The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-25

TING, MARCH ., 1yuH
instead of scoldng she thought it lucky they had found
out there were mice in the old chest
Lakeside School. Box 80. Route 3,
Elk River, MINI.
COMMENTED BOY
One stormy day Henry asked his mother if he might
to grandma to play His mother said that grandma
too busy Saturdays bothered with noisy boys
but Henry being of persistent nature pleaded
nesty that she finally her consent Off he started
he bounded in and found grandma busy She told him to
go up to the attic and play long he wanted to.
Grandma home heated but the stoyeppe
thru the attic which made it comfortably warm.
Nothing could have pleased Henry better It had long
been the desire of his heart get into this attic He
big trunks and the wonderful things in them. He
dered about their contents and if his grandma
he just took peep into them slowly lifted the lid
of the nearest and found it filed with many things
entirely new to him. While rummagng about he came
across his grandfather uniform which particularly
ested him..
Such nice one! Guess IL put it on and play being
soldier just like grandfather'' So she paraded till
weary Then down to rest and fell asleep to dream
Of great battles which he was the leading general
Perhaps he would be dreaming yet if grandma had
awakened him. :, Arthur Clifford,
Eighth Grade. Candy MINI
A SAFE CRADLE.
Several years ago there lived in Iowa an old lady
VINO had endured many of the hardshps of pioneer days
She was called grandma by all the children neigh
borhood because she always ready tell stories
or when the little grew tired there always
Wehlled cookyjar which they could revel in their
hearts content One day children there and
Went out to the old log cabin in which she had lived
when she young They began to look around at the
Old furniture Here chair which her father
made and there hollow log They did not know
what it until she told them it and that
there had been strap the top matter how
hard the cradle rocked the baby could not fall out
stu ahnut rbo
little girl One day her parents to town which
was about fifteen miles distant charge Of
Indians She back to the house and shut the door
She took the children into the loft and closed
Indians approaching She told the children to keep
STILL and soon they heard the Indians the kitchen In
about half an hour they looked out and them going
away They went down then and found that Indians
had taken all the food in the house. When her father
home he told her that the Indians were band of
thieves who took everything they could find
Eighth Grade. ,-Theone e. Gallagher
+. - e~'~5,-=- - q Montevideo MINI. 2@
Whenever it rained, Rose always happy for she
was then allowed to play in her grandmothers attic
She found great many curious things here-trunks of
odfashioned gowns with hoop-slrts in which she ar
rayed herself One day Rose dressed in black silk with
very antique bonnet and cashmere shawl She was
descending the stairs to call on her grandmother when
her despair she found herself suspended between earth
and sky Her hoop-skirt had ght on post at the
head OF the stairs and she prisoner Her grand
mother came to her aid and released her. After that
Rose was forbidden to touch the clothing She went up
STAIRS however to explore the attic again. This time
she discovered of nails and very old wooden
spoons She started down the stairs, but alas she
cropped the pan and the sound unearhy clater
Mercy!' said grandmother, that child has fallen
downstairs" When she found that Rose was SAFE she
punished her for meddling with the spoons few Of
which she had broken After that Rose was clad to stay
away from grandmother's attic Selma Johnson =
fS1ntn urade. Dassel, MINI.
COSY REFUGE
Was there ever nicer place to go than to grand
mothers attic when everybody had been or when
had done wrong? Such lovely treasures as were