and home fast could to see my
mothers back really broken relieved when
and found her in perfect health and after
that did not believe in that superstition in every
thing else that older people told Dora Cation,
Ninth Grade. 2s4 Houston, Ave-, crookston, Mimi
SINGS WHEN SHE P1EAsEs
One day it was very rainy and the roads were muddy
50 Ruth and were obliged to stay indoors The first
thing after awoke started to sing with all my might
but had started than Ruth cried out, -
you sing before you eat you II cry before you Sleep
cheerful as could. I waited all day what
cry about but did nothing but laugh. After that
wished before ate and never DeieVed
any kind of superstition. What going to happen
will happen. -Hhdur Gibson,
Seventh Grade, Ltchfeld, MINI.
Lincoln School.
A SENSIBLE VIEW
At time I had pet superstition, altho do not
believe in such things now. would probably still be-
ieve that one hundred white horses then
wrote wish on slip of paper paper away,
the wish would come true if had tried this super
stition and found it good When about five
years DID, believed in many supestitions but my pet
fhah un1 roShO panHO f mine
been given gun and as also wanted one very much
thought would be good plan to bring pet super
stition into play. So abored hard and in about year
had counted hundred white horses felt very happy
and straightway wrote my wish piece of paper and
threw the paper away Masd tea and and
= Seventh Grade. % Donald McGuiggan,
II ; l., Fl ..>5~ Pennington, MINI.
- NOT THE WISHING STONE.
" One morning when I going to school with
other boy he said ~ have just received letter from
my cousin and he told that he wanted to he
could go sliding That night he picked up stone and
wished it to In the morning he and looked
out of the window and there was snow all over the
snow he did thing like that. believe I'n try it.
been wanting wheel and tonight will try it. ~
morning went outdoors and looked around but
I did not find any wheel. was angry and when saw
tsf boy again a d dd find Xs stu
ieves in that sign, but I don Leslie Hannah, :
Sixth Grade. Salem s. D.
SIS -zz ~ -, SILVER MAGIC. a.s.zaz--. .saes%
go Rattle! Bangi Down fell fork to the floor. Some
body is coming, said my sister, @tand must be ready
for company tomorrow Then my sister and went
with work. for it summer time and were busy
The next day Saturday and we rose early in thu
morning. First Strengthened up the sitting room
busting the sofas chairs center table and an<
then the beds. My sister hopping the dining
room and putting things where they belonged, while
was cleaning out the cupboard had dishes piled tn
table and scrubbng when some one knocked a
the door, put Of the dishes away and went to tn
door and found ladies there who had to din
ner. I said hurried to prepare dinner, 81 shall
remember after this to be prepared for visitors when
drop a. fork - Clara Indahl,
Fifth Grade Appleton Mimi