Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-14
Honorable Mention)

NHE slipperiest day that remember
happened last summer on bright
u day in July.
We had gone to Griffith park for a
picnic in grandpas big wagon with
seats lengthwise, so we all had plenty
of ROOM There was grandma, grand
pa, my three aunties, three uncles, one
cousin, mamma, papa, my two brothers
and myself.
The night before the picnic my papa
brought me a new pair of scuffer shoes.
and anybody who has worn them will
know how slippery the soles are when
they are new
1t as all right while we were riding,
but as soon as we got out under the
large oak trees NIX troubles began. The
ground was covered with fallen leaves
and where we camped for the day the
ground was little uneven and big
hills back of us. Almost every step l
took [ fell down and when the rest of
the folks started to climb the hills in
search of ferns, of course l wanted to
go, too Papa took my hand when We
started. but soon my little brother
claimed his attention and he dropped
my hand, so / started brayely up and
had only gone few feet when away
1 went rolling over and over like a
ball till | reached the bottom, more
scared than hurt.
Finally my Uncle George happened to
find piece of sandpaper in his pocket
and he sandpapered the soles of mp
shoes till it took all the newneSs off.
So my troubles were over for that day.
but of all the falls 1 have had / had
the biggest share that day
JESSIE CLAUDINO,
$50 West Thirty sixth place. Jeffer-
son Street school, grade A3, age s.
One day when 1 was back east my
friend and 1 went out upon frozen
skating that we thought it would be
nice to skate, too. We did not have
any ice skates, and if we had we could
not skate on them.
My friend and 1 at once went home
and got our roller skates and came
down to the lake and began to skate
too. A great many of the people made
skates on ice.
We went very slowly at first, but
after a while we began to think that
we could skate all right and began to
skate faster. My skates were steel
rollers and would not go very well
where it was wet and l fell down lots
of times.
Pretty soon I got tired of falling
down and went home. When my friend
saw l was going home she came. too
We told our mothers about our after
noon and they laughed also
The next day was so stiff and sore
from my slips and falls that 1 never
went to skate again.
LAURA SLoCOMB,
California Street school. grade A6,
age IL. 337 North Main street.
1 thought as I slowly walked home
ward that it was the most beautiful
evening of the year. Each star seemed
to be trying to outshine it's neighbor,
and the moon, who was the judge,
could decide in no ones favor, for they
all shone better than they had ever
done before.
To be sure it was very chilly and
many places were not very pleasant to
walk upon, for it had showed a great
deal, but felt very happy. =
Soon l reached the little old house,
unfastened the gate and started up the
slanting walk. But the Sleet was so
thick that I slid back. 1 thought very
little of it until l had attempted a
great many times. 1 was very cold, for
I had fallen in large heap of snow
Try as l would / could not reach the
steps.
The last time slid toward the gate.
I managed with much trouble to get on
all tours and creep around to the side
door.
was very damp and exhausted when
1 entered the house and had thoroughly
changed by idea of the evening.
ADELE ALTMAN.
South Pasadena high school. Age IS
years. 1906 Monterey road.
One day just after the snow and sleet
had ceased falling my friend and l
went out to take a walk. We went
down to the lake to see the people
skating. Some were not good skaters.
They fell down all the time.
We thought 1t would be nice to skate
on the ice. We had never skated on