The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
THE STORYTELLER
HALLR-A SKETCH.
By Emma M. Larson.

. BY Emma NJ Larson. -
II EsCRIBE Halliea Oh, he is just mite of a boy
with fresh, rounded cheeks, fair silky hair, eyes
of honest blue and mouth that curves easily into
friendly little SMILE AS to height, he is just exactly
case, mean. Some time ago mother and Halle grew
into the habit of measuring the small boys growth by the
% eoa on
Stevenson, who lives the third shelf from the floor
Then he began to with John Fiske the fourth
shelf with Mr. Fiske always in the lead until just lately
when honors have been evenly divided between the
two that it has really made nice little game guessing
whether Halle or Mr. Fiske will have won out by tomor
very nice You tell that Halle says by the gold
wreahs his back It is Halle great ambition to top
heads with him, to be as tall Eugene Field
Halle has many friends Indeed, every who
$50 Hamilton street, whether be guest in
back door for ORDER goes away with spot in
his heart for the little and proud to boast his
friendship Bat in spite Of this frank frendliness that
goes out to ALL there are especial that are
corded to only few Of the very best friends. If the
have passed lightly that they have not
crushed out that airyfay thing the childimagnation
you may perchance be numbered among these
in the joys of the sandpile. To be Haes guest
lowed that is to taste of pleasure You thru the
kitchen door, stretch of lawn past mothers
Of sweet the right fathers radishes the
left, past the nasurum bed and the plum trees until at
the very end of the garden and under the maple tree you
reach that place of possibilities the sandpie There
performed wondrous feats Of railroad engineering.
Bridges constructed and dark tunnels there hills
and mountains their heads only to be swept away
perhaps minute afterward by the touch of small
ter hand, and there cities their fall within
single day. Gardens to tempt queen to blossom there
a minute after planting. That they fade quickly
scarcely be considered drawback but only one of the
peeuiarities of this strange little world Yet it was
part of the garden, dropping pink palm (culled
from mother peony bush that set Halle to thinking
day:
1--WE ought to have waterworks, so we could water
our trees and fowerbeds real often wouldn't have to
spend much time picking ones' he said after two
minutes of thoughtful silence ..->
So put our heads together~and evolved we'll that
was to prove wellspring Of joy all summer baking
twig planted beside it to mount for the we'll
sweep from which was suspended wee bucket-an old
thmble Of mothers with only two holes in it
easily done after had gotten the idea 1t turned out
after all, that tho found dozen good for the
used it at all for the purpose we had planned it for It
Halle who very shortly discovered that few buck
etsfu used in sprinng did very little good while the
other hand watering exhausted the sup
ply in the we'll too quickly and apt to set the flower
beds aAoat and even to uproot the trees. 5. ~~f
But all this, of course, is weekday fun, and there
Sundays in Hamilton street. about week, just
there where you live At least small boy looks
forward very eagerly for the coming of this day AS
as to how many days and darks ale term for mighty
have to come and 60 before the longedfor Sunday.
hen what is the next daya'' the insstent little
asks and the patient mother voice and
until all the days Of the week told of, and Halle
cries ublantly And after the Saturday dark it's Sun
day school, And really don It wonder that such en-
tiny chairs it's big bubbleke birthday box it's
picture cards and best Of ALL Miss Marion with her nice
smile and interesting way of telling stories is thing
worth thinking about for even six days ahead
It at the breakfast table morning that Uncle
John said, ~ like to get hold of book like that
sionally -, .z ! 49, r.. ~. ~. " -. -.4s -.
Now, Halle loves big new nice sounding words and
them whenever they to be found with the avid
ty that children will ponce upon sweetmeats So
while the conversation went he saying with in
tense satisfaction, occasiona occasionally
sionally rolling it about his tongue until he had
tered it. Mother remembering former experiences said
softly to herself, eve IL hear occasionally than
just occasionally hereafter little later har
vesting the days crop of fragrant dewy blossoms from