Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-20

were very ndppy anu ftlJ tidiihtuis
GRANT WHITE.
Duarte public school, grade Z. Age
L years.
Mary and Jessie had been getting rs
cents a week each for washing the
dishes Every time they did other lit
tie chores or ran errands they got
nickel. What d glorious time they
had working, not for themselves, but
for others.
When 6 o'clock came they would
arise and dress, then go help prepare
the breakfast. After the dishes had
been cleared away they would NOW
the lawn, sweep or practice on the
piano. Then about Il o'clock they ate
their lunch and then read or amused
themselves.
Jessie did not like to read or sew.
So she went out and caught a chicken
and penned it up by itself. When
asked why she did this strange act
she replied Il just wanted that one
to get extra fat for Arthurs mamma,
and [ am going to feed it all by my
self
Their father had had a wagonload
of wood unloaded into the back yard.
When he came home one night and
they had told him their plan he asked
them if they would like TO cord up all
of the wood in a nice stack in the
shed. They joyfully said, YES"
rhey were up bright and early the
next morning to begin THEN task.
Every once in a while one of them
would say, Il ran another splinter in.
my hand" BY noon they had stacked
about two thirds of it nicely against
the wall Then they began to grow
tired, so they went into the house to
eat their lunch. About 1870 o'clock
they were at it again. By o'clock it
was all done and when their father
saw it he exclaimed, why, my dear
little daughters, l didn't think that
you would do it so nicely" The girls
were expecting money, but when they
did not receive any they were abashed.
But to their joy, at the dinner table
each found q big silver dollar under
meath their plates Thus they went on
working day by day. At last they
counted their money and found near
ly SIS.
Then the day came to buy the pres
ents. Shoes, stockings, a suit, rattle
and many other things were bought
for Arthur's family.
In the afternoon, which was the day
before Christmas they went and gave
them the things and also told them
about The Herald's bountiful Christ
mas dinner.
Words cannot express how grateful
Arthur's mother and he was.
Next morning they were hustled into
Mary's fathers big red motor car and
to the dinner. and now you can i'm
agine the rest of the good things they
received. FLORENCE HUFFMAN,
442 South Griffin avenue Griffin
Avenue school. grade BIT.
Mary and Jessie began by selling
some of their own flowers and two of
their beautiful large white rabbits The
girls earned over IS this way, and when
their mother doubled it they had $40.
They took S. of it and bought clothes
and food, and they gave the other So
to Mrs. Brown in money.
This family was very very thankful
for the girls kindness. Mary and Jessie
took turns about working for these
people. One would work a week and
then the other a week, and so on. The
girls took no moeey for their work.
They worked hard until they had their
house and yard looking as nice as
anyones in the neighborhood.
Mary and Jessies mother and father
hired some men to paint and fix the
house up and then the men planted a
nice green lawn. The girls would water
it and keep 1t nice. The girls would
take care of the baby each day. Mary
and Jessie's mother had a doctor go
and give this woman some medicine.
She got well after while. This woman
was very happy and thanked them
again and again for the things they did
and gave to them They offered to pay,
but the girls said no.
HAZEL FOUST.
Orange Avenue school, Monrovia, s
grade. IA years of age.
Mary and Jessie went into the Ii
brary and began to plan something.
They debated on different things, but
at last they decided to buy some nice
linen. OF this linen they were going to
make handkerchiefs and take them to
be sold. They knew they could sell
them to help make poor children happy
They told their mother about their
plans and she said that she would
phone and see if they could sell them
The answer came: Bring them down
Monday morning"
Mary and Jessie were very busy the
next five days. At the end of the fifth
day they found that they had made
100 handkerchiefs, which they sold for
10 cents apiece.
The girls went home with SIS. There
were never two happier children in