The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-09
THREE HERoINEs.


boys about 10 years of get up from the walk and
run into the next yard where they began to tell
their fright and went gay AS they passed an empty
lot they dark something moving under the trees
Without second glance they until they safely
past the lot Then they looked and saw that the
cause OF their fright nothing large New
oundand dog They felt that luck before them
for they still had dark bridge They hesitated
moment and then the entire length of the bridge
AS they stopped breathess at the end of it Edna
that telegraph post They looked and enough there
was someone behind the post about three yards
of them They stood there parayzed with fear in
sHelo! thought you the ones who said tonight
that you afraid be out after dark NV! but
then that it brother and they went with
him. resolved again to refuse escort
A Ninth Grade, 11o1 Fauaaie @i's Street,
Cleveland High School. st. Paul, MINI.
~<.~- TWO EMPTY CAGES. 20 1<.:s@ ~
Some years ago mama and each possessed beauti-
full canary: loved my pet and would let one attend
to it's wants but mama could scarcely enoy myself on
visit if had to leave him home. day we went
to the city and impossible take him u.s. SO
with many instructions to the maid left in charge,
their daily BATH mamas bird escaped thru open win
dow, After trying in vain to catch it she hung both
cages out the porch leaving the door Of the empty
ajar thinking that the miscreant would return What
would have happened is question, had not sudden
storm arisen knocking both cages off their hangngs
giving pet opportunity to escape likewise
BIRDS unlike the cat did not return that day
the next but when returned our visit the maid
was still hopefully looking for their return, did for
many day and week after But all my sad tears would
not bring my pet back. s-Evangeline Green,
Seventh Grade. ..-.. Hankinson, N. D.
A DANGLING sHoEsrRme.
One time boy about years old walked past our house
with kitten in his Every in while, the kit
ten would jump down and play with little boys shoe
tri1g which was united Then the little boy would stop
and sit on the walk pet the kitten, and say, ssYou
naughty, naughty kitten Will you along with me
now9' A girl and were sitting porch and we
went to him and asked him what the matter Just
then dog by and frightened kitten so that it
he had gone home the kitten climbed down the tree and
away. About two weeks afterward it came to our
house and then returned it to the little boy. <
Sixth Grade, Edna Hammer,
Lincoln School. BOG South Ash Street
: ~ = Crookston MINI.
LITTLE JOURNEY. /.
One right just before dark let burro out for
drink He to the neighbours place and we for
got to put him the barn again. The next morning papa
started out to look for him. our neighbors said
that he had him about half hour before Papa
took the direction in which he said the burro went It
muddy and he could the burros tracks plainly
He followed the trail till he iron bridge there
he stopped and about give up his when he saw
the burro quite distance ahead of him. burro
saw papa he trottng to him if he glad
home and seemed very glad to return.
Sixth Grade. Isabel Hoppin,
Grand Meadow; MINI
ALL BUT SNORING
One time last summer family and two others went
to lake about eighteen miles from here for picnic The
return home interesting the rest of the
trip We left for home at clock at night After we
had gone six miles it was very dark About 10 O'Clock
went to sleep little while. When awoke a little