Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-05-24
They Got the Prize.

w men Tue pictures were on e8nlDl-
ton in the library a short time since,
Mrs. Arey offered prize to the Aud
ubon school boy who would write the
best description. Only two of the
boys, about twelve years of age re-
sponded, and each received book.
Following is the description written
by each boy.
MOONLIGHT IN VENICE.
Venice is large city ia Italy. 1t
lis a city built on hundreds of small
islands. The water is everywhere in
the city. In this remarkable city of
Venice there are no roads, railways,
such as we have in America. Instead
of them they go about on canoes or
(gondolas) as they are called by the
Italians. The Italians love this city
for its location. These people are
great singers and they love to row
about the city, singing in large
groups. In the evening if you should
happen to be restless and cannot sleep
you can listen to the singing of the
young folks of the city, as they go
rowing along by your building. These
gondolas are light and long boats.
Most of the people use oars. These
boats have u small cabin on them.
This picture, "Moonlight in Venice"
illustrates two men in gondOla look
ing for job to row somebody around
the city for an hour or SO. And in
this picture you can also see the
Ducal palace and the Campanile
tower which signifies a bell tower. A
few years ago this Campanile tower
fell into the water with great crash
which made the buildings shake. If
you go to Venice you can see the
ruins OF this tower. And you can see
many other great churches and cathe
drals which are known all over the
world. HENRY BERG.
HIAWATHA.
Hiawatha was a little Indian boy.
He belonged to the Ojibway tribe.
His mother was the daughter of
Nokomis who came down from the
moon, and his fatherwas Mudjekeewis,
the west wind. His mother died when
he was a baby and Nokomis nursed
him and was with him all the time.
He spent his time in the woods with
the birds and animals, like other little
Indian children. He loved the birds
and animals and they loved him; he
knew their ways, but he never hurt
them.
He became a chief when he grew up,
and he done many great deeds such
as killing Misha Nahma the sturgeon,
and the wicked Papakeewis.
Everybody was his friend, but he
had two that he loved more than the
others, these were Chibiabos the sweet
musician, and Kwasind the strong
man.
lie married Minnehaha, a Dakota
girl, and they lived happily till the
famine, when Minnehaha died, and
then Hlawatha's heart was broken.
Old lagO, traveller, came from the
east and told them that he had seen
white men with beard on their faces
and that they carried the thunder and
lightning with them. But the people
laughed at him, but Hiawatha said
that he had seen the same in a vision
would destroy his tribe.
On one hot summer day when the
sun was at its height, Hiawatha stood
by the shores of the Gitche- Gumel and
he saw speck on the water like
heron but it was a canoe with white
men in it. He told his people to well
come them kindly.
The white men went into Hiawatha's
wigwam after they had fulfilled their
errand and went to sleep the hot part
OF the day away. Then Hiawatha told
old NOkomis that he was going away
To see his father and become the north
wind keewaydin. The people and all
the birds cried, Farewell, forever
Hlawatha" SOREN NELSON.