The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,
THE STORY TELLER
Z THE NICE WORD.
By Emma M Larson.

IT ALLIE came from kindergarten with queer look
~ his little round face. Instead Of scamPerng
joyfuly mother, he walked slowly
out into the kitchen where Molly preparing vege-
>''I s'pose III Aaye to tell one; they'll be
dering why Willard here any more - he
thinking down in that heavy place where his
slant and said
'Your mothers out in the garden. She said if youd
your pansy bed' The little knickerbockered legs did
not toward the door and something in the child
throat, something like very sudden cold, made it diff
fcat to
81 don't care very much about having garden this
awhile, it's nce-and warm--and cool out there
Mollie's face and voice were full of surprise.
whats the matter of youa' she said sharply ''that
you don't want to your mother9 Have you been and
misery in Halle s face fare you sicka' With rush,
the escaping tide of wretchedness, the answer was
blurted out: - .4sa
s1m too mean, that's all: I'm not friends with
speak again, at kindergarten, here anywhere.
My mother can It like bad boy like me-
Moie getting up to take her pan to the sink stopped
He' said she I'd my mother all about it if
I you. She IL most likely know way to fix
It up Just then mothers voice called in from the
garden:
E'Mollie, 1T Halle home yet9'' III
Just gentle shove from Mollies broad hand and
almost before he knew it, Halle going
and straight towards mother. She smiled at him and
called: '....~..-- -~-..~. =
''slip your overalls, little lad and Wen dig up
your garden' Instead, the boy carefully followed the
:rag straight path down to WHERE mother was max
figure reached her she looked up
''I'm too mean to have you help me with my gar
out for fa led him e
rest seat and when they quite comfortably settled
s'Ten me about it, DEAR
IN not friends with Willard any more" It were
better that the horrible truth be told briefly
'sNot friends with Wilard9'' It mothers turn
to be surprised "What caused the trouble?' :.
t'That nice word.'' ~- - 49,
s~s|What words'' - :--',
"Enzacty. - '~ ' ~~ ".~ ~
ttForgive me- dear, but I don t understand 49,.
'That nice word that father said last week when
taking Mr. Gates to the door. They out of the
library when I was coming down the stairs and don't
Mr. Gates think you are doing enzactly rghte' For
kindly: = - -, :.
ttWin you tell me all about it," -~..
Halle looked at the maple trees and the chimney
staples' house, and then at the feecy, beautiful
clouds drifting in the blue of the spring sky but his
resoute little voice began to talk off the story.
'sWi1lard and I walked home together. We always
that their bay window was snzact1y like the one in
grandma's house. Willard said that word WASH It &c en-
aps he n" saS S
college uncle says perzactly just that way and that
college uncles mostly know about such things than
office fathers. And then said, kind of low and hard,
We'll, Willard Simmons, know you are awful wrong
about this word, because it is "enzaety and anyhow
uncle could learn in million years. you t know
anything yourself Willard said couldn't be his
ike-ike-a pig" .,.-~ ~.
Not once during the recital did Halle look around
- "I'm very sorry,'' said mother.
''So'm - from the chimney gazer. . 4...- g..
'You both wrong, little boy about the word, it
EXACTLY, and you very wrong quarrel about
it. Let see, which is the older, you Willard9
''Im almost seven weeks older than he is - ..
"Well then, should think that the best thing do
would be for the older boy to tell the other that
wrong and is sorry and that he ism It going say
things like that any That's what we call
apologizing, and it makes every feel happer.''
Hallie's eyes at last turned to mothers.
ssShan go to Willard g nowq'' he said
EYES, and strange to say, she dropped kiss the
little boys mouth.
moment later, Mrs Simmons opened the door an
almost breathless Halle. ,~@
ssIs Willard at home, Mrs. Simmonsa''
ayes, Halle. I think you n find him in the wood
shed; he must be playing with the Kittens